Title 197 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 9 -ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT OPERATION
001 The following requirements are applicable to owners who hire contract operators to operate their wastewater treatment facility:
001.01 The owner of a wastewater treatment facility shall notify the department within 30 days of hiring a contract operator.
001.02 The owner of a wastewater treatment facility shall provide the department with a copy of the contract or other information detailing the contract operator’s responsibilities and the owner’s responsibilities.
002 The following requirements are applicable to contract operators hired to operate a wastewater treatment facility.
002.01 The contract operator who operates more than one wastewater treatment facility shall provide the department with a list of all facilities that they are under contract to operate.
002.02 The contract operator shall notify the department within 30 days of entering a contract to operate a wastewater treatment facility.
002.03 The contract operator shall provide the department with the names of their employees who are DRC operators and their work assignments for specific wastewater treatment facilities. Information regarding backup or assistant operators for each wastewater treatment facility will also be provided. Also, the contract operator shall notify the department within 30 days of any changes to personnel assigned to operate the wastewater treatment facilities that the contract operator is hired to operate.
002.04 The contract operator shall provide the department with an emergency operating plan, which describes how the wastewater treatment facility to be operated by the contract operator will be operated in case of an emergency within 90 days of entering into a contract to operate a wastewater treatment facility.
002.05 The contract operator response time to an alarm or emergency at the wastewater treatment facility shall be less than one hour travel time.
002.06 The contract operator shall provide a staffing plan demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Chapter 3.
Enabling Legislation: Neb. Rev. 81-15, 130(1) and 81-15, 131.
Legal Citation: Title 197, Ch. 9, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 "N" Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186