179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 14, § 006

Current through September 17, 2024
Section 179-14-006 - REPORT DELIVERY AND RECORDKEEPING
006.01 Except as provided in 179 NAC 14-006.07, each community water system must mail or otherwise directly deliver one copy of the report to each customer.
006.02 The system must make a good faith effort to reach consumers who do not get water bills, using means recommended by the Department. An adequate good faith effort must be tailored to the consumers who are served by the system but are not bill-paying customers, such as renters or workers. A good faith effort to reach consumers would include a mix of methods appropriate to the particular system such as: Posting the reports on the internet; mailing to postal patrons in metropolitan areas; advertising the availability of the report in the news media; publication in a local newspaper; posting in public places such as cafeterias or lunch rooms of public buildings; delivery of multiple copies for distribution by single-biller customers such as apartment buildings or large private employers; delivery to community organizations.
006.03 No later than the date the system is required to distribute the report to its customers, each community water system must mail a copy of the report to the primacy agency, followed within three months by a certification that the report has been distributed to customers, and that the information is correct and consistent with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the Department.
006.04 No later than the date the system is required to distribute the report to its customers, each community water system must deliver the report to any other agency or clearinghouse identified by the Department.
006.05 Each community water system must make its reports available to the public upon request.
006.06 Each community water system serving 100,000 or more individuals must post its current year's report to a publicly-accessible site on the internet.
006.07 The Governor or his/her designee can waive the requirement of 179 NAC 14-006.01 for community water systems serving fewer than 10,000 individuals.
14-006.07A Those systems receiving waivers must:
1. Publish the reports in one or more local newspapers serving the area in which the system is located;
2. Inform the customers that the reports will not be mailed, either in the newspapers in which the reports are published or by other means approved by the Department, and
3. Make the reports available to the public upon request.
14-006.07B Systems Serving 500 or Fewer Individuals may forego the requirements of 179 NAC 14-006.07A, items 1 and 2 if they provide notice at least once per year to their customers by mail, door-to-door delivery or by posting in an appropriate location that the report is available upon request.

179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 14, § 006