179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 19, § 003

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 179-19-003 - GENERAL

These regulations establish or extend treatment technique requirements in lieu of maximum contaminant levels for the following contaminants: Giardia lamblia, viruses, heterotrophic plate count bacteria, Legionella, Cryptosporidium and turbidity. The treatment technique requirements consist of installing and properly operating water treatment processes which reliably achieve:

1. At least 99% (2 log) removal of Cryptosporidium between a point where the raw water is not subject to recontamination by surface water runoff and a point downstream before or at the first customer for filtered systems, or Cryptosporidium control under the watershed control plan for unfiltered systems; and

2. Compliance with the profiling and benchmark requirements in 179 NAC 19-007.01 through 19-008.05.

179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 19, § 003