179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 002
Community water system means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year round residents or regularly serves 25 year-round residents.
Department means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Director means the Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health or his/her authorized representative.
Drinking water standards means the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5302, which establish maximum levels for harmful materials which, in the judgement of the Director, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons and which apply only to public water systems.
Maximum contaminant level (MCL) means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system.
Non-community water system means a public water system that is not a community water system. A non-community water system is either a "transient non-community water system" (TWS) or a "non-transient non-community water system" (NTNCWS).
Non-transient, non-community water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same individuals over six months per year.
Operator means the individual or individuals responsible for the continued performance of the water system or any part of such system, during assigned duty hours.
Owner means any person owning or operating a public water system.
Public water system means a system for providing the public with water for human consumption through pipes or, after August 5, 1998, other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days per year. Public water system includes (a) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system and (b) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. Public water system does not include a special irrigation district. A public water system is either a community water system or a non-community water system. Service connection does not include a connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe if (i) the water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, cooking, and other similar uses, (ii) the Department determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act and rules and regulations under the act is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking, or (iii) the Department determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a pass-through entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act and the rules and regulations under the act.
Special irrigation district means an irrigation district in existence prior to May 18, 1994, that provides primarily agricultural service through a piped water system with only incidental residential or similar use if the system or the residential or similar users of the system comply with exclusion provisions of (ii) or (iii) found in 179 NAC 4-002 definition of Public Water System;
Treatment technique means the use of aeration, settling, filtration, or other physical process and/or the addition of any chemical or chemicals for the purpose of removing, deactivation, or adjusting the level of one or more contaminants present in the raw water supply source.
179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 002