179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 003

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 179-4-003 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

003.01 Types of Public Notice

Public notice requirements are divided into three tiers, to take into account the seriousness of the violation or situation and of any potential adverse health effects that may be involved. The public notice requirements for each violation or situation listed in Table 1 of 179 NAC 4 are determined by the tier to which it is assigned. Table 2 provides the definition of each tier. Appendix A to 179 NAC 4 identifies the tier assignment for each specific violation or situation.

TABLE 2 - DEFINITION OF PUBLIC NOTICE TIERS

Tier 1 Public Notice	Required for drinking water standards violations and situations with significant potential to have serious adverse effects on human health as a result of short-term exposure.
Tier 2 Public Notice	Required for all other drinking water standards violations and situations with potential to have serious adverse effects on human health.
Tier 3 Public Notice	Required for all other drinking water standards violations and situations not included in Tier 1 and Tier 2.

003.02 Who Must Be Notified

1. Each public water system must provide public notice to persons served by the water system, in accordance with 179 NAC 4. Public water systems that sell or otherwise provide drinking water to other public water systems (i.e., to consecutive systems) are required to give public notice to the owner or operator of the consecutive system; the consecutive system is responsible for providing public notice to the persons it serves.

2. If a public water system has a violation in a portion of the distribution system that is physically or hydraulically isolated from other parts of the distribution system, the Director may allow the system to limit distribution of the public notice to only persons served by that portion of the system that is out of compliance. The Director must grant written permission to limit distribution of the notice.

3. A copy of the notice must also be sent to the Department in accordance with the requirements under 179 NAC 5-004.03.

179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 003