Section 246-272B-04200 - Operations and maintenance manualThe O&M manual must include the following information:
(1) Name, telephone number, fax number, mailing address, and e-mail address for the following: (h) Primary contact person for the management entity; and(i) Third party guarantor, if any.(2) Owner and operator responsibilities;(3) Copies of LOSS legal documents including, but not limited to, the management contract;(4) LOSS information including: (a) Narrative description of treatment and dispersal process and components;(b) LOSS flow diagram or schematic; and(c) Design criteria: (i) Number and type of units served;(iii) Soil type and drainfield hydraulic loading rate;(iv) Sieve analysis, if any;(vi) Tank capacities; and(vii) Treatment component capacities.(5) Normal operation and maintenance procedures and schedules, including at a minimum: (a) Summary and schedule of permit conditions to be met;(b) Flow metering reading;(c) Recommended component settings;(d) Process control information;(e) Periodic facilities inspection to verify efficiency of operation, adequacy of performance, and general condition of the equipment and components;(f) Periodic inspection of scum and sludge levels and the integrity of LOSS sewage tanks and tanks on individual lots and cleaning filters, pumping tanks, or making repairs as needed;(g) Periodic maintenance of pumps, motors, and switches;(h) Periodic calibration of sampling and measuring devices;(i) Replacement or repair of worn or damaged equipment;(j) Methods that provide dosing and resting cycles for the drainfield; and(k) Other maintenance activities as needed, depending on the type of system.(6) Trouble-shooting guide listing possible failure and malfunction situations and responses to repair, replace, or modify LOSS components to restore LOSS function;(7) Abnormal operation procedures including, but not limited to: (a) Emergency contact information for the owner, management entity, operator, pumper, local health jurisdiction, department, and any contractors or maintenance provider; and(b) Emergency notification procedures to alert and advise customers, the department, and the local health jurisdiction.(8) Documentation of repairs;(9) Ongoing component testing methods and schedules;(10) Recordkeeping procedures for the following:(a) Operator inspections;(b) Monitoring and sampling;(c) Routine and emergency maintenance;(11) Safety procedures, including where to find a copy of the following department of labor and industries rules: (a)Chapter 296-809 WAC, Confined spaces;(b)Chapter 296-62 WAC, General occupational health standards;(c)Chapter 296-823 WAC, Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; and(d)Chapter 296-803 WAC, Lockout/tagout (control of hazardous energy).(12) Electrical component information and wiring diagram for alarms, panels, pumps, dosing controls;(13) Manufacturer cut sheets for all components requiring routine or periodic maintenance;(14) Annual operating permit renewal schedule and fee schedule, including where to find the current application form;(15) Copies of the following LOSS documents:(a) Department approval letter of the engineering report, plans and specifications, and final O&M manual;(b) Current operating permit;(c) Construction completion report submitted with final O&M manual; and(d) LOSS record drawings submitted with final O&M manual showing the locations of all easements.(16) Initial component testing information submitted with the final O&M manual, including: (a) Tank water tightness testing results;(b) Pipe pressure testing results;(c) Pump chamber drawdown information; and(d) Drainfield squirt heights.(17) The final monitoring and reporting plan in its own section of the O&M manual that meets the requirements in WAC 246-272B-04300 submitted with the final O&M manual; and(18) Any other information required by the department.Wash. Admin. Code § 246-272B-04200
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.118B.020. 11-12-035, § 246-272B-04200, filed 5/25/11, effective 7/1/11.