2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-5301 — Terms, defined.

Section 71-5301
Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Council means the Advisory Council on Public Water Supply;

(2) Director means the Director of Regulation and Licensure or his or her authorized representative;

(3) Designated agent means any political subdivision or corporate entity having the demonstrated capability and authority to carry out in whole or in part the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act and with which the Director of Regulation and Licensure has consummated a legal and binding contract covering specifically delegated responsibilities;

(4) Major construction, extension, or alteration means those structural changes that affect the source of supply, treatment processes, or transmission of water to service areas but does not include the extension of service mains within established service areas;

(5) Operator means the individual or individuals responsible for the continued performance of the water supply system or any part of such system during assigned duty hours;

(6) Owner means any person owning or operating a public water system;

(7) Person means any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, company, corporation, political subdivision, or other entity;

(8) Water supply system means all sources of water and their surroundings under the control of one owner and includes all structures, conduits, and appurtenances by means of which such water is collected, treated, stored, or delivered except service pipes between street mains and buildings and the plumbing within or in connection with the buildings served;

(9)(a) 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 twenty-five individuals daily at least sixty days per year. Public water system includes (i) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system and (ii) 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 noncommunity water system.

(b) 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.

(c) 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 subdivision (b)(ii) or (iii) of this subdivision;

(10) Drinking water standards means rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to section 71-5302 which (a) establish maximum levels for harmful materials which, in the judgment of the Director of Regulation and Licensure, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons and (b) apply only to public water systems;

(11) Lead free (a) when used with respect to solders and flux means solders and flux containing not more than two-tenths percent lead, (b) when used with respect to pipes and pipe fittings means pipes and pipe fittings containing not more than eight percent lead, and (c) when used with respect to plumbing fittings and fixtures intended by the manufacturer to dispense water for human ingestion means fittings and fixtures that are in compliance with standards established in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 300g-6(e) as such section existed on July 16, 2004;

(12) Community water system means a public water system that (a) serves at least fifteen service connections used by year-round residents of the area served by the system or (b) regularly serves at least twenty-five year-round residents;

(13) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system;

(14) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least twenty-five of the same individuals over six months per year;

(15) Small system means a public water system that regularly serves less than ten thousand individuals; and

(16) Probation means a disciplinary action not to exceed two years in length during which a certificate holder may continue to operate under terms and conditions fixed by the order of probation.

Source:

Laws 1976, LB 821, § 1

Laws 1988, LB 383, § 1

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 441

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 712

Laws 1997, LB 517, § 17

Laws 2001, LB 667, § 28

Laws 2003, LB 31, § 3

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 98

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006