Nebraska Statutes 81-15,247. Rules and regulations
The council shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act. Such rules and regulations shall provide for, but not be limited to:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-15,247
- Council: means the Environmental Quality Council. See Nebraska Statutes 81-15,241
- Department: means the Department of Environment and Energy. See Nebraska Statutes 81-15,242
- Private onsite wastewater treatment system: means any system of piping, treatment devices, or other appurtenances that convey, store, treat, or dispose of domestic or nondomestic wastewater, but not including wastewater from a livestock waste control facility, on the property where it originates or on nearby property under the control of the user, which system is not connected to a public sewer system. See Nebraska Statutes 81-15,244
(1) Certification of private onsite wastewater treatment system professionals;
(2) Establishing categories for such professionals to be certified under the act;
(3) Hardship certifications;
(4) Examination requirements for certification;
(5) Continuing education requirements for certification;
(6) A fee schedule which covers direct and indirect costs to administer the act. Such costs include (a) system registration, late fees for system registration, application for certification, examination, and renewal, late fees for renewal, hardship certifications, fees for continuing education classes offered or approved by the department, other continuing education costs, and administration, (b) development and enforcement of standards, and (c) investigation, inspection, and enforcement related to any private onsite wastewater treatment system;
(7) Requirements for the registration of private onsite wastewater treatment systems to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, modified, or inspected by professionals certified under the act; and
(8) Requiring that all private onsite wastewater treatment system siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, inspection, or pumping be performed by certified professionals in accordance with the act, rules and regulations adopted under the act, and other rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the council.