Section 246-272B-04200. Operations and maintenance manual.

The O&M manual must include the following information:

(1) Name, telephone number, fax number, mailing address, and e-mail address for the following:

(a) Operator;

(b) Owner;

(c) Design engineer;

(d) Installer;

(e) Electrician;

(f) Pumper;

(g) Management entity;

(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;

(ii) Design flow;

(iii) Soil type and drainfield hydraulic loading rate;

(iv) Sieve analysis, if any;

(v) Drainfield capacity;

(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;

(d) Repairs;

(e) Modifications; and

(f) Annual reports.

(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.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.118B.020. WSR 11-12-035, § 246-272B-04200, filed 5/25/11, effective 7/1/11.]

RCW 70.118B.020. WSR 11-12-035, § 246-272B-04200, filed 5/25/11, effective 7/1/11.

Rules

296-809,296-62,296-823,296-803,