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House Study Bill 79

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 455B.183, subsection 1, Code 2003, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  The construction, installation, or modification of any
  1  4 disposal system or public water supply system or part thereof
  1  5 or any extension or addition thereto except those sewer
  1  6 extensions and water supply distribution system extensions
  1  7 that are subject to review and approval by a city or county
  1  8 public works department pursuant to this section, the use or
  1  9 disposal of sewage sludge, and private sewage disposal
  1 10 systems.  Unless federal law or regulation requires the review
  1 11 and approval of plans and specifications, a permit shall be
  1 12 issued for the construction, installation, or modification of
  1 13 a public water supply system or part of a system if a
  1 14 qualified, registered engineer certifies to the department
  1 15 that the plans for the system or part of the system meet the
  1 16 requirements of state and federal law or regulations.  The
  1 17 permit shall state that approval is based only upon the
  1 18 engineer's certification that the system's design meets the
  1 19 requirements of all applicable state and federal laws and
  1 20 regulations and the review of the department shall be
  1 21 advisory.  A permit for the construction of a new disposal
  1 22 system shall not be issued unless the requirements of section
  1 23 455B.183D have been met.
  1 24    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  455B.183D  DISPOSAL SYSTEM
  1 25 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
  1 26    1.  A disposal system constructed after the effective date
  1 27 of this Act shall meet the construction design standards for
  1 28 formed and unformed manure storage structures provided in
  1 29 sections 459.307 and 459.308 and all distance requirements
  1 30 provided in section 459.310.  The department shall require a
  1 31 construction design statement to be a part of the construction
  1 32 permit application process.  The construction design statement
  1 33 shall be similar to the construction design statement used
  1 34 pursuant to section 459.306.
  1 35    2.  For all disposal systems constructed prior to the
  2  1 effective date of this Act, a renewal of an operational permit
  2  2 for a disposal system shall not be issued unless a plan for
  2  3 the construction of berms has been approved by the department.  
  2  4                           EXPLANATION
  2  5    This bill relates to construction requirements for disposal
  2  6 systems.  A disposal system is a system for disposing of
  2  7 sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes.
  2  8    The bill requires a disposal system constructed after the
  2  9 effective date of the bill to meet construction design
  2 10 standards required for formed and unformed manure storage
  2 11 structures and all distance requirements for manure storage
  2 12 structures.  The bill requires a construction design statement
  2 13 to be a part of the construction permit application process.
  2 14    The bill requires that for all disposal systems constructed
  2 15 prior to the effective date of the bill, a renewal of an
  2 16 operational permit for a disposal system shall not be issued
  2 17 unless a plan for the construction of berms has been approved
  2 18 by the department of natural resources.  
  2 19 LSB 1931YC 80
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