WAC 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 email 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.