Nebraska § 71-5316 Terms, defined

Nebraska Statutes

§ 71-5316 — Terms, defined

Nebraska § 71-5316

Ch. 71Public Health and Welfare

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5316 (2026).

Text

For purposes of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Safe Drinking Water Act means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as the act existed on October 23, 2018;

(2)Construction means any of the following: Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a safe drinking water project for a public water system; engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies; surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary preliminary actions; erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of public water systems; or the inspection or supervision of any of such items;

(3)Council means the Environmental Quality Council;

(4)Department means the

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For purposes of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Safe Drinking Water Act means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as the act existed on October 23, 2018;
(2) Construction means any of the following: Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a safe drinking water project for a public water system; engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies; surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary preliminary actions; erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of public water systems; or the inspection or supervision of any of such items;
(3) Council means the Environmental Quality Council;
(4) Department means the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment;
(5) Director means the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment;
(6) Operate and maintain means all necessary activities, including the normal replacement of equipment or appurtenances, to assure the dependable and economical function of a public water system in accordance with its intended purpose;
(7) Owner means any person owning or operating a public water system;
(8) Public water system has the definition found in section 71-5301 ; and
(9) Safe drinking water project means the structures, equipment, surroundings, and processes required to establish and operate a public water system.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1997, LB 517, § 5; Laws 2001, LB 667, § 45; Laws 2019, LB302, § 91; Laws 2019, LB307, § 1; Laws 2025, LB317, § 380. Operative Date: July 1, 2025