Section 18 AAC 72.240 - Construction certification and approval to operate(a) The owner and engineer responsible for observing construction shall ensure that the system is constructed according to design plans approved by the department, or according to record drawings showing that the system was constructed as required by AS 46.03 and this chapter.(b) For a wastewater collection, treatment, storage, or disposal system, and the designated phases of the system, that received approval to construct under 18 AAC 72.225 and, if applicable, approval for revisions to approved plans under 18 AAC 72.230, (1) an approval to operate the system for a 90-day interim period will accompany the approval to construct the system; the 90-day interim period starts when the project or designated phase of the system is considered complete or is first put into service, whichever comes first;(2) operation of the system, completed portions of the system, or a designated phase of the system, beyond the 90-day interim period is prohibited unless (A) the department grants an extension of the 90-day interim period; or(B) the system, portion of the system, or a designated phase of that system has received final approval to operate from the department under this section; and(3) the department will issue final approval to operate after receipt and review of the information required under (c) of this section if the information confirms that (A) the system was constructed as originally approved; or(B) the system, or a designated phase of that system, otherwise meets the requirements of AS 46.03 and this chapter.(c) Not later than 60 days after completion of construction, installation, modification, or operation of the project, the owner or engineer of the project shall submit to the department information as required for the type of wastewater system with (1) a certification that the project was constructed in compliance with (a) of this section on the "certification of construction" form available from the department and signed by (B) each contractor who constructed the system; and(C) the registered engineer responsible for observing construction; and(2) record drawings prepared by the engineer responsible for observing construction of the project; if the observing engineer was(A) the same as the design engineer, each sheet of the record drawings must (i) clearly show any deviations from the original design;(ii) be clearly labeled a record drawing with the signature and date of the engineer; and(iii) bear the original signed seal of the engineer or bear a new signed and dated seal;(B) different than the design engineer and (i) if there were no deviations from the original design, each sheet of the record drawings must bear the original signed seal of the design engineer and clearly be labeled a record drawing with the date, printed name, registration number, and signature of the observing engineer; or(ii) if there were deviations from the original design, each sheet of the record drawings must clearly show the deviations from the original design, be sealed by the observing engineer, and must clearly be labeled a record drawing.(d) The department will require periodic groundwater monitoring or place other conditions to operate on the system if the department finds that there is a concern about public health, public and private water systems, or the environment.Eff. 4/1/99, Register 149; am 10/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023Authority:AS 44.46.020
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