Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 71. Public Health and Welfare § 71-5316. Terms, defined

(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.