1. (a) No innovative or alternative technology shall be proposed for use or used in an ISDS unless the technology has been evaluated and approved in accordance with this part.
2. (b) If the manufacturer’s specifications or the operational manual for the proposed innovative or alternative technology states that the technology requires ongoing professional maintenance to operate properly, the owner of a proposed ISDS which incorporates that technology shall execute and submit to the department with the ISDS application pursuant to Env-Wq 1003.12 a service contract with the ITA owner, or with a person or company that has been pre-qualified and trained by the ITA owner, to perform such inspections and maintenance before construction approval is granted.

3. (c) All ITA owners shall submit the following information to the department by March 31, 2026:

   1. (1) The ITA owner’s current company name and mailing address;
   2. (2) A point of contact for the company and their e-mail address and business phone number; and
   3. (3) A digital copy of the ITA letter that was issued by the department and a digital copy of the current approved manual associated with the ITA.

4. (d) All ITA owners shall submit the following information from the 2026 calendar year to the department by March 31, 2027 and annually thereafter by March 31 for the previous calendar year:

   1. (1) For each ITA that requires a maintenance contract pursuant to (b), above:

      1. a. A list of each ISDS which has a maintenance contract and the addresses for each ISDS;
      2. b. The approval to operate number that was received from the department and which is associated with the ISDS; and
      3. c. A letter certifying which of the systems from the list have been maintained per the maintenance agreement, or the reasons why they have not been maintained; and
   2. (2) A summary list of any reports that have been received from permitted designers pursuant to Env-Wq 1003.12(b) of failed systems that contained the technology approved in their ITA, including the site address and approval to operate number.

Source. (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1000) #11184, eff 10-1-16; ss by #14486, eff 2-1-26, EXPIRES: 2-1-36