The O&M manual must include the following information:

1. (1) Name, telephone number, fax number, mailing address, and email address for the following:

   1. (a) Operator;
   2. (b) Owner;
   3. (c) Design engineer;
   4. (d) Installer;
   5. (e) Electrician;
   6. (f) Pumper;
   7. (g) Management entity;
   8. (h) Primary contact person for the management entity; and
   9. (i) Third party guarantor, if any.
2. (2) Owner and operator responsibilities;
3. (3) Copies of LOSS legal documents including, but not limited to, the management contract;

4. (4) LOSS information including:

   1. (a) Narrative description of treatment and dispersal process and components;
   2. (b) LOSS flow diagram or schematic; and

   3. (c) Design criteria:

      1. (i) Number and type of units served;
      2. (ii) Design flow;
      3. (iii) Soil type and drainfield hydraulic loading rate;
      4. (iv) Sieve analysis, if any;
      5. (v) Drainfield capacity;
      6. (vi) Tank capacities; and
      7. (vii) Treatment component capacities.

5. (5) Normal operation and maintenance procedures and schedules, including at a minimum:

   1. (a) Summary and schedule of permit conditions to be met;
   2. (b) Flow metering reading;
   3. (c) Recommended component settings;
   4. (d) Process control information;
   5. (e) Periodic facilities inspection to verify efficiency of operation, adequacy of performance, and general condition of the equipment and components;
   6. (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;
   7. (g) Periodic maintenance of pumps, motors, and switches;
   8. (h) Periodic calibration of sampling and measuring devices;
   9. (i) Replacement or repair of worn or damaged equipment;
   10. (j) Methods that provide dosing and resting cycles for the drainfield; and
   11. (k) Other maintenance activities as needed, depending on the type of system.
6. (6) Trouble-shooting guide listing possible failure and malfunction situations and responses to repair, replace, or modify LOSS components to restore LOSS function;

7. (7) Abnormal operation procedures including, but not limited to:

   1. (a) Emergency contact information for the owner, management entity, operator, pumper, local health jurisdiction, department, and any contractors or maintenance provider; and
   2. (b) Emergency notification procedures to alert and advise customers, the department, and the local health jurisdiction.
8. (8) Documentation of repairs;
9. (9) Ongoing component testing methods and schedules;

10. (10) Recordkeeping procedures for the following:

    1. (a) Operator inspections;
    2. (b) Monitoring and sampling;
    3. (c) Routine and emergency maintenance;
    4. (d) Repairs;
    5. (e) Modifications; and
    6. (f) Annual reports.

11. (11) Safety procedures, including where to find a copy of the following department of labor and industries rules:

    1. (a) Chapter 296-809 WAC, Confined spaces;
    2. (b) Chapter 296-62 WAC, General occupational health standards;
    3. (c) Chapter 296-823 WAC, Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; and
    4. (d) Chapter 296-803 WAC, Lockout/tagout (control of hazardous energy).
12. (12) Electrical component information and wiring diagram for alarms, panels, pumps, dosing controls;
13. (13) Manufacturer cut sheets for all components requiring routine or periodic maintenance;
14. (14) Annual operating permit renewal schedule and fee schedule, including where to find the current application form;

15. (15) Copies of the following LOSS documents:

    1. (a) Department approval letter of the engineering report, plans and specifications, and final O&M manual;
    2. (b) Current operating permit;
    3. (c) Construction completion report submitted with final O&M manual; and
    4. (d) LOSS record drawings submitted with final O&M manual showing the locations of all easements.

16. (16) Initial component testing information submitted with the final O&M manual, including:

    1. (a) Tank water tightness testing results;
    2. (b) Pipe pressure testing results;
    3. (c) Pump chamber drawdown information; and
    4. (d) Drainfield squirt heights.
17. (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. (18) Any other information required by the department.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.118B.020. WSR 11-12-035, § 246-272B-04200, filed 5/25/11, effective 7/1/11.]