71-5305.02. Capacity development strategy; department; solicit public comment.

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The department shall develop a capacity development strategy to assist public water systems in acquiring and maintaining technical, managerial, and financial capacity pursuant to section 71-5305.01 . The department shall consider and solicit public comment on:

(1)The methods or criteria the department will use to identify and prioritize the public water systems most in need of improving technical, managerial, and financial capacity;

(2)A description of the institutional, regulatory, financial, tax, or legal factors at the federal, state, or local level that encourage or impair capacity development;

(3)A description of how the department will:

(a)Assist public water systems in complying with the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act;

(b)Encourage the development of partnerships between public water systems to enhance the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of the systems; and

(c)Assist public water systems in the training and licensure of operators; and

(4)A description of how the department will establish a baseline and measure improvements in capacity with respect to the act.