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WATER QUALITY W/12/79 4.1 local government. The description should include such information as: site address, location and layout of system on the site, type and design of system installed, type of building served and the results of the site suitability analysis (percolation tests and/or soil borings). Where necessary and consistent with Policy 44 of the Council's Water Quality Management Plan, local programs should provide for on-site system data collection and record- keeping covering the frequency of complaints, pumping and/or other maintenance activities for each sys- tern. Remedial Action. Programs should include measures to identify the location of systems creating nuisances and/or endangering public health and/or endangering the safety of any domestic water supply, and/or pollut- ing or contaminating any water of the state. 5.1 The local on-site system ordinance should include provisions for correc- tion, replacing or terminating the use of any system identified in Paragraph 5 above. 5.2 Ordinances should require that exist- ing systems comply with the adopted on-site system standards in situations where work other than maintenance is being proposed for an existing system. 6. Authorized Metropolitan Area coun- ties and/or local units of government should collectively and cooperatively establish programs and standards for licensing system installers, pumpers, .. haulers, site evaluators and maintain- ers operating within their jurisdiction. Licenses shall be issued only to those who meet training and knowledge requirements as evidenced by the satisfactory completion of a certifica- tion program. 6.1 6.2 7.1 7.2 7.3 Consistent with Policy 44 of the Council's Water Quality Management Plan, programs and controls should establish appropriate requirements and measures applicable to installers, pumpers and haulers that ensure saris- factory performance, liability coverage and compliance with local ordinances. Consistent with Polic.y 44 of the Council's Water Quality Management Plan, work records should be obtained on a regular basis by each local unit of government from licensed pumpers, haulers and maintenance operators regarding their activities in the local jursidiction as a condition of licensing. Local on-site systems management and control programs shall be adequately staffed and funded. Administrative powers, responsibilities and rights shall be specified in local ordinances. Administrative powers that should be specified in ordinances include those relating to: performance of investi- gatory review, site inspection, permit analysis, inspection, and the issuance of orders relating to enforcement activities. Communities shall ensure the appoint- ment of trained and qualified persons as administrators/inspectors, the absence of any. conflicting business or interest within the jurisdiction, and should provide express standards relat- ing to removal of administrative personnel. Ordinances should provide opportunity for cooperation or the selective dele- gation to administrators from other units of administrative responsibilities, particularly where funding/staffing is marginally adequate. Enforcement. Ordinances shall contain appropriate appeal, variance and eh- forcement provisions. 8.1 Ordinances should contain specifica-