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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION (R5)
VALLEJO, CA
FSM - 7400 PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES
CHAPTER - 7430 WASTEWATER
Supplement No.: 7430-2012-2
Effective Date: November 15, 2012
Duration: This supplement expires 5 years from the effective date until superseded or removed
earlier.
Approved: RANDY MOORE
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 11/15/2012
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this title was 7400-20121 to FSM 7420, 11/15/2012.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
R5 Supplement 7400-92-3
Effective 6/15/92. 7400-92-3 had also been
removed by 1109.12-2011-2, 8/1/2011.
2 Pages
Digest:
7430.42 - Provides re-delegation to Forest Supervisors the authority to approve wastewater
projects and to Forest Engineers the authority to approve technical engineering reports and
design drawings and specifications for wastewater collection, treatment and disposal projects.
Provides direction for Forest reporting of violation notices for permitted wastewater systems to
conform to the USDA Departmental Regulation 5600-005.
R5 SUPPLEMENT 7430-2012-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/15/2012
DURATION: This supplement expires 5 years from the effective date unless superseded or removed
earlier.
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FSM - 7400 PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES
CHAPTER 7430 - WASTEWATER
7430.4 - Responsibility
7430.42 - Forest Supervisors and Project Leaders
8. Forest Supervisors are delegated authority to approve wastewater projects, and Forest
Engineers are delegated authority to approve the technical engineering reports and design
drawings and construction specifications for wastewater collection, treatment and
disposal projects under the following circumstances:
a. The technical engineering reports and design drawings and construction
specifications are prepared by a qualified engineer/s; and
b. An independent engineering review by a qualified engineer of the technical
engineering report and design drawings and construction specifications is made.
The detail expressed in the engineering reports and design drawings and specifications
shall be commensurate with the scope and complexity of the project and shall meet all
requirements of state and local applicable rules and regulations, including reviews and
approvals.
The term "independent," as used above, is defined as "not having been involved with the
design of the project being reviewed."
The term “qualified engineer” is defined as person/s possessing appropriate training,
experience, qualifications, and certifications/licenses to perform specific technical
functions with respect to the design, construction, and operation of wastewater collection,
treatment and disposal systems. If these skills are not available on the Forest, the check
and review shall be obtained from another Forest or the Regional Office.
The Regional Office retains review/approval authority for wastewater collection,
treatment and disposal projects on a case-by-case basis.
9. Forest Supervisors and Project Leaders shall coordinate directly with the California
Regional Water Quality Control Boards (CRWQCB) and County Health Departments
with regard to wastewater collection, treatment and disposal technical requirements.
Unless waived by the CRWQCB, coordination should begin at the early planning stage
by submitting an application for a Report of Waste Discharge.
10. To comply with the requirements of USDA Departmental Regulation 5600-005,
Forest Supervisors shall provide the Regional Environmental Engineer with a copy of any
violation notice issued for Forest Service wastewater collection, treatment and disposal
system from the Environmental Protection Agency and/or California Regional Water
Quality Control Boards for violations of federal and state environmental regulations
R5 SUPPLEMENT 7430-2012-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/15/2012
DURATION: This supplement expires 5 years from the effective date unless superseded or removed
earlier.
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FSM - 7400 PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES
CHAPTER 7430 - WASTEWATER
(example, Waste Discharge Requirements, Sanitary Sewer Overflow, etc. ). The
violation notices should be provided to the Regional Office within 48 hours of receipt by
the Forest.