Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Following adoption of the administrative rule establishing a railroad speed limit, a regulatory order shall also be filed within the Department of Transportation and Development and shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court in the parish affected.

Agency Number—three digit identifier representing a single agency in the LaGov HCM payroll system which serves as a key for processing and reporting. Campaign Period—the period of solicitation by the Principal Combined Fundraising Organization when contributions will be obtained …

A. OSUP is responsible for the administration of the rules governing state employee payroll deductions. Nonprofit community health and human services charity deductions that are authorized through OSUP are for all state employees and all state agencies of the executive branch of …

A. Fees incurred as a result of the State Combined Charitable Campaign shall be handled in accordance with the procedures agreed upon by OSUP and the PCFO as outlined in the MOU. 1. The PCFO shall deduct all fees from the employee's contribution prior to distributing contribution…

A. Applications must be submitted annually and will be accepted by OSUP between January and March 1 each year. The standard application form (SED-7) can be obtained from OSUP. 1. Applications must meet all requirements established by OSUP and the PCFO as outlined in

A. Defined as federations or agencies whose primary mission is to directly benefit human beings in a non-discriminatory manner, whether children, youth, adults, the aged, the ill and infirm, or the mentally or physically handicapped. B. Services must consist of assistance, care, …

A. Charitable organization applicants shall meet and maintain the following: 1. provide an annual application as set forth in §1107 of this Rule; 2. comply with R.S. 42:456(A)(3): a. be a health and human services charity as defined in §1109 of this Rule; b. not be organized for …

A. The PCFO shall: 1. enter into a MOU with the Division of Administration through the Office of State Uniform Payroll; 2. be registered and in good standing with the Louisiana secretary of state; 3. maintain all records as required by federal and state laws; 4. provide to OSUP a…

A. Deductions must be authorized by employees on the approved deduction form (SED-8) or through other authorized electronic means. B. An employee shall not make a designation to a charitable organization not listed in the official approved charitable organizations authorized for …

A. The department/agency shall: 1. designate a Campaign Coordinator; 2. provide time during normal working hours for volunteers to perform their assigned campaign responsibilities and for campaign presentations to all employees; 3. only accept the standard State Combined Charitab…

A. All existing United Way entities receiving payment through payroll deduction on the LaGov HCM payroll system on the effective date of this rule shall continue to receive payment separately from the PCFO until January 2015. Beginning January 2015 all payments will go through th…

A. OSUP, in coordination with the Division of Administration's Commissioner's Office, may remove a charitable organization from the SCCC for violating the provisions of this rule, other applicable provisions of law, or any directive or instruction from OSUP. B. OSUP will consider…

A. Any charitable organization participating in the SCCC that is removed from the SCCC for any reason shall have the right to have that action reviewed by filing a written request for review with the commissioner of administration. B. Any charitable organization filing an applica…

A. Any charitable organization, which ceases its operations or merges with another organization, shall be ineligible to receive donations from the SCCC. Exceptions may be requested by the charitable organization and will be reviewed for approval by the PCFO and OSUP. B. An inelig…

A. Notice is hereby given that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, pursuant to R.S. 32:387(B)(4) as amended, has adopted the following fee scale for the use of state police vehicles as escorts to vehicles moving over the highways of this state under special permits. Distan…

A. Securities listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., shall be exempt from the securities registration requirements of R.S. 51:705.

A. Front Cover―Preface. The following is the form of the outline of a prospectus as suggested by the Commissioner of Securities of the State of Louisiana. This form is a suggested guide only and is not intended to limit disclosure in any manner where appropriate or necessary. The…

A. Scope. The provisions of this Chapter shall govern the materials, design, construction, and installation of storm drainage. B. Drainage Required. Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts and courtyards shall be drained into a storm sewer system. 1. Exception. Dumpster pad drains shal…

A. Inside Conductors Including Above Ground Storm Drains. Conductors placed within buildings or run in vent or pipe shafts shall be aluminum, cast iron, galvanized steel, galvanized ferrous alloys, brass, copper tubing of a weight not less than that of copper drainage tube Type D…

A. Pipe, tubing, and fittings for storm drainage systems shall conform to the standards listed in Table 703 of this code.

A. Protection. Rain water conductors installed along alleyways, driveways, or other locations where they may be exposed to damage shall be protected. B. Separation of Storm Drainage from Sanitary Sewers. The sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems of a building shall be entirel…

A. Material. Roof drains shall be of an approved corrosion resistant material with adequate strainer area and shall comply with the applicable standards in Table 303 of this code. B. Strainers. When roof drains are provided they shall have strainers extending not less than 4 inch…

A. Vertical Leaders. Vertical leaders shall be sized for the maximum projected roof area, according to Table 1111.A of this code below. If a vertical offset is 45 degrees or less, the leader can be sized as a vertical pipe. If the offset is greater than 45 degrees, the pipe must …

A. Secondary Drainage Required. Secondary (emergency) roof drains or scuppers shall be provided where the roof perimeter construction extends above the roof in such a manner that water would be entrapped should the primary drains allow buildup for any reason. B. Separate Systems …

A. Where there is a continuous or semicontinuous discharge into the building storm drain or building storm sewer, as from a pump, ejector, air conditioning plant, or similar device, each gallon per minute of such discharge shall be computed as being equivalent to 24 sq ft (2.23 m…

A. Additional information for storm drainage is contained in Chapter 18 (Appendices) of this code, §1803 (Appendix A - Roof Drain Sizing Method). Such additional information in Chapter 18 shall not be construed as superceding any pertinent regulation(s) contained in Chapters 1-17…

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish surface water quality standards that will: 1. provide for the protection and preservation of the abundant natural resources of Louisiana's many and varied aquatic ecosystems; 2. protect the public health and welfare that might otherw…

A. Pursuant to the specific authorization provided for in Section 2074.B(1) of the Louisiana Water Control Law (R.S. 30:2071-2078) and in conformity with Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500 as amended) and 48 FR 51405, November 8, 1983, the state of Louisiana has e…

1Q10 Flow—the minimum 1-day average stream flow with a recurrence level of once every 10 years. 30Q10 Flow—the minimum 30-day average stream flow with a recurrence level of once every 10 years. Acute Toxicity―any lethal or deleterious effect on representative sensitive organisms …

A. The standards provided in this Chapter are official regulations of the state, and any person who discharges pollutants into the waters of the state in such quantities as to cause these standards to be violated shall be subject to the enforcement procedures of the state as spec…

Water quality standards policies concerned with the protection and enhancement of water quality in the state are discussed in this Section. Policy statements on antidegradation, water use, water body exception classification, compliance schedules, variances, short-term activity a…

A. There are seven water uses designated for surface waters in Louisiana: agriculture, drinking water supply, fish and wildlife propagation, outstanding natural resource waters, oyster propagation, primary contact recreation, and secondary contact recreation. Designated uses assi…

A. Introduction 1. Water quality criteria are elements of the water quality standards that set general and numeric limitations on the permissible amounts of a substance or other characteristics of state waters. General and numeric criteria are established to promote restoration, …

A. Background 1. The water quality standards set forth in this Chapter are the foundation for a range of programs that establish water quality goals for water body segments thereby ensuring suitable aquatic ecosystems. Water quality standards are derived for individual water segm…

A. The following references were used in developing LAC 33:IX.1101-1115 or are referred to in those Sections. 1. Chabreck, R.H., and R.G. Linscombe. 1978. Vegetative Type Map of the Louisiana Coastal Marshes. New Orleans: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 2. Louisia…

A. Summary and Purpose 1. As stated in LAC 33:IX.1109.A of these regulations, the antidegradation policy provides a legal framework for the basic maintenance and protection of all designated water uses. It also outlines methods that the state uses to protect state waters from wat…

A. Introduction 1. The water quality standards in this Chapter provide for the protection of human, plant, and animal life from the deleterious effects of toxic substances. The general criteria (LAC 33:IX.1113.B.5), in particular, require that state waters be free from the effect…

A. Water Quality Management Basins and Ecoregions 1. Basins Basin Name Basin Number Atchafalaya River Basin 01 Barataria Basin 02 Calcasieu River Basin 03 Lake Pontchartrain Basin 04 Mermentau River Basin 05 Vermilion-Teche River Basin 06 Mississippi River Basin 07 Ouachita River…

A. Although this Chapter is titled the “Surface Water Treatment Rule” (SWTR), it is comprised of the adoption of all the following individual rules: 1. the Louisiana Surface Water Treatment Rule (LSWTR) adopted on March 20, 1991 (see LR 17:271); 2. the May 20, 2000 rule (see LR 2…

A. In those instances where the requirements of this Chapter are stricter than or conflict with the requirements of this Part generally, a public water system utilizing surface water or ground water under the direct influence of surface water (GWUDISW) shall comply with the requi…

A. Words Not Defined. Words not defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings stated in §101 of this Part or other Parts of the Louisiana state sanitary code. When words not defined in this Chapter are defined in both §101 of this Part and in another Part of the Louisiana state…

A. Analysis for total coliform, fecal coliform, or HPC which may be required under this Chapter shall be conducted by a laboratory certified by DHH to do such analysis. Until laboratory certification criteria are developed, laboratories certified for total coliform analysis by DH…

A. General. Calibrationt using a turbidity primary standard shall be done in accord with approved methods listed in §1105.B. B. Calibrationt of Turbidimeters. Bench top and continuous monitoring turbidimeters shall be calibrated using a turbidity primary standard at a frequency o…

A. Validation of Bench Top Disinfectant Residual Spectrophotometers/Colorimeters. The accuracy of bench top spectrophotometers/colorimeters used for disinfectant residual monitoring, particularly for validation of continuous disinfectant residual monitors, shall be determined at …

A. pH of water within the water treatment plant shall be conducted using a pH meter having a minimum accuracy of ±0.2 pH units. B. Benchtop pH meters used for determining the pH of water within the water treatment plant shall be calibrated at least once each day in accordance wit…

A. Water temperature within the water treatment plant shall be measured using a thermometer, thermocouple, or other temperature measuring device having a minimum accuracy of ±0.5 degrees Celsius (0.5°C). B. Service thermometers, thermocouples, and other temperature measuring devi…

A. A thorough cleaning of analytical instrumentation (particularly continuous monitoring turbidimeters, disinfectant residual monitors, and pH meters) shall be performed, as necessary, prior to performing any calibration/validation. On a weekly basis, continuous monitoring turbid…

A. Each supplier using surface water or GWUDISW shall provide multibarrier treatment that meets the requirements of this Chapter and reliably ensures at least: 1. a total of 99.9 percent (3 Log) reduction of Giardia cysts through treatment processes including filtration and disin…

A. All surface water or GWUDISW utilized by a supplier shall be treated using one of the following filtration technologies unless an alternative process has been approved by the DHH. 1. Conventional Filtration Treatment 2. Direct Filtration Treatment 3. Slow Sand Filtration 4. Di…

A. General. On a case-by-case basis, DHH may waive filtration requirements for suppliers using GWUDISW. To be considered, non-filtering systems shall conform to the criteria of this Section. All suppliers using surface water shall employ filtration. B. Source Water Quality to Avo…