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(1) An ISO 11143 or ANSUADA Standard No. 108 certified amalgam separator or equivalent device shall be installed for each dental vacuum suction system on or before July 14, 2020; provided, however, that all dental facilities that are newly constructed on and after the effective date of this section shall include an installed ISO 11143 or ANSUADA Standard No. 108 certified amalgam separator device. The installed device must be ISO 11143 or ANSUADA Standard No. 108 certified as capable of removing a minimum of 95 percent of amalgam. The amalgam separator system shall be certified at flow rates comparable to the flow rate of the actual vacuum suction system operation. Neither the separator device nor the related plumbing shall include an automatic flow bypass. For facilities that require an amalgam separator that exceeds the practical capacity of ISO 11143 test methodology, a non -certified separator will be accepted, provided that smaller units from the same manufacturer and of the same technoloav are ISO -certified. (2) Proof of certification and installation records shall be submitted to the Director, within 30 days of installation. (3) Amalgam separators shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. Installation, certification, and maintenance records shall be available for immediate inspection upon request therefor by the superintendent or designee during normal business hours. Records shall be maintained for a minimum of three vears. (c) Facilities with vacuum suction systems that meet all the following conditions may apply to the superintendent for an exemption to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section: 1) The system is a dry vacuum pump system with an air -water separator. (2) The sedimentation tank is non -bottom draining, with the drain above the anticipated maximum level of accumulated sludge. (3) Evidence of regular pump outs by a licensed hauler (a minimum of once a year, or more often if either directed by the manufacturer or necessary to keep solids from exiting through the drain) is maintained and open to inspection by the superintendent during normal business hours. (4_) The system has no direct discharge pipe to the sewer on the bottom of the sedimentation tank. An owner or operator whose facility meets conditions (1) through (4) may apply for this exemption by written letter to the Director. The Director will review the system and, if the exemption is approved, shall provide a written letter of exemption.