Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Presents Drinking Water Program Heather Newman South-central Area Program Coordinator.

Alaska Department of Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationEnvironmental Conservation

Presents

Drinking Water ProgramDrinking Water Program

Heather NewmanHeather Newman

South-central Area Program South-central Area Program CoordinatorCoordinator

Public Water SystemsPublic Water Systemsin Alaskain Alaska

Presented byPresented by

Heather NewmanHeather NewmanEnvironmental Program ManagerEnvironmental Program Manager

Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation(907) 269-7619(907) 269-7619

heather_newman@dec.state.ak.usheather_newman@dec.state.ak.us

RegulationsRegulations

EPA – Code of Federal Register (CFR) 141EPA – Code of Federal Register (CFR) 141http://www.epa.gov/safewater/regs.html#cfrhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/regs.html#cfr go to National Primary go to National Primary

Drinking Water Regulations linkDrinking Water Regulations link

State –18 Alaska Administrative Code State –18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 80 (AAC) 80 http://www.dec.state.ak.us/regulations/index.htmhttp://www.dec.state.ak.us/regulations/index.htm

MOA – water sources serving one single MOA – water sources serving one single family home within MOA family home within MOA

What is a Public Water System What is a Public Water System (PWS)?(PWS)?

Federal:Federal: 15 service connections, or15 service connections, or Serves at 25 or more people at least 60 Serves at 25 or more people at least 60

days of the yeardays of the yearState (Class C PWSs):State (Class C PWSs): Serves less than 25 peopleServes less than 25 people Serves 25 or more people less than 60 days Serves 25 or more people less than 60 days

a yeara year

PWS ClassificationsPWS Classifications

Class A PWS’s (Community Water Systems Class A PWS’s (Community Water Systems [CWS] and Non-Transient Non-Community Water [CWS] and Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems [NTNCWS]Systems [NTNCWS]

-Community Water Systems -Community Water Systems -has at least 15 service connections used -has at least 15 service connections used by year round residents, or by year round residents, or- regularly serves at least 25 year round - regularly serves at least 25 year round residents residents

PWS Classifications (cont)PWS Classifications (cont)

-Non-Transient Non-Community Water -Non-Transient Non-Community Water SystemsSystems

-is not a CWS-is not a CWS

-regularly serves at least 25 of the -regularly serves at least 25 of the same same persons over 6 months per year persons over 6 months per year

PWS Classifications (cont)PWS Classifications (cont)

Class B PWS’s (Transient Non-Community Class B PWS’s (Transient Non-Community Water System [TNCWS])Water System [TNCWS])

-does not regularly serve at least 25 of the -does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year same persons over 6 months per year

-serves at least 26 individuals each day for -serves at least 26 individuals each day for at least 60 daysat least 60 days

What isn’t a PWS?What isn’t a PWS?

Not Regulated:Not Regulated: Water source serving one single family Water source serving one single family

residence or duplexresidence or duplex

– single family residence regulated by single family residence regulated by Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)

Class C PWS’sClass C PWS’s

Legislature removed funding for Class C’s Legislature removed funding for Class C’s Director of Environmental Health, DEC, Director of Environmental Health, DEC,

directed staff to not doing any work with directed staff to not doing any work with Class C’s Class C’s

Drinking Water Program staff currently not Drinking Water Program staff currently not accepted registration formsaccepted registration forms

Engineering Plan ReviewsEngineering Plan Reviews

Required for federally regulated PWSRequired for federally regulated PWS Ensure PWS meets minimum standards, Ensure PWS meets minimum standards,

outlined in state and federal regulationsoutlined in state and federal regulations Approval from ADEC staff engineer required Approval from ADEC staff engineer required

prior to constructionprior to construction

Engineering Plan ReviewsEngineering Plan Reviews

Check List for Drinking Water Engineering Check List for Drinking Water Engineering Plans, Check List Guidance DocumentPlans, Check List Guidance Document

http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/dwmain/engineering.htmlhttp://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/dwmain/engineering.html

Water TreatmentWater Treatment

Dependant on source and/or quality of waterDependant on source and/or quality of water-sources include groundwater (wells), surface water (lakes, rivers, -sources include groundwater (wells), surface water (lakes, rivers, springs) and groundwater under the direct influence of surface watersprings) and groundwater under the direct influence of surface water

-contaminants naturally in water may require treatment to meet -contaminants naturally in water may require treatment to meet regulatory standardsregulatory standards

TreatmentTreatment-disinfection-disinfection

-filtration-filtration

-contaminant removal-contaminant removal

Sampling RequirementsSampling Requirements

Sampling is required to:Sampling is required to:

-ensure PWS is meeting regulatory -ensure PWS is meeting regulatory standardsstandards

-protect public health-protect public health

-ensure water quality-ensure water quality

-document problems with the system-document problems with the system

-required by law-required by law

Sampling Requirements (cont)Sampling Requirements (cont)

Based on system type (Class A, Class B, Based on system type (Class A, Class B, CWS, NTNCWS, TNCWS)CWS, NTNCWS, TNCWS)

Requirements summarized:Requirements summarized:http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/docs/dw/NorthernFlows/http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/docs/dw/NorthernFlows/

testing_new.pdftesting_new.pdf

What if a PWS doesn’t comply What if a PWS doesn’t comply with Engineering Plan Review with Engineering Plan Review

and/or Sampling Requirements?and/or Sampling Requirements?

Enforcement actions may be taken, including:Enforcement actions may be taken, including:- Compliance letters- Compliance letters-Notices of Violations-Notices of Violations-Administrative Penalties (fines for non--Administrative Penalties (fines for non-compliance)compliance)-System may be referred to the EPA-System may be referred to the EPA

State Office StructureState Office Structure

Anchorage OfficeAnchorage Office– Covers Anchorage, Pipeline, Bethel, Yukon Kuskokwim, Covers Anchorage, Pipeline, Bethel, Yukon Kuskokwim,

Aleutian Chain, Bristol Bay, and KodiakAleutian Chain, Bristol Bay, and Kodiak

ContactsContacts: Anchorage/Pipeline – Jamie Stazel 269-7624: Anchorage/Pipeline – Jamie Stazel 269-7624

jamie_stazel@dec.state.ak.usjamie_stazel@dec.state.ak.us

Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer 269-7623Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer 269-7623

doug_zellmer@dec.state.ak.usdoug_zellmer@dec.state.ak.us

Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds 269-7653269-7653

david_edmunds@dec.state.ak.usdavid_edmunds@dec.state.ak.us

State Office Structure (cont)State Office Structure (cont)

Kenai OfficeKenai Office– Covers South-central Alaska, Kenai PeninsulaCovers South-central Alaska, Kenai Peninsula

ContactContact: David Litchfield 262-5210 ext. 224: David Litchfield 262-5210 ext. 224

david_litchfield@dec.state.ak.usdavid_litchfield@dec.state.ak.us

Mat-Su Valley/Juneau OfficeMat-Su Valley/Juneau Office– Covers Mat-Su Valley and Southeast AlaskaCovers Mat-Su Valley and Southeast Alaska

ContactContact: Tee Little 376-1860: Tee Little 376-1860

tee_little@dec.state.ak.ustee_little@dec.state.ak.us

State Office Structure (cont)State Office Structure (cont)

Fairbanks OfficeFairbanks Office– Covers Northern Alaska – except for the Pipeline systemsCovers Northern Alaska – except for the Pipeline systems

ContactsContacts: : Class A Surface Water, NTNC, and Class B - Marci Irwin 451-2168Class A Surface Water, NTNC, and Class B - Marci Irwin 451-2168

marci_irwin@dec.state.ak.us marci_irwin@dec.state.ak.us

Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham 451-2137Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham 451-2137

linda_grantham@dec.state.ak.uslinda_grantham@dec.state.ak.us

ResourcesResources

Staff Contact table is attached – email is Staff Contact table is attached – email is firstname_lastname@dec.state.ak.usfirstname_lastname@dec.state.ak.us

Contact local Environmental Program Contact local Environmental Program Specialist Specialist

-questions about PWS-questions about PWS

-to review PWS file-to review PWS file

Resources (cont)Resources (cont)

Drinking Water WatchDrinking Water Watchhttp://map.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dww/index.jsphttp://map.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dww/index.jsp

-compliance information-compliance information

-Samples (and sample results) system has collected-Samples (and sample results) system has collected

-violations systems has had-violations systems has had

-enforcement actions taken on system-enforcement actions taken on system

-current monitoring requirements-current monitoring requirements

Resources (cont)Resources (cont)

Drinking Water Program websiteDrinking Water Program websitehttp://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/index.htmhttp://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/index.htm

Questions?Questions?