Alaska Department of Alaska Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation Conservation Prese nts Drinking Water Program Drinking Water Program Heather Newman Heather Newman South-central Area Program South-central Area Program Coordinator Coordinator
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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
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
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
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
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