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13 Other waterborne emergencies require a Tier 1 public notice under 40 CFR 141.202(a) or s. NR 809.951 (1) (b) 8. for situations that do not meet the definition of a waterborne disease outbreak given in 40 CFR 141.2 or s. NR 809.04 (90) but that still have the potential to have serious adverse effects on health as a result of short-term exposure. These could include outbreaks not related to treatment deficiencies, as well as situations that have the potential to cause outbreaks, such as failure or significant interruption in water treatment processes, natural disasters that disrupt the water supply, chemical spills, or unexpected loading of possible pathogens into the source water.
14 The department may place other situations in any tier they believe appropriate, based on threat to public safety.
15 Failure to collect three or more samples for Cryptosporidium analysis is a Tier 2 violation requiring special notice as specified in section 141.211. All other monitoring and testing procedure violations are Tier 3. - See PDF for table PDF
Appendix B Footnotes:
1 MCLG--Maximum contaminant level goal.
2 MCL--Maximum contaminant level.
3 For public water systems analyzing at least 40 samples per month, no more than 5.0 percent of the monthly samples may be positive for total coliforms. For public water systems analyzing fewer than 40 samples per month, no more than one sample per month may be positive for total coliforms.
4 There are various regulations that set turbidity standards for different types of public water systems, including 40 CFR 141.13, the 1989 Surface Water Treatment Rule, and the 1998 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. The MCL for the monthly turbidity average is 1 NTU; the MCL for the 2-day average is 5 NTU for public water systems that are required to filter but have not yet installed filtration (40 CFR 141.13).
5 NTU--Nephelometric turbidity unit.
6 There are various regulations that set turbidity standards for different types of public water systems, including 40 CFR 141.13, the 1989 Surface Water Treatment Rule, and the 1998 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Systems subject to the Surface Water Treatment Rule (both filtered and unfiltered) may not exceed 5 NTU. In addition, in filtered systems, 95 percent of samples each month shall not exceed 0.5 NTU in public water systems using conventional or direct filtration and shall not exceed 1 NTU in public water systems using slow sand or diatomaceous earth filtration or other filtration technologies approved by the department.
7 TT--Treatment technique.
8 There are various regulations that set turbidity standards for different types of public water systems, including 40 CFR 141.13, the 1989 Surface Water Treatment Rule, and the 1998 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. For public water systems subject to the interim enhanced surface water treatment rule (public water systems serving at least 10,000 people, using surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water), that use conventional filtration or direct filtration, after January 1, 2002, the turbidity level of a public water system's combined filter effluent may not exceed 0.3 NTU in at least 95 percent of monthly measurements, and the turbidity level of a public water system's combined filter effluent shall not exceed 1 NTU at any time. Public water systems subject to the interim enhanced surface water treatment rule using technologies other than conventional, direct, slow sand, or diatomaceous earth filtration shall meet turbidity limits set by the department.
9 Surface water treatment rule and interim enhanced surface water treatment rule treatment technique violations that involve turbidity exceedances may use the health effects language for turbidity instead.
10 The bacteria detected by heterotrophic plate count are not necessarily harmful. HPC is simply an alternative method of determining disinfectant residual levels. The number of bacteria is an indicator of whether there is enough disinfectant in the distribution system.
11 Million fibers per liter.
12 Action Level = 0.015 mg/L.
13 Action Level = 1.3 mg/L.
14 Millirems per year.
15 Picocuries per liter.
16 Surface water systems and groundwater systems under the direct influence of surface water are regulated under Subpart H of 40 CFR part 141. Community and non-transient non-community systems using groundwater under the direct influence of surface water serving 10,000 or more shall comply with DBP MCLs and disinfectant maximum residual disinfectant levels beginning January 1, 2002. All other community and non-transient non-community systems shall meet the MCLs and MRDLs beginning January 1, 2004. Transient non-community systems using groundwater under the direct influence of surface water serving 10,000 or more persons and using chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant or oxidant shall comply with the chlorine dioxide MRDL beginning January 1, 2002. Transient non-community systems using groundwater under the direct influence of surface water serving fewer than 10,000 persons and public water systems using only groundwater not under the direct influence of surface water and using chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant or oxidant shall comply with the chlorine dioxide MRDL beginning January 1, 2004.
17 The MCL for total trihalomethanes is the sum of the concentrations of the individual trihalomethanes.
18 The MCL for haloacetic acids is the sum of the concentrations of the individual haloacetic acids.
19 MRDLG — Maximum residual disinfectant level goal.
20 MRDL — Maximum residual disinfectant level.
Appendix C to Subchapter VII
List of Acronyms Used in Public Notification Regulation
CCR   Consumer Confidence Report
CWS   Community Water System
DBP   Disinfection Byproduct
EPA   Environmental Protection Agency
HPC   Heterotrophic Plate Count
IESWTR   Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
IOC   Inorganic Chemical
LCR   Lead and Copper Rule
MCL   Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG   Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
MRDL   Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level
MRDLG   Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal
NCWS   Non-Community Water System
NPDWR   National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
NTNCWS   Non-Transient Non-Community Water System
NTU   Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
OGWDW   Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water
OW   Office of Water
PN   Public Notification
PWS   Public Water System
SDWA   Safe Drinking Water Act
SMCL   Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level
SOC   Synthetic Organic Chemical
SWTR   Surface Water Treatment Rule
TCR   Total Coliform Rule
TT   Treatment Technique
TWS   Transient Non-Community Water System
VOC   Volatile Organic Chemical
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