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SWEP Meeting Chapter 109 Update
November 5, 2015
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Chapter 109
• Original PA Safe Drinking Water Act: 1984
• Chapter 109 is the state regulation for Safe Drinking Water.
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Chapter 109 Updates
• Earlier this year, a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) package made it through the regulation development process to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB)
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Regulation Development Process
PROPOSED REGULATION
Request to Begin Reg Development
Prepare Draft Proposed Reg
Discuss Draft Proposed Reg with Policy &
Legal Counsel
Advisory Committee Review
Internal Review Draft Proposed Reg Presented to EQB
OGC, AG & Budget Office
Review
Legislative, IRRC &
LRB Review
Proposed Reg Published in PA
Bulletin
PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD
EQB: 20 Members • 11 Members from the Commonwealth
• e.g. Secretary of Health, Secretary of Ag
• 5 Members: Citizens Advisory Council • 4 Members: General Assembly
• e.g. Speaker of House of Representatives, House minority leader
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EQB Meeting Split
• Revised Total Coliform Rule revisions split from all other revisions at April 21, 2015 EQB meeting
RTCR 109 Package
RTCR
Other Ch. 109
Revisions
• Revised Total Coliform Rule components allowed to proceed through reg process
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Chapter 109 RTCR Package Split
• With a regulation update, frequently other updates are included
• The package included a new proposed minimum chlorine residual Currently, systems must
have a “detectable” residual
Industry wanted more time to consider and give input on a new minimum residual (TAC)
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Disinfection Residual
Chapter 109 General Updates
• Disinfection revisions split from remaining Chapter 109 updates at the April 30, 2015 TAC Board meeting
RTCR 109 Package
RTCR
Other 109 Revisions
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Disinfection Residual Package
• Disinfection Residual revisions taken back to Advisory Committee (TAC) in June
• Revisions were to be presented to EQB in October 2015 (Cancelled because of impasse)
– Will be brought to EQB within one month after budget passes
• Public comment period follows
RTCR
Other 109 Revisions
Disinfection Residual
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Chapter 109 General Updates
• General Update Part 3 tentative plan to bring to TAC at December 17, 2015 meeting
• Plans for bringing to EQB are unknown
• Updates for filter plants – membranes; new source sampling
RTCR
Other 109 Revisions
Disinfection Residual
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
• Approved at EQB meeting April 21, 2015 (as part of split)
• Draft Reg. Published in the Pa Bulletin October 3, 2015
• 60 Day Public Comment Period
– 2 public hearings first week of November
RTCR
Other 109 Revisions
Disinfection Residual
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
• Expected final publication date September 2016
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Regulation Development Process
Prepare Draft Final Reg
Advisory Committee Review
Internal Review
OGC, AG & Budget Offices Review
Draft Final Reg Presented to EQB
Legislative, IRRC, & LRB Review
IRRC Public Meeting
AG Review Final Reg
Published in PA Bulletin
FINAL REGULATION
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Total Coliform Rule
East town
Monitor for coliforms Monitor distribution for coliforms
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Coliforms: Indicator Organisms
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Total Coliforms
Coliforms are widespread in nature: • Digestive tracts of warm-
blooded animals • Plant and soil material
Most coliform bacteria are not harmful. But, in a water system they indicate that there is a pathway of microbial contamination
protozoa
Indicator organism
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RTCR – Main elements
• Coliform sample siting plans – all public water systems – Submit to DEP by 4/1/16 (based on a Federal Requirement)
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RTCR: Assessments – “Find and Fix”
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Possible microbial contamination
based on routine monitoring
Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments
Triggers assessment
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• Characteristics make them prone to contamination
– Dewatered/Depressurized
– Or, stagnant water
• DEP-approved seasonal start-up plan
RTCR: Seasonal Systems
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Source: dantri.com.vn
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Early Implementation
RTCR Training Timeline
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Federal RTCR
4/1/2016
Various Industry Conferences DCNR: June 2015 Staff Training: July-September Water Supplier: September 2015-Early 2016
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RTCR Training Timeline
Federal RTCR
4/1/2016
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Website
Check Pa DEP RTCR Website for more information and training schedule
www.depweb.state.pa.us
• A-Z “Water”
• Regulations
• RTCR
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Upcoming
• Long Term-Lead and Copper Revisions
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Bill McNamara, Supervisor, Training Section Bureau of Safe Drinking Water 717-705-6350 [email protected] Dawn Hissner, Supervisor Operations Section (717) 772-2189 [email protected]