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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
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
[email protected][email protected]
Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer 269-7623Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer 269-7623
[email protected][email protected]
Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds 269-7653269-7653
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
[email protected][email protected]
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
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
[email protected] [email protected]
Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham 451-2137Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham 451-2137
ResourcesResources
Staff Contact table is attached – email is Staff Contact table is attached – email is [email protected][email protected]
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?
