(b)
Disinfection profiling and benchmarking.
(1)
Determination of systems required to profile. A public water system with a
surface water source or GWUDI source serving at least 10,000 people subject to
the requirements of this paragraph must determine its TTHM annual average using
the procedure in subparagraph (A) and its HAA5 annual average using the
procedure in subparagraph (B). The annual average is the arithmetic average of
the quarterly averages of four consecutive quarters of monitoring. For a public
water system with a surface water source or GWUDI source serving fewer than
10,000 people, the director may determine that a system's profile is
unnecessary if a system's reported TTHM and HAA5 levels are below 0.064 mg/L
and 0.048 mg/L, respectively. To determine these levels, TTHM and HAA5 samples
must be collected after January 1, 1998, during the month with the warmest
water temperature, and at the point of maximum residence time in your
distribution system. Any affected system having either a TTHM level >=
0.064mg/L or an HAA5 level >= 0.048 mg/L must comply with paragraph (2).
(A) The TTHM annual average must be the
annual average during the same period as is used for the HAA5 annual average.
(i) Those systems that collected data under
the provisions of 40 C.F.R. 141 subpart M (Information Collection Rule) must
use the results of the samples collected during the last four quarters of
required monitoring under Sec. 141.142 of that subpart.
(ii) Those systems that use "grandfathered"
HAA5 occurrence data that meet the provisions of subparagraph (B)(ii) must use
TTHM data collected at the same time under the provisions of sections
11-20-4
and
11-20-45.
(iii) Those systems that use HAA5 occurrence
data that meet the provisions of subparagraph (B)(iii) must use TTHM data
collected at the same time under the provisions of sections
11-20-4
and
11-20-45.
(B) The HAA5 annual average must
be the annual average during the same period as is used for the TTHM annual
average.
(i) Those systems that collected
data under the provisions of 40 C.F.R. subpart M (Information Collection Rule)
must use the results of the samples collected during the last four quarters of
required monitoring under 40 C.F.R. Sec. 141.142.
(ii) Those systems that have collected four
quarters of HAA5 occurrence data that meets the routine monitoring sample
number and location requirements for TTHM in sections
11-20-4
and
11-20-45
and handling and analytical method requirements of 40 C.F.R. Sec. 141.142(b)(1)
may use those data to determine whether the requirements of this section
apply.
(iii) Those systems that
have not met the provisions of either clause (i) or (ii) by March 16, 1999 must
either: conduct monitoring for HAA5 that meets the routine monitoring sample
number and location requirements for TTHM in sections
11-20-4
and
11-20-45
and the handling and analytical method requirements of 40 C.F.R. Sec.
141.142(b)(1) to determine the HAA5 annual average and whether the requirements
of paragraph (2) apply (this monitoring must be completed so that the
applicability determination can be made no later than March 31, 2000), or
comply with all other provisions of this subsection as if the HAA5 monitoring
had been conducted and the results required compliance with paragraph (2).
(C) The system may
request that the director approve a more representative annual data set than
the data set determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) for a public water system
with a surface water source or GWUDI source serving at least 10,000 people, or
paragraph (b)(1) for a public water system with a surface water source or GWUDI
source serving fewer than 10,000 people for the purpose of determining
applicability of the requirements of this subsection.
(D) The director may require that a system
use a more representative annual data set than the data set determined under
subparagraph (A) or (B) for the purpose of determining applicability of the
requirements of this subsection.
(E)
The system must submit data to the director on the schedule in
clauses (i) through (v).
(i) Those systems
that collected TTHM and HAA5 data under the provisions of 40 C.F.R. subpart M
(Information Collection Rule), as required by subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i),
must submit the results of the samples collected during the last twelve months
of required monitoring under 40 C.F.R. Sec. 141.142 not later than December 31,
1999.
(ii) Those systems that have
collected four consecutive quarters of HAA5 occurrence data that meets the
routine monitoring sample number and location for TTHM in sections
11-20-4
and
11-20-45
and handling and analytical method requirements of 40 C.F.R. Sec.
141.142(b)(1), as allowed by subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii), must submit
those data to the director not later than April 16, 1999. Until the director
has approved the data, the system must conduct monitoring for HAA5 using the
monitoring requirements specified under subparagraph (B)(iii).
(iii) Those systems that conduct monitoring
for HAA5 using the monitoring requirements specified by subparagraphs (A)(iii)
and (B)(iii), must submit TTHM and HAA5 data not later than March 31, 2000.
(iv) Those systems that elect to
comply with all other provisions of this subsection as if the HAA5 monitoring
had been conducted and the results required compliance with this subsection, as
allowed under subparagraph (B)(iii), must notify the director in writing of
their election not later than December 31, 1999.
(v) If the system elects to request that the
director approve a more representative annual data set than the data set
determined under subparagraph (B)(i), the system must submit this request in
writing not later than December 31, 1999.
(F) Any system having either a TTHM annual
average > 0.064 mg/L or an HAA5 annual average >= 0.048 mg/L during the
period identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) must comply with paragraph
(2).
(2) Disinfection
profiling.
(A) Any system that meets the
criteria in paragraph (1)(F) must develop a disinfection profile of its
disinfection practice for a period of up to three years.
(B) The system must monitor daily for a
period of twelve consecutive calendar months to determine the total logs of
inactivation for each day of operation, based on the CT99.9 values in Tables
E-1 thru E-6, E-8, E-10, and E-12 of the Hawaii Surface Water Treatment Rule
Administrative Manual, as appropriate, through the entire treatment plant.
Public water systems with a surface water source or GWUDI source serving at
least 10,000 people, must begin this monitoring not later than April 1, 2000.
For a public water system with a surface water source or GWUDI source serving
fewer than 10,000 people, monitoring must begin no later than July 1, 2003. New
or substantially modified systems, as defined under sections
11-20-29
and
11-20-30
respectively, applying after April 1, 2000 shall begin monitoring not later
than a date determined by the director. As a minimum, the system with a single
point of disinfectant application prior to entrance to the distribution system
must conduct the monitoring specified in this subparagraph. A system with more
than one point of disinfectant application must conduct the monitoring in this
subparagraph for each disinfection segment. The system must monitor the
parameters necessary to determine the total inactivation ratio, using
analytical methods in section
11-20-46(d)(1),
as follows:
(i) The temperature of the
disinfected water must be measured once per day at each residual disinfectant
concentration sampling point during peak hourly flow.
(ii) If the system uses chlorine, the pH of
the disinfected water must be measured once per day at each chlorine residual
disinfectant concentration sampling point during peak hourly flow.
(iii) The disinfectant contact time(s)("T")
must be determined for each day during peak hourly flow.
(iv) The residual disinfectant
concentration(s)("C") of the water before or at the first customer and prior to
each additional point of disinfection must be measured each day during peak
hourly flow.
(C) In
lieu of the monitoring conducted under the provisions of subparagraph (B) to
develop the disinfection profile, the system may elect to meet the requirements
of clause (i). In addition to the monitoring conducted under the provisions of
subparagraph (B) to develop the disinfection profile, the system may elect to
meet the requirements of clause (ii).
(i) A
PWS that has three years of existing operational data may submit those data, a
profile generated using those data, and a request that the director approve use
of those data in lieu of monitoring under the provisions of subparagraph (B)
not later than March 31, 2000 for a public water system with a surface water
source or GWUDI source serving at least 10,000 people, and July 1, 2003 for a
public water system with a surface water source or GWUDI source serving fewer
than 10,000 people. The director must determine whether these operational data
are substantially equivalent to data collected under the provisions of
subparagraph (B). These data must also be representative of Giardia lamblia
inactivation through the entire treatment plant and not just of certain
treatment segments. Until the director approves this request, the system is
required to conduct monitoring under the provisions of subparagraph
(B).
(ii) In addition to the
disinfection profile generated under subparagraph (B), a PWS that has existing
operational data may use those data to develop a disinfection profile for
additional years. Such systems may use these additional yearly disinfection
profiles to develop a benchmark under the provisions of paragraph (3). The
director must determine whether these operational data are substantially
equivalent to data collected under the provisions of subparagraph (B). These
data must also be representative of inactivation through the entire treatment
plant and not just of certain treatment segments.
(D) The system must calculate the total
inactivation ratio as follows:
(i) If the
system uses only one point of disinfectant application, the system may
determine the total inactivation ratio for the disinfection segment based on
either: determining one inactivation ratio
(CTcalc/CT99.9) before or at the first customer during
peak hourly flow, or determining successive CTcalc/CT99.9
values, representing sequential inactivation ratios, between the
point of disinfectant application and a point before or at the first customer
during peak hourly flow. Under this alternative, the system must calculate the
total inactivation ratio by determining (CTcalc/CT99.9)
for each sequence and then adding the (CTcalc/CT99.9)
values together to determine [SIGMA]
(CTcalc/CT99.9).
(ii)
If the system uses more than one point of disinfectant
application before the first customer, the system must determine the CT value
of each disinfection segment immediately prior to the next point of
disinfectant application, or for the final segment, before or at the first
customer, during peak hourly flow. The (CTcalc/CT99.9)
value of each segment and [SIGMA] (CTcalc/CT99.9) must
be calculated using the method in clause (i).
(iii) The system must determine the total
logs of inactivation by multiplying the value calculated in clause (i) or (ii)
by 3.0.
(E) A system
that uses either chlorine dioxide, chloramines, or ozone for primary
disinfection must also calculate the logs of inactivation for viruses and
develop an additional disinfection profile for viruses using a method approved
by the State.
(F) The system must
retain disinfection profile data in graphic form, as a spreadsheet, or in some
other format acceptable to the director for review as part of sanitary surveys
conducted by the State.
(3)
Disinfection benchmarking.
(A)
Any system required to develop a disinfection profile under the provisions of
paragraphs (1) and (2) and that decides to make a significant change to its
disinfection practice must consult with the director prior to making such
change. Significant changes to disinfection practice are:
(i) Changes to the point of disinfection;
(ii) Changes to the disinfectant(s)
used in the treatment plant;
(iii)
Changes to the disinfection process; and
(iv) Any other modification identified by the
State.
(B) Any system
that is modifying its disinfection practice must calculate its disinfection
benchmark using the procedure specified in this subparagraph.
(i) For each year of profiling data collected
and calculated under paragraph (2), the system must determine the lowest
average monthly Giardia lamblia inactivation in each year of profiling data.
The system must determine the average Giardia lamblia inactivation for each
calendar month for each year of profiling data by dividing the sum of daily
Giardia lamblia of inactivation by the number of values calculated for that
month.
(ii) The disinfection
benchmark is the lowest monthly average value(for systems with one year of
profiling data) or average of lowest monthly average values (for systems with
more than one year of profiling data) of the monthly logs of Giardia lamblia
inactivation in each year of profiling data.
(C) A system that uses either chlorine
dioxide, chloramines, or ozone for primary disinfection must also calculate the
disinfection benchmark for viruses using a method approved by the
State.
(D) As part of its
consultation process with the director, the system must submit the following
information:
(i) A description of the
proposed change, including why the change is being proposed, a summary of
alternatives considered with positive and negative impacts, and a final
analysis of the selected alternative;
(ii)
The disinfection profile for Giardia lamblia (and, if necessary,
viruses) under paragraph (2) and benchmark as required by paragraph
(3)(B);
(iii) An analysis of how
the proposed change will affect the current levels of disinfection; and
(iv) Any additional information
requested by the director.