Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-15-1-2; IC
13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-4-1
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-18-2
Sec. 3.
In addition to the definitions in IC 13-11-2, the following
definitions apply throughout this rule:
(1) "Direct additives" means additives that
are used in public water systems for the treatment of raw water and to protect
drinking water during storage and distribution. Examples of direct additives
include the following:
(A) Agents used for
coagulation and flocculation.
(B)
Corrosion and scale control.
(C)
Softening.
(D)
Sequestering.
(E)
Precipitation.
(F) pH
adjustment.
(G) Disinfection and
oxidation.
(H) Miscellaneous
treatment applications.
(I)
Miscellaneous water supply products.
(2) "Entry point to the distribution system"
means one (1) of the following points:
(A) In
public water systems that utilize water treatment facilities, the point at
which the drinking water has left the treatment facilities and has entered the
water distribution system.
(B) In
public water systems that do not utilize water treatment facilities, the point
at which the drinking water has left the supply facilities and has entered the
water distribution system.
(3) "Indirect additives" means additives that
are materials or equipment that come in contact with drinking water or come in
contact with drinking water direct additives. Examples of indirect additives
include the following:
(A) Pipes.
(B) Valves and related products.
(C) Barrier materials.
(D) Joining and sealing materials.
(E) Protective materials and related
products.
(F) Mechanical devices
used in treatment, transmission, and distribution systems.
(4) "Operator" means the person in direct or
responsible charge and supervising the operation of a:
(A) water treatment plant;
(B) wastewater treatment plant; or
(C) water distribution system.
(5) "Public water system", "public
water supply", "public water supply system", "PWS", or "PWSS":
(A) means a system for the provision to the
public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed
conveyances, if the system:
(i) has at least
fifteen (15) service connections; or
(ii) regularly serves an average of at least
twenty-five (25) individuals daily at least sixty (60) days out of the
year;
(B) includes any:
(i) collection, treatment, storage, and
distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used
primarily in connection with the system; and
(ii) collection or pretreatment storage
facilities not under the operator's control that are used primarily in
connection with the system; and
(C) is either a CWS, as defined in
327 IAC
8-2-1(12), or an NCWS, as defined in
327 IAC
8-2-1(63).
