Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 15 - APPLICATION FOR PERMITS; DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY
Section 28-15-19 - Disinfection of drinking water
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-15-19
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) All drinking water supplied to the public from a public water supply system shall be disinfected.
(b) A sufficient amount of chlorine shall be added to the water to maintain a chlorine residual of at least 0.2 mg/l of free chlorine or 1.0 mg/l of total chlorine throughout the entire distribution system.
(1) Failure to maintain a residual as
specified in this subsection in more than five percent of measurements taken
each month, in any two consecutive months, shall be a violation of this
regulation.
(2) Each day the public
water supply system serves water to customers, the operator shall make a
determination of the chlorine residual as follows:
(A) The operator shall make a daily
determination to ensure that the residual levels required by this subsection
are maintained. The operator shall vary sampling locations throughout the
distribution system.
(B) The
operator shall record and maintain data to demonstrate to the department that
the public water supply system is in compliance with the requirements of this
regulation.
(3) If the
chlorine residual is less than the minimum level required by this subsection,
the operator shall take appropriate action to increase the chlorine residual to
the level specified in this subsection.
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