Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article II - Water Resources
Chapter 109 - SAFE DRINKING WATER
Subchapter G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 109.701 - Reporting and recordkeeping
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 109.701
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
(a) Reporting requirements for public water systems. Public water systems shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
General reporting
requirements. Unless a different reporting period is specified in this
chapter, the water supplier shall assure that the results of test measurements
or analyses required by this chapter are reported to the Department within
either the first 10 days following the month in which the result is received or
the first 10 days following the end of the required monitoring period as
stipulated by the Department, whichever is shorter. The test results shall
include the following at a minimum:
(i) The
name, address and public water system identification number (PWSID) of the
public water system from which the sample was taken.
(ii) The name, address and identification
number of the laboratory performing the analysis unless the analysis is not
required to be performed by a certified laboratory.
(iii) The results of analytical methods,
including negative results.
(iv)
Contaminants.
(v) Analytical
methods used.
(vi) The date of
sample.
(vii) The date of
analysis.
(viii) Sample
location.
(2)
Monthly reporting requirements for performance monitoring. In
addition to the reporting requirements specified in paragraph (1), public water
systems shall report performance monitoring data as follows:
(i) The test results of performance
monitoring required under
109.301(1)
(relating to general monitoring requirements) for public water suppliers
providing filtration and disinfection of surface water or GUDI sources must
include the following at a minimum:
(A) For
the combined filter effluent turbidity performance monitoring:
(I) The number of days of filtration
operation.
(II) The number of
filtered water turbidity measurements taken each month.
(III) The number of filtered water turbidity
measurements that are less than or equal to 0.5 NTU for conventional, direct or
other filtration technologies, or 1.0 NTU for slow sand or diatomaceous earth
filtration technologies.
(IV) The
date, time and values of any filtered water turbidity measurements exceeding
2.0 NTU.
(V) Instead of subclauses
(III) and (IV), beginning January 1, 2002, for public water systems that serve
10,000 or more people and use conventional or direct filtration:
(-a-) The number of filtered water turbidity
measurements that are less than or equal to 0.3 NTU.
(-b-) The date, time and values of any
filtered water turbidity measurements exceeding 1 NTU.
(VI) Instead of subclauses (A)(III) and (IV),
beginning January 1, 2005, for public water systems that serve fewer than
10,000 persons and use conventional or direct filtration:
(-a-) The number of filtered water turbidity
measurements that are less than or equal to 0.3 NTU.
(-b-) The date, time and values of any
filtered water turbidity measurements exceeding 1 NTU.
(VII) Instead of subclauses (III) and (IV),
beginning January 1, 2002, for public water systems that serve 10,000 or more
people and use other filtration technologies:
(-a-) The number of filtered water turbidity
measurements that are less than or equal to 0.3 NTU or a more stringent
turbidity performance level requirement that is based upon onsite studies and
is specified by the Department.
(-b-) The date, time and values of any
filtered water turbidity measurements exceeding 1 NTU or a more stringent
turbidity performance level requirement that is based upon onsite studies and
is specified by the Department.
(VIII) Beginning August 20, 2019, the number
of filtered water turbidity measurements that are less than or equal to 0.15
NTU for membrane filtration technologies.
(IX) Beginning August 20, 2019, the date,
time and values of any filtered water turbidity measurements exceeding 1 NTU
for membrane filtration technologies.
(B) For performance monitoring of the
residual disinfectant concentration of the water being supplied to the
distribution system:
(I) The date, time and
lowest value each day the residual disinfectant concentration remains equal to
or greater than the required minimum.
(II) The initial date, time and value for
each occurrence that the residual disinfectant concentration is less than the
required minimum, and the subsequent date, time and value that the residual
disinfectant concentration is equal to or greater than the required
minimum.
(III) The date the entry
point is not in operation.
(C) For performance monitoring of the log
inactivation for Giardia, public water systems shall report as follows:
(I) The date, time and lowest log
inactivation value for each day the value remains equal to or greater than the
required minimum.
(II) The initial
date, time and value for each occurrence that the log inactivation is less than
the required minimum, and the subsequent date, time and value that the log
inactivation is equal to or greater than the required minimum.
(III) The date the entry point is not in
operation.
(D) For
performance monitoring of the log inactivation for viruses, public water
systems using a disinfectant other than chlorine to achieve log inactivation of
viruses shall report as follows:
(I) The date,
time and lowest log inactivation value for each day the value remains equal to
or greater than the required minimum.
(II) The initial date, time and value for
each occurrence that the log inactivation is less than the required minimum,
and the subsequent date, time and value that the log inactivation is equal to
or greater than the required minimum.
(III) The date the entry point is not in
operation.
(ii)
The test results of performance monitoring required under
109.301(2)
for public water suppliers using unfiltered surface water or GUDI sources must
include the following, at a minimum:
(A) For
turbidity performance monitoring:
(I) The
date, time and value of each sample that exceeds 1.0 NTU.
(II) The date, time and highest turbidity
value, if the turbidity does not exceed 1.0 NTU in a sample.
(III) Instead of subclauses (I) and (II),
beginning August 20, 2019:
(-a-) The number
of source water turbidity measurements taken each month.
(-b-) For measurements in which the source
water turbidity is greater than 1.0 NTU, the date, time and value for each
occurrence that the turbidity exceeds 1.0 NTU and the subsequent date, time and
value that the turbidity is less than or equal to 1.0 NTU.
(-c-) The date, time and highest turbidity
value for each day the source water turbidity remains less than or equal to 1.0
NTU.
(B) For
performance monitoring of the residual disinfectant concentration of the water
being supplied to the distribution system:
(I)
The date, time and lowest value each day the concentration is less than the
residual disinfectant concentration required under
109.202(c)(1)(iii)
(relating to State MCLs, MRDLs and treatment technique requirements).
(II) If the concentration does not fall below
that required under
109.202(c)(1)(iii)
during the month, report the date, time and lowest value measured that
month.
(C) For
performance monitoring of the E. coli or total coliform
density determinations on samples of the source water immediately prior to
disinfection: the date, time and value of each sample.
(iii) The test results from performance
monitoring required under
109.301(8)(v)
of the residual disinfectant concentration of the water in the distribution
system shall include the date, time and value of each sample.
(3)
One-hour reporting
requirements. A public water supplier shall report the circumstances
to the Department within 1 hour of discovery for the following violations or
situations:
(i) A primary MCL or an MRDL has
been exceeded or a treatment technique requirement has been violated under
Subchapter B, K, L or M.
(ii) A
sample result requires the collection of check or confirmation samples under
§
109.301.
(iii) Circumstances
exist which may adversely affect the quality or quantity of drinking water
including, but not limited to:
(A) The
occurrence of a waterborne disease outbreak.
(B) A failure, significant interruption or
breakdown in key water treatment processes.
(C) A disaster that disrupts the water supply
or distribution system.
(D) A
chemical spill.
(E) An unexpected
loading of possible pathogens into the source water that significantly
increases the potential for drinking water contamination.
(F) An overfeed of a drinking water treatment
chemical that exceeds a published maximum use value, such as National
Sanitation Foundation's "Maximum Use Value," as applicable.
(G) A situation that causes a loss of
positive water pressure in any portion of the distribution system where there
is evidence of contamination or a water supplier suspects a high risk of
contamination.
(H) A lack of
resources that adversely affect operations, such as staff shortages,
notification by the power utility of planned lengthy power outages or imminent
depletion of treatment chemical inventories.
(iv) Any sample result is E.
coli -positive.
(4)
Notice. The water
supplier shall, within 10 days of completion of each public notification
required under Subchapter D (relating to public notification) with the
exception of a CCR, submit to the Department a certification that it has fully
complied with the public notification requirements. The water supplier shall
include with this certification a representative copy of each type of notice
distributed, published, posted and made available to persons served by the
system and to the media and a description of the means undertaken to make the
notice available.
(5)
Siting plan. The water supplier shall submit to the Department
a written sample siting plan for routine and repeat coliform sampling as
required under
109.301(3)
by September 24, 2016. A public water system that begins operation after
September 24, 2016, shall submit the sample siting plan prior to serving water
to the public.
(i) A sample siting plan must
include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) A
list of sample site locations as specified in
109.303(a)(2)
(relating to sampling requirements) in the distribution system to be used for
routine monitoring purposes.
(B)
The name of the company or individual collecting the samples.
(C) A sample collection schedule.
(D) Available repeat monitoring locations for
each routine monitoring location.
(E) Triggered source water monitoring
locations as specified under
109.1303
(relating to triggered monitoring requirements for groundwater
sources).
(F) The population served
by the system.
(G) A description of
the accessibility of sample sites.
(H) The beginning and ending dates of each
operating season for seasonal systems.
(ii) A water supplier shall revise and
resubmit its sample siting plan within 30 days of notification by the
Department of a sample siting plan which fails to meet the criteria in
subparagraph (i).
(iii) The water
supplier shall notify the Department of subsequent revisions to a coliform
sample siting plan as they occur. Revisions to a coliform sample siting plan
shall be submitted in written form to the Department within 30 days of
notifying the Department of the revisions.
(6)
Records. Upon request by
the Department, the water supplier shall submit copies of records required to
be maintained under this subchapter.
(7)
Form. Reports required
by this chapter shall be submitted in a manner or form acceptable to the
Department.
(8)
Reporting
requirements for is infectant residuals. In addition to the reporting
requirements specified in paragraph (1), public water systems monitoring for
disinfectant residuals under
109.301
shall:
(i) Submit to the Department a written
sample siting plan by October 29, 2018. A public water system that begins
operation after April 28, 2018, shall submit the sample siting plan prior to
serving water to the public. The sample siting plan for disinfectant residuals
may be combined with the sample siting plan for coliforms specified in
paragraph (5) if all content elements are included. At a minimum, the sample
siting plan must include all of the following:
(A) A list of representative sample site
locations in the distribution system to be used for residual disinfectant
concentration monitoring. Representative locations include the following:
(I) Dead ends.
(II) First service connection.
(III) Finished water storage
facilities.
(IV) Interconnections
with other public water systems.
(V) Areas of high water age.
(VI) Areas with previous coliform
detections.
(VII) Mixing zones for
systems using chlorine and purchasing water from a system using chloramines or
for systems using chloramines and purchasing water from a system using
chlorine.
(B) Whether the
sample site location is also used as a coliform, disinfection byproducts, or
lead and copper sampling location.
(C) Whether the sample site location is
located within a mixing zone.
(D)
Whether online monitoring and recording will be substituted for grab sample
measurements at the sample site location and the frequency of measurements by
the online analyzer.
(E) A sample
collection schedule.
(ii)
Submit to the Department a revised sample siting plan within 30 days of
notification by the Department that a sample siting plan fails to meet the
criteria in clauses (A)-(E).
(iii)
Notify the Department of subsequent revisions to a sample siting plan as they
occur. Revisions to a sample siting plan shall be submitted in written form to
the Department within 30 days of notifying the Department of the
revisions.
(iv) Report to the
Department the beginning and ending dates when a free chlorine burn is
conducted for a system using chloramines.
(v) Report to the Department a daily average
if online monitoring and recording is substituted for grab sample
measurements.
(9)
Level 1 and Level 2 assessments. A public water supplier
shall:
(i) Submit an assessment form
completed in accordance with
109.705(b)
(relating to system evaluations and assessments) to the Department within 30
days after the system learns that it has exceeded a trigger under §
109.202(c)(4).
(ii) Submit a
revised assessment form in accordance with
109.705(b)
within 30 days of notification from the Department that revisions are
necessary.
(10)
Reporting requirements for is infection byproducts. In
addition to the reporting requirements specified in paragraph (1), public water
systems monitoring for disinfection byproducts under
109.301 (12)
shall report the individual constituents for total trihalomethanes and
haloacetic acids.
(11)
Noncompliance report. Except where a different reporting
period is specified in this chapter, the water supplier shall report to the
Department within 48 hours the failure to comply with any National Primary
Drinking Water Regulation, including the failure to comply with any monitoring
requirement set forth in this chapter.
(b) Reporting requirements for community water systems. In addition to the reporting requirements for a public water system, a community water supplier shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The water
supplier shall prepare a monthly operational report on forms provided by the
Department or in a form acceptable to the Department. The report shall be
maintained on file by the operator for at least 2 years and submitted upon
request of the Department. The report must include at least the following:
(i) The water produced daily.
(ii) The chemical added daily.
(iii) The physical and chemical
determinations taken daily.
(iv)
Water-level monitoring data for supply and any associated monitoring
wells.
(v) The maintenance
performed.
(vi) Operational
problems.
(2) The water
supplier shall comply with the applicable requirements of registration,
reporting, recordkeeping and monitoring in Chapter 110, Subchapters B-E,
regarding registration, reporting, recordkeeping and monitoring.
(3) The water supplier shall keep a record of
complaints received from consumers related to the act or this chapter on forms
provided by the Department or in a form acceptable to the Department. Water
suppliers complying with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)
complaint recordkeeping requirements under 52 Pa. Code §65.3 (relating to complaints)
shall be in compliance with this subsection if the complaints related to the
act or this chapter are cross-referenced within the PUC required records in a
manner to make them readily available. The records shall be maintained on file
by the operator for at least 3 years and submitted upon request of the
Department.
(c) Reporting requirements for nontransient noncommunity water systems. In addition to complying with the reporting requirements for public water systems under subsection (a), a nontransient noncommunity water system shall comply with subsection (b)(1) except that records of water produced daily are not required.
(d)Record maintenance. The public water supplier shall retain on the premises of the public water system or at a convenient location near the premises the following:
(1) Records of bacteriological and turbidity
analyses which shall be kept for at least 5 years, and records of chemical
analyses which shall be kept for at least 12 years. Actual laboratory reports
may be kept, or data may be transferred to tabular summaries, if the following
information is included:
(i) The date, place
and time of sampling, and the name of the person who collected the
sample.
(ii) Identification of
the sample as to whether it was a routine distribution system sample, check
sample, raw or finished water sample, or other special purpose
sample.
(iii) The date of
analysis.
(iv) The laboratory,
certification number and person responsible for performing the
analysis.
(v) The analytical
technique and methods used.
(vi)
The results of the analysis.
(2) Records of performance monitoring
required under §
109.301, except for turbidity,
which shall be kept for at least 3 years. Records of turbidity performance
monitoring required under §
109.301 shall be kept for at least
5 years. At a minimum, these records must contain the reporting requirements
under subsection (a).
(3) Records
of action taken by the public water supplier to correct violations of MCLs,
MRDLs or treatment technique requirements, which shall be kept for at least 3
years after the last action taken with respect to the particular violation
involved.
(4) Copies of written
reports or communications relating to sanitary surveys conducted by a water
supplier or his agent, which shall be kept for at least 12 years.
(5) Records concerning a variance or
exemption granted to the system which shall be kept at least 5 years following
the expiration of the variance or exemption.
(6) Plans, specifications and permits for water system facilities
which shall be kept for the life of the facility.
(7) Records concerning the use of acrylamide
and epichlorohydrin shall be kept for at least 12 years. These records must
include verification that the chemicals used were certified for conformance
with ANSI/NSF Standard 60 in accordance with §
109.606 (relating to chemicals,
materials and equipment) and that the combination-or product-of dose and
monomer level did not exceed the following:
(i) Acrylamide = 0.05% dosed at 1 ppm (or equivalent).
(ii) Epichlorohydrin = 0.01% dosed at 20 ppm
(or equivalent).
(8)
Copies of public notifications issued under Subchapter D and certifications
made to the Department under subsection (a)(4) shall be kept for 3 years after
issuance.
(9) A copy of any
assessment form and documentation of corrective actions completed as a result
of those assessments or other available summary documentation of the sanitary
defects and corrective actions taken under §
109.705(b) shall
be kept at least 5 years after completion of the assessment or corrective
action.
(e) Reporting requirements for public water systems required to perform individual filter monitoring under § 109.301 (1)(iii).
(1) Public water systems required to perform
individual filter monitoring shall report that they have conducted individual
filter monitoring within 10 days following the end of each month that the
system serves water to the public.
(2) Public water systems required to perform
individual monitoring under
109.301(1)(iii)
shall report individual filter turbidity results if individual filter turbidity
measurements demonstrate that one or more of the following conditions exist:
(i) An individual filter has a measured
turbidity level greater than 1.0 NTU in two consecutive measurements taken 15
minutes apart.
(ii) An individual
filter has a measured turbidity level of greater than 0.5 NTU in two
consecutive measurements taken 15 minutes apart at the end of the first 4 hours
of continuous filter operation after the filter has been backwashed or
otherwise taken offline.
(iii) An
individual filter has a measured turbidity level greater than 1.0 NTU in two
consecutive measurements taken 15 minutes apart at any time in each of 3
consecutive months.
(iv) An
individual filter has a measured turbidity level greater than 2.0 NTU in two
consecutive measurements taken 15 minutes apart at any time in each of 2
consecutive months.
(3)
Individual filter turbidity monitoring reported as required under paragraph (2)
must include the following at a minimum:
(i)
Filter number.
(ii) Turbidity
measurements.
(iii) The dates on
which the exceedance occurred.
(iv)
If an individual filter demonstrates a condition under paragraph (2)(i) or
(ii), the date on which a filter profile was produced or the date on which the
reason for a turbidity exceedance was determined.
(v) If an individual filter demonstrates a
condition under paragraph (2)(iii), the date on which a filter self-assessment
was conducted.
(vi) If an
individual filter demonstrates a condition under paragraph (2)(iv), the date on
which a comprehensive performance evaluation was conducted.
(f) Alternative individual filter turbidity exceedance levels. Public water systems using lime softening may apply to the Department for alternative individual filter turbidity exceedance levels if they demonstrate that the higher individual filter turbidity levels are due to lime carryover and not to degraded filter performance.
(g) Monitoring plans for disinfectants, DBPs and DBP precursors.
(1)
Stage 1 DBP Rule.
Systems required to monitor for disinfection byproducts under
109.301(12)(i),
disinfection byproduct precursors under
109.301(12)(v) or disinfectant residuals under
109.301(13)
shall develop and implement a monitoring plan. The system shall maintain the
plan and make it available for inspection by the Department and the general
public no later than 30 days following the applicable compliance dates. Systems
that use either surface water or GUDI sources shall submit a copy of the
monitoring plan to the Department no later than 30 days prior to the date of
the first report required under this subchapter. The Department may also
require the plan to be submitted by any other system, regardless of size or
source water type. After review, the Department may require changes in any of
the plan components.
(i) The plan must
include the following components:
(A) Specific
locations and schedules for collecting samples for any parameters included in
§
109.301(12) or (13).
(B) How
the system will calculate compliance with the MCLs, MRDLs and treatment
techniques.
(C) If approved for
monitoring as a consecutive system, or if providing water to a consecutive
system, the sampling plan shall reflect the entire distribution
system.
(D) Systems may consider
multiple wells drawing water from a single aquifer as one treatment plant for
determining the minimum number of TTHM and HAA5 samples required under
109.301(12)(i).
(ii) The system shall notify the
Department of subsequent revisions to a monitoring plan as they occur.
Revisions to a monitoring plan shall be submitted in written form to the
Department within 30 days of notifying the Department of the
revisions.
(iii) Copies of Stage 1
DBP Rule monitoring plans developed under this paragraph shall be kept for the
same period of time as the Stage 1 DBP Rule records of analyses are required to
be kept under subsection (d)(1).
(2)
Stage 2 DBP Rule.
Systems required to monitor for disinfection byproducts under §
109.301(12)(ii)
shall comply with the following:
(i)
IDSE requirements. The IDSE requirements established by the
EPA under the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations in
40 CFR
141.600 -
141.605
(relating to initial distribution system evaluations) are incorporated by
reference except as otherwise established by this chapter.
(ii)
Stage 2 DPB Rule monitoring
plan.
(A) A public water system shall
develop and implement a monitoring plan to be kept on file for Department and
public review. The monitoring plan must contain the elements in subclauses
(I)-(III) and be completed no later than the date systems conduct their initial
monitoring under §
109.301(12)(ii)(A).
(I) Monitoring locations,
(II) Monitoring dates,
(III) Compliance calculation
procedures
(B) Public
water systems not required to submit an IDSE report under either
40 CFR
141.601 or
141.602
(relating to standard monitoring; and system specific studies) as incorporated
by reference, and do not have sufficient
109.301(12)(i)
monitoring locations to identify the required number of Stage 2 DBP rule
compliance monitoring locations, shall identify additional locations by
alternating selection of locations representing high TTHM levels and high HAA5
levels until the required number of Stage 2 DBP rule compliance monitoring
locations have been identified. The system shall also provide the rationale for
identifying the locations as having high levels of TTHM or HAA5. Systems that
have more Stage 1 DBP rule monitoring locations than required for Stage 2 DBP
rule compliance monitoring shall identify which locations will be used for
Stage 2 DBP rule compliance monitoring by alternating selection of Stage 1 DBP
rule monitoring locations representing high TTHM levels and high HAA5 levels
until the required number of Stage 2 DBP rule compliance monitoring locations
have been identified.
(C) A public
water system shall submit a copy of its monitoring plan to the Department prior
to the date for initial monitoring specified in
109.301(12)(ii),
unless the system submits to the Department an IDSE report containing all the
information required by clause (A).
(D) A public water system may revise its
monitoring plan to reflect changes in treatment, distribution system operations
and layout (including new service areas), or other factors that may affect TTHM
or HAA5 formation, or for Department-approved reasons, after consultation with
the Department regarding the need for changes and the appropriateness of
changes. A system that changes monitoring locations, shall replace existing
compliance monitoring locations with the lowest LRAA with new locations that
reflect the current distribution system locations with expected high TTHM or
HAA5 levels. The Department may also require modifications in the system's
monitoring plan. Systems shall submit a copy of the modified monitoring plan to
the Department prior to the date the system is required to comply with the
revised monitoring plan.
(iii)
Operational evaluation
levels.
(A) The operational
evaluation level for TTHM and HAA5 is the sum of the two previous quarterly
results plus twice the current quarter's result, divided by four. Public water
systems that are monitoring quarterly shall calculate the TTHM and HAA5
operation evaluation levels for each monitoring location at the end of each
calendar quarter.
(B) If the TTHM
operational evaluation level exceeds 0.080 mg/L, or the HAA5 operational
evaluation level exceeds 0.060 mg/L at any monitoring location, the system
shall conduct an operational evaluation to identify the cause of the exceedance
and submit a written report of the evaluation to the Department no later than
90 days after being notified of the analytical result that causes the system to
exceed the operational evaluation level. The written report must be made
available to the public upon request.
(C) The operational evaluation must include
an examination of system treatment and distribution operational practices,
including storage tank operations, excess storage capacity, distribution system
flushing, changes in sources or source water quality, and treatment changes or
problems that may contribute to TTHM and HAA5 formation and what steps could be
considered to minimize future exceedances.
(I)
A system may request and the Department may allow a system to limit the scope
of evaluation if the system is able to identify the cause of the operational
evaluation level exceedance.
(II)
The request to limit the scope of the evaluation does not extend the schedule
in clause (B) for submitting the written report. The Department must approve
this limited scope of evaluation in writing and systems shall keep that
approval with the completed report.
(iv)
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
(A) For each
monitoring location, public water systems shall report to the Department within
10 days of the end of any quarter in which monitoring is required any TTHM
operational evaluation level that exceeded 0.080 mg/L and any HAA5 operational
evaluation level that exceeded 0.060 mg/L during the quarter and the location,
date, and the TTHM and HAA5 calculated operation evaluation level.
(B) Copies of Stage 2 DBP Rule monitoring
plans developed under this subparagraph shall be kept for the same period of
time as the Stage 2 DBP Rule records of analyses are required to be kept under
subsection (d)(1).
(h) Reporting and record maintenance requirements for systems recycling their waste streams.
(1) Public water systems using surface water
or GUDI sources and providing conventional filtration or direct filtration
treatment and that recycle spent filter backwash water, thickener supernatant,
or liquids from dewatering processes shall notify the Department in writing by
December 8, 2003. This notification shall include the following information:
(i) A plant schematic showing the origin of
all flows that are recycled (including, but not limited to, spent filter
backwash water, thickener supernatant and liquids from dewatering processes),
the hydraulic conveyance used to transport them and the location where they are
reintroduced back into the treatment plant.
(ii) Typical recycle flow in gallons per
minute (gpm), the highest observed plant flow experienced in the previous year
(gpm), design flow for the treatment plant (gpm) and Department-approved
operating capacity for the plant.
(2)
Record maintenance.
Beginning June 8, 2004, public water systems using surface water or GUDI
sources and providing conventional filtration or direct filtration and
recycling spent filter backwash water, thickener supernatant, or liquids from
dewatering processes shall collect and retain on file recycle flow information
specified in this paragraph. This information is for the previous year of
recycling and shall be available to the Department for review and evaluation at
the Department's request:
(i) A copy of the
recycle notification and information submitted to the Department under
subsection (h).
(ii) A list of all
recycle flows and the frequency with which they are returned.
(iii) Average and maximum backwash flow rate
through the filters and the average and maximum duration of the filter backwash
process in minutes.
(iv) Typical
filter run length and a written summary of how filter run length is
determined.
(v) The type of
treatment provided for the recycle flow.
(vi) Data on the physical dimensions of the
equalization or treatment units, or both, typical and maximum hydraulic loading
rates, type of treatment chemicals used and average dose and frequency of use,
and frequency at which solids are removed, if applicable.
(i) Accuracy of data.
(1) Each water supplier shall
be responsible for the accurate reporting of data required under subsection (j)
to the Department.
(2) Each water
supplier shall be responsible for providing accurate monitoring and sample
information to the accredited laboratory that is responsible for reporting data
to the Department under
109.810
(relating to environmental laboratory accreditation). Monitoring and sample
information must include, but is not limited to, the monitoring frequency,
monitoring period, sample location, and sample type.
(j) Electronic reporting. Within 90 days of written notification by the Department, a public water system shall submit electronically all of its monitoring data for the contaminants listed under 109.304(c) (relating to analytical requirements).
(1) The
Department will provide written notification to each public water system to
begin submitting data electronically based on the following schedule:
(i) Systems serving more than 10,000 persons
will be notified no sooner than November 23, 2009.
(ii) Systems serving more than 3,300 but less
than 10,001 persons will be notified no sooner than May 23, 2010.
(iii) Systems serving more than 500 but less
than 3,301 persons will be notified no sooner than November 23, 2010.
(iv) Systems serving less than 501 persons
will be notified no sooner than May 23, 2011.
(v) New systems will be notified of the
electronic reporting requirements at the time of issuance of the operation
permit under
109.504
(relating to public water system operation permits).
(2) The water supplier shall electronically
submit all of its data using a secure computer application provided by the
Department.
(3) The water supplier
shall submit the required data electronically in accordance with the submission
deadlines established in this section.
(4) In the event of a Department computer
application failure, the Department will notify the water supplier of an
alternate reporting method.
(5) In
the event that a water supplier is unable to submit data electronically, due to
circumstances beyond its control, the water supplier shall notify the
Department prior to the applicable reporting deadline. If the Department
determines that the circumstances were beyond the control of the water
supplier, the Department will specify a temporary, alternate reporting method
the water supplier shall use to meet the reporting deadline.
(6) A water supplier shall meet the
requirements under this subsection, unless the water supplier assigns in
writing the responsibility for reporting to an accredited laboratory or another
approved party.
(k) Monitoring plan to determine if a source is directly influenced by surface water. Systems required to monitor under 109.302(f) (relating to special monitoring requirements) shall develop and implement a monitoring plan. The system shall submit a copy of the monitoring plan to the Department for review and approval prior to the applicable compliance date. The plan must address the requirements under § 109.302(f).
(l) Additional reporting and recordkeepig requirements for systems using surface water or GUDI sources. In addition to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this subchapter, systems using surface water or GUDI sources shall also comply with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 109.1206 (relating to reporting and recordkeeping requirements).
(m) Additional reporting and recordkeeping requirements for systems using groundwater sources. In addition to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this subchapter, systems using groundwater sources shall also comply with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 109.1307 (relating to system management responsibilities).
(n) Additional reporting requirements for systems using reserve sources, treatment plants or entry points.
(1) Systems must provide a report each
quarter certifying the number of days that a reserve source, treatment plant or
entry point was used during the previous quarter and estimating the expected
timeframe the reserve source, treatment plant or entry point will remain in
operation.
(2) Systems must provide
notification to the department within ten days after a reserve source,
treatment plant or entry point is no longer in use.
The provisions of this § 109.701 amended under section 4 of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. § 721.4); section 3118 of the Water Resources Planning Act, 27 Pa.C.S. § 3118; and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 510-7 and 510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 109.202 (relating to State MCLs, MRDLs and treatment technique requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.301 (relating to general monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.303 (relating to sampling requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.407 (relating to general public notification requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.408 (relating to Tier 1 public notice-categories, timing and delivery of notice); 25 Pa. Code § 109.409 (relating to Tier 2 public notice-categories, timing and delivery of notice); 25 Pa. Code § 109.410 (relating to Tier 3 public notice-categories, timing and delivery of notice); 25 Pa. Code § 109.703 (relating to facilities operation); 25 Pa. Code § 109.707 (relating to emergency response plan); 25 Pa. Code § 109.710 (relating to disinfectant residual in the distribution system); 25 Pa. Code § 109.714 (relating to filter profile, filter self-assessment and comprehensive performance evaluations); 25 Pa. Code § 109.718 (relating to comprehensive monitoring plan); 25 Pa. Code § 109.810 (relating to reporting and notification requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.1003 (relating to monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 109.1008 (relating to system management responsibilities); 25 Pa. Code § 109.1107 (relating to system management responsibilities); and 25 Pa. Code § 109.1307 (relating to system management responsibilities).
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