South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-58.6 - Reports, Record Retention and Public Notification
Section 61-58.6.D - Record Keeping
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-58.6.D
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(1) Any supplier of water subject to the provisions of this regulation and R.61-58.5, Maximum Contaminant Levels in Drinking Water, shall retain on the premises at a convenient location near the premises all appropriate records, and make them available for inspection by the Department and the public upon request.
(2) These records shall include the following:
(a) Records of microbiological
analyses and turbidity analyses made pursuant to the State Primary Drinking
Water Regulation: R.61-58 shall be kept for not less
than five (5) years. Records of chemical analyses made pursuant to State
Primary Drinking Water Regulation: R.61-58 shall be kept for not less
than ten years. Actual laboratory reports may be kept, or data may be
transferred to tabular summaries, provided that 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
process water sample or other special purpose sample.
(iii) Date of analysis.
(iv) Laboratory and person responsible for
performing analysis.
(v) The
analytical technique or method used.
(vi) The results of the analysis.
(b) Records of action taken by the
supplier of water to correct violation of regulations, shall be kept for a
period not less than three years after the last action with respect to the
particular violation involved.
(c)
Copies of any written reports, summaries, or communications relating to
sanitary surveys or operational inspections of the public water supply
conducted by the supplier of water, by a private consultant, or by any local,
state, or federal agency, shall be kept for a period not less than ten years
after completion of the sanitary survey involved.
(d) Records concerning a variance or
exemption granted to the public water supply shall be kept for a period ending
not less than five years following the expiration of such variance or
exemption.
(e) Copies of public
notices issued pursuant to Section E below and certifications made to the
Department pursuant to the provisions of this regulation must be kept for three
(3) years after issuance.
(f)
Copies of monitoring plans developed pursuant to the State Primary Drinking
Water Regulation: R.61-58 shall be kept for the same
period of time as the records of analyses taken under the plan are required to
be kept under paragraph (a) of this section, except as specified elsewhere in
this regulation.
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