Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
WATER SYSTEMS
Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies
Part 7 - REPORTING
Subpart A - Public Notification and Consumer Information
Section 246-290-71006 - Public notice for contaminants with a SAL and other unregulated contaminants

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-290-71006

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) The purveyor shall provide public notice to the water system users when the department determines that a contaminant exceeds a SAL listed in WAC 246-290-315, Table 9.

(2) The public notice must be in conformance with the requirements under WAC 246-290-71001 through 246-290-71004 and based upon the public notice tier designation of the contaminant or group of contaminants in Table 17 of this section.

TABLE 17

PUBLIC NOTICE TIER DESIGNATION FOR CONTAMINANTS WITH A SAL

Contaminant or Group of Contaminants	Public Notice Tier	Bioaccumulative
PFOA	Tier 2	Yes
PFOS	Tier 2	Yes
PFHxS	Tier 2	Yes
PFNA	Tier 2	Yes
PFBS	Tier 2	Yes

(a) The purveyor shall complete public notice for an initial exceedance of a Tier 1 designated SAL within twenty-four hours of confirmation, and for every subsequent quarter in which analytical results exceed a SAL.

(b) The purveyor shall complete public notification for an initial exceedance of a Tier 2 designated SAL as soon as practical, but no less than within thirty days of exceeding the SAL per Table 9 in WAC 246-290-315, and every three months thereafter as long as the results continue to exceed the SAL per Table 9 in WAC 246-290-315, or as directed by the department.

(3) The department may require public notice for other unregulated contaminants that are reported per requirements in WAC 246-390-075.

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050(2) and (3) and 70.119A.080. 03-08-037, § 246-290-71006, filed 3/27/03, effective 4/27/03.

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Washington Administrative CodeTitle 246 - Health, Department ofWATER SYSTEMSChapter 246-290 - Group A public water suppliesPart 7 - REPORTINGSubpart A - Public Notification and Consumer InformationSection 246-290-71006 - Public notice for contaminants with a SAL and other unregulated contaminants