Category: Drinking Water Rules

  • 24 Hour Public Notice Requirements for Lead

    Starting October 16, 2024, water systems must issue a public notice within 24 hours of receiving their results if the 90th percentile lead concentration is .015 mg/L or higher, according to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Exceeding the action level for lead requires a Tier 1 public notification. New requirements for a lead…

  • Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

    To reduce lead in drinking water, EPA introduced Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) which went into effect on wil October 16, 2024.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) which goes into effect on November 1, 2027. Financial assistance is available! Get financial assistance to complete…

  • Forms: Lead and Copper Rule

    Find forms and templates pertaining to the Lead and Copper Rule for drinking water.

  • Consumer and Public Notification: Lead and Copper Rule

    Consumer Notification Requirements Consumer Notification Form Each time a lead and copper sample is taken the consumer must be notified of the results. This is accomplished by downloading the Consumer Notification Form, filling out the results portion, and delivering the results to the consumer. In the case of non-single family residence structure, such as a…

  • Routine Sampling: Lead and Copper Rule

    Lead and Copper samples must be collected and submitted to the Division according to your system’s monitoring schedule and Sample Site Plan. Failure to submit samples will result in a violation and 50 IPS points added to the systems IPS total. How to Collect a Lead and Copper Sample Monitoring Schedules There are two types…

  • Sample Site Plan: Lead and Copper Rule

    All community and non-transient non-community public water systems are required have and maintain an approved LCR Sample Site Plan. The Division has created an easy to use template that can be used and submitted through a waterlink portal account. How to Create a LCR Sample Site Plan Step 1: Create a portal account Follow the…

  • Lead and Copper Rule

    Starting October 16, 2024, any water systems which exceeds the action level for lead is required to issue a tier 1 public notice within 24 hours. The Division recommends water systems prepare ahead of time to have everything in place in case a public notice for lead is required.  In 1991 the Environmental Protection Agency…

  • Special Projects: DDW Rules

    Compliance info for Drinking Water Rules.

  • Monitoring: DDW Rules

    Monitoring info about Drinking Water Rules.

  • Enforcement: DDW Rules

    Enforcement info for Drinking Water Rules.

  • Compliance: Division of Drinking Water

    Rules enforcement, monitoring, and compliance pages.

  • Drinking Water Public Notification Templates

    Public notice requirements are divided into three tiers to take into account the seriousness of the violation or situation. These templates should be used by water suppliers as the situation warrants. All public notices must be reviewed and approved by the Division of Drinking Water prior to delivery. Tier 1 Required for violations and situations…

  • RTCR Assessment Procedures

    Assessing Samples, Sampling Sites and Sampling Protocols Some of the common items that should be evaluated at the sample site(s) include: Assessing the Distribution System Area Near the Positive Samples A Level 1 assessment of the distribution system should include the collection and review of available data. The data to be reviewed includes operational data…

  • Monitoring Waivers: Drinking Water Monitoring and Reporting Program

    Reliably and Consistently Waiver The criteria for establishing a reliably and consistently waiver is set forth in R309-205. The criteria for use and susceptibility waivers follow. If a source’s DWSP plan is due according to the schedule in R309-600-3, and is not submitted to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), its use and susceptibility waivers…

  • Bacteriologic Sampling and Public Notice

    Public Notification Templates Public notice requirements are divided into three tiers to take into account the seriousness of the violation or situation. These templates should be used by water suppliers as the situation warrants.

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