Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0025-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-08-04T04:00Z

Public
Meeting
to
Discuss
the
Public
Meeting
to
Discuss
the
Development
of
Regulations
for
Development
of
Regulations
for
Aircraft
Drinking
Water
Systems
Aircraft
Drinking
Water
Systems
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
***
Washington,
DC
June
1,
2005
2
Agenda
Agenda

9:
30
am
Welcome,
Introductions,
and
Review
Agenda

9:
45
am
Panel:
Background
on
Proposed
Rulemaking

10:
45
am
Break

11:
00
am
Panel:
Background
on
Proposed
Rulemaking

11:
30
am
Stakeholder
Perspectives:
Issues
for
Consideration

12:
00
pm
Lunch
(
on
your
own)

1:
00
pm
Stakeholder
Perspectives:
Issues
for
Consideration

2:
00
pm
Break

2:
15
pm
Options
for
a
Collaborative
Approach
to
Rulemaking

3:
45
pm
Wrap­
up/
Next
Steps

4:
00
pm
Adjourn
3
Objectives
Objectives

Present
information
relevant
to
the
proposed
rulemaking;

Provide
an
opportunity
for
affected
stakeholders
and
the
interested
public
to
raise
issues
for
consideration
in
the
development
of
the
proposed
rule;
and

Provide
an
opportunity
for
stakeholders
and
the
interested
public
to
comment
on
options
for
a
collaborative
process
to
develop
the
rule.
4
Why
New
Regulations?

Why
New
Regulations?

°
Existing
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
(
NPDWRs)
designed
for
traditional,

stationary
water
systems
°
Aircraft
board
water
from
multiple
sources
some
of
which
are
foreign
sources
that
are
not
subject
to
EPA
drinking
water
standards.

°
Frequent
transfer
of
water
provides
opportunities
for
cross­
contamination
5
Statutory
Authority
Statutory
Authority
°
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
°
EPA
regulates
public
water
systems
(
PWSs)
in
U.
S.

°
PWS:
a
system
that
regularly
serves
an
average
of
at
least
25
people
daily
at
least
60
days
per
year
°
Including
interstate
carrier
conveyances
(
ICCs):

airplanes,
trains,
water
vessels
and
buses
6
ICC
Program
Administration
ICC
Program
Administration
°
ICC
program
jointly
administered
by
EPA
and
the
Food
and
Drug
Administration
(
FDA).

 
Source
water
(
domestic):
State/
EPA
 
Watering
points:
FDA
 
Onboard:
drinking
water
(
EPA)
/
culinary
water
(
FDA)
7
Classification
of
Aircraft
PWSs
Classification
of
Aircraft
PWSs
under
NPDWRs
under
NPDWRs
 
Transient
noncommunity
water
systems
 
Surface
water
systems
 
Population
served
 
1,000
persons
or
fewer
per
day
(
majority
of
aircraft)
8
NPDWR
Requirements
for
Transient
NPDWR
Requirements
for
Transient
Noncommunity
Water
Systems
using
Surface
Noncommunity
Water
Systems
using
Surface
Water
(
serving
1000
or
fewer)

Water
(
serving
1000
or
fewer)

°
1
total
coliform
sample/
month
°
1
nitrate
sample/
year
°
1
nitrite
sample/
3
years
°
1
sanitary
survey/
5
years
°
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule/
Long
Term
1
requirements
°
1
disinfectant
residual
sample/
month
°
2
log
(
99%)
removal
of
Cryptosporidium
with
filtration
°
3
log
(
99.9%)
removal
Giardia
with
filtration
and
disinfection
°
4
log
(
99.99%)
removal
of
viruses
with
filtration
and
disinfection
°
Turbidity
monitoring
at
the
filters
(
performance
standard
depends
on
technology
used)
9
Water
Supply
Guidance
Water
Supply
Guidance

WSG
29
(
10/
01/
86)
outlined
EPA
&
FDA's
roles
in
implementing
the
NPDWRs
for
ICCs.
The
guidance
includes:

1)
Monitoring
requirements
applied
to
ICCs
2)
Approved
operation
and
maintenance
programs
in
lieu
of
monitoring
10
Existing
Regulatory
Authority
to
Modify
Existing
Regulatory
Authority
to
Modify
NPDWR
Requirements
NPDWR
Requirements

Satisfy
the
interconnection
condition
of
§
141.29
Monitoring
of
Consecutive
PWSs:

 
When
a
public
water
system
supplies
water
to
one
or
more
other
public
water
systems,
the
state
may
modify
the
monitoring
requirements 
to
the
extent
that
the
interconnection
justifies
treating
them
as
a
single
system
for
monitoring
purposes .

 
Cannot
be
met
by
majority
of
aircraft
since
they
obtain
water
from
non­
PWSs
(
i.
e.,
foreign
sources)
11
Baseline
Sampling
Baseline
Sampling
°
ATA
sampled
265
aircraft
°
2.7%
total
coliform
positive
°
All
E.
coli
negative
°
EPA
sampled
327
aircraft
°
15%
total
coliform
positive
°
2
E.
coli
positive
samples
12
Baseline
Sampling
(
cont'd)

Baseline
Sampling
(
cont'd)

°
In
both
sets
of
samples,
a
large
percentage
had
a
non
detectable
chlorine
residual
°
ATA
 
41%

°
EPA
 
21%
(
raw
data)

°
No
turbidity,
nitrate
or
nitrite
samples
exceeded
the
standards
13
Administrative
Orders
Administrative
Orders
on
Consent
on
Consent
°
Based
on
agreements
in
principle
developed
via
lengthy
discussions
with
the
Air
Transport
Association
14
Administrative
Orders
Administrative
Orders
on
Consent
(
cont'd)

on
Consent
(
cont'd)

°
Establish:

°
Interim
monitoring
requirements
°
Best
management
practices
°
Corrective
action
and
public
notification
requirements
°
Study
of
possible
sources
of
contamination
outside
of
the
aircraft
15
Administrative
Orders
Administrative
Orders
on
Consent
(
cont'd)

on
Consent
(
cont'd)

°
Require
submission
of
information
related
to
the
practices
of
boarding
water
from
sources
outside
of
the
U.
S.
to
increase
EPA's
understanding
of
this
extraterritorial
issue
16
Key
Issues
for
the
Development
of
a
Key
Issues
for
the
Development
of
a
New
Aircraft
Drinking
Water
Rule
New
Aircraft
Drinking
Water
Rule
1.
Which
contaminates
are
of
concern
for
aircraft
water
systems
that
take
on
water
from
domestic
sources
only,
or
from
both
domestic
and
foreign
sources?

2.
What
is
the
appropriate
monitoring
frequency
for
aircraft
water
systems
that
take
on
water
from
domestic
sources
only,
or
both
domestic
and
foreign
sources?
17
Key
Issues
(
cont'd)

Key
Issues
(
cont'd)

3.
What
is
the
appropriate
frequency
for
disinfecting
and
flushing
aircraft
water
systems?

4.
Should
aircraft
that
obtain
all
of
their
water
from
another
public
water
system
be
classified
as
a
"
consecutive"
public
water
system
that
can
obtain
reduced
monitoring
requirements
under
EPA's
regulations
(
40
CFR141.29)?
18
Key
Issues
(
cont'd)

Key
Issues
(
cont'd)

5.
Are
there
feasible
treatment
technologies
that
can
be
used
to
treat
drinking
water
onboard
aircraft?

6.
What
should
be
done
to
address
the
low
disinfectant
residual
levels
in
the
drinking
water
found
on
a
high
percentage
of
aircraft?

7.
How
should
EPA
address
aircraft
water
from
sources
outside
of
the
U.
S.?
19
Rule
Development
Schedule
Rule
Development
Schedule

Public
Kickoff
Meeting:
June
1,
2005

Options
Development,
Stakeholder
Collaboration
&

Selection:
June
2005
 
May
2006

Final
Agency
Review:
June
2006

OMB
Review:
July
2006
 
September
2006

Publish
Proposed
Rule:
January
2007

Public
Comment
Period:
January
2007
 
Mar
2007

Response
to
Comments
&
Final
Option
Selection:
April
2007
 
September
2007

Internal/
Final
Agency
Review:
October
2007
 
April
2008

OMB
Review:
June
2008
 
August
2008

Publish
Final
Rule:
January
2009
20
Contact
Information
Contact
Information
Rick
Naylor
Drinking
Water
Protection
Branch
(
4606M)

Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone:
(
202)
564­
3847
Fax:
(
202)
564­
3755
Email:
naylor.
richard@
epa.
gov