Definitions for 401 KAR Chapter 8. This regulation change incorporates new definitions required by amendments to the federal regulations. Public and semipublic water supplies general provisions. At the request of the Cabinet for Health Services, this regulation will require water systems to notify the affected local health department when they issue a boil water advisory, boil water notice, or other consumer advisory. Also, the amendment will update reference documents.
Consumer confidence reports.
The report shall describe the quality of the water it treats and distributes to its customers and shall include other information about the system, the source of the water, and other public health information. It will also require the system to certify to the Cabinet that the report was prepared and distributed to its customers and that the information contained in the report is accurate and consistent with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the Cabinet. Disinfection and filtration. This regulation contains requirements for the disinfection and filtration of drinking water in public water systems. Disinfection and filtration are to protect customers of the water system from bacteria and microorganisms that can be harmful when ingested.