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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 60301.860 - Total Nitrogen

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Total Nitrogen" means the sum of concentrations of
					 ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and organic nitrogen-containing compounds, expressed
					 as nitrogen.
1. New
					 section filed 6-18-2014 as an emergency; operative 6-18-2014. Submitted to OAL
					 for filing and printing only. This adoption is not subject to OAL review and
					 shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Public Health
					 pursuant to Water Code section
					 13562.5
					 (Register 2014, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						13521,
						13562 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code; and Sections
						131052
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						13520,
						13522,
						13522.5,
						13523,
						13523.1,
						13524,
						13560,
						13561 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 60301.870 - Total Organic Carbon or TOC

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Total Organic Carbon" or "TOC" means the concentration of
					 organic carbon present in water.
1. New
					 section filed 6-18-2014 as an emergency; operative 6-18-2014. Submitted to OAL
					 for filing and printing only. This adoption is not subject to OAL review and
					 shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Public Health
					 pursuant to Water Code section
					 13562.5
					 (Register 2014, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						13521,
						13562 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code; and Sections
						131052
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						13520,
						13522,
						13522.5,
						13523,
						13523.1,
						13524,
						13560,
						13561 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 60301.900 - Undisinfected Secondary Recycled Water

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Undisinfected secondary recycled water" means oxidized
					 wastewater.
1. New
					 section filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13520 and
						13521, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 60301.910 - Unsaturated Zone

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Unsaturated Zone" means the volume between the land
					 surface and the uppermost saturated zone.
1. New
					 section filed 6-18-2014 as an emergency; operative 6-18-2014. Submitted to OAL
					 for filing and printing only. This adoption is not subject to OAL review and
					 shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Public Health
					 pursuant to Water Code section
					 13562.5
					 (Register 2014, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						13521,
						13562 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code; and Sections
						131052
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						13520,
						13522,
						13522.5,
						13523,
						13523.1,
						13524,
						13560,
						13561 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 60301.920 - Use Area

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Use area" means an area of recycled water use with defined
					 boundaries.
A use area may contain one or more
					 facilities.
1. New
					 section filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13520 and
						13521, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 2 - Sources of Recycled Water › Section 60302 - Source Specifications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The requirements in this chapter shall only apply to
					 recycled water from sources that contain domestic waste, in whole or in
					 part.
1. Repealer
					 of former article 2 (sections
					 60303-60307) and new article 2
					 (section 60302) and section filed
					 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13520 and
						13521, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60303 - Exceptions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The requirements set forth in this chapter shall not apply
					 to the use of recycled water onsite at a water recycling plant, or wastewater
					 treatment plant, provided access by the public to the area of onsite recycled
					 water use is restricted.
1. Repealer
					 of former article 3 (sections
					 60309-60311) and new article 3
					 (sections 60303-60307) and section filed
					 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13520 and
						13521, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60304 - Use of Recycled Water for Irrigation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Recycled water used for the surface
				  irrigation of the following shall be a disinfected tertiary recycled water,
				  except that for filtration pursuant to Section
				  60301.320(a)
				  coagulation need not be used as part of the treatment process provided that the
				  filter effluent turbidity does not exceed 2 NTU, the turbidity of the influent
				  to the filters is continuously measured, the influent turbidity does not exceed
				  5 NTU for more than 15 minutes and never exceeds 10 NTU, and that there is the
				  capability to automatically activate chemical addition or divert the wastewater
				  should the filter influent turbidity exceed 5 NTU for more than 15 minutes:
(1) Food crops, including all edible root
				  crops, where the recycled water comes into contact with the edible portion of
				  the crop,
(2) Parks and
				  playgrounds,
(3) School
				  yards,
(4) Residential
				  landscaping,
(5) Unrestricted
				  access golf courses, and
(6) Any
				  other irrigation use not specified in this section and not prohibited by other
				  sections of the California Code of Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60305 - Use of Recycled Water for Impoundments

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
				  recycled water used as a source of water supply for nonrestricted recreational
				  impoundments shall be disinfected tertiary recycled water that has been
				  subjected to conventional treatment.
(b) Disinfected tertiary recycled water that
				  has not received conventional treatment may be used for nonrestricted
				  recreational impoundments provided the recycled water is monitored for the
				  presence of pathogenic organisms in accordance with the following:
(1) During the first 12 months of operation
				  and use the recycled water shall be sampled and analyzed monthly for
Giardia
, enteric viruses, and
Cryptosporidium
. Following the first 12 months of use, the
				  recycled water shall be sampled and analyzed quarterly for
Giardia,
enteric viruses, and
Cryptosporidium
. The ongoing monitoring may be discontinued
				  after the first two years of operation with the approval of the department.
				  This monitoring shall be in addition to the monitoring set forth in section
				  60321.
(2) The samples shall be taken at a point
				  following disinfection and prior to the point where the recycled water enters
				  the use impoundment. The samples shall be analyzed by an approved laboratory
				  and the results submitted quarterly to the regulatory
				  agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60306 - Use of Recycled Water for Cooling

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Recycled water used for industrial or
				  commercial cooling or air conditioning that involves the use of a cooling
				  tower, evaporative condenser, spraying or any mechanism that creates a mist
				  shall be a disinfected tertiary recycled water.
(b) Use of recycled water for industrial or
				  commercial cooling or air conditioning that does not involve the use of a
				  cooling tower, evaporative condenser, spraying, or any mechanism that creates a
				  mist shall be at least disinfected secondary-23 recycled water.
(c) Whenever a cooling system, using recycled
				  water in conjunction with an air conditioning facility, utilizes a cooling
				  tower or otherwise creates a mist that could come into contact with employees
				  or members of the public, the cooling system shall comply with the following:
(1) A drift eliminator shall be used whenever
				  the cooling system is in operation.
(2) A chlorine, or other, biocide shall be
				  used to treat the cooling system recirculating water to minimize the growth of
Legionella
and other micro-organisms.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60307 - Use of Recycled Water for Other Purposes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Recycled water used for the following
				  shall be disinfected tertiary recycled water, except that for filtration being
				  provided pursuant to Section
				  60301.320(a)
				  coagulation need not be used as part of the treatment process provided that the
				  filter effluent turbidity does not exceed 2 NTU, the turbidity of the influent
				  to the filters is continuously measured, the influent turbidity does not exceed
				  5 NTU for more than 15 minutes and never exceeds 10 NTU, and that there is the
				  capability to automatically activate chemical addition or divert the wastewater
				  should the filter influent turbidity exceed 5 NTU for more than 15 minutes:
(1) Flushing toilets and urinals,
(2) Priming drain traps,
(3) Industrial process water that may come
				  into contact with workers,
(4)
				  Structural fire fighting,
(5)
				  Decorative fountains,
(6)
				  Commercial laundries,
(7)
				  Consolidation of backfill around potable water pipelines,
(8) Artificial snow making for commercial
				  outdoor use, and
(9) Commercial car
				  washes, including hand washes if the recycled water is not heated, where the
				  general public is excluded from the washing process.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 3 - Uses of Recycled Water › Section 60309 - Fodder, Fiber, and Seed Crops. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 of former article 3 (sections
					 60309-60311) and repealer of
					 section filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 4 - Use Area Requirements › Section 60310 - Use Area Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  No irrigation with disinfected tertiary recycled water shall take place within
				  50 feet of any domestic water supply well unless all of the following
				  conditions have been met:
(1) A geological
				  investigation demonstrates that an aquitard exists at the well between the
				  uppermost aquifer being drawn from and the ground surface.
(2) The well contains an annular seal that
				  extends from the surface into the aquitard.
(3) The well is housed to prevent any
				  recycled water spray from coming into contact with the wellhead
				  facilities.
(4) The ground surface
				  immediately around the wellhead is contoured to allow surface water to drain
				  away from the well.
(5) The owner
				  of the well approves of the elimination of the buffer zone
				  requirement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 4 - Use Area Requirements › Section 60311 - Pasture for Milking Animals. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60313 - General Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  No person other than a recycled water agency shall deliver recycled water to a
				  dual-plumbed facility.
(b) Except
				  as allowed pursuant to section
				  13553(d)
				  of the Water Code, a recycled water agency shall not deliver recycled water for
				  any internal use to any individually-owned residential units including
				  free-standing structures, multiplexes, or condominiums.
(c) No recycled water agency shall deliver
				  recycled water for internal use except for fire suppression systems, to any
				  facility that produces or processes food products or beverages. For purposes of
				  this Subsection, cafeterias or snack bars in a facility whose primary function
				  does not involve the production or processing of foods or beverages are not
				  considered facilities that produce or process foods or beverages.
(d) No recycled water agency shall deliver
				  recycled water to a facility using a dual plumbed system unless the report
				  required pursuant to section
				  13522.5 of the
				  Water Code, and which meets the requirements set forth in section
				  60314, has been submitted to, and
				  approved by, the regulatory agency.
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
					 38).
2. Repealer of former article 4 (section
					 60313) and new article 5 (sections
					 60313-60316) and section filed
					 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No. 44).
3. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) and NOTE filed 6-2-2015
					 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2015, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code; and Section
						116271,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						13521,
						13522.5,
						13523.1,
						13553 and
						13554, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60314 - Report Submittal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  For dual-plumbed recycled water systems, the report submitted pursuant to
				  section
				  13522.5 of the
				  Water Code shall contain the following information in addition to the
				  information required by section
				  60323:
(1) A detailed description of the intended
				  use area identifying the following:
(A) The
				  number, location, and type of facilities within the use area proposing to use
				  dual plumbed systems,
(B) The
				  average number of persons estimated to be served by each facility on a daily
				  basis,
(C) The specific boundaries
				  of the proposed use area including a map showing the location of each facility
				  to be served,
(D) The person or
				  persons responsible for operation of the dual plumbed system at each facility,
				  and
(E) The specific use to be made
				  of the recycled water at each facility.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60315 - Design Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The public water supply shall not be used as a backup or
					 supplemental source of water for a dual-plumbed recycled water system unless
					 the connection between the two systems is protected by an air gap separation
					 which complies with the requirements of sections
					 7602(a) and
					 7603(a) of title
					 17, California Code of Regulations, and the approval of the public water system
					 has been obtained.
1. Repealer
					 of former article 5 (sections
					 60315-60319) and repealer and new
					 section filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13521,
						13523.1,
						13553 and
						13554, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60316 - Operation Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Prior to the initial operation of the dual-plumbed recycled water system and
				  annually thereafter, the Recycled Water Agency shall ensure that the dual
				  plumbed system within each facility and use area is inspected for possible
				  cross connections with the potable water system. The recycled water system
				  shall also be tested for possible cross connections at least once every four
				  years. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with the method described
				  in the report submitted pursuant to section
				  60314. The inspections and the
				  testing shall be performed by a cross connection control specialist certified
				  by the California-Nevada section of the American Water Works Association or an
				  organization with equivalent certification requirements. A written report
				  documenting the result of the inspection or testing for the prior year shall be
				  submitted to the department within 30 days following completion of the
				  inspection or testing.
(b) The
				  recycled water agency shall notify the department of any incidence of backflow
				  from the dual-plumbed recycled water system into the potable water system
				  within 24 hours of the discovery of the incident.
(c) Any backflow prevention device installed
				  to protect the public water system serving the dual-plumbed recycled water
				  system shall be inspected and maintained in accordance with section
				  7605 of Title 17, California Code
				  of Regulations.
1. New
					 section filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13521,
						13553 and
						13554, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60317 - Restricted Recreational Impoundment. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5 - Dual Plumbed Recycled Water Systems › Section 60319 - Landscape Impoundment. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 11-2-2000; operative 12-2-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320 - Groundwater Recharge. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 Article 5.1 (Section
					 60320) filed 9-22-78; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 38).
2. Editorial
					 correction of NOTE filed 12-3-84 (Register 84, No. 49).
3. Amendment
					 of article heading and repealer of section filed 6-18-2014 as an emergency;
					 operative 6-18-2014. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only. This
					 repealer is not subject to OAL review and shall remain in effect until revised
					 by the Department of Public Health pursuant to Water Code section
					 13562.5
					 (Register 2014, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						208,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						13521, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						13520 and
						13521, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.100 - General Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The requirements of this Article apply to Groundwater Replenishment Reuse
				  Projects (GRRPs) utilizing surface application, which receive initial permits
				  from the Regional Board after June 18, 2014. Within 12 months after June 18,
				  2014 a project sponsor for a GRRP permitted on or before June 18, 2014 shall
				  submit a report to the Department and appropriate Regional Board assessing its
				  compliance with the requirements of this Article. For each requirement
				  considered noncompliant and applicable by the Department or Regional Board, a
				  project sponsor shall submit a schedule to the Department and Regional Board,
				  for demonstrating and/or achieving compliance with the applicable requirements
				  of this Article. Unless directed otherwise by the Department, a project
				  sponsor's report for a GRRP permitted on or before June 18, 2014 need not
				  assess compliance with requirements of this Article that are required to be met
				  prior to operation of a GRRP, except subsection (b) of this section. The report
				  is subject to review and approval by the Department and Regional
				  Board.
(b) Prior to operation of a
				  GRRP, the GRRP's project sponsor shall obtain Department approval of a plan
				  describing the steps a project sponsor will take to provide an alternative
				  source of drinking water supply to all users of a producing drinking water
				  well, or a Department-approved treatment mechanism a project sponsor will
				  provide to all owners of a producing drinking water well, that as a result of
				  the GRRP's operation, as determined by the Department:
(1) violates a California or federal drinking
				  water standard;
(2) has been
				  degraded to the degree that it is no longer a safe source of drinking water;
				  or
(3) receives water that fails to
				  meet section
				  60320.108.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.102 - Public Hearing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  public hearing for a GRRP shall be held by a project sponsor prior to the
				  Department's submittal of its recommendations to the Regional Board for the
				  GRRP's initial permit and any time an increase in maximum RWC has been proposed
				  but not addressed in a prior public hearing. Prior to a public hearing
				  conducted pursuant to this section, a project sponsor shall provide the
				  Department, for its review and approval, the information a project sponsor
				  intends to present at the hearing. Following the Department's approval of the
				  information, a project sponsor shall place the information on a project
				  sponsor's Web site and in a repository that provides at least 30 days of public
				  access to the information prior to the public hearing.
(b) Prior to placing the information required
				  pursuant to subsection (a) in a repository, a project sponsor shall:
(1) Notify the public of the following;
(A) the location and hours of operation of
				  the repository,
(B) the Internet
				  address where the information may be viewed,
(C) the purpose of the repository and public
				  hearing,
(D) the manner in which
				  the public can provide comments, and
(E) the date, time, and location of the
				  public hearing; and
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.104 - Lab Analyses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Analyses for contaminants having primary or secondary MCLs shall be performed
				  by laboratories approved to perform such analyses by the Department utilizing
				  Department-approved drinking water methods.
(b) Analyses for chemicals other than those
				  having primary or secondary MCLs shall be described in the GRRP's Operation
				  Optimization Plan prepared pursuant to section
				  60320.122.
1. New
					 section filed 6-18-2014 as an emergency; operative 6-18-2014. Submitted to OAL
					 for filing and printing only. This adoption is not subject to OAL review and
					 shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Public Health
					 pursuant to Water Code section
					 13562.5
					 (Register 2014, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						13521,
						13562 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code; and Sections
						131052
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						13520,
						13522,
						13522.5,
						13523,
						13523.1,
						13524,
						13560,
						13561 and
						13562.5, Water
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.106 - Wastewater Source Control

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A project sponsor shall ensure that the recycled municipal
					 wastewater used for a GRRP shall be from a wastewater management agency
					 that:
(a) administers an industrial
				  pretreatment and pollutant source control program; and
(b) implements and maintains a source control
				  program that includes, at a minimum;
(1) an
				  assessment of the fate of Department-specified and Regional Board-specified
				  chemicals and contaminants through the wastewater and recycled municipal
				  wastewater treatment systems,
(2)
				  chemical and contaminant source investigations and monitoring that focuses on
				  Department-specified and Regional Board-specified chemicals and
				  contaminants,
(3) an outreach
				  program to industrial, commercial, and residential communities within the
				  portions of the sewage collection agency's service area that flows into the
				  water reclamation plant subsequently supplying the GRRP, for the purpose of
				  managing and minimizing the discharge of chemicals and contaminants at the
				  source, and
(4) a current inventory
				  of chemicals and contaminants identified pursuant to this section, including
				  new chemicals and contaminants resulting from new sources or changes to
				  existing sources, that may be discharged into the wastewater collection
				  system.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.108 - Pathogenic Microorganism Control

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A project sponsor shall design and
				  operate a GRRP such that the recycled municipal wastewater used as recharge
				  water for a GRRP receives treatment that achieves at least 12-log enteric virus
				  reduction, 10-log Giardia cyst reduction, and 10-log Cryptosporidium oocyst
				  reduction. The treatment train shall consist of at least three separate
				  treatment processes. Except as provided in subsection (c), for each pathogen
				  (i.e., virus, Giardia cyst, or Cryptosporidium oocyst), a separate treatment
				  process may be credited with no more than 6-log reduction, with at least three
				  processes each being credited with no less than 1.0-log reduction.
(b) At a minimum, the recycled municipal
				  wastewater applied at a GRRP shall receive treatment that meets:
(1) the definition of filtered wastewater,
				  pursuant to section
				  60301.320; and
(2) the definition of disinfected tertiary
				  recycled water, pursuant to section
				  60301.230.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.110 - Nitrogen Compounds Control

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(a) To demonstrate control of the nitrogen
				  compounds, a project sponsor shall:
(1) Each
				  week, at least three days apart as specified in the GRRP's Operation
				  Optimization Plan, collect at least two total nitrogen samples (grab or 24-hour
				  composite) representative of the recycled municipal wastewater or recharge
				  water applied throughout the spreading area. Samples may be collected before or
				  after surface application;
(2) Have
				  the samples collected pursuant to paragraph (1) analyzed for total nitrogen,
				  with the laboratory being required by a project sponsor to complete each
				  analysis within 72 hours and have the result reported to a project sponsor
				  within the same 72 hours if the result of any single sample exceeds 10
				  mg/L;
(3) If the average of the
				  results of two consecutive samples collected pursuant to paragraph (1) exceeds
				  10 mg/L total nitrogen;
(A) take a
				  confirmation sample and notify the Department and the Regional Board within 48
				  hours of being notified of the results by the laboratory,
(B) investigate the cause for the exceedances
				  and take actions to reduce the total nitrogen concentrations to ensure
				  continued or future exceedances do not occur, and
(C) initiate additional monitoring for
				  nitrogen compounds as described in the GRRP's Operation Optimization Plan,
				  including locations in the groundwater basin and spreading area, to identify
				  elevated concentrations and determine whether such elevated concentrations
				  exceed or may lead to an exceedance of a nitrogen-based MCL;
				  and
(4) If the average of
				  the results of four consecutive samples collected pursuant to paragraph (1)
				  exceeds 10 mg/L total nitrogen, suspend the surface application of recycled
				  municipal wastewater. Surface application shall not resume until corrective
				  actions have been taken and at least two consecutive total nitrogen sampling
				  results are less than 10 mg/L.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.112 - Regulated Contaminants and Physical Characteristics Control

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(a) Each quarter,
				  as specified in the GRRP's Operation Optimization Plan, a project sponsor shall
				  collect samples (grab or 24-hour composite) representative of the applied
				  recycled municipal wastewater and have the samples analyzed for:
(1) the inorganic chemicals in Table 64431-A,
				  except for nitrogen compounds;
(2)
				  the radionuclide chemicals in Tables 64442 and 64443;
(3) the organic chemicals in Table
				  64444-A;
(4) the disinfection
				  byproducts in Table 64533-A; and
(5) lead and copper.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.114 - Diluent Water Requirements

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To be credited with diluent water used in calculating an
					 RWC pursuant to section
					 60320.116, the GRRP shall comply
					 with the requirements of this section and receive Department approval. For
					 diluent water that is a Department-approved drinking water source, the GRRP's
					 project sponsor is exempt from subsections (a) and (b). The GRRP's project
					 sponsor shall:
(a) Monitor the diluent
				  water quarterly for nitrate and nitrite and, within 72 hours of being informed
				  by the laboratory of a nitrate, nitrite, or nitrate plus nitrite result
				  exceeding a maximum contaminant level (MCL), collect a confirmation sample. If
				  the average of the two samples is greater than an MCL;
(1) notify the Department and the Regional
				  Board within 48 hours of receiving the confirmation sample result,
(2) investigate the cause(s) and implement
				  corrective actions, and
(3) each
				  week, collect and analyze two grab samples at least three days apart as
				  specified in the GRRP's Operation Optimization Plan. If the average of the
				  results for a two-week period exceeds the MCL, surface application of the
				  diluent water shall not be used in the calculation of RWC until corrective
				  actions are made. Quarterly monitoring may resume if four consecutive results
				  are below the MCL.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.116 - Recycled Municipal Wastewater Contribution (RWC) Requirements

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(a) Each month, for
				  each surface application GRRP used for replenishing a groundwater basin, the
				  GRRP's project sponsor shall calculate the running monthly average (RMA) RWC
				  based on the total volume of the recycled municipal wastewater and credited
				  diluent water for the preceding 120 months. For GRRPs in operation less than
				  120 months, calculation of the RMA RWC shall commence after 30 months of
				  recycled municipal wastewater application, based on the total volume of the
				  recycled municipal wastewater and credited diluent water introduced during the
				  preceding months.
(b) The GRRP's
				  RMA RWC, as determined in subsection (a), shall not exceed the maximum RWC
				  specified for the GRRP by the Department.
(c) The initial maximum RWC shall not exceed
				  0.20 or an alternative initial RWC approved by the Department. An alternative
				  initial RWC up to 1.0 may be approved by the Department based on, but not
				  limited to, the Department's review of the engineering report, the information
				  obtained as a result of the public hearing(s), and a project sponsor's
				  demonstration that the treatment processes preceding the soil-aquifer treatment
				  process will reliably achieve total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations no
				  greater than 0.5 mg/L divided by the proposed initial RWC.
(d) A GRRP may increase its maximum RWC,
				  provided:
(1) the increase has been approved
				  by the Department and Regional Board;
(2) for the previous 52 weeks, the TOC
				  20-week running average, as monitored pursuant to section
				  60320.118, has not exceeded 0.5
				  mg/L divided by the proposed maximum RWC; and
(3) the GRRP has received a permit from the
				  Regional Board that allows operation of the GRRP at the increased maximum
				  RWC.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.118 - Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and Soil-Aquifer Treatment (Sat) Process Requirements

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For each surface application GRRP used for replenishing a
					 groundwater basin, the GRRP's project sponsor shall assess the SAT process
					 through the monitoring of TOC, indicator compounds, and surrogate parameters,
					 as approved by the Department.
(a) At
				  least once each week, a project sponsor shall analyze TOC from representative
				  24-hour composite samples of the following:
(1) the undiluted recycled municipal
				  wastewater, prior to application or within the zone of percolation;
(2) the diluted percolated recycled municipal
				  wastewater, with the value amended to negate the effect of the diluent water;
				  or
(3) the undiluted recycled
				  municipal wastewater prior to application, with the value amended using a
				  soil-aquifer treatment factor approved by the Department and based on
				  demonstration studies, which reliably predicts the removal efficiency of the
				  process.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.120 - Additional Chemical and Contaminant Monitoring

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(a) Each quarter, the GRRP's project sponsor
				  shall sample and analyze the recycled municipal wastewater and the groundwater
				  (from the downgradient monitoring wells established pursuant to section
				  60320.126) for the following:
(1) Priority Toxic Pollutants (chemicals
				  listed in 40 CFR section
				  131.38, "Establishment of numeric criteria
				  for priority toxic pollutants for the State of California," as the foregoing
				  may be amended) specified by the Department, based on the Department's review
				  of the GRRP's engineering report; and
(2) Chemicals that the Department has
				  specified, based on a review of the GRRP's engineering report, the affected
				  groundwater basin(s), and the results of the assessment performed pursuant to
				  section 60320.106(b)(1).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.122 - Operation Optimization and Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Prior to operation of a GRRP, a project
				  sponsor shall submit an Operation Optimization Plan to the Department and
				  Regional Board for review and approval. At a minimum, the Operation
				  Optimization Plan shall identify and describe the operations, maintenance,
				  analytical methods, monitoring necessary for the GRRP to meet the requirements
				  of this Article, and the reporting of monitoring results to the Department and
				  Regional Board. A project sponsor shall be responsible for ensuring that the
				  Operation Optimization Plan is, at all times, representative of the current
				  operations, maintenance, and monitoring of the GRRP. A GRRP's project sponsor
				  shall make the Operation Optimization Plan available to the Department or
				  Regional Board for review upon request.
(b) During the first year of operation of a
				  GRRP and at all times thereafter, all treatment processes shall be operated in
				  a manner providing optimal reduction of all chemicals and contaminants
				  including:
(1) microbial
				  contaminants;
(2) regulated
				  contaminants identified in section
				  60320.112 and the nitrogen
				  compounds required pursuant to section
				  60320.110; and
(3) chemicals and contaminants required
				  pursuant to section
				  60320.120.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.126 - Monitoring Well Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Prior to operating a GRRP, a project
				  sponsor shall site and construct at least two monitoring wells downgradient of
				  the GRRP such that:
(1) at least one
				  monitoring well is located;
(A) no less than
				  two weeks but no more than six months of travel through the saturated zone
				  affected by the GRRP, and
(B) at
				  least 30 days upgradient of the nearest drinking water
				  well;
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.128 - Reporting

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(a) No later than
				  six months after the end of each calendar year, a project sponsor shall provide
				  a report to the Department and Regional Board. Public water systems and
				  drinking water well owners having downgradient sources potentially affected by
				  the GRRP and within 10 years groundwater travel time from the GRRP shall be
				  notified by direct mail and/or electronic mail of the availability of the
				  report. The report shall be prepared by an engineer licensed in California and
				  experienced in the fields of wastewater treatment and public water supply. The
				  report shall include the following:
(1) A
				  summary of the GRRP's compliance status with the monitoring requirements and
				  criteria of this Article during the previous calendar year;
(2) For any violations of this Article during
				  the previous calendar year;
(A) the date,
				  duration, and nature of the violation,
(B) a summary of any corrective actions
				  and/or suspensions of surface application of recycled municipal wastewater
				  resulting from a violation, and
(C)
				  if uncorrected, a schedule for and summary of all remedial
				  actions;
(3) Any
				  detections of monitored chemicals or contaminants, and any observed trends in
				  the monitoring wells and diluent water supplies;
(4) Information pertaining to the vertical
				  and horizontal migration of the recharge water plume;
(5) A description of any changes in the
				  operation of any unit processes or facilities;
(6) A description of any anticipated changes,
				  along with an evaluation of the expected impact of the changes on subsequent
				  unit processes;
(7) The estimated
				  quantity and quality of the recycled municipal wastewater and diluent water to
				  be applied for the next calendar year;
(8) A summary of the measures taken to comply
				  with section
				  60320.106 and
				  60320.100(j), and
				  the effectiveness of the implementation of the measures; and
(9) Increases in RWC during the previous
				  calendar year and RWC increases anticipated for the next calendar
				  year.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.1 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Surface Application › Section 60320.130 - Alternatives

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A project
				  sponsor may use an alternative to a requirement in this Article if the GRRP's
				  project sponsor:
(1) demonstrates to the
				  Department that the proposed alternative assures at least the same level of
				  protection to public health;
(2)
				  receives written approval from the Department prior to implementation of the
				  alternative; and
(3) if required by
				  the Department or Regional Board, conducts a public hearing on the proposed
				  alternative, disseminates information to the public, and receives public
				  comments, pursuant to sections
				  60320.102(b) and
				  (c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 3 - Water Recycling Criteria › Article 5.2 - Indirect Potable Reuse: Groundwater Replenishment - Subsurface Application › Section 60320.200 - General Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The requirements of this Article apply to Groundwater Replenishment Reuse
				  Projects (GRRPs) utilizing subsurface application, which receive initial
				  permits from the Regional Board after June 18, 2014. Within 12 months after
				  June 18, 2014 a project sponsor for a GRRP permitted on or before June 18, 2014
				  shall submit a report to the Department and appropriate Regional Board
				  assessing its compliance with the requirements of this Article. For each
				  requirement considered noncompliant and applicable by the Department or
				  Regional Board, a project sponsor shall submit a schedule to the Department and
				  Regional Board, for demonstrating and/or achieving compliance with the
				  applicable requirements of this Article. Unless directed otherwise by the
				  Department, a project sponsor's report for a GRRP permitted on or before June
				  18, 2014 need not assess compliance with requirements of this Article that are
				  required to be met prior to operation of a GRRP, except subsection (b) of this
				  section. The report is subject to review and approval by the Department and
				  Regional Board. A project sponsor shall ensure the GRRP continuously treats,
				  with full advanced treatment meeting the criteria in section
				  60320.201, the entire recycled
				  municipal wastewater stream prior to application.
(b) Prior to operation of a GRRP, the GRRP's
				  project sponsor shall obtain Department approval of a plan describing the steps
				  a project sponsor will take to provide an alternative source of drinking water
				  supply to all users of a producing drinking water well, or a
				  Department-approved treatment mechanism a project sponsor will provide to all
				  owners of a producing drinking water well, that as a result of the GRRP's
				  operation, as determined by the Department:
(1) violates a California or federal drinking
				  water standard;
(2) has been
				  degraded to the degree that it is no longer a safe source of drinking water;
				  or
(3) receives water that fails to
				  meet section
				  60320.208.