Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 20 - RULES RELATING TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 11-20-29.5 - Capacity demonstration and evaluation

Current through June, 2024
(a) To demonstrate
				adequate capacity, the proposed or existing supplier of water shall submit to
				the director, written information sufficient to show that the requirements in
				subsections (b) through (d) are met.
(b) A public water system with adequate
				technical capacity has at least the following items:
(1)
				 A clear system description, including identification of plans and
				specifications, showing all water sources, infrastructure facilities,
				distribution systems, interconnections with other water systems, and protective
				measures against vandalism. Plans and specifications identified shall include
				those approved by the director, any as-built plans, originals, and
				modifications;
(2) Adequate water
				source(s), including:
(A) Sufficient water
				available to serve all customers or water users based on the public water
				system's average daily and peak water usage, and the system's treated water
				output;
(B) Sufficient water
				resources for the future, based on the maximum flow or pumping capacity of each
				source and a five year or more projected growth rate study which shall be
				submitted;
(C) Adequate protection
				of water source(s) or watershed(s), based on the identification of existing and
				potential contamination hazards as required under the source water protection
				program and a description of how a protective area will be maintained around
				the source(s) or the watershed(s); and
(D)
				 Contracts or agreements to obtain water when the water source(s)
				are not owned by the public water system, and contracts or agreements for
				supplementary water sources for systems affected by drought. The contracts and
				agreements shall be identified and copies shall be provided if requested by the
				director;
(3) Adequate
				technical performance, shown by the water system's actual or planned compliance
				with national and state primary drinking water regulations and any permit
				requirement;
(4) An adequate
				infrastructure replacement plan which includes estimates of the useful life and
				plans for the eventual replacement of the public water system's infrastructure,
				including:
(A) Wells;
(B) Pumping facilities;
(C) Storage tanks;
(D) Treatment facilities; and
(E) Distribution system (pipes, valves,
				meters, etc.);
(5) An
				adequate operation plan which shows that the public water system has:
(A) Established the appropriate operator
				certification level for the distribution and treatment systems and has hired or
				contracted, and designated appropriately certified primary and backup operators
				in sufficient numbers to operate the water system treatment and distribution
				systems at all necessary times;
(B)
				 A program identifying the responsibilities, qualifications, and
				training requirements of the operations personnel;
(C) Adequate preventive and corrective
				maintenance program to identify, schedule, perform, and record inspections,
				repairs, and replacements in a timely manner;
(D) An adequate water quality monitoring plan
				for its water source(s), treatment facilities, and distribution system for both
				compliance with national and state primary drinking water regulations and
				operational informational purposes; and
(E)
				 Where necessary, the proper contract, agreements, or other
				documents establishing the use of a contractor to represent the public water
				system owner(s), operate and maintain the water system, or leasing land to
				locate infrastructure, or to obtain right-of-way easements;
(6) Adequate operator training,
				including:
(A) A program to qualify new and
				to educate existing water treatment plant and distribution system operators
				under HRS chapter
				340F and its rules, including
				classes, on the job, and periodic refresher training; and
(B)  A safety program which includes safety
				training on hazards that may be encountered by water treatment plant and
				distribution system operators, and periodic refresher training;
(7)  A cross connection and
				backflow prevention program to ensure that there is an accurate inventory of
				backflow prevention devices throughout the public water system, and that
				devices are regularly tested and maintained; and
(8) A system to maintain and update plans of
				the public water system, including:
(A)  All
				plans, specifications, modifications reviewed and approved by the director as
				described in section
				11-20-30;
(B) Certification by a licensed professional
				engineer that the public water system was constructed or modified in accordance
				with the plans, specifications, and supporting information which were
				previously reviewed and approved by the director for delivering water which
				will comply with the national and state primary drinking water regulations;
				and
(C) Certification by a licensed
				professional engineer that any deviations from the original plans are
				accurately recorded and noted on "as-built" plans, and approved by the
				director.