Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply › Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply › Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATION › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-20-72-1.1.6 - Construction, Preconstruction, Treatment, and Operational Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Planning and design of improvements for existing public
						water systems or the creation of new community or non-transient non-community
						public water system shall be in accordance with the Department's current
						version of the
"Minimum Design Criteria for Public Water
						Supplies."
1.
Siting
					 Requirements
.
Before a person may initiate construction of a new
						community or non-transient non-community public water system or increase the
						capacity of an existing community or non-transient non-community public water
						system, he shall submit sufficient information to the Director for evaluation
						of the proposed site, to determine whether the site and design of the proposed
						construction or modification will enable the system to comply with this
						regulation including Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 141.63.
2.
Plans and
					 Specifications Approval
. Prior to advertising for bids and/or initiating
					 construction of a new community or non-transient non-community public water
					 system or making significant extensions or alterations to an existing community
					 or non-transient non-community public water system which may affect the
					 operation of that system, plans and specifications for the proposed
					 construction shall be approved by the Director. Plans and specifications
					 submitted to the Director for approval shall be prepared by a professional
					 engineer licensed to practice in the State of Mississippi.
3.
Operation and Maintenance
					 Plans
. Each applicant for a new community or non-transient non-community
					 public water system shall submit an operation and maintenance plan for review
					 and approval by the Director. The plan must be approved by the Director prior
					 to beginning construction.
4.
Financial and Managerial Viability
. Each applicant for a new
					 community or non-transient non-community public water system shall submit
					 financial and managerial information as required by the Public Utilities Staff.
					 Plans and specifications shall not be approved by the Director until written
					 certification of the financial and managerial viability of the new water system
					 is received from the Executive Director of the Public Utilities Staff.
5.
Changes to Existing
					 Public Water Systems
. Plans and specification for changes to an existing
					 community or non-transient non-community public water systems shall not be
					 approved if the Director determines the changes would threaten the viability of
					 the water system or if the changes may overload the operational capabilities of
					 the water system.
6.
Non-Centralized Treatment Devices
. Public water systems may
					 utilize point-of-entry devices to comply with maximum contaminant levels as
					 stipulated in the National Primary Drinking Water regulations as published at
					 Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 141.100 and 141.101.
7.
Ban of Use of Lead Products
.
					 Any pipe, solder, or flux used in the installation or repair of any public
					 water system, or any plumbing in a residential or nonresidential facility
					 providing water for human consumption which is connected to a public water
					 system shall be lead free. Solders and flux are defined as "lead free" when
					 they contain not more than 0.2 percent lead. Pipes and pipe fittings are
					 defined as "lead free" when they contain not more than 0.25 percent lead in the
					 wetted surface material. Plumbing fittings and fixtures intended by the
					 manufacturer to dispense water for human ingestion are defined as "lead free"
					 when they comply with standards established in accordance with
					 42 U.S.C.
					 300g-6(e).
8.
Lead Service Line
					 Replacement
. It shall be the responsibility of each supplier of water to
					 comply with the lead service line replacement requirements and lead service
					 line reporting requirements as stipulated in the National Primary Drinking
					 Water Regulations as published under Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
					 Sections 141.84 and 141.90.
9.
Overloaded Public Water Systems
. Public water systems that are
					 serving customers in excess of the design capacity as determined by the
					 Director shall be identified as overloaded and shall immediately, upon written
					 notification by the Director, cease adding new customers. Public water systems
					 identified as overloaded shall not add new customers until notified, in
					 writing, by the Director that the system's design capacity has been increased
					 and that the water system can resume adding new customers.
10.
Corrosion Control Treatment.
Where deemed necessary based on a determination by the Bureau that the water
					 provided to customers is corrosive in nature, the Director shall have the
					 authority to require corrosion control treatment be installed at existing
					 system treatment facilities where none has been previously and operated
					 properly to prevent corrosive water from delivery to customers. A corrosive
					 water determination will be made based on the established methods outlined in
					 the Department's Minimum Design Criteria of Public Water Supplies. This
					 required installation of treatment does not require the system to have an
					 exceedance of the Lead and Copper Rule action levels in order for it to occur.
11.
Public Water Supply
					 Operations Standards.
Operations of the public water supply shall be
					 governed by the applicable provisions of the Federal and State Safe Drinking
					 Water Acts and the Public Water Supply Operations Manual as outlined in the
					 current edition of the Public Water System Operations Manual published by the
					 Bureau of Public Water Supply. As a public water supply, legally responsible
					 official(s) must ensure that those minimal operation standards are performed by
					 the certified waterworks operator and applicable public water supply staff for
					 the safety and welfare of the public water supply's facilities and customers.
12.
Drug Free Operation
					 Policy.
Operation of a public water supply should be performed in a
					 manner that is free of both illegal and legal substances that would impair the
					 ability of the certified operator of record and water system personnel to
					 perform their duties and thereby potentially cause harm to the customers of the
					 public water supply that they are charged to operate. By this purpose, the
					 public water system should create and maintain an appropriate Workplace
					 Substance Abuse Policy. If a public water supply becomes aware that a certified
					 operator has operated his/her public water supply while under the influence of
					 illegal or legal substances that impair his/her judgement, official(s) of the
					 public water system shall notify the Bureau of Public Water Supply's Office of
					 Compliance and Enforcement.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-26-8