Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XII - Water Supplies › Chapter 19 - Public Notification Rule › Section XII-1905 - Tier 1 Public Notice

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Delivery. When a Tier 1 public notice is required under the National Primary
				Drinking Water Regulations, §913,
				§1139 B, or
				§1317.A.1 of this Part,
				and after consultation with the Office of Public Health (see Subsection C of
				this Section for after-hours contact procedures), the public water system
				shall, unless directed otherwise by the Office of Public Health in writing,
				furnish a notice to customers via broadcast media (such as radio and television
				stations) and daily newspapers serving the area as soon as possible but not
				later than 24 hours after the public water system learns of the violation or
				situation. The public water system shall also ensure that the actual public
				notice prepared by the water system is published in a daily or weekly newspaper
				serving the area as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours after the
				violation or failure.
EXCEPTION: When furnishing a notice to radio and television
				  stations, newspaper notice, or mailing is deemed not feasible for a
				  non-community water system, continuous posting (in conspicuous places within
				  the area served by the system) and, if available, e-mailing (to students or
				  employees, for example) may be substituted. The notice shall remain posted for
				  a minimum of at least 7 days.
B. Immediate Certification of Completion of
				24 hour Notification. As soon as possible, but not later than 24 hours after
				providing public notice to the broadcast media and daily newspapers as required
				under §1905 A, the public water system shall deliver or fax a completed public
				notice certification form (including a copy of the actual public notice
				provided) to the Office of Public Health's District Engineering Services
				Section office which oversees the water system. The purpose of this form is for
				the water system to confirm to the Office of Public Health that Tier 1 public
				notice has been completed. Should the Office of Public Health's District
				Engineering Services Section office fail to receive the completed public notice
				certification form within 24 hours after the system should have completed
				providing the Tier 1 public notice, the Office of Public Health is authorized
				to issue Tier 1 public notice directly to the broadcast media and newspapers
				and to take other measures to ensure that the public is notified. The owner or
				operator of the public water system remains responsible for ensuring that the
				requirements of this Chapter are met.
C. Consultation/Certification with the Office
				of Public Health during weekends and state holidays and other times of office
				closure. Should the need for consultation with and/or the need to provide
				certification to the Office of Public Health occur during a weekend, state
				holiday, or other times of state office closure, the public water system shall
				contact the Office of Public Health's Safe Drinking Water Program via
				BlackBerry (or equivalent smartphone) by e-mail communication to:
				"safe.water@la.gov". Besides stating the need to consult with and/or the need
				to provide certification to the Office of Public Health, the e-mail message
				should additionally provide the name of the public water system, the Office of
				Public Health PWS ID # (for example, PWS ID #1095009) which has been assigned
				to identify your water system, the name of the person sending the e-mail
				communication, and a telephone number (with area code) so that a Safe Drinking
				Water Program staff member can in turn speak with whoever sent the e-mail. [In
				most cases, it is expected that your own district or regional engineer will be
				returning the call (even when the office is closed) in order to consult
				directly with you on your problem or situation.]
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(8) and
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).