Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 109 - SAFE DRINKING WATER › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 109.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
ANSI
-The American National Standards
						  Institute, Inc. of New York, New York.
Act
-The Pennsylvania Safe Drinking
						  Water Act (35 P. S. §§
													721.1-721.17).
Administrator
-The Administrator of the
						  EPA.
BAT-Best Available Technology
-The best
						  technology, treatment techniques or other means which the Administrator finds
						  are available for achieving compliance with maximum contaminant levels. This
						  chapter incorporates by reference the BAT specified in
						  40 CFR Parts
						  141 and
						  142 (relating to National primary
						  drinking water regulations; and National primary drinking water regulations
						  implementation).
Bag filter
-A pressure-driven
						  separation device that removes particulate matter larger than 1 micrometer
						  using an engineered porous filtration media. It is typically constructed of a
						  nonrigid, fabric filtration media housed in a pressure vessel in which the
						  direction of flow is from the inside of the bag to outside.
Bank filtration
-A water treatment
						  process that uses a well to recover surface water that has naturally
						  infiltrated into groundwater through a riverbed or bank. Infiltration is
						  typically enhanced by the hydraulic gradient imposed by a nearby pumping water
						  supply or other well.
Bin
-A category based on the level of
Cryptosporidium
present in source water. Four potential bins
						  exist, 1-4. The higher the bin, the higher the concentration of source water
Cryptosporidium
.
Bottled water system
-A public water
						  system which provides water for bottling in sealed bottles or other sealed
						  containers. The term includes, but is not limited to, the sources of water and
						  treatment, storage, bottling, manufacturing and distribution facilities. The
						  term does not include a public water system which provides only a source of
						  water supply for a bottled water system and excludes an entity providing only
						  transportation, distribution or sale of bottled water in sealed bottles or
						  other sealed containers.
Bulk water hauling system
-A public
						  water system which provides water piped into a carrier vehicle and withdrawn by
						  a similar means into the user's storage facility or vessel. The term includes,
						  but is not limited to, the sources of water, treatment, storage or distribution
						  facilities. The term does not include a public water system which provides only
						  a source of water supply for a bulk water hauling system.
CASRN
-Chemical Abstracts Service
						  Registry Number.
CCR-Consumer Confidence Report
-An
						  annual water quality report that community water systems deliver to their
						  customers, as described in §
												109.416 (relating to CCR
						  requirements).
CPE-Comprehensive performance
						  evaluation
-A thorough review and analysis of a treatment plant's
						  performance-based capabilities and associated administrative, operation and
						  maintenance practices.
(i) The CPE is
						conducted to identify factors that may be adversely impacting a plant's
						capability to achieve compliance and emphasizes approaches that can be
						implemented without significant capital improvements.
(ii) The CPE shall consist of at least the
						following components:
(A) Assessment of plant
						performance.
(B) Evaluation of
						major unit processes.
(C)
						Identification and prioritization of performance limiting factors.
(D) Assessment of the applicability of
						comprehensive technical assistance.
(E) Preparation of a CPE report.