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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 G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 109.714 - Filter profile, filter self-assessment and comprehensive performance evaluations

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Public water systems are required to perform or conduct
						  a filter profile, filter self-assessment or CPE if any individual filter
						  monitoring conducted under §
												109.301(1)(iv)
						  (relating to general monitoring requirements) demonstrates one or more of the
						  conditions in paragraphs (1)-(3).
(1)
						If an individual filter demonstrates a condition under §
												109.701(e)(2)(i)or (ii)
						 (relating to reporting and recordkeeping),
						the public water system shall notify the Department within 24 hours of the
						individual filter turbidity level exceedance and shall report the obvious
						reason for the abnormal filter performance. If a system serving 10,000 or more
						persons is not able to identify the reason for the exceedance, the system shall
						produce a filter profile within 7 days of the exceedance and report to the
						Department that a filter profile was produced.
(2) If an individual filter demonstrates a
						condition under §
												109.701(e)(2)(iii),the
						public water system shall notify the Department within 24 hours of the
						individual filter turbidity level exceedance, shall conduct a self-assessment
						of the filter within 14 days of the exceedance and shall report to the
						Department that a filter self-assessment was conducted. A filter
						self-assessment shall consist of at least the following components:
(i) Assessment of filter
						performance.
(ii) Development of a
						filter profile.
(iii)
						Identification and prioritization of factors limiting filter
						performance.
(iv) Assessment of the
						applicability of corrections.
(v)
						Preparation of a filter self-assessment report.
(vi) For public water suppliers serving fewer
						than 10,000 persons, if a self-assessment is required, the public water
						supplier shall report the date that it was triggered and the date that it was
						completed.
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 G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 109.715 - Seasonal systems

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(a) A new
						seasonal system shall submit a start-up procedure with the construction permit
						application or brief description as required under §
												109.505(a)
						(relating to requirements for noncommunity water systems).
(b) A seasonal system approved by the
						Department to operate prior to September 24, 2016, shall submit a start-up
						procedure to the Department by October 24, 2016.
(c) If the Department determines that a
						start-up procedure is not sufficient, the public water system shall submit a
						revised start-up procedure within 30 days of receiving written notification
						from the Department.
(d) A seasonal
						system shall submit to the Department for approval any revisions to an approved
						start-up procedure prior to serving water to the public the next
						season.
(e) A seasonal system shall
						demonstrate completion of a Department-approved start-up procedure by
						submitting written certification prior to serving water to the public each
						season.
The provisions of this §
														109.715 amended under section 4 of
							 the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §
															721.4); and section 1920-A of The
							 Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														109.202 (relating to State MCLs,
							 MRDLs and treatment technique requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														109.301 (relating to general
							 monitoring requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														109.410 (relating to Tier 3 public
							 notice-categories, timing and delivery of notice); and 25 Pa. Code §
														109.1008 (relating to system
							 management responsibilities).
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 G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 109.716 - Nitrification control plan

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(a) A
						public water system that uses chloramines or purchases water that contains
						chloramines shall develop a nitrification control plan by April 29, 2019. The
						plan must conform to the guidelines in industry standards such as the American
						Water Works Association's M56 Manual on Nitrification and contain at least the
						following information:
(1) A system-specific
						monitoring plan that includes, at a minimum:
(i) The list of parameters that will be
						monitored such as pH, free ammonia, total chlorine, monochloramine, HPC,
						nitrite and nitrate.
(ii) The
						monitoring locations.
(iii) The
						monitoring schedule.
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 G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 109.717 - Significant deficiencies

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The following apply to significant deficiencies
						  identified by the Department:
(1)
						Within 30 days of receiving written notification, the public water supplier
						shall consult with the Department regarding appropriate corrective actions
						unless the Department directs the system to implement a specific corrective
						action.
(2) The public water
						supplier shall respond in writing to significant deficiencies no later than 45
						days after receipt of written notification from the Department, indicating how
						and on what schedule the system will address significant
						deficiencies.
(3) Corrective
						actions shall be completed in accordance with applicable Department plan review
						processes or other Department guidance or direction, if any, including
						Department-specified interim measures.
(4) The public water supplier shall correct
						significant deficiencies identified within 120 days of receiving written
						notification from the Department, or earlier if directed by the Department, or
						according to the schedule approved by the Department.
(5) If the Department specifies interim
						measures for protection of the public health pending Department approval of the
						corrective action plan and schedule or pending completion of the corrective
						action plan, the public water supplier shall comply with these interim measures
						as well as with any schedule specified by the Department.
(6) The public water supplier shall request
						and obtain approval, in writing, from the Department for any subsequent
						modifications to a Department-approved corrective action plan and
						schedule.
The provisions of this §
														109.717 issued under section 4(a)
							 of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §
															721.4(a)); and section
							 1920-A(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20(b)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														109.1302 (relating to treatment
							 technique requirements).
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 G - SYSTEM MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 109.718 - Comprehensive monitoring plan

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(a) By
						August 19, 2019, a community or nontransient noncommunity water supplier shall
						develop a comprehensive monitoring plan to assure that all sources, purchased
						interconnections and entry points are included in compliance monitoring at the
						entry points and within the distribution system. The plan must contain at least
						all of the following:
(1) A list of all
						sources, purchased interconnections, treatment plants and entry points
						permitted under this chapter. The availability of each source, treatment plant
						and entry point must be designated as either permanent or reserve. The
						availability of each purchased interconnection must be designated as either
						permanent or emergency. Permanent, reserve and emergency availability
						categories are as follows:
(i)
Permanent
-A source, treatment plant, entry point or purchased
						interconnection permitted under this chapter that is used on a regular basis.
						Permanent facilities must be included in compliance monitoring. Permanent entry
						points receiving water from a reserve source must be monitored in accordance
						with §
														109.301(15)
						(relating to general monitoring requirements).
(ii)
Reserve
-A source,
						treatment plant or entry point permitted under this chapter which is not used
						on a regular basis, but remains on standby to augment or supplement permanent
						sources, treatment plants or entry points. A reserve source, treatment plant or
						entry points may not be used without prior written approval from the Department
						under §
														109.703(d)
						(relating to facilities operation).
(iii)
Emergency
-A purchased
						interconnection permitted under this chapter which is used during temporary
						emergency situations.
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 H - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION › Section 109.801 - Certification requirement

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A laboratory shall be accredited under Chapter 252
						  (relating to laboratory accreditation) to perform analyses acceptable to the
						  Department for the purposes of ascertaining drinking water quality and
						  demonstrating compliance with monitoring requirements established in
						  Subchapters C, K, L and.
The provisions of this §
														109.801 amended under
							 27 Pa.C.S. §§
															4103(a),
							 4104 and
							 4105; and section 1920-A
							 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20).
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 H - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION › Section 109.810 - Reporting and notification requirements

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(a) Beginning November 13, 2009, a laboratory
						accredited under Chapter 252 (relating to environmental laboratory
						accreditation) shall electronically report to the Department on behalf of the
						public water supplier and in accordance with the reporting requirements under
						§
												109.701(a)
						(relating to reporting and recordkeeping) the results of test measurements or
						analyses performed by the laboratory under this chapter using a secure computer
						application provided by the Department. In the event of a Department computer
						application failure, the Department will notify the laboratory of an alternate
						reporting method. In the event that a laboratory is unable to submit data
						electronically, due to circumstances beyond its control, the laboratory shall
						notify the Department prior to the applicable reporting deadline. If the
						Department determines that the circumstances were beyond the control of the
						laboratory, the Department will specify a temporary, alternate reporting method
						the laboratory shall use to meet the reporting deadline.
(1) Unless a different reporting period is
						specified in this chapter, these results shall be reported within either the
						first 10 days following the month in which the result is determined or the
						first 10 days following the end of the required monitoring period as stipulated
						by the Department, whichever is shorter.
(2) Beginning November 23, 2009, an
						accredited laboratory and the public water supplier shall be given until the
						10th of the following month to review and update submitted data using a secure
						computer application provided by the Department. Omissions and data errors
						remaining after the review period shall be considered reporting violations of
						the public water supplier.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.901 - Requirements for a variance

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(a)
						The Department may grant one or more variances to a public water system from a
						requirement respecting a MCL upon finding that:
(1) The public water system has installed and
						is using the best treatment technology, treatment methods or other means that
						the Department in concurrence with the Administrator finds are generally
						available to reduce the level of the contaminant, and has determined that
						alternative sources of water are not reasonably available.
(2) The water supplier has demonstrated to
						the Department that, because of characteristics of the raw water sources which
						are reasonably available to the system, the system cannot meet the requirements
						respecting the MCLs.
(3) The
						granting of a variance will not result in an unreasonable risk to the health of
						persons served by the system.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.902 - Variance request

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A water supplier may request the granting of a variance
						  or a variance renewal for a public water system by submitting a request for a
						  variance in writing to the Department. Water suppliers may submit a joint
						  request for variances when they seek similar variances under similar
						  circumstances. A written request for a variance shall include the following
						  information:
(1) The nature and
						duration of the variance requested.
(2) Relevant analytical results of water
						quality sampling of the system including, but not limited to, results of tests
						required by Subchapter C (relating to monitoring requirements) and raw water
						quality analyses.
(3) For a request
						made under §
												109.901(a)
						(relating to requirements for a variance):
(i) Evidence that the best available
						treatment technology and techniques have been applied and a full explanation of
						the technology and techniques.
(ii)
						Factors relevant to ability to comply and availability of alternative raw water
						sources.
(iii) A proposed
						compliance schedule, including the date each step toward compliance will be
						achieved. The schedule shall include as a minimum the following dates:
(A) Date by which arrangement for alternative
						raw water source or improvement of existing raw water source will be
						completed.
(B) Date of initiation
						of the connection of the alternative raw water source or improvement of
						existing raw water source.
(C) Date
						by which final compliance is to be achieved.
(iv) A plan for the provision of safe
						drinking water in the case of an excessive rise in the contaminant level for
						which the variance is requested.
(v) A plan for interim control measures
						during the effective period of variance.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.903 - Requirements for an exemption

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(a)
						The Department may exempt a public water system from an MCL or treatment
						technique requirement upon finding that:
(1)
						Due to compelling factors, the public water system is unable to comply with the
						contaminant level or treatment technique requirement, or to implement measures
						to develop an alternative source of water supply.
(2) The public water system was in operation
						on the effective date of the contaminant level or treatment technique
						requirement or, for a system that was not in operation by that date, only if no
						reasonable alternative source of drinking water is available to the new
						system.
(3) The granting of the
						exemption will not result in an unreasonable risk to health.
(4) Management or restructuring changes or
						both as provided in 40 CFR
						142.20(b)(1)(i) (relating to
						State-issued variances and exemptions under Section 1415(a) and Section 1416 of
						the Act) cannot reasonably be made that will result in compliance with the
						applicable MCL or treatment technique requirement or, if compliance cannot be
						achieved, improve the quality of the drinking water.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.904 - Exemption request

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A water supplier may request the granting of an
						  exemption for a public water system by submitting a request for exemption in
						  writing to the Department. Water suppliers may submit a joint request for
						  exemptions when they seek similar exemptions under similar circumstances. A
						  written request for an exemption shall include the following information:
(1) The nature and duration of
						exemption requested.
(2) Relevant
						analytical results of water quality sampling of the system, including results
						of relevant tests required by Subchapter C (relating to monitoring
						requirements).
(3) Explanation of
						the compelling factors which prevent the system from achieving
						compliance.
(4) Other information
						believed by the applicant to be pertinent to the application.
(5) A plan for the provision of safe drinking
						water in the case of an excessive rise in the contaminant for which the public
						water system is requesting a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique
						requirement exemption.
(6) A
						proposed compliance schedule, including the date when each step toward
						compliance will be achieved.
(7)
						Other relevant information the Department may require.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.905 - Public hearing on a variance or exemption

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Upon receipt of a request for a variance, variance
						  renewal or exemption, the Department will review the application for
						  completeness and eligibility for the relief requested. If the application is
						  incomplete or the public water system is not eligible for the relief requested,
						  the Department will return the application with a written explanation of the
						  reason for the return. If the Department's preliminary review finds the
						  application is complete and the public water system may be eligible for a
						  variance or exemption, the Department will provide an opportunity for a public
						  hearing and public comments.
(1)
						Notice of a public hearing on a proposed variance or exemption will be
						circulated in a manner designed to inform interested and potentially interested
						persons of the variance or exemption requests under consideration.
(i) The Department will post a notice in
						prominent public buildings of the municipalities or areas served by the public
						water system, and publish a notice in a newspaper or newspapers of general
						circulation in the area served by the public water system.
(ii) The Department will mail a notice to
						other appropriate State or local agencies at the Department's
						discretion.
(iii) The notice will
						include the following:
(A) A summary of the
						variance or exemption requested including the applicant's proposed schedule for
						compliance.
(B) A description to
						the service area or portions of service area affected by the proposed variance
						or exemption.
(C) An invitation to
						interested persons to register their interest in a public hearing by calling or
						writing to the contact person whose address and phone number is included in the
						notice or to provide written comments on the proposal.
(D) The address of the Department office and
						other locations where a complete copy of the application may be
						obtained.
(E) A proposed date,
						time, and location for a public hearing on the proposed variance or
						exemption.
(iv) The
						Department will publish the notice in the
Pennsylvania
						Bulletin
, providing at least 30 days for public comment from the date
						of publication.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.906 - Consideration of a request for a variance or exemption

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The Department will consider comments received during
						  the comment period and testimony in the record of a public hearing held with
						  respect to the request for a variance or exemption before making a
						  determination. The Department will consider the availability of alternative
						  water sources, risks to the public health from granting the relief requested
						  and other relevant factors including the following considerations:
(1) In its consideration of whether the
						public water system satisfies the requirements for a variance from a maximum
						contaminant level under §
												109.901(a)
						(relating to requirements for a variance), the Department will consider whether
						the public water system has installed and is effectively operating the best
						treatment technology, treatment methods, or other means that the Department
						finds in concurrence with the Administrator are generally available to reduce
						the level of the contaminant for which the variance is requested, and whether
						the system has evaluated that alternative sources of water are not reasonably
						available.
(2) In its consideration
						of whether a public water system satisfies the requirements for a variance from
						a treatment technique requirement under §
												109.901(b), the
						Department will consider the following factors:
(i) The quality of the water source and
						pertinent sources of pollution.
(ii) The source protection measures employed
						by the public water system.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.907 - Disposition of a request for a variance or exemption

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(a) If the Department proposes to deny the
						application for a variance or exemption, it will notify the applicant of its
						preliminary determination to issue a denial. The notice will include a
						statement of reasons for the proposed denial, and will offer the applicant an
						opportunity to present, within 30 days of receipt of the notice, additional
						information or argument to the Department. The Department will make a final
						determination on the request after receiving the additional information or
						argument. If no additional information or argument is submitted by the
						applicant, the application will be denied.
(b) If the Department makes a determination
						to grant a variance or exemption request, it will notify the applicant of the
						decision in writing. The notice will identify the variance or exemption, the
						facility covered, and will specify the period of time for which the variance or
						exemption will be effective.
(1) For an
						exemption or the type of variance in §
													109.901(a)
						(relating to requirements for a variance), the notice will provide that the
						variance or exemption will be terminated when the system comes into compliance
						with the applicable maximum contaminant level requirement, and may be rescinded
						upon a finding by the Department that the system has failed to comply with the
						final schedule or other terms or conditions of the variance or
						exemption.
(2) For the type of
						variance specified in §
													109.901(b), the
						notice will provide that the variance may be terminated at any time the
						Department finds that:
(i) The nature of the
						raw water source is such that the specified treatment technique from which the
						variance was granted is necessary to protect the health of persons served by
						the system.
(ii) The public water
						system has failed to comply with monitoring or other terms or conditions of the
						variance.
(3) Variances
						are effective for the period stated in the variance, which may not exceed 2
						years from the date of issuance.
(4) No exemption may extend beyond the
						expiration dates prescribed in the Federal act and the Federal
						regulations.
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 I - VARIANCES AND EXEMPTIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 109.908 - Compliance schedules

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(a) For a
						variance specified in §
												109.901(a)
						(relating to requirements for a variance) or an exemption specified in §
												109.903 (relating to requirements
						for an exemption), the Department will issue a schedule for:
(1) Compliance by the public water system
						with the maximum contaminant level requirement covered by the variance or
						exemption and the treatment technique requirement covered by the
						exemption.
(2) Implementation by
						the public water supplier of control measures as the Department may require for
						the contaminant covered by the variance or exemption. The schedule will specify
						interim treatment techniques, methods and equipment, and dates by which steps
						toward meeting the interim control measures are to be completed.
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1001 - Scope

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This subchapter applies to bottled water systems,
						  vended water systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems.
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1002 - MCLs, MRDLs or treatment techniques

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(a) Bottled water and vended water systems,
						retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall supply drinking
						water that complies with the MCLs, MRDLs and treatment technique requirements
						under §§
												109.202 and
						109.203 (relating to State MCLs,
						MRDLs and treatment technique requirements; and unregulated contaminants).
						Bottled water systems, vended water systems, retail water facilities and bulk
						water hauling systems using surface water or GUDI sources shall comply with the
						requirements in §
												109.204 (relating to disinfection
						profiling and benchmarking). Bottled water systems, vended water systems,
						retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall provide continuous
						disinfection for groundwater sources. Water for bottling labeled as mineral
						water under §
												109.1007 (relating to labeling
						requirements for bottled water systems, vended water systems and retail water
						facilities) shall comply with the MCLs except that mineral water may exceed the
						MCL for total dissolved solids.
(b)
						Bottled water and vended water systems, retail water facilities and bulk water
						hauling systems shall supply drinking water that contains no more than 0.005
						mg/L of lead and no more than 1.0 mg/L copper.
(c) Bottled water and vended water systems,
						retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall comply with the
						treatment technique requirements under Subchapter L (relating to long-term 2
						enhanced surface water treatment rule).
(d) Bottled water and vended water systems,
						retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall comply with
						Subchapter M (relating to additional requirements for groundwater sources). For
						the purpose of determining compliance with Subchapter M, bottled water and
						vended systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems using
						groundwater sources shall comply with standards pertaining to noncommunity
						groundwater systems.
The provisions of this §
														109.1002 amended under section 4
							 of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §
															721.4); and section 1920-A of The
							 Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														109.1005 (relating to permit
							 requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														109.1006 (relating to design and
							 construction standards); and 25 Pa. Code §
														109.1009 (relating to system
							 operational requirements).
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1005 - Permit requirements

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(a)
General permit requirement.
A person may not construct or
						operate a bottled water or vended water system, retail water facility or bulk
						water hauling system without first having obtained a public water system permit
						under subsection (b) or (e).
(b)
Special permit by rule requirement for vended water systems.
(1) A person constructing and operating a
						vended water system shall obtain a separate and distinct permit under
						subsection (d) for each water vending machine owned by the same person unless
						the vended water system satisfies the conditions in this subsection. A separate
						and distinct permit by rule will be required for each Department region in
						which the water vending machines are located. The Department retains the right
						to require a vended water system that meets the requirements of this subsection
						to obtain a permit, if, in the judgment of the Department, the vended water
						system cannot be adequately regulated through the standardized specifications
						and conditions. A vended water system which is released from the obligation to
						obtain a permit shall comply with the other requirements of this subchapter,
						including design, construction and operation requirements.
(i) A vended water system in which all water
						vending machines are located in the same Department region.
(ii) A vended water system which has as its
						sole source of water, finished water from existing permitted community water
						systems and uses only NAMA approved water vending machines satisfies the permit
						requirement of the act.
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1006 - Design and construction standards

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(a)
Application of standards.
Standards in this section apply to design and construction or
						modification of bottled water and vended water systems, retail water facilities
						and bulk water hauling systems regardless of whether a Department permit or
						permit amendment is required. The standards apply to new facilities and
						facility modifications unless otherwise specifically indicated.
(b)
Acceptable design.
Bottled water and vended water systems, retail water facilities and bulk water
						hauling systems shall be designed to provide an adequate quality of water to
						the public. The design shall ensure that the system will, upon completion, be
						capable of providing water that complies with the primary and secondary MCLs,
						MRDLs and treatment techniques established in §
												109.1002 (relating to MCLs, MRDLs
						or treatment techniques). The Department may approve control techniques, such
						as nonremoval processes, which abate the problems associated with a secondary
						contaminant, and achieve the objective of the secondary MCL.
(1) Designs of bottled water and vended water
						systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall conform
						to accepted standards of engineering and design in the water supply, bottled
						water, retail water or bulk water hauling industry, as applicable.
(2) Designs of bottled water and vended water
						systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall be in
						accordance with Subchapter F (relating to design and construction standards)
						except that §
													109.607 (relating to pressures)
						does not apply.
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1007 - Labeling requirements for bottled water systems, vended water systems and retail water facilities

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(a)
General labeling requirements.
Containers of bottled water
						distributed in this Commonwealth by bottled water systems, retail water
						facilities or, when appropriate, vended water systems, shall have labels which
						are designed to remain affixed to the container during use and which include
						the following information as required by this section. Labels with the
						following information on the caps of bottled water containers designed for
						reuse by the bottler are deemed to meet this requirement if the
						Department-issued identification number and the manufacture date, lot or batch
						number are on the bottle:
(1) The name and
						address of the water supplier together with the product trade name.
(2) The water source. When finished water is
						the source, the name of the public water system shall appear on the
						label.
(3) The Department
						identification number issued to the bottled or vended water system or retail
						water facility.
(4) The manufacture
						date, or a lot or batch number. The manufacturing date, or lot or batch number
						shall identify a specific set of primary containers or units of the same size,
						type and style, produced under conditions as nearly uniform as possible. A
						batch or lot may not extend for longer than 7 days.
(5) Labeling for mineral water shall include
						the words "mineral water." Mineral water which exceeds the MCL for total
						dissolved solids shall include a statement on the label that the product
						exceeds the MCL for total dissolved solids.
(6) Labeling for artificially-fluoridated
						water shall include the words "fluoridated water."
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 J - BOTTLED WATER AND VENDED WATER SYSTEMS, RETAIL WATER FACILITIES AND BULK WATER HAULING SYSTEMS › Section 109.1008 - System management responsibilities

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(a)
Reporting and recordkeeping
						requirements for bottled water and vended water systems, retail water
						facilities and bulk water hauling systems.
Bottled water and vended
						water systems, retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall
						comply with the reporting requirements in §
												109.701(a) and
						(d) (relating to reporting and
						recordkeeping).
(1) In addition to the
						requirements in §
													109.701(a) and
						(d), bottled water and vended water systems,
						retail water facilities and bulk water hauling systems shall comply with the
						following requirements:
(i) Annual product
						monitoring as required under §
														109.1003 (relating to monitoring
						requirements) shall be reported to the Department by December 31 of each
						year.
(ii) Each bottled water
						system shall, by December 31 of each year, submit to the Department proof that
						the system is in compliance with the standards of the Food and Drug
						Administration in 21 CFR Part 129 (relatingto processing and bottling of
						bottled drinking water) as required by §
														109.1009(b)
						(relating to system operational requirements). Proof shall consist of the
						report issued by a Nationally-recognized organization which inspects bottled
						water systems for compliance with 21 CFR Part 129 , such as NSF, or another
						organization, state or country which utilizes an inspection protocol as
						stringent as NSF's protocols.
(iii)
						A monthly operational report shall be prepared on forms provided by the
						Department or in a form acceptable to the Department. The report shall be
						maintained on file by the operator for at least 2 years and submitted upon
						request of the Department. The report shall include at least the following:
(A) The water produced daily.
(B) The chemicals added daily.
(C) The physical and chemical determinations
						taken daily.
(D) The maintenance
						performed.
(E) The operational
						problems and how they have been corrected.
(iv) By March 31, an Annual Water Supply
						Report for the previous calendar year shall be submitted on forms provided by
						the Department or in a form acceptable to the Department. This report shall
						include at least the following:
(A)
						Information related to water produced or hauled for the year.
(B) A summary of sanitary surveys conducted
						by the water supplier, including, when applicable, updates to the operation and
						maintenance plan and cross-connection control program.
(C) Updates to the plan for product recall
						required under subsection (e).
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 K - LEAD AND COPPER › Section 109.1101 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter
						establishes treatment technique requirements that include requirements for
						corrosion control treatment, lead service line replacement and public
						education. These requirements are triggered, in some cases, by samples
						collected at consumers' taps which exceed a lead or copper action
						level.
(b) This subchapter applies
						to community water systems and nontransient noncommunity water systems. For
						purposes of this subchapter, the systems are classified as either large, medium
						or small, based on the population served by the system. A large water system
						serves more than 50,000 persons. A medium water system serves more than 3,300
						and fewer than or equal to 50,000 persons. A small water system serves 3,300 or
						fewer persons.
(c) A community or
						nontransient noncommunity water system which is a consecutive water system
						shall comply with this subchapter regardless of the compliance status of any
						public water system from which finished water is obtained. Each interconnection
						with a public water system from which finished water is obtained is considered
						source water for the receiving public water system and is subject to the
						monitoring, corrosion control treatment and source water treatment requirements
						under this subchapter.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														109.301 (relating to general
							 monitoring requirements).
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 K - LEAD AND COPPER › Section 109.1102 - Action levels and treatment technique requirements

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(a)
Action levels for lead and
						copper.
(1) The lead action level is
						0.015 mg/L.
(2) The copper action
						level is 1.3 mg/L.
(3) An action
						level is exceeded when the concentration of a contaminant in more than 10% of
						tap water samples collected during a monitoring period conducted in accordance
						with §
													109.1103 (relating to monitoring
						requirements) is greater than the action level.
(4) The 90th percentile lead and copper
						levels shall be computed as follows:
(i) The
						results of all lead or copper samples taken during a monitoring period shall be
						placed in ascending order from the sample with the lowest concentration to the
						sample with the highest concentration. Each sampling result shall be assigned a
						number, ascending by single integers beginning with the number 1 for the sample
						with the lowest contaminant level. The number assigned to the sample with the
						highest contaminant level shall be equal to the total number of samples
						taken.
(ii) The number of samples
						taken during the monitoring period shall be multiplied by 0.9.
(iii) The contaminant concentration in the
						numbered sample yielded by the calculation in subparagraph (ii) is the 90th
						percentile contaminant level.
(iv)
						For water systems that collect five samples per monitoring period, the 90th
						percentile is computed by taking the average of the highest and second highest
						concentrations.
(v) Interpolation
						shall be used to compute the 90th percentile when the numbered sample indicated
						in subparagraph (iii) is not a whole number.
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 K - LEAD AND COPPER › Section 109.1103 - Monitoring requirements

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(a)
Initial monitoring.
(1)
Initial lead and copper tap monitoring.
The initial lead and
						copper tap monitoring for community and nontransient noncommunity water systems
						consists of two consecutive 6-month periods. Monitoring periods begin in
						January and July and end in June and December.
(i) In accordance with
						40 CFR
						141.86(d)(1) (relating to
						monitoring requirements for lead and copper in tap water), the first 6-month
						monitoring period for large, medium and small water systems shall begin on the
						following dates:
1st monitoring
System size
period begins on
Large . . .
January 1, 1992
Medium . . .
July 1, 1992
Small . . .
July 1, 1993
(ii) The first 6-month monitoring period for
						a new water system created after June 26, 1995, shall begin with the next
						6-month monitoring period following the issuance of an operations permit or
						following the system's provision of water to a sufficient number of sampling
						sites for the water supplier to comply with sample site requirements under
						subsection (g), whichever period is later.
(iii) A large water system shall monitor
						during two consecutive 6-month periods and shall comply with the corrosion
						control treatment compliance schedule under §
														109.1102(b)(2)
						(relating to action levels and treatment technique requirements) or achieve
						optimal corrosion control treatment under §
														109.1102(b)(1)(ii).
(iv) A small or medium water system shall
						monitor during each 6-month monitoring period until one of the following
						occurs:
(A) The system exceeds either the
						lead or copper action level and is therefore required to comply with the
						corrosion control treatment compliance schedule under §
															109.1102(b)(2).
(B) The system meets both the lead and copper
						action levels during two consecutive 6-month monitoring periods, in which case
						the system qualifies for reduced monitoring in accordance with subsection
						(e)(1).
(v) A system
						shall collect at least one sample during each monitoring period from the number
						of sample sites listed in the following chart. The sample sites shall be
						selected in accordance with subsection (g).
System size (# of people served)
# of Sample Sites
> 100,000 . . .
100
10,001 to 100,000 . . .
60
3,301 to 10,000 . . .
40
501 to 3,300 . . .
20
101 to 500 . . .
10
100 or fewer . . .
5