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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72001 - Purpose and applicability of the consumer confidence report requirements

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WAC
						246-290-72001 through
						246-290-72012 establishes minimum requirements for the content of annual
						reports that community water systems must deliver to their customers. WAC
						246-290-72013 establishes additional requirements for the content of annual
						reports that community water systems using groundwater must deliver to their
						customers. These reports must contain information on the quality of the water
						delivered by the systems and characterize the risks (if any) from exposure to
						contaminants detected in the drinking water in an accurate and understandable
						manner.
(1) This section applies only
					 to community water systems.
(2) For
					 the purpose of WAC
					 246-290-72001 through
					 246-290-72013:
(a) "Customers" means billing units or
					 service connections to which water is delivered by a community water
					 system.
(b) "Detected" means at or
					 above the SDRLs under chapter 246-390 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72002 - Reporting dates

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(1) Each existing
					 community water system must deliver its report by July 1 annually. Each annual
					 report must contain data collected during, or prior to, the previous calendar
					 year as required by WAC
					 246-290-72005(3).
(2) A new community water system must deliver
					 its first report by July 1 of the year after its first full calendar year in
					 operation and annually thereafter.
(3) A community water system that sells water
					 to another community water system must deliver the applicable information
					 required in WAC
					 246-290-72003 through
					 246-290-72009 to the buyer
					 system:
(a) No later than April 1 annually;
					 or
(b) On a date mutually agreed
					 upon by the seller and the purchaser, and specifically included in a contract
					 between the parties.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72003 - Report contents - Source water

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Information on the source of the water delivered:
(1) Each report must identify the source(s)
					 of the water delivered by the community water system by providing information
					 on:
(a) The type of the water, for example,
					 surface water, groundwater, spring water, or purchased water; and
(b) The commonly used name (if any) and
					 location of the body (or bodies) of water.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72004 - Report contents-Definitions

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(1)
					 Each report must include the following definitions:
(a) Maximum contaminant level goal or MCLG:
					 The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or
					 expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
(b) Maximum contaminant level or MCL: The
					 highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set
					 as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment
					 technology.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72005 - Report contents-Information on detected contaminants

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(1) This section specifies the requirements
					 for information to be included in each report for contaminants subject to
					 mandatory monitoring. It applies to:
(a)
					 Contaminants subject to an MCL, federal action level, SAL, TT, or MRDL
					 (regulated contaminants); and
(b)
					 Detected contaminants without an MCL, federal action level, SAL, TT, or MRDL
					 for which monitoring is required.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72006 - Report contents - Information on Cryptosporidium, radon, and other contaminants

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(1) If the
					 system has performed any monitoring for Cryptosporidium, and the results
					 indicate that Cryptosporidium may be present in the source water or the
					 finished water, the report must include:
(a) A
					 summary of the results of the monitoring; and
(b) An explanation of the significance of the
					 results.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72007 - Report contents-Compliance with National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

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In addition to the requirements of WAC
						246-290-72005(6),
						the report must note any violation that occurred during the year covered by the
						report of a requirement listed below, and include a clear and readily
						understandable explanation of the violation, any potential adverse health
						effects, and the steps the system has taken to correct the violation.
(1) Monitoring and reporting of compliance
					 data;
(2) Filtration and
					 disinfection prescribed by chapter 246-290 WAC, Part 6. For systems which have
					 failed to install adequate filtration or disinfection equipment or processes,
					 or have had a failure of the equipment or processes which constitutes a
					 violation, the report must include the following language as part of the
					 explanation of potential adverse health effects: Inadequately treated water may
					 contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses,
					 and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and
					 associated headaches.
(3) Lead and
					 copper control requirements prescribed by WAC
					 246-290-025, specifically
					 40 C.F.R.
					 141.80 through 141.91: For systems which fail
					 to take one or more actions prescribed by WAC
					 246-290-025, specifically
					 40 C.F.R.
					 141.80 through 141.84, the report must
					 include the applicable language of WAC
					 246-290-72012 for lead, copper,
					 or both.
(4) Treatment techniques
					 for Acrylamide and Epichloro-hydrin prescribed by WAC
					 246-290-480(2)(k).
					 For systems which violate the requirements of WAC
					 246-290-480(2)(k),
					 the report must include the relevant language from WAC
					 246-290-72012.
(5) Recordkeeping of compliance
					 data.
(6) Special monitoring
					 requirements prescribed under WAC
					 246-290-310(3);
					 and
(7) Violation of the terms of a
					 variance, an exemption, or an administrative or judicial order.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  70.119A.180 and
						  43.20.050. 08-03-061, §
						  246-290-72007, filed 1/14/08, effective 2/14/08. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  43.20.050(2) and (3) and
						  70.119A.080. 03-08-037, §
						  246-290-72007, filed 3/27/03, effective 4/27/03. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  43.20.050. 00-15-080, § 246-290-72007,
						  filed 7/19/00, effective 8/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72008 - Report contents - Variances and exemptions

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If a system is operating under the terms of a variance or
						an exemption issued under WAC
						246-290-060, the report must
						contain:
(1) An explanation of the
					 reasons for the variance or exemption;
(2) The date on which the variance or
					 exemption was issued;
(3) A brief
					 status report on the steps the system is taking to install treatment, find
					 alternative sources of water, or otherwise comply with the terms and schedules
					 of the variance or exemption; and
(4) A notice of any opportunity for public
					 input in the review, or renewal, of the variance or exemption.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 00-15-080, §
						  246-290-72008, filed 7/19/00, effective
						  8/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72009 - Report contents - Additional information

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(1) The report must contain a brief
					 explanation regarding contaminants which may reasonably be expected to be found
					 in drinking water including bottled water. This explanation may include the
					 language of (a) through (c) of this subsection or systems may use their own
					 comparable language. The report also must include the language of (d) of this
					 subsection.
(a) The sources of drinking water
					 (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,
					 reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land
					 or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some
					 cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the
					 presence of animals or from human activity.
(b) Contaminants that may be present in
					 source water include:
(i) Microbial
					 contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage
					 treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and
					 wildlife.
(ii) Inorganic
					 contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or
					 result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater
					 discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.
(iii) Pesticides and herbicides, which may
					 come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff,
					 and residential uses.
(iv) Organic
					 chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals,
					 which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can
					 also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic
					 systems.
(v) Radioactive
					 contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas
					 production and mining activities.
(c) In order to ensure that tap water is safe
					 to drink, the Environmental Protection Agency and/or the Washington state board
					 of health prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants
					 in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration and/or
					 the Washington state department of agriculture regulations establish limits for
					 contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public
					 health.
(d) Drinking water,
					 including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small
					 amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily
					 indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants
					 and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental
					 Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72010 - Report contents - Required additional health information

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All reports must prominently display the following
						language: Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water
						than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with
						cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants,
						people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and
						infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek
						advice about drinking water from their health care providers. Environmental
						Protection Agency/Centers for Disease Control guidelines on appropriate means
						to lessen the risk of infection by
Cryptosporidium
and other
						microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline
						(800-426-4791).
(1) Beginning in the
					 report due by July 1, 2002, a system which detects arsenic levels above 0.005
					 mg/L and up to and including 0.010 mg/L:
(a)
					 Must include in its report a short informational statement about arsenic, using
					 language such as: While your drinking water meets EPA's standard for arsenic,
					 it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA's standard balances the current
					 understanding of arsenic's possible health effects against the cost of removing
					 arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of
					 low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at
					 high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage
					 and circulatory problems.
(b) May
					 write its own educational statement, but only in consultation with the
					 department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72011 - Report delivery and recordkeeping

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Each community water system must mail or otherwise
						directly deliver one copy of the report to each customer.
(1) The system must make a good faith effort
					 to reach consumers who do not get water bills. The department expects that an
					 adequate good faith effort will be tailored to the consumers who are served by
					 the system but are not bill-paying customers, such as renters or workers. A
					 good faith effort to reach consumers would include a mix of methods appropriate
					 to the particular system such as: Posting the reports on the internet; mailing
					 to postal patrons in metropolitan areas; advertising the availability of the
					 report in the news media; publication in a local newspaper; posting in public
					 places such as cafeterias or lunch rooms of public buildings; delivery of
					 multiple copies for distribution by single-biller customers such as apartment
					 buildings or large private employers; delivery to community
					 organizations.
(2) No later than
					 the date the system is required to distribute the report to its customers, each
					 community water system must submit a copy of the report to the department,
					 followed within three months by a certification that the report has been
					 distributed to customers, and that the information is correct and consistent
					 with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the
					 department.
(3) No later than the
					 date the system is required to distribute the report to its customers, each
					 community water system must deliver the report to any other agency or
					 clearinghouse identified by the department.
(4) Each community water system must make its
					 reports available to the public upon request.
(5) Each community water system serving one
					 hundred thousand or more persons must post its current year's report to a
					 publicly accessible site on the internet.
(6) Any system subject to WAC
					 246-290-72001 through
					 246-290-72012 must retain copies
					 of its consumer confidence report for no less than three years.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119A.180 and 43.20.050.
						  08-03-061, § 246-290-72011, filed 1/14/08, effective 2/14/08. Statutory
						  Authority:
						  RCW
						  43.20.050. 00-15-080, § 246-290-72011,
						  filed 7/19/00, effective 8/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 7 - REPORTING › Subpart B - Consumer Confidence Reports › Section 246-290-72013 - Report contents - Groundwater systems

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(1) This section specifies the requirements
					 for information to be included in each report for groundwater systems. It
					 applies to the following situations:
(a) A
					 significant deficiency that is uncorrected at the time of the report;
(b) An
E. coli
positive
					 groundwater sample that is not invalidated under WAC
					 246-290-320(2)(g)(vii)
					 at the time of the report.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › Section 246-290-800 - Purpose and applicability

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(1) The
				  purpose of Part 8 is to:
(a) Define
				  requirements for water use efficiency programs in water system plans developed
				  under WAC
				  246-290-100 and small water
				  systems management programs developed under WAC
				  246-290-105.
(b) Establish a water distribution system
				  leakage standard.
(c) Define
				  process requirements for water use efficiency goal setting.
(d) Establish water use efficiency
				  performance reporting requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › Section 246-290-810 - Water use efficiency program

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(1)
				  Water system plans and small water system management programs submitted for
				  approval for the first year after January 22, 2007, must describe the municipal
				  water supplier's existing water use efficiency program. The municipal water
				  supplier must continue existing levels of water use efficiency.
(2) Subsections (3) and (4) of this section
				  apply to:
(a) Water system plans submitted to
				  the department for approval under WAC
				  246-290-100 one year after the
				  effective date of this rule.
(b)
				  Small water system management programs developed and implemented or submitted
				  to the department for approval one year after the effective date of this
				  rule.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › Section 246-290-820 - Distribution system leakage standard

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(1)
				  Municipal water suppliers shall determine distribu-
tion system leakage annually under subsection (2) of this
					 section or an alternative methodology under subsection (3) of this
					 section.
(a) Municipal water suppliers
				  shall include (i), (ii), or (iii) of this subsection in water use efficiency
				  performance reports developed under WAC
				  246-290-840 and water use
				  efficiency programs developed under WAC
				  246-290-810:
(i) Distribution system leakage totals
				  calculated under subsection (2) of this section shall be recorded in annual
				  percent and volume;
(ii)
				  Distribution system leakage totals calculated under subsection (3) of this
				  section shall include annual figures and the approved alternative methodology's
				  numerical stan-dard(s); and
(iii)
				  For systems not fully metered, the status of meter installation and any actions
				  taken to minimize leakage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › Section 246-290-830 - Water use efficiency goal setting

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(1)
				  The elected governing board or governing body of the public water system shall
				  establish water use efficiency goals within one year of the effective date of
				  this rule for systems serving one thousand or more total connections, and
				  within two years of the effective date of this rule for systems serving less
				  than one thousand total connections.
(2) Water use efficiency goals must be
				  designed to enhance the efficient use of water by the water system's
				  consumers.
(3) If a municipal water
				  supplier determines that further reductions over current consumption levels are
				  not reasonably achievable, the municipal water supplier shall provide
				  justification that considers historic water use efficiency performance and
				  investment and any other factors that support that determination. Justification
				  must be provided in water use efficiency programs developed under WAC
				  246-290-810 and in water use
				  efficiency performance reports developed under WAC
				  246-290-840.
(4) Municipal water suppliers must provide
				  documentation when requested by the department and in water use efficiency
				  programs developed under WAC
				  246-290-810 that demonstrates the
				  following goal setting requirements have been met:
(a) Goals shall be set in a public forum that
				  provides opportunity for consumers and the public to participate and comment on
				  the water use efficiency goals;
(b)
				  Public notice must occur at least two weeks prior to the public forum. Public
				  notice must include the purpose, date, time, and place of the forum, and where
				  materials supporting the rationale for the proposed goals can be
				  reviewed;
(c) The elected governing
				  board or governing body of the public water system shall review and consider
				  all comments received;
(d) The
				  following must be made available to the public for the purpose of fully
				  documenting the basis for each goal:
(i) The
				  information listed under WAC
				  246-290-810(4);
(ii) Annual water use efficiency performance
				  reports prepared under WAC
				  246-290-840;
(iii) Water supply characteristics
				  description in accordance with WAC
				  246-290-100(4)(f)(iii)(B)
				   or source description in accordance with WAC
				  246-290-105(4)(f);
				  and
(iv) A summary of the comments
				  received and how they were considered.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-290 - Group A public water supplies › Part 8 - WATER USE EFFICIENCY › Section 246-290-840 - Water use efficiency performance reports

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(1) Municipal water suppliers shall develop
				  an annual water use efficiency performance report and must:
(a) Send the water use efficiency performance
				  reports to the department and the consumers by July 1st of each year for the
				  previous year and make them available to the public;
(b) For systems serving one thousand or more
				  total connections, develop the first water use efficiency performance report by
				  July 1, 2008;
(c) For systems
				  serving less than one thousand total connections, develop the first water use
				  efficiency performance report by July 1, 2009; and
(d) Municipal water suppliers shall submit
				  performance reports in a manner specified by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-001 - Purpose and scope

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(1) The purpose
				of this chapter is to protect the health of consumers by establishing minimum
				design, construction, and other standards for Group B public drinking water
				systems.
(2) This chapter is
				adopted under chapter 43.20 RCW. A purveyor of a Group B public water system
				shall comply with this chapter and rules adopted by a local board of health
				under RCW
				70.05.060 or
				70.46.060 as applicable.
(3) Other statutes relating to this chapter
				are:
(a)RCW
				43.20B.020, Fees for services-Department of
				health and department of social and health services;
(b) Chapter 43.70 RCW, Department of
				health;
(c) Chapter 70A.100 RCW,
				Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977; and
(d) Chapter 70A.125 RCW, Public water
				systems-Penalties and compliance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-005 - Applicability

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(1) The rules of
				this chapter apply to a Group B public water system that provides drinking
				water to fewer than fifteen service connections and:
(a) Fewer than twenty-five people per day;
				or
(b) Twenty-five or more people
				per day for fewer than sixty days per year, provided the system does not serve
				one thousand or more people for two or more consecutive days.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-025 - Bottled water and ice-making facilities

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Water sources used by a facility regulated under chapter
				  16-165 WAC that produces bottled water or ice for public consumption shall meet
				  the requirements under chapter 246-290 WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and chapter 70.119A RCW.
					 12-24-070, § 246-291-025, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/1/14. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 95-20-078, § 246-291-025, filed 10/4/95,
					 effective 11/4/95; 94-14-002, § 246-291-025, filed 6/22/94, effective
					 7/23/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-030 - General administration

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(1) The
				department administers this chapter unless:
(a) A local board of health adopts rules
				under RCW
				70.05.060 or
				70.46.060 to implement this
				chapter that are at least as stringent as this chapter; or
(b) The local health jurisdiction has
				accepted primary responsibility for administering this chapter in a
				JPR.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-050 - Enforcement

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(1) When a Group B
				system is out of compliance with this chapter, the department may initiate
				enforcement actions under
				RCW
				70A.125.030 and
				70A.125.040.
(2) A health officer may initiate enforcement
				actions as authorized under
				RCW
				70.46.060 and
				70A.125.050, and as authorized
				under local board of health rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050 and chapter 70.119A RCW. 12-24-070,
					 § 246-291-050, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 94-14-002, § 246-291-050,
					 filed 6/22/94, effective 7/23/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-060 - Waivers

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(1) A health
				officer or local board of health may grant a waiver from the requirements of
				this chapter, provided that:
(a) The local
				health jurisdiction has:
(i) Adopted rules
				under RCW
				70.05.060 or
				70.46.060 that are at least as
				stringent as this chapter; or
(ii)
				Accepted primary responsibility for administering this chapter in a
				JPR;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-090 - Public Water System Coordination Act and satellite management

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(1) A purveyor of a
				new or expanding Group B system shall comply with the applicable coordinated
				water system plan created under chapter 246-293 WAC and 70A.100 RCW if located
				within the boundaries of a critical water supply service area.
(2) The department or health officer shall
				approve a new or expanding Group B system consistent with requirements under
				WAC 246-293-190 and
				RCW
				70A.100.060(3).
(3) A new Group B system must comply with SMA
				requirements under
				RCW
				70A.125.060.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050 and chapter 70.119A RCW. 12-24-070,
					 § 246-291-090, filed 12/4/12, effective
					 1/1/14.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-120 - Design report approval

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(1) A
				purveyor shall receive written department or health officer approval of a
				design report prior to:
(a) Installing a new
				Group B system; or
(b) Providing
				service to more than the current approved number of service
				connections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-125 - Groundwater source approval

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(1)
				Groundwater sources submitted to the department or health officer for design
				approval under WAC
				246-291-120 must comply with the
				following requirements:
(a) Drinking water
				shall be obtained from the highest quality source feasible.
(b) All permanent groundwater sources must:
(i) Be designed to be physically connected to
				the distribution system;
(ii) Be a
				drilled well constructed in accordance with chapter 173-160 WAC; and
(iii) Meet water quality requirements under
				WAC 246-291-170.
(c) The department or health officer shall
				not approve a design for a new or expanding Group B system using a GWI
				source.
(d) The department or
				health officer shall not approve a design for a new or expanding Group B system
				using a potential GWI source until a hydrogeologic evaluation is completed by a
				licensed hydrogeologist or engineer that determines the source is not GWI. The
				GWI evaluation and determination must be completed before the department or
				health officer will review the Group B design report.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-135 - Interties

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(1) A purveyor
				submitting a new or expanding Group B system design for approval using a
				nonemergency intertie source shall provide the following to the department or
				health officer:
(a) A copy of the intertie
				agreement under subsection (2) of this section;
(b) Evidence that the supplying water system
				currently operates in compliance with chapter 246-290 or 246-291 WAC;
(c) Location of the proposed
				intertie;
(d) Information on any
				water quality issues and treatment being used;
(e) Demonstration of the source capacity and
				hydraulic capacity of the supply and receiving systems at the designed flow
				rate through the intertie;
(f) A
				copy of the water right or water right change issued by ecology, if required
				under RCW
				90.03.383;
(g) Identification of alternative sources
				that will be used when the intertie agreement expires if the water is not being
				provided in perpetuity; and
(h)
				Verification that a source meter has been installed to measure water
				received.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-140 - Water system planning and disclosure requirements

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(1) A purveyor submitting a new or expanding
				Group B system design for approval shall provide the following information to
				the department or health officer:
(a) The
				system's management and ownership;
(b) The system's service area and existing
				and proposed major facilities;
(c)
				The maximum number of service connections the system can safely and reliably
				supply;
(d) The relationship and
				compatibility with other locally adopted plans;
(e) The amount of revenue needed to operate
				and maintain the system, and a plan to meet revenue needs;
(f) A cross-connection control plan if any
				existing cross-connections are identified;
(g) Security measures under the strict
				control of the purveyor to be provided to protect the water source, water
				storage reservoir, and the distribution system;
(h) For systems that will use sources with a
				well pump test indicating a yield of 5.0 gpm or less, a contingency plan
				describing short-term and long-term measures to restore water to consumers in
				the event the well(s) cannot provide an adequate supply of water;
(i) The public notification procedures that
				the purveyor will use as required under WAC
				246-291-360.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-170 - Water quality requirements for groundwater source approval

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(1) All water
				quality samples collected under this section must be:
(a) Collected without chlorine, ultraviolet
				light, ozone, or other disinfectant in use to treat the source;
(b) Collected after the well has been pumped
				long enough to allow for collection of a representative sample of the aquifer,
				as described in the
Group B Water System Design Guidelines
				(2012)
; and
(c) Analyzed
				by a certified lab.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-200 - Design standards

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(1) A purveyor
				submitting a new or expanding Group B system design for approval shall use good
				engineering practices and apply industry standards in the design, such as those
				in:
(a) The department guideline titled
Group B Water System
Design Guidelines
(2012);
(b)
Water Systems
				Council PAS-97(04) Pitless Adapters and Watertight Well Caps
(2004);
(c) Standard specifications
				of the:
(i) American Public Works
				Association;
(ii) American Society
				of Civil Engineers;
(iii) American
				Water Works Association; and
(iv)
				American Society for Testing and Materials.
(d) Minimum standards for construction and
				maintenance of wells, chapter 173-160 WAC;
(e)
Recommended Standards for Water
				Works, A Committee Report of the Great Lakes - Upper Mississippi River Board of
				State Public Health and Environmental Managers
(2007);
(f)
Standard Specifications for Road,
				Bridge and Municipal Construction
(WSDOT/APWA 2012);
(g)
USC Manual of Cross-Connection
				Control
, 10th edition (October 2009);
(h)
PNWS-AWWA Cross-Connection
				Control Manual
, sixth edition (1996);
(i) International Building Code (IBC) (2012);
				and
(j) Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
				(2012).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-205 - Drinking water materials and additives

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(1) In the design of a new or expanding Group
				B system, all materials in contact with potable water shall conform to the
				ANSI/NSF Standard 61.
(2) Pipes,
				pipe fittings, fittings, fixtures, solder, or flux used in the design of a new
				or expanding Group B system shall be lead-free. For the purposes of this
				section, lead-free means:
(a) Not more than a
				weighted average of twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent lead for wetted
				surfaces of pipes and pipe fittings; and
(b) No more than two-tenths of one percent
				lead in solder and flux.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-210 - Distribution systems

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(1) Storage
				reservoirs shall be designed to:
(a) Prevent
				entry by birds, animals, insects, excessive dust, and other potential sources
				of external contamination;
(b)
				Include:
(i) A weathertight roof;
(ii) A lockable access hatch;
(iii) A screened roof vent;
(iv) An overflow pipe with atmospheric
				discharge or other suitable means to prevent a cross-connection;
(v) A sample tap;
(vi) A drain to daylight, or an alternative
				design approved by the department or health officer that is adequate to protect
				against cross-connection;
(vii)
				Tank isolation in order to perform maintenance procedures; and
(viii) Other appurtenances appropriate for
				the protection of stored water from contamination;
(c) Be above normal ground surface level. If
				the bottom elevation of a storage reservoir must be below normal ground
				surface:
(i) The storage reservoir must be
				placed above the groundwater table; and
(ii) The top of a partially buried storage
				reservoir must be at least two feet above normal ground surface.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-220 - Group B system disinfection

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(1)
				A purveyor shall disinfect a Group B system before providing service to any
				consumer.
(2) The water system
				disinfection procedures must conform to the following standards:
(a) AWWA C651-05 or APWA/WSDOT (2010
				revision), for water main disinfection;
(b) AWWA C652-02, for reservoir disinfection;
				and
(c) AWWA C654-03, for well
				disinfection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-250 - Continuity of service

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(1) A purveyor
				of a Group B system shall notify all the system's consumers in writing before
				transferring ownership. The notification must include a time schedule for
				transferring responsibilities, identification of the new owner, and under what
				type of authority the new ownership will operate.
(2) At least one year prior to terminating
				system operation, a purveyor of a Group B system shall notify all consumers in
				writing and provide a copy of the written notice to the department and health
				officer.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and chapter 70.119A RCW.
					 12-24-070, § 246-291-250, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/1/14. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 94-14-002, § 246-291-250, filed 6/22/94,
					 effective 7/23/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-280 - Existing Group B systems

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(1) A
				purveyor of a Group B system shall apply for and obtain design approval under
				WAC 246-291-120, or approval under
				subsection (3) of this section before the system:
(a) Expands to serve a new service connection
				needing potable water; or
(b)
				Provides potable water for a new use of an existing service connection if a
				local permitting authority requires an approved public water supply as a
				condition of an approval of the new use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-300 - General requirements

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(1) A purveyor
				of a Group B system shall provide potable water to the system's
				consumers.
(2) The department or
				health officer may require a purveyor to collect water quality samples, have
				the samples analyzed by a certified lab, and report results as required under
				WAC 246-291-360, when the department
				or health officer:
(a) Determines a public
				health risk exists;
(b) Receives
				information documenting contamination;
(c) Receives a report of suspected or known
				waterborne illness from a health care provider as required under chapter
				246-101 WAC; or
(d) Is aware of, or
				observes, a situation in which the source may be vulnerable to contamination.
				For example, a source is vulnerable to contamination from a flood
				event.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-360 - Public notification

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(1) A purveyor
				of a Group B system shall notify the department, health officer, and all system
				consumers in writing within twenty-four hours when the purveyor:
(a) Obtains a water quality sample analysis
				from a certified lab indicating the presence of
E.
				coli
;
(b) Obtains a water
				quality sample analysis from a certified lab indicating the presence of nitrate
				at a concentration at or above 10.0 mg/L; or
(c) Is aware of circumstances that pose a
				threat of acute contamination, such as a flood event.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-291 - Group B public water systems › Section 246-291-370 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the
				  application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be
				  affected.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 94-14-002, §
					 246-291-370, filed 6/22/94, effective
					 7/23/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-292 - Waterworks operator certification › Section 246-292-001 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health by
				  setting minimum requirements and standards for :
(1) Public water systems required to have a
				certified operator in responsible charge;
(2) Certified operators of public water
				systems;
(3) Certified operators
				that develop and implement cross-connection control programs; and
(4) Certified operators that inspect, field
				test, maintain, and repair backflow assemblies, devices, and air gaps that
				protect public water systems.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.119 RCW and Safe Drinking
					 Water Act, Public Law
					 104-182; 64 F.R. 5916 - 5921. 01-02-070, §
					 246-292-001, filed 12/29/00, effective 1/29/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter
					 70.119 RCW. 94-04-004, § 246-292-001, filed 1/20/94, effective 2/20/94.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-292-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.119.050. 78-10-053 (Order 1343), §
					 248-55-010, filed 9/22/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-292 - Waterworks operator certification › Section 246-292-010 - Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms

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The definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms in this section
				  apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1)
"Air gap"
means a physical separation measured vertically between the lowest point of a
				free-flowing discharge end of a potable water supply pipeline and the overflow
				rim of an open or nonpressurized receiving vessel.
(2)
"Approved air gap"
is
				defined in chapter 246-290 WAC.
(3)
"Approved AVB (approved atmospheric vacuum breaker)"
is defined in
				chapter 246-290 WAC.
(4)
"Approved backflow preventer"
is defined in chapter 246-290
				WAC.
(5)
"Approved backflow
				prevention assembly"
is defined in chapter 246-290 WAC.
(6)
"Authority having
				jurisdiction"
means the local official, board, department, or agency
				authorized to administer and enforce the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted in
				chapter 19.27 RCW.
(7)
"AVB
				(atmospheric vacuum breaker)"
means a device that contains an air inlet,
				vent, air inlet valve, and check seat and is used to prevent backsiphonage
				backflow.
(8)
"BAT (backflow
				assembly tester)"
means an individual meeting the requirements of this
				chapter and certified under chapter 70A.120 RCW to inspect, field test,
				maintain, and repair backflow prevention assemblies, devices, and air gaps that
				protect the public water system.
(9)
"Backflow"
means the
				reversal of flow of water or other substances through a cross-connection into
				the public water system or consumer's water system.
(10)
"Backflow preventer"
means
				a backflow prevention assembly, air gap, or AVB.
(11)
"Backflow preventer inspection and
				field test"
means the set of procedures and measurements performed by a
				BAT to evaluate a back-flow preventer's approval status, installation, and
				performance to determine compliance with the requirements in WAC
				246-290-490.
(12)
"Backflow prevention
				assembly"
means a mechanical backflow preventer designed for in-line
				testing and repair including, but not limited to:
(a) Reduced pressure backflow
				assembly;
(b) Reduced pressure
				detector assembly;
(c) Double check
				valve assembly;
(d) Double check
				detector assembly;
(e) Pressure
				vacuum breaker assembly; or
(f)
				Spill-resistant vacuum breaker assembly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-292 - Waterworks operator certification › Section 246-292-020 - Public water system requirements

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(1) A purveyor shall designate at least one
				certified opera-tor in responsible charge to meet the requirements of WAC
				246-292-032 and as required in
				WAC 246-292-050(1), (2), and
				(4), as applicable.
(2) A purveyor may designate additional
				certified operators in responsible charge in accordance with WAC
				246-292-050(3) 
				when a purveyor has designated operating shifts and major segments.
(3) A purveyor shall designate and report
				mandatory certified operators in responsible charge positions to the department
				within thirty days of:
(a) Starting
				operations of a public water system; or
(b) When a mandatory certified operator in
				responsible charge position is vacated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-292 - Waterworks operator certification › Section 246-292-031 - Duties of a certified operator

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(1)
				A certified operator shall:
(a) Operate the
				public water system with due care and diligence to protect public health and
				comply with this chapter and applicable state and federal drinking water laws
				and regulations.
(b) Perform only
				the duties consistent with the operator's experience, skills, abilities, or
				level of certification.
(c) Inform
				the purveyor if a required action or correction is inconsistent with the
				operator's experience, skills, abilities, or level of certification.