Small Systems Guide To Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations - U.s. Environmental Protection Agency - 2003 Page 23

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Monitoring
Treatment
Management Practices
Samples must be taken from
Corrosion control treatment is required
This rule does not directly
consumers’ taps. The number of
unless a system is below the action
affect a system’s management
samples required during each 6-
level for two consecutive 6-month
practices. However, manage­
month period depends on system
periods. Source water monitoring and
ment practices may be affected
size. If monitoring results show that
treatment are also required if a system
by the rule's public education
the lead or copper action level is
exceeds an action level due to
provisions and practices
exceeded, the system must imple­
occurence in the source water. If a
associated with proper
ment corrosion control treatment. If
system has lead service lines, replace­
monitoring.
the system is below the action level
ment is required if the system still
for two consecutive periods, it will be
cannot meet the action level even after
put on a reduced monitoring sched­
installing corrosion control or source
ule.
water treatment.
Depending on the type of disinfec­
Subpart H systems that use conven­
This rule does not directly
tion used—chlorine, chloramines,
tional filtration must remove specified
affect a system's management
chlorine dioxide, or ozone—systems
percentages of TOC using either
practices. However, manage­
may be required to monitor for
enhanced coagulation or enhanced
ment practices may be affected
different disinfectants and DBPs.
softening. The removal requirement
by the need to balance disin­
Reduced monitoring is possible if a
depends on the TOC concentration in
fection needs with byproduct
system meets certain requirements.
and alkalinity of the source water.
formation.
For systems that use surface water
or GWUDI (Subpart H systems) and
use conventional treatment, monthly
samples are required for total
organic carbon (TOC) and alkalinity.
This rule has no monitoring require­
The FBRR requires a system to return
This rule does not directly
ments, but the FBRR requires that a
all regulated recycled water (spent filter
affect a system's management
system meet the following dead-
backwash water, thickener supernatant,
practices. However, manage­
lines:
and liquids from dewatering pro­
ment practices may need to be
cesses) to a point in the treatment plant
adjusted along with any
By December 8, 2003: Submit to the
where it will pass through all steps of
change in treatment that is
State a plant schematic and recycle
treatment or treatment processes
required.
flow/plant flow information.
before entering the distribution system.
(Note: Systems can request approval
By June 8, 2004: Retain additional
from the State to use alternate loca­
information on recycle practices on
tions.)
file. By this date systems must also
be recycling regulated streams to
correct locations or have an ap­
proved alternate recycle return
location.
By June 8, 2006: Any capital im­
provements that were needed for the
return recycle location must be
completed.
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