Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-33-.05 - Water Supply Efficiency Improvement
(1)
Water Loss Control Program.
By July 1, 2016, Public water systems shall develop and conduct a water loss
control program to investigate, assess, and implement efforts to improve water
supply efficiency. Water loss control programs shall be updated periodically as
needed. Water loss control programs may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(a) Leakage Management, including
distribution system water leakage detection and repairs;
(b) Finished Water Meter Flow
Verification;
(c) Customer Water
Meter Testing and Calibration;
(d)
Resource Allocation, including planned preventive maintenance; and
(e) Revenue Recovery Activities.
(2)
Individualized
Goals. Each public water system shall establish individual goals to set
measures of water supply efficiency and to improve water supply efficiency.
These measures may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Infrastructure Leakage Index;
(b) Water Audit Data Validity
Score;
(c) Operational Basic
Apparent Losses;
(d) Operational
Basic Real Losses; and
(e) Economic
Level of Leakage
(3)
Demonstration of Progress.
(a)
Public water systems shall make progress toward improving water supply
efficiency. Progress may be demonstrated through process and performance
measures:
1. Improvement in data validity
score to the extent practicable for a specific utility as a process measure of
data reliability;
2. The
development and implementation of the water loss control program;
3. Improvement in performance measures once a
reliable level of validity score has been achieved:
* Operational Basic Real Losses;
* Operational Basic Apparent Losses; and
4. Economic Level of Leakage has been
achieved and maintained.
(b) Demonstration of progress shall be
documented by public water systems upon application to the Division for a water
withdrawal permit or a Permit to Operate a Public Water System as listed below,
and may be evaluated by the Division as part of the review of the following
applications:
1. An application to renew a
water withdrawal permit under the Georgia Groundwater Use Act of 1972, O.C.G.A.
Section 12-5-90 et seq., or the Georgia
Water Quality Control Act, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-20 et seq.;
2. An application to modify an existing water
withdrawal permit which includes an increase in the permitted water supply
under the Georgia Groundwater Use Act of 1972, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-90 et seq., or the Georgia
Water Quality Control Act, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-20 et seq.;
3. An application to renew a Permit to
Operate a Public Water System for a purchased water system (one that does not
otherwise hold a water withdrawal permit from the Division) under the Georgia
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-170 et seq.; or
4. An application to increase the number of
permitted service connections issued to a public water system under the Georgia
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-170 et
seq.
(c) For applications
submitted after July 1, 2016 as described under paragraph (3)(b) above, failure
to demonstrate progress toward improving water supply efficiency may result in
an action by the Director including, but not limited to, the following:
1. A reduction under paragraph (3)(b)1. above
in the permitted water quantity for a water withdrawal permit issued to the
public water system under the Georgia Groundwater Use Act of 1972, O.C.G.A.
Section 12-5-90 et seq., or the Georgia
Water Quality Control Act, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-20 et seq.;
2. A denial under paragraph (3)(b)2. above of
an application to modify any water withdrawal permit issued to the public water
system under the Georgia Groundwater Use Act of 1972, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-90 et seq., or the Georgia
Water Quality Control Act, O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-20 et seq.;
3. A denial under paragraph (3)(b)3. above of
an application to renew a Permit to Operate a Public Water System for a
purchased water system under the Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977,
O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-170 et seq.; or
4. A denial under paragraph (3)(b)4. above of
an application to increase the number of permitted service connections issued
to the public water system under the Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977,
O.C.G.A. Section
12-5-170 et
seq.
(4)
Administration and Enforcement.
The administration and enforcement of this Rule shall be in accordance with the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, the Georgia Groundwater Use Act, the Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.
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