Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-5-.32 - Public Notification
(1)
Public Notification Requirements.
40 CFR, Part 141,
Subpart Q §§
141.201 through
141.210, including Appendices A, B
and C to subpart Q of Part 141, is hereby incorporated by reference. Any
amendments to any part of the appendices in 40 CFR, Subpart Q are hereby
incorporated by reference. If a community or non-community water system fails
to comply with an applicable primary maximum contaminant level or maximum
residual disinfectant level established in Rule
391-3-5-.18; fails to comply when
applicable with the secondary maximum contaminant level for fluoride
established in Rule
391-3-5-.19; fails to comply with an
applicable testing procedure established in Rules
391-3-5-.20,
.21,
.22,
.23,
.24,
.25,
.27,
.52,
.53,
.54, or
.55; is granted a variance or an
exemption from an applicable maximum contaminant level; fails to comply with
the requirements of any schedule prescribed pursuant to a variance or
exemption; or fails to comply with any treatment technique requirement
specified by the Director; or fails to perform any monitoring or reporting
required pursuant to Rules
391-3-5-.20,
.21,
.22,
.23,
.24,
.25,
.26,
.27,
.30,
.52,
.53,
.54, and
.55; the supplier of water shall
notify persons (including the mandatory health effects language) served by the
system as required in 40 CFR, Part 141, Subpart Q. Other situations that
require public notification include: occurrence of waterborne disease outbreak
or other waterborne emergency; availability of unregulated contaminant
monitoring data; detection of E. Coli in source water samples
collected under Rule
391-3-5-.54(3);
exceedance of the nitrate MCL by non-community water systems, where granted
permission by the Division in accordance with Rule
391-3-5-.18(1)(b);
and other situations not already listed and determined by EPD to require a
public notice. The public water system, within ten (10) days of completing the
public notification requirements under 40 CFR, Parts 141, Subpart Q for the
initial public notice and any repeat notices, must submit to the Division a
certification that it has fully complied with the public notification
regulations. The public water system must include with this certification a
representative copy of each type of notice distributed, published, posted, and
made available to the persons served by the system and to the media.
(2)
Public Notification of Lead
Contamination. The owner or operator of each community water system and
each non-transient, non-community water system shall issue notice, in
accordance with 40 CFR, Part 141.34, to persons served by the system that may
be affected by lead contamination of their drinking water. The owner or
operator shall provide notice under this rule even if there is no violation of
the national primary drinking water regulation for lead.
(3)
Provide Notice Prior to New
Service. The owner or operator of a community or non-community water
system must deliver a copy of the most recent public notice for any outstanding
violation of any maximum contaminant level, any maximum residual disinfectant
level, any treatment technique requirement, any monitoring or reporting
requirement, any variance or exemption schedule and other situations requiring
public notice to all new consumers at the time service begins. The owner or
operator of a non-community water system shall continuously post such public
notice in conspicuous locations to inform new consumers for as long as the
situation persists.
(4)
Cryptosporidium Public Notice. Special public notice for repeated
failure to conduct monitoring of the source water for
Cryptosporidium and for failure to determine bin
classification or mean Cryptosporidium level:
40 CFR, Subpart Q §
141.211, in its entirety, including Appendix
A, is hereby incorporated by reference. The specified mandatory language must
be included in the special notice.
(5)
Non-Applicability. Any
reference to public notification requirements in
40 CFR
141.32 is not applicable.
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