a) General
1) The provisions of this Section apply to
public water systems serving more than 1,000 persons.
2) Following any total coliform-positive
sample taken under the provisions of this Section, the supplier must comply
with the repeat monitoring requirements and E. coli analytical requirements in
Section
611.1058.
3) Once all monitoring required by this
Section and Section
611.1058 for a calendar month
has been completed, a supplier must determine whether any coliform treatment
technique triggers specified in Section
611.1059 have been exceeded. If
any trigger has been exceeded, the supplier must complete assessments as
required by Section
611.1059.
4) Seasonal Systems
A) A seasonal system supplier must
demonstrate completion of an Agency-approved start-up procedure, which may
include a requirement for start-up sampling prior to serving water to the
public.
B) The Agency may, by a
SEP, exempt any seasonal system supplier from some or all of the requirements
for seasonal system suppliers if the supplier's entire distribution system
remains pressurized during the entire period that the supplier's system is not
operating.
b)
Monitoring Frequency for Total Coliforms. The monitoring frequency for total
coliforms is based on the population served by the supplier's system, as
follows:
Total Coliform Monitoring Frequency for Public Water
Systems
Serving More Than 1,000 People
|
Population served
|
Minimum number of samples per month
|
|
1,001 to 2,500
|
2
|
|
2,501 to 3,300
|
3
|
|
3,301 to 4,100
|
4
|
|
4,101 to 4,900
|
5
|
|
4,901 to 5,800
|
6
|
|
5,801 to 6,700
|
7
|
|
6,701 to 7,600
|
8
|
|
7,601 to 8,500
|
9
|
|
8,501 to 12,900
|
10
|
|
12,901 to 17,200
|
15
|
|
17,201 to 21,500
|
20
|
|
21,501 to 25,000
|
25
|
|
25,001 to 33,000
|
30
|
|
33,001 to 41,000
|
40
|
|
41,001 to 50,000
|
50
|
|
50,001 to 59,000
|
60
|
|
59,001 to 70,000
|
70
|
|
70,001 to 83,000
|
80
|
|
83,001 to 96,000
|
90
|
|
96,001 to 130,000
|
100
|
|
130,001 to 220,000
|
120
|
|
220,001 to 320,000
|
150
|
|
320,001 to 450,000
|
180
|
|
450,001 to 600,000
|
210
|
|
600,001 to 780,000
|
240
|
|
780,001 to 970,000
|
270
|
|
970,001 to 1,230,000
|
300
|
|
1,230,001 to 1,520,000
|
330
|
|
1,520,001 to 1,850,000
|
360
|
|
1,850,001 to 2,270,000
|
390
|
|
2,270,001 to 3,020,000
|
420
|
|
3,020,001 to 3,960,000
|
450
|
|
3,960,001 or more
|
480
|
c)
Unfiltered Subpart B Systems. A Subpart B system supplier that does not
practice filtration in compliance with Subparts B, R, X, and Z must collect at
least one total coliform sample near the first service connection each day that
the turbidity level of the source water, measured as specified in Section
611.532(b),
exceeds 1 NTU. When one or more turbidity measurements in any day exceed 1 NTU,
the supplier must collect this coliform sample within 24 hours after the first
exceedance, unless the Agency determines that the supplier, for logistical
reasons outside the supplier's control, cannot have the sample analyzed within
30 hours after collection, and the Agency identifies an alternative sample
collection schedule. Sample results from this coliform monitoring must be
included in determining whether the coliform treatment technique trigger in
Section
611.1059 has been
exceeded.
d) Reduced Monitoring. A
supplier may not reduce monitoring, except for a non-CWS supplier that uses
only ground water (and not ground water under the direct influence of surface
water) and which serves 1,000 or fewer people in some months and more than
1,000 persons in other months. In months when more than 1,000 persons are
served, the supplier must monitor at the frequency specified in subsection (a).
In months when the supplier serves 1,000 or fewer people, the Agency may, by a
SEP, reduce the monitoring frequency, in writing, to a frequency allowed under
Section
611.1054 for a similarly
situated supplier that always serves 1,000 or fewer people, taking into account
the provisions in Section
611.1054(e) through
(g).
