Ohio Admin. Code 3745-81-90 - Control of lead and copper - reporting and record keeping requirements
All water systems shall report all of the following information
to the
(A) Reporting requirements for tap water
monitoring for lead and copper and for water quality parameter monitoring.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(A)(1)(h)
(A)(1)(g) of this rule, a public water system shall
report the information specified below for all tap water samples and all water
quality parameter samples within the first
ten days following the end of each applicable
monitoring period
the month in which the system
receives the sample results , as specified in rules
3745-81-86 and
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code. The end of the monitoring period is the last
date samples are permitted to be collected during that period.
(d)
(c) The ninetieth percentile lead and copper
concentrations measured from among all lead and copper tap water samples
collected during each monitoring period (calculated in accordance with
paragraph (C)(3) of rule
3745-81-80 of the Administrative
Code), unless the director calculates the system's ninetieth percentile lead
and copper levels under paragraph (H)
(I) of this rule;
.
(e)
(d)
With the exception of initial tap monitoring conducted pursuant to paragraph
(D)(1) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code, the public water system shall designate any site which was not sampled
during previous monitoring periods, and include an explanation of why sampling
sites have changed;
.
(f)
(e) The results of all
tap monitoring for pH and, where applicable, temperature, alkalinity, calcium,
conductivity, and orthophosphate or silica collected under paragraphs (B) to
(E) of rule
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code;
.
(g)
(f) The results of all
monitoring at the entry point(s) to the distribution system for applicable
water quality parameters under paragraphs (B) to (E) of rule
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code;
.
(h)
(g) A water system
shall report the results of all water quality parameter samples collected under
paragraphs (C) to (F) of rule
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code during each six-month monitoring period specified in paragraph (D) of rule
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code within the first ten days
following the end of the monitoring period
after the month in which the sample was analyzed,
unless the director has specified a more frequent reporting
requirement.
(a) The results from all tap samples for lead
and copper including the location of each site and the criteria under
paragraphs (A)(3) to (A)(7) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code under which the site was selected for the public water system 's sampling
pool and the name and certification number of the laboratory which analyzed the
samples;
.
(b)
Documentation for each tap water lead or copper sample for which the public
water system requests invalidation pursuant to paragraph (F)(2) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code.
(c) (Reserved);
(2) For a
nontransient noncommunity water system , or a community water system meeting the
criteria of paragraphs (B)(7)(a)
(G)(8)(a) and (B)(7)(b)
(G)(8)(b) of
rule 3745-81-85 of the Administrative
Code, that does not have enough taps that can provide first-draw samples, the
public water system shall either
do one of the following :
(a) Provide written documentation to the
director identifying standing times and locations for enough non-first-draw
samples to make up its sampling pool under paragraph (B)(5) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code by the start of the first applicable monitoring period under paragraph (D)
of rule 3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code that commences after April 11, 2000, unless the director has waived prior
director approval of non-first-draw sample sites selected by the system
pursuant to paragraph (B) (5) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code; or
.
(b) If
the director has waived prior approval of non-first-draw sample sites selected
by the system, identify, in writing, each site that did not meet the six-hour
minimum standing time and the length of standing time for that particular
substitute sample collected pursuant to paragraph (B)(5) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code and include this information with the lead and copper tap sample results
required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (A)(1)(a)
(A)(1)(b) of
this rule.
(3) At a time
specified by the director , or if no specific time is designated, then as early
as possible prior to the addition of a new source or
any substantial change in water treatment, as defined in paragraph (C) of
3745-91-01 of the Administrative Code, a public water system deemed to have
optimized corrosion control under paragraph (B)(3) of rule 3745-81-81 of the
Administrative Code, or a water system subject to reduced monitoring pursuant
to paragraph (D)(4) of rule 3745-81-86 of the Administrative Code shall submit
written documentation and plans, if applicable, to the director describing the
substantial change or addition. The director shall review and approve the
addition of a new source or substantial change in water treatment before it is
implemented by the water system. Examples of substantial change in water
treatment include the addition of a new treatment process or modification of an
existing treatment process. Examples of modifications include switching
secondary disinfectants, switching coagulants (e.g., alum to ferric chloride),
and switching corrosion inhibitor products (e.g., orthophosphate to blended
phosphate). Substantial changes can include dose changes to existing chemicals
if the public water system is planning long-term changes to its finished water
pH or residual inhibitor concentration. Treatment changes would not include
chemical dose fluctuations associated with daily raw water quality
changes.
, water systems shall notify the
director of changes in water quality that could affect corrosion control
treatment, in accordance with paragraph (F) of rule
3745-81-81 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) Each ground water
system that limits water quality parameter monitoring to a subset of entry
points under paragraph (C)(3) of rule
3745-81-87 of the Administrative
Code shall provide, by the commencement of such monitoring, written
correspondence to the director that identifies the selected entry points and
includes information sufficient to demonstrate that the sites are
representative of water quality and treatment conditions throughout the
system.
(B) Reporting
requirements for source water at the entry point to the distribution system.
(1) A public water system shall report the
monitoring results for all samples of source water at the entry point to the
distribution system collected in accordance with rule
3745-81-88 of the Administrative
Code within the first ten days following the end of each entry-point water
monitoring period (i.e., per six-month period, annually, per compliance period ,
per compliance cycle ) for which a sample was collected as specified in rule
3745-81-88 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) With the exception of the
first round of source water at the entry point to the distribution system
monitoring conducted pursuant to paragraph (B) of rule
3745-81-88 of the Administrative
Code, the public water system shall specify any site which was not sampled
during previous monitoring periods, and include an explanation of why the
sampling point has changed.
(C) Corrosion control treatment reporting
requirements. By the applicable dates under rule
3745-81-81 of the Administrative
Code, public water systems shall report the following information:
(1) For systems demonstrating that they have
already optimized corrosion control, information required in paragraph (B)(2)
or (B)(3) of rule
3745-81-81 of the Administrative
Code;
.
(2) For
systems required to optimize corrosion control, their recommendation regarding
optimal corrosion control treatment under paragraph (A) of rule
3745-81-82 of the Administrative
Code;
.
(3) For
systems required to evaluate the effectiveness of corrosion control treatments
under paragraph (C) of rule
3745-81-82 of the Administrative
Code, the information required by that paragraph;
and
.
(4) For systems required to install optimal
corrosion control approved by the director under paragraph (D) of rule
3745-81-82 of the Administrative
Code, a letter certifying that the system has completed installing that
treatment.
(D) Source
water treatment reporting requirements. By the applicable dates in rule
3745-81-83 of the Administrative
Code, systems shall provide the following information to the director :
(1) If required under paragraph (B)(1) of
rule 3745-81-83 of the Administrative
Code, their recommendation regarding source water treatment; and
.
(2) For systems required to install source
water treatment under paragraph (B)(2) of rule
3745-81-83 of the Administrative
Code, a letter certifying that the system has completed installing the
treatment approved by the director within twenty-four months after the director
approved the treatment.
(E) Lead service line replacement reporting
requirements. Public water systems shall report the following information to
the director to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of rule
3745-81-84 of the Administrative
Code.
(1) No later than twelve months after
the end of a monitoring period in which a public water system exceeds the lead
action level in monitoring referred to in paragraph (A) of rule
3745-81-84 of the Administrative
Code, the system shall submit in written documentation to the director the
material evaluation, conducted as required in paragraph (A) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code, identify the initial number of lead service lines in its distribution
system at the time the system exceeds the lead action level , and provide the
system's schedule for annually replacing at least seven per cent of the initial
number of lead service lines in its
the distribution system.
(2) No later than twelve months after the end
of a monitoring period in which a system exceeds the lead action level in
monitoring referred to in paragraph (A) of rule
3745-81-84 of the Administrative
Code, and every twelve months thereafter, the system shall demonstrate to the
director in writing that the system has either:
replaced in the
previous twelve months at least seven per cent of the initial lead service
lines (or a greater number of lines specified by the director in accordance
with rule
3745-81-84 of the Administrative
Code) in the distribution system.
(a) Replaced in the previous twelve
months at least seven per cent of the initial lead service lines (or a greater
number of lines specified by the
(b) Conducted monitoring which
demonstrates that the lead concentration in all service line samples from one
or more individual lines, taken pursuant to paragraph (B)(3) of rule 3745-81-86
of the Administrative Code, is less than or equal to 0.015 milligram per liter.
In such cases, the total number of lines replaced and/or which met the criteria
in paragraph (C) of rule 3745-81-84 of the Administrative Code shall equal at
least seven per cent of the initial number of lead lines identified under
paragraph (E)(1) of this rule (or the percentage specified by the
(3) The
annual letter submitted to the director under paragraph (E)(2) of this rule
shall contain the following information:
(a)
The number of lead service lines scheduled to be replaced during the previous
year of the system's replacement schedule;
.
(b) The number and location of each lead
service line replaced during the previous year of the system's replacement
schedule; and
.
(c) If
measured, the water lead concentration and location of each lead service line
sampled, the sampling method, and the date of sampling.
(4) Any system which collects lead service
line samples following partial lead service line replacement required by rule
3745-81-84 of the Administrative
Code shall report the results to the director within the first ten days of the month following the month in which
the system receives
two business days of
receiving the laboratory results, or as specified by the director . The
director has the discretion to eliminate this requirement to report these
monitoring results. Systems shall also report any additional information as
specified by the director , in a time and manner prescribed by the director , to
verify that all partial lead service line
replacement activities have taken place.
(F)
Reporting
requirements for consumer notice and public notification .
(1) Any
public water system that is subject to the public education requirements in
rule 3745-81-85 of the Administrative
Code shall, within ten
five business days after the end of each period in which the system is required
to perform
of delivering the public
education tasks in accordance with
paragraph (B)
(G)
of rule
3745-81-85 of the Administrative
Code, send written documentation to the director that contains
the following :
(a) A demonstration that the system has
delivered the public education materials that meet the content requirements in
paragraph (A)
(F) of rule
3745-81-85 of the Administrative
Code and the delivery requirements in paragraph (B)
(G) of rule
3745-81-85 of the Administrative
Code; and
.
(b) A
list of all the newspapers, radio stations, television stations, and facilities
and organizations to which the system delivered public education materials
during the period in which the system was required to perform public education
tasks.
(2) Unless
required by the director , a public water system that previously has submitted
the information required by paragraph (F)(1)(b)
(G)(1)(b) of
this rule need not resubmit the information required by paragraph
(F)(1)(b)
(G)(1)(b) of this rule, as long as there have been no
changes in the distribution list and the system certifies that the public
education materials were distributed to the same list submitted previously.
(3) No later than three months
following the end of the monitoring period, each
Any applicable monitoring
period under
during which the samples are
collected.
A
(1) The director has
previously notified the water system that the director will calculate the water
system's ninetieth percentile lead and copper concentrations, based on the lead
and copper tap results submitted pursuant to paragraph
(H)(2) (a)
(I)(2)(a) of this rule, and has specified a date
before the end of the applicable monitoring period by which the public water
system shall provide the results of lead and copper tap water samples;
.
(2) The public water system has provided the
following information to the director by the date specified in paragraph
(H)(1)
(I)(1)
of this rule:
(a) The results of all tap
samples for lead and copper including the location of each site and the
criteria in paragraphs (A)(3), (A)(4), (A)(5), (A)(6), and (A)(7) of rule
3745-81-86 of the Administrative
Code under which the site was selected for the system's sampling pool, pursuant
to paragraph (A)(1)(a)
(A)(1)(b) of this rule;
and
.
(b) An identification of sampling sites
utilized during the current monitoring period that were not sampled during
previous monitoring periods, and an explanation why sampling sites have
changed; and
.
(3) The director has provided the results of
the ninetieth percentile lead and copper calculations, in writing, to the water
system before the end of the monitoring period.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6109.04, 6109.121
Rule Amplifies: 6109.04, 6109.121
Prior Effective Dates: 09/13/1993, 10/17/2003, 07/24/2009, 05/01/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6109.04, 6109.121
Rule Amplifies: 6109.04, 6109.121
Prior Effective Dates: 9/13/93, 10/17/03, 7/24/09
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