12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-590-530 - Reporting
A. The results of
all required monitoring activity shall be reported by the owner or the owner's
authorized agent to the department no later than (i) the 10th day of the month
following the month during which the test results were received, or (ii) the
10th day following the end of the monitoring period, whichever is shorter,
unless stipulated otherwise by the department. The results of any required
monitoring activity shall be reported by the owner or the owner's authorized
agent in a format and method prescribed by the department. For routine
compliance samples analyzed for contaminants listed in Tables 340.1 through
340.7, the owner shall request that the certified analytical laboratory
performing the analyses provide the data electronically to the department as
per the requirements of this section.
B. It shall be the duty and responsibility of
an owner to report to the department in the most expeditious manner for
circumstances identified in subsections C through J of this section. The owner
shall contact the department for the acceptable notification method. The
official laboratory data report shall be sent to the department as soon as
practical.
C. Bacteriological
examination reporting.
1. When a
bacteriological examination shows that samples are required (see
12VAC5-590-380 D), the owner shall
collect the repeat samples within 24 hours of being notified of the positive
result and shall report the repeat sample results to the department.
2. Microbial contamination, as evidenced by
one or more routine distribution system water samples indicating the presence
of E. coli or waterborne pathogens, shall be reported by the owner to the
department by the end of the day when the owner was notified of the test
result, unless the department is closed, in which case the department shall be
notified before the end of the next business day.
3. An E. coli PMCL violation shall be
reported by the owner to the department by the end of the day when the owner
was notified of the test result, unless the department is closed, in which case
the department shall be notified before the end of the next business
day.
4. The owner who has failed to
comply with the monitoring requirements of
12VAC5-590-370 shall report the
monitoring violation to the department in writing within 10 days after the
owner discovers the violation and shall notify the public in accordance with
12VAC5-590-540 A
3.
D. Turbidity reporting. For a waterworks
required to filter for pathogen and turbidity removal, a report shall be made
within 24 hours to the department if the filtered water turbidity measurement
exceeds the following concentrations based on the filtration treatment type:
1. Conventional filtration -- one
NTU.
2. Diatomaceous earth
filtration -- five NTU.
3. Slow
sand filtration -- five NTU.
4.
Membrane, bag and cartridge filtration -- one NTU.
E. PMCL exceedance.
1. When a PMCL of an inorganic or organic
chemical is exceeded for a single sample the owner shall report the exceedance
within seven days. If a sample result would cause the compliance average to be
exceeded, then the owner shall report the sample result, in context with the
compliance average, to the department within 48 hours.
2. When the average value of the samples
collected pursuant to
12VAC5-590-382 and
12VAC5-590-383 exceeds the PMCL of
an inorganic or organic chemical, the owner shall report the exceedance to the
department within 48 hours.
3. When
the PMCL for a radionuclide has been exceeded as determined by Table 340.4, the
results shall be reported to the department within 48 hours.
F. The owner shall report to the
department within 48 hours of the failure to comply with the monitoring and
sanitary survey requirements of this chapter.
G. The owner shall report to the department
within 48 hours of the failure to comply with the requirements of the schedule
prescribed pursuant to a variance or exemption.
H. The owner shall report a Tier 1 violation
or situation, as described in
12VAC5-590-540 A
1, to the department as soon as practical,
but no later than 24 hours after the owner learns of the Tier 1 violation or
situation. At the same time the report is made, the owner shall consult with
the department to determine the need for any additional actions to address the
violation or situation.
I.
Reporting requirements for coliform treatment technique violations.
1. The owner that has violated the treatment
technique required in
12VAC5-590-392 B
shall report the violation to the department no later than the end of the next
business day after learning of the violation and shall notify the public in
accordance with
12VAC5-590-540 A
2.
2. The owner that is required to conduct an
assessment under
12VAC5-590-392 C
shall submit the assessment report within 30 days to the department.
3. The owner shall notify the department in
writing after each scheduled corrective action is completed for corrections
that were not completed by the time of submission of the assessment form under
the requirements of
12VAC5-590-392 C.
J. The owner of a
seasonal waterworks shall submit the certification of completion of the
approved start-up procedure on a form approved by the department before serving
water.
K. Reporting requirements
for groundwater systems. The owner shall report the following information in
accordance with subsection A of this section:
1. The owner conducting compliance monitoring
as required by
12VAC5-590-421 C
shall notify the department as soon as practical, but no later than the next
business day, whenever the groundwater system fails to meet the
department-specified minimum residual disinfectant concentration for more than
four hours.
2. The owner required
to conduct corrective action as described in
12VAC5-590-421 A
shall notify the department within 30 days of completion of corrective
action.
3. The owner subject to the
source water monitoring requirements of
12VAC5-590-379 that do not conduct
this monitoring under the provision of
12VAC5-590-380 E
shall provide documentation to the department within 30 days of the collection
that the sample met the criteria defined in
12VAC5-590-380 E.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.
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