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(2) Payment of the appropriate renewal fee specified in section 63850(f).
(d) The initial renewal of a certificate deemed valid pursuant to subsection (a) shall be valid for a two-year period.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code; and Section 17520, Family Code. Reference: Section 1798.17, Civil Code; and Sections 106885, 106890, 106896 106900 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code; and Section 17520, Family Code. Reference: Section 1798.17, Civil Code; and Sections 106885, 106890, 106896 106900 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 63820. Temporary Distribution Operator Certification.
(a) Distribution operators who have received notice of qualification for examination shall be deemed to have a temporary distribution operator certification at the grade for which they have been qualified for examination. All temporary certifications will expire January 1, 2004 and shall not be renewable.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106885 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 63825. Restricted Operator Certification.
(a) A T1, T2, D1, or D2 restricted operator certificate may be issued without a written examination if the following conditions are met:
(1) The water supplier, as defined in section 64402.20, serves a disadvantaged community as defined in section 63000.25; and
(2) The Department has issued a citation or order to the water supplier for noncompliance with section 64413.5 or 64413.7, or Health and Safety Code section 116555(a)(4), (5), or (b); and
(3) The water supplier submits an application pursuant to section 63830 and pays the application and examination fee specified in section 63850; and
(4) The operator meets the criteria for taking the T1, T2, D1, or D2 exam and passes a performance test administered by the Department that measures his or her knowledge and ability to operate the specific treatment facility and/or distribution system without jeopardizing public health or safety.
(b) The restricted operator certificate shall be valid for three years. The certificate may be renewed if the water supplier continues to serve a disadvantaged community and submits an application pursuant to section 63840 and the operator has met the continuing education requirements as specified in subsection 63840(c).
(c) The restricted operator certificate is not transferable.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106875, 106880, 106885, 106890, 106910 and 116555, Health and Safety Code.
s 63830. Certification Application Content and Submittal.
(a) A complete application for operator certification shall contain the following:
(1) The applicant's full name, social security number (pursuant to the authority found in sections 100275 and 106910 of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section 17520 of the Family Code, providing the social security number is mandatory. The social security number will be used for purposes of identification), date of birth, certificate number of any operator certificates ever held, mailing address, work telephone number, and home telephone number.
(2) Payment of certification fee pursuant to section 63850.
(3) For any experience being claimed to meet the experience requirements in sections 63800 or 63805, the name, address, and phone number of each employer, the length of time employed, and the nature of the work performed.
(4) Employer verification of the experience being claimed in paragraph (3) with the signature of the chief operator or supervisor of each employer.
(5) Copies of college transcripts if claiming any of the credits pursuant to sections 63800(f), 63800(h) and 63805(f).
(6) Copies of transcripts or certificates of completion of specialized training courses claimed to meet minimum requirements.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code; and Section 17520, Family Code. Reference: Section 1798.17, Civil Code; and Sections 106875, 106885, 106890, 106900, 106910 and 116555, Health and Safety Code.
s 63835. Certification and Renewal Application Processing.
(a) Each applicant submitting an application or reapplication for certification or renewal shall be notified of the Department's decision regarding compliance with the requirements set forth in Sections 63800, 63805, 63830, or 63840 within 75 days after the receipt of the application or reapplication. If the Department determines that the application or reapplication does not meet the requirements, the applicant shall be notified of the reasons for the disqualification.
(b) Applications for certification that the Department determines do not meet the requirements may reapply within 12 months of the original submittal date without payment of an additional certification or renewal fee.
(c) The Department's median, minimum, and maximum processing times for applications for operator certification are as follows:
Median - 25 calendar days
Minimum - 5 calendar days
Maximum - 60 calendar days
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 106875, 106880 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 63840. Certification Renewals.
(a) All certified operators shall notify the Department within 60 days of any change in address or name during the period of their certification.
(b) Any person wishing to maintain a valid operator certificate shall submit an application for renewal at least 120 days, but no more than 180 days, prior to expiration of the certification. The following items constitute a complete application for renewal:
(1) The applicant's name, social security number (pursuant to the authority found in sections 100275 and 106910 of the Health and Safety Code and as required by section 17520 of the Family Code, providing the social security number is mandatory. The social security number will be used for purposes of identification), current mailing address, grade, and certificate number.
(2) Payment of the renewal fee specified in Section 63850(c), (d), (e), or (f).
(3) A list of successfully completed continuing education courses as required by subsection (c). The following information shall be provided for each course:
(A) Title,
(B) name of the instructor,
(C) location,
(D) date(s), and
(E) number of contact hours.
(c) To be eligible for certificate renewal, certified operators possessing certificates that expire after December 31, 2003, shall have completed continuing education contact hours since the previous renewal or issuance of the certificate pursuant to Table 63840-A. No more than 25% of the contact hours shall be courses in operator safety.
Table 63840-A. Required Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certificate
Renewal
Water Treatment Operators Contact Hours Required
Grade T1 12
Grade T2 16
Grade T3 24
Grade T4 36
Grade T5 36
Distribution Operators
Grade D1 12
Grade D2 16
Grade D3 24
Grade D4 36
Grade D5 36
(1) Operators possessing both distribution and treatment certificates may apply continuing education credits to both certificates.
(2) Specialized training that is used to satisfy the requirements of section 63775 or 63780 may be used to satisfy the continuing education requirements of Table 63840-A if obtained since the previous renewal or issuance of the certificate.
(d) Except as provided in section 63815, each certificate renewed pursuant to (b) shall be valid for a period of three years.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code; and Section 17520, Family Code. Reference: Section 1798.17, Civil Code; and Sections 106875, 106885, 106890, 106900 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code; and Section 17520, Family Code. Reference: Section 1798.17, Civil Code; and Sections 106875, 106885, 106890, 106900 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 63845. Reinstatement.
(a) A certificate that has been revoked only for lack of payment may be reinstated within 1 year if all fees and penalties specified in section 63850 are paid and the renewal application is complete.
(b) A certificate that has been revoked for failure to complete the continuing education contact hours required in Table 63840-A may be reinstated within six months if all requirements specified in Table 63840-A are met and penalties specified in section 63850 are paid and the renewal application is complete. Contact hours obtained for reinstatement shall not be used to satisfy the requirements of the next renewal period.
(c) A certificate that has been revoked for more than one year shall not be renewed.
(d) The expiration date of a certificate that has been renewed pursuant to this section shall remain the same as if the previous certificate had been renewed prior to the expiration date.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106875, 106876, 106890, 106900 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 63850. Fees.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), payment of the fees specified in this section shall be made by a separate check or money order for each operator. The operator's name, and in the case of renewals, the operator's certificate number, shall be written on the check or money order.
(b) All fees submitted to the Department pursuant to this section are nonrefundable.
(c) Operator fees shall be pursuant to Table 63850-A.
Table 63850-A. Operator Fee Schedule
Grade Examination Reexamination Certification Triennial Renewal
Fee ($) Fee ($) Fee ($) Fee ($)
D1 or T1 50 30 70 70
D2 or T2 65 45 80 80
D3 or T3 100 70 120 120
D4 or T4 130 95 140 140
D5 or T5 155 120 140 140
(d) Operators who are certified or have been notified by the Department that they have met requirements for certification as both treatment and distribution operators shall pay the certification and renewal fees specified in Table 63850-B for each certificate.
Table 63850-B. Fee Schedule for Operators With Multiple Certificates
Grade Certification Fee Triennial Renewal Fee ($)
($) per Certificate per Certificate
D1 or T1 55 55
D2 or T2 60 60
D3 or T3 90 90
D4 or T4 105 105
D5 or T5 105 105
(e) The fee schedule for interim distribution operator certification is in Table 63850-C. The fees specified in this subsection may be paid by a single check or money order for all operators included in the application.
Table 63850-C. Interim Operator Fee Schedule
Grade Certification Fee ($) Triennial Renewal Fee ($)
D1 70 70
D2 80 80
D3 120 120
D4 140 140
D5 140 140
(f) The fee schedule for distribution operators holding valid CNAWWA certificates pursuant to 63850(b) is in Table 63850-D.
Table 63850-D. CNAWWA Certification Fees
CNAWWA Grade Biennial Renewal
Fee Due in 2001 -
valid for two years
1 80
2 100
3 120
4 120
(g) A penalty fee of $50 shall be paid for renewals submitted or resubmitted after the renewal due date but at least 45 days prior to the expiration date. A penalty fee of $100 shall be paid for renewals submitted or resubmitted less than 45 days prior to the expiration date but within 1 year after the expiration date.
(h) A certificate replacement fee of $25 shall be paid by any certificate holder requesting to have a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate replaced.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106890 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 106910, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 106890 and 106910, Health and Safety Code.
s 64001. Water Permit Application.
(a) Within 30 calendar days of receipt of an application for a permit or petition for permit modification pursuant to Section 4011 or 4019, Health and Safety Code, the Department shall inform the applicant in writing that it is either complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient and what specific information or documentation is required to complete the application. An application is considered complete if it is in compliance with the requirements of Section 4012, Health and Safety Code. For proposed water system improvements, new water systems or a "project" as defined in Section 15378, Title 14, California Administrative Code where environmental documentation is required, a copy of such documentation shall be included in the application.
(b) Within 90 calendar days from the date of filing of a completed application, the Department shall inform the applicant in writing of its decision regarding an application.
Note: Authority cited: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 4011, 4012 and 4019, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 21000-21176, Public Resources Code.
s 64002. Processing Time.
The Department's time periods for processing an application from the receipt of the initial application to the final decision regarding issuance or denial of a water permit based on the Department's actual performance during the two years preceding the proposal of this section, were as follows:
(a) The median time was -7.5 months
(b) The minimum time was -1.5 months
(c) The maximum time was -85.5 months
Note: Authority cited: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 4011 and 4019, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 21000-21176, Public Resources Code.
s 64197. Service Connection Fee.
(a) Each public water system serving at least 200 service connections shall pay to the Department a one time fee of fifty cents ($0.50) for each service connection it serves. The fee shall be submitted to the Department no later than April 30, 1991.
(b) The fee shall be based on the number of service connections previously reported to the Department for the calendar year 1989.
Note: Authority cited: Section 4019.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 4019.5, Health and Safety Code.
s 64200. Local Health Officer Authority & Responsibility.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 7, 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 7, 208, 4010, 4010.8 and 4010.55, Health and Safety Code.
s 64201. Definitions.
Note: Authority cited: Section 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4020.5 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64202. Large Water System Regulatory Fee Determination for the Period of July 1, 1991 Through June 30, 1992.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.1 and 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1, 4020.5 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64203. Workload Rating Factors.
Note: Authority cited: Section 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4020.5 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64204. Wholesale Water Suppliers.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.1 and 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4020.5 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64205. Late Payment.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 205, 208 and 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4020.5 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64206. Large Water System Reimbursement Fee Determination for the Billing Periods After July 1, 1992.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.1, 4019.10 and 4020.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1, 4019.10 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64211. Permit Requirement.
(a) No person shall operate a state small water system unless a permit to operate the system has been issued by the local health officer. Within 30 calendar days of receipt of an application for a permit, the local health officer shall inform the applicant in writing that the application is either complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient and what specific information or documentation is required to complete the application.
(b) The state small water system shall submit a technical report to the local health officer as part of the permit application. The report shall describe the proposed or existing system as follows: service area, distribution system including storage and pumping facilities, the water source including source capacity, water quality, and any water treatment facilities. The report shall identify the owner of the system and the party responsible for day to day operation of the system. The report shall include a plan for notification of those served by the system under emergency conditions. The report shall describe the operating plan for the system and shall specify how the responsible party will respond to failure of major system components.
(c) Within 90 calendar days from the date of filing of a completed application, the local health officer shall inform the applicant in writing of its decision regarding an application.
(d) A change in ownership of a state small water system shall require the submission of a new application.
(e) By July 1, 1992, each state small water system in existence on January 1, 1992, shall submit to the local health officer a plan for notification of those served by the system under emergency conditions.
(f) Each state small water system shall provide the following notice to the consumers served by the state small water system: "The domestic water supply for this area is provided by a state small water system. State regulatory requirements for operation of a state small water system are less extensive than requirements for larger public water systems. If you have questions concerning your water supply, you should contact [insert (1) name of water system, (2) name of responsible person, and (3) telephone number] or your local health department." This notice shall be by direct delivery on an annual basis or by continuous posting at a central location within the area served by the state small water system.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code.
s 64212. Bacteriological Quality Monitoring.
(a) Each water supplier operating a state small water system shall collect a minimum of one routine sample from the distribution system at least once every three months. The sample shall be analyzed for the presence of total coliform bacteria by a laboratory certified by the Department for bacteriological analyses pursuant to Section 4025 of the Health and Safety Code. The results of the analyses shall be reported to the local health officer no later than the 10th day of the month following receipt of the results by the state small water system.
(b) If any routine sample is total coliform-positive, the water supplier shall collect a repeat sample from the same location within 48 hours of being notified of the positive result. If the repeat sample is also total coliform-positive, the sample shall also be analyzed for the presence of fecal coliforms or Escherichia coli (E. Coli). The water supplier shall notify the local health officer within 48 hours from the time the results are received and shall take corrective actions as directed by the local health officer to eliminate the cause of the positive samples.
(c) The local health office may require a state small water system to sample the distribution system each month, in lieu of the requirements of subsection (a), if the system has bacteriological contamination problems indicated by more than one total-coliform positive sample during the most recent 24 months of operation. The monthly sample shall be analyzed for the presence of total coliform bacteria by a laboratory certified by the Department for bacteriological analyses pursuant to Section 4025 of the Health and Safety Code. The results of the analyses shall be reported to the local health officer no later than the 10th day of the month following receipt of the results by the state small water system.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code.
s 64213. Chemical Quality Monitoring.
(a) Each water supplier operating a state small water system shall sample each source of supply prior to any treatment at least once. The sample shall be analyzed by a laboratory, certified by the Department pursuant to Section 4025 of the Health and Safety Code, for fluoride, iron, manganese, chlorides, total dissolved solids, and the inorganic chemicals listed in Table 64431-A, Section 64431(a).
(b) Each groundwater source which has been designated as vulnerable by the local health officer pursuant to criteria set forth in Sections 64445(d)(1) and (2) shall be sampled by the water supplier operating the state small water system at least once prior to any treatment and analyzed for volatile organic compounds according to Environmental Protection Agency Method 502.2, "Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Finished Drinking Water and Raw Source Water," September 1986. The analysis shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the Department to perform Method 502.2 analyses for organic chemicals pursuant to Section 4025 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The results of the laboratory analyses shall be submitted to the local health officer by the state small water system no later than the 10th day of the month following receipt of the results by the state small water system. A copy of the results of the analyses and a comparison of the results with the maximum contaminant levels for those contaminants listed in Table 64431-A and B, Section 64431(a) and Table 64444-A, Section 64444 shall be distributed by the state small water system to each regular user of the water system within 90 days of receiving the results. A copy of the distribution notice shall be provided to the local health officer.
(d) The water supplier operating a state small water system shall comply with any corrective actions ordered by the local health officer for any chemical contaminant which exceeds the maximum contaminant level.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 4010.8 and 4011, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1, 4010.8, 4011 and 4014, Health and Safety Code.
s 64214. Service Connection Limitation.
No state small water system shall add additional service connections to the system such that the total number of service connections served by the system exceeds 14 before the water system has applied for and received a permit to operate as a public water system from the Department.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code.
s 64215. Water Supply Requirements.
Prior to receiving permit approval, a state small water system which was not in existence on November 12, 1991 shall demonstrate to the local health officer that sufficient water is available from the water system's sources and distribution storage facilities to supply a minimum of three gallons per minute for at least 24 hours for each service connection served by the system.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code.
s 64216. Mutual Associations Prohibited.
No state small water system which was not in existence on November 12, 1991 shall be issued a permit to operate if the water supplier is an unincorporated association organized under Title 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 3 of the Corporations Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1, 4010.8 and 4014, Health and Safety Code.
s 64217. Surface Water Treatment Requirement.
All state small water systems using surface water as a source of supply shall provide continuous disinfection treatment of the water prior to entry to the distribution system.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4010.8, Health and Safety Code.
s 64251. Definitions.
(a) For the purpose of this Article the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Small Water System" means a community water system except those serving 200 or more service connections, or any noncommunity or nontransient noncommunity water system.
(2) "Primacy Delegation Agreement" means the document, issued by the department and signed by the local health officer, delegating primacy to a local health officer.
(3) "Routine Inspection" means an on-site review of a small water system which includes, but is not limited to, inspections of system operations, operation and maintenance records, system facilities and equipment.
(4) "Sanitary Survey" means an on-site review of a small water system which includes, in addition to the elements of a routine inspection, an evaluation of the watershed for surface water sources and vulnerability assessments for groundwater sources.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.1 and 4023.3, Health and Safety Code.
s 64252. Primacy Delegation Application.
(a) The primacy delegation application submitted by a local health officer pursuant to section 116330 of the Health and Safety Code shall describe how the primacy requirements of this article will be complied with and shall contain the following information relating to the small water system program to be delegated:
(1) The number of staff persons, percentage of time and personnel classification of each staff person, and a description of the program responsibilities of each person involved in the small water system program.
(2) A proposed program budget projecting both revenues and expenditures for the first year of the program. The expenditures categories shall include personnel, general expense (i.e. rent, supplies and communications), travel, equipment, data management, any other specific services to be provided (e.g. laboratory), administrative overhead and other indirect charges. The anticipated revenues shall specify all planned sources of revenues to be used for support of the small water system program.
(3) A description of engineering and legal resources to be used in conducting the program.
(4) A description of the electronic data management system to be used to comply with the requirements of section 64256 (e) and the compatibility of the proposed system with the data management system used by the department.
(5) A description of the current status of compliance with Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 7; Division 104, Part 1, Chapters 4 and 5; Division 104, Part 12, Chapters 1 through 6 of the Health and Safety Code and California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the small water systems within the county. This description shall include the following:
(A) All violations of drinking water monitoring or reporting requirements by any of the systems during the 12 months preceding the submission of the application for primacy.
(B) All violations of standards of California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 during the 12 months preceding the submission of the application for primacy.
(C) All enforcement actions against small water systems taken by the county during the 12 months preceding the submission of the application for primacy.
(6) A current inventory list of the small water systems within the county. For each small water system the inventory list shall specify the system name, water system identification number, mailing address, type of system (community, nontransient noncommunity or noncommunity), name and address and phone number of the responsible party, type of ownership, type of water source, type of treatment if any, dates of operation for seasonally operated systems, and either:
(A) for a community water system, the number of service connections; or
(B) for a noncommunity or nontransient noncommunity water system, the average monthly population served.
(b) For applications submitted by March 1, 1993, the primacy application shall demonstrate that the local primacy program requirements specified in Article 4.1, sections 64253 through 64258 will be complied with by June 30, 1994. If these requirements cannot be fully complied with by June 30, 1994, the application shall set forth a priority implementation schedule for activities to be conducted such that the program requirements will be fully complied with by June 30, 1995.
(c) For applications submitted for fiscal years subsequent to the fiscal year 1993-94, the application shall demonstrate that the local primacy agency will be able to immediately undertake the activities specified as local primacy program requirements in section 64253 at the time of delegation.
(d) The application shall be signed by the local health officer or by a local official with the authority to submit the application on behalf of the county.
(e) Within 15 working days of receipt of an application for local primacy delegation the department shall inform the applicant in writing that the application is either complete and accepted for filing, or that it is deficient and what specific information or documentation is required to complete the application.
(f) Within 5 working days of being notified of deficiencies in its application the local health officer shall resubmit an application with the deficient items included or corrected.
(g) Within 15 working days of receipt of the resubmitted application the department shall determine that the application is complete or reject the application as incomplete and find that the local health officer is not capable of meeting the primacy program requirements.
(h) Within 20 working days of being notified that the application is complete the local health officer shall submit the annual workplan required pursuant to section 64260.
(i) Within 20 working days from the date the workplan is submitted the department shall inform the applicant in writing of its determination regarding the local health officer's capability of meeting the primacy program requirements.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116330, 116335, 116345, 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code; and Section 15376, Government Code. Reference: Sections 116300 through 116750, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 141.
s 64253. Local Primacy Agency Minimum Program Requirements.
Each local primacy agency shall conduct a regulatory program for small water systems within its jurisdiction that complies with all of the requirements set forth in sections 64254, 64255, 64256, 64257, and 64258.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3 (h), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code.
s 64254. Permits.
(a) Each local primacy agency shall issue and maintain a valid drinking water permit for all small water systems within its jurisdiction in accordance with Sections 116525 through 116550 of the Health and Safety Code. The permit shall include terms and conditions, including compliance schedules, that are necessary to assure that water served will comply with Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 7; Division 104, Part 1, Chapters 4 and 5; Division 104, Part 12, Chapters 1 through 6 of the Health and Safety Code, and Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 17.5, and Title 17, Division 1, Chapter 5, Groups 2 and 4 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) All existing permits shall be reviewed and updated as necessary at least every ten years.
(c) A copy of all permit applications for proposed new community water systems under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency that are designed to serve 200 or more service connections shall be submitted to the department. The local primacy agency shall not issue a permit for these systems unless the department concurs that the systems are capable of complying with Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 7; Division 104, Part 1, Chapters 4 and 5; Division 104, Part 12, Chapters 1 through 6 of the Health and Safety Code, and Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 17.5, and Title 17, Division 1, Chapter 5, Groups 2 and 4 of the California Code of Regulations.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116330, 116375, 116525 through 116550, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116300 through 116750, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 141.
s 64255. Surveillance.
(a) The local primacy agency shall establish and maintain an inventory of all small water systems under its jurisdiction. The inventory shall be updated at least annually and shall include the following information for each system:
(1) All of the information specified in section 64252(a)(6).
(2) The name and telephone number of the operator of any treatment facilities utilized by the system.
(3) A copy of the current emergency notification plan required pursuant to section 4029 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) The local primacy agency shall conduct a routine inspection of each small water system within its jurisdiction as follows:
(1) At least once every two years on each small water system utilizing a surface water source as defined in section 4651.10.
(2) At least once every two years on each small water system utilizing groundwater that is treated in order to meet drinking water standards.
(3) At least once every five years on each small water system utilizing groundwater without treatment.
(c) Each local primacy agency shall conduct a sanitary survey of each small water system within its jurisdiction at least once every five years. A sanitary survey may be conducted in lieu of any routine inspection.
(d) The local primacy agency shall identify any deficiencies found during the routine inspection or sanitary survey and shall submit a follow-up notice to the small water system describing such deficiencies and prescribing a time schedule for corrective action. The notice shall be sent to the small water system within 60 days of the routine inspection or sanitary survey.
(e) The local primacy agency shall complete a routine inspection or sanitary survey report for each routine inspection or sanitary survey conducted within 90 days of completion of the sanitary survey or routine inspection.
(f) The local primacy agency shall determine which small water systems under its jurisdiction utilize surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water and are subject to surface water treatment requirements as specified in section 64650.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code.
s 64256. Sampling and Monitoring.
(a) The local primacy agency shall notify each small water system under its jurisdiction in writing of the monitoring requirements for that system pursuant to Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the California Code of Regulations. The notice shall identify the specific contaminants to be monitored, the type of laboratory analyses required for each contaminant, the frequency of sampling and any other sampling and reporting requirements applicable to that system.
(b) The local primacy agency shall ensure that each small water system under its jurisdiction complies with the sample siting plan requirements of section 64422.
(c) The local primacy agency shall establish a tracking system to assure that all required sampling and laboratory analyses are completed and reported by the small water systems pursuant to Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the California Code of Regulations. The tracking system shall include the date the sample was collected, the type or purpose of the sample, and the laboratory result.
(d) An ongoing record of the status of compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of each small water system shall be maintained by the local primacy agency.
(e) A system shall be established by the local primacy agency to assure that the water quality monitoring data submitted by the small water systems is routinely reviewed for compliance with the requirements of Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the California Code of Regulations. The monitoring reports shall be reviewed each month for each small water system and the data entered into the data management system at least monthly.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116330, 116375 and 116385 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116300 through 116750, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 141.
s 64257. Reporting.
(a) The following reports shall be submitted monthly in an electronic data format to the department no later than the last day of the month following the period being reported:
(1) A report listing all small water systems that failed during the previous month to comply with drinking water monitoring and reporting regulations of Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) A compliance report containing the following information for each small water system under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency that is in violation of Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 15, 17, and 17.5 of the California Code of Regulations:
(A) The name and water system identification number of the system.
(B) A description of the type of violation and the standard violated.
(C) A description of any enforcement action taken by the local primacy agency with respect to the violation.
(b) The following reports shall be submitted quarterly in an electronic data format to the department no later than the last day of the quarter following the quarter being reported:
(1) A list of domestic water supply permits for small water systems that have been issued, amended or renewed during the reporting period. The list shall include the name and the identification number of the water system.
(2) A list of the small water systems for which a routine inspection or sanitary survey was conducted during the reporting period. The list shall indicate the name and identification number of the small water system and the type of routine inspection or sanitary survey performed.
(c) An updated inventory of small water systems under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency shall be submitted annually in an electronic format to the department no later than August 15 of each year.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116330, 116345, 116350, 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116300 through 116375, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 141.
s 64258. Enforcement.
(a) The local primacy agency shall take enforcement actions as necessary to assure that all small water systems under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency are in compliance with Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 7; Division 104, Part 1, Chapters 4 and 5; Division 104, Part 12, Chapters 1 through 6 of the Health and Safety Code, and California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Division 1, Chapter 5, Groups 2 and 4, and Title 22, Division 4, Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 17.5.
(b) Each local primacy agency shall notify each small water system under their jurisdiction of any new state or federal drinking water requirements applicable to those systems.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116330, 116345, 116350, 116375, 116625-116675 and 116725-116750, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116300-116750, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 141.
s 64259. Program Management.
(a) Each local primacy agency shall establish and maintain a time accounting system for determining the amount of reimbursement to be billed to each small water system pursuant to section 4019.40 of the Health and Safety Code. The hourly cost rate of the local primacy agency shall be determined using the criteria set forth in section 4019.35 (b) of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Each local primacy agency shall establish and maintain an individual file for each small water system under its jurisdiction. The following information shall be maintained in the file:
(1) The current operating permit and all technical reports supporting it.
(2) Permit applications, permit technical reports, permits and amended permits for a minimum of 10 years.
(3) The most recent plans, specifications and other information submitted by the water system pertaining to sources of supply, treatment works, storage facilities, and distribution system, including water quality monitoring plans and total coliform siting plans.
(4) Inspection and sanitary survey reports for a minimum of 10 years.
(5) Copies of bacteriological water quality analyses for a minimum of 5 years; copies of all other water quality analyses for a minimum of 10 years.
(6) Correspondence, memoranda and other written records pertaining to the system issued or written within the past three years.
(7) Copies of all compliance orders, citations, court actions and other enforcement documentation.
Note: Authority cited: Section 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code.
s 64260. Workplans.
(a) Each local primacy agency shall develop and submit to the department a proposed annual program workplan for the upcoming fiscal year. The local primacy agency shall submit the proposed annual workplan to the department no later than May 1 of each year for the fiscal year commencing July 1 of that year; except for the initial proposed annual workplan submitted in accordance with section 64252.
(b) The workplan developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall describe the activities proposed to be performed by the local primacy agency during the forthcoming fiscal year and shall include:
(1) The anticipated number of new small water system permits to be issued and the proposed number of existing community or noncommunity permits (designated by category) to be updated or amended.
(2) A description of how the small water system inventory specified in section 64255 (a) will be maintained.
(3) A description of how the surveillance activities specified in section 64255 (b) through (f) will be conducted and the priorities to be used in determining the activities to be performed.
(4) The number of planned routine inspections and sanitary surveys to be performed for each category of small water systems (community, noncommunity and nontransient noncommunity).
(5) A listing of small water systems proposed for enforcement action and the priorities to be used in determining these systems.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010.7 and 4023.3(h), Health and Safety Code.
s 64400. Acute Risk.
"Acute Risk" means the potential for a contaminant or disinfectant residual to cause acute health effects, i.e., death, damage or illness, as a result of a single period of exposure of a duration measured in seconds, minutes, hours, or days.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 116375 and 116450, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116270-116751, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.10. Community Water System.
"Community water system" means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 4023.3 and 4028, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010 through 4039.6, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.20. Compliance Cycle.
"Compliance cycle" means the nine-year calendar year cycle during which public water systems shall monitor. Each compliance cycle consists of three three-year compliance periods. The first calendar year cycle began January 1, 1993 and ends December 31, 2001; the second begins January 1, 2002 and ends December 31, 2010; the third begins January 1, 2011 and ends December 31, 2019.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 4023.3 and 4028, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 4010 through 4039.6, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.25. Compliance Period.
"Compliance period" means a three-year calendar year period within a compliance cycle. Within the first compliance cycle, the first compliance period runs from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1995; the second from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1998; the third from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 116375 and 116450, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116270-116751, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.28. Confluent Growth.
"Confluent growth" means a continuous bacterial growth covering the entire filtration area of a membrane filter, or a portion thereof, in which bacterial colonies are not discrete.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 116375 and 116450, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116270-116751, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.30. Customer.
"Customer" means a service connection to which water is delivered by a community water system or a person that receives water from a nontransient-noncommunity water system for more than six months of the year.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116470, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.32. Detected.
"Detected" means at or above the detection limit for purposes of reporting (DLR).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116470, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.34. Detection Limit for Purposes of Reporting (DLR).
"Detection limit for purposes of reporting (DLR)" means the designated minimum level at or above which any analytical finding of a contaminant in drinking water resulting from monitoring required under this chapter shall be reported to the Department.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 116375 and 116450, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116270-116751, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.38. Enhanced Coagulation.
"Enhanced coagulation" means the addition of sufficient coagulant for improved removal of disinfection byproduct precursors by conventional filtration treatment.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116325 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116350, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.40. Enhanced Softening.
"Enhanced softening" means the improved removal of disinfection byproduct precursors by precipitative softening.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116325 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116350, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.42. Fluoridation.
"Fluoridation" means the addition of fluoride to drinking water to achieve an optimal level, pursuant to Section 64433.2, that protects and maintains dental health.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100275, 116410 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116410 and 116415, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.44. Detected.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116470, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.45. GAC10.
"GAC10" means granular activated carbon filter beds with an empty-bed contact time of 10 minutes based on average daily flow and a carbon reactivation frequency of every 180 days.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116325 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116350, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.47. Haloacetic Acids (Five) or HAA5.
"Haloacetic acids (five)" or "HAA5" means the sum of the concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L) of the haloacetic acid compounds (monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid, and dibromoacetic acid), rounded to two significant figures after addition.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116325 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116275 and 116350, Health and Safety Code.
s 64400.50.Initial Compliance Period. (continued)