Section Env-Dw 801.08 - Standard Public Notice for Community Water Systems (CWS)(a) The O/O of a community water system (CWS) shall provide notice, as required by Env-Dw 801.01, in accordance with (b), below, within 30 days of learning of any of the following violations or situations: (1) Any violation of an applicable MCL, MRDL, treatment technique, monitoring, or testing procedure requirements specified in Env-Dw 700 that is not an acute violation specified in Env-Dw 801.05;(2) Any violation of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements specified in Env-Dw 709, Env-Dw 720.14(b), or Env-Dw 720.16(b);(3) Any violation of the turbidity MCL requirements established in 40 CFR 141.13(b) where the department determines, after consultation in accordance with Env-Dw 801.06, that the violation does not impose an acute health risk that warrants notification to the public within 24 hours;(4) Any violation of a federal treatment technique relating to filtration and disinfection as incorporated by Env-Dw 716, as noted in Env-Dw 801.05(h), where the department determines, after consultation in accordance with Env-Dw 801.06, that the violation does not impose an acute health risk that warrants notification to the public within 24 hours;(5) Failure to take corrective action or failure to maintain at least 4-log treatment of viruses before or at the first customer as specified in Env-Dw 717; or(6) Failure to comply with ambient groundwater quality standards (AGQS) as required by Env-Dw 707.02(b).(b) The CWS O/O shall notify each customer receiving a bill and the O/O of any other service connection through which water is delivered to the public of any of the violations listed in (a), above, in such a manner that is calculated to reach all persons served by the CWS, by using at least one of the following forms of delivery: (2) Door-to-door hand delivery.(c) If the CWS O/O determines that not all persons served by the CWS were reached using the method chosen by the O/O from those described in (b), above, the O/O shall issue notice to persons served by the CWS using one of the following methods: (1) Publication in a local newspaper or newsletter distributed to all persons served by the CWS;(2) Delivery of multiple copies for distribution by customers that provide the water to others, such as apartments building owners, schools, or large private employers;(3) Posting in public places served by the CWS;(4) Posting on the internet or email broadcast to all persons served by the CWS; or(5) Delivery of one or more copies to community organizations.(d) A CWS O/O who chooses to use the method in (c)(3), above, shall post the public notice for as long as the violation persists or 7 days, whichever is longer.(e) Within 10 days of providing notice to its customers, the CWS O/O shall submit to the department the certification specified in Env-Dw 801.18.(f) Public notices for the violations described in (a), above, shall be repeated every 3 months for as long as the violation persists unless the CWS O/O requests, and the department approves, a different frequency pursuant to Env-Dw 801.10.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Dw 801.08
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Dw 800) #9730, eff 6-30-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed by 12675, Effective 1/1/2019, Expires 1/1/2029.