S.D. Admin. R. 74:04:12:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 74:04:12:01 - Definitions

Terms used in 40 C.F.R. § 141.2 (July 1, 2018) are hereby incorporated by reference in this chapter except for the following terms: act, approved laboratory, department, EPA regional administrator, entry point, maximum contaminant level, maximum contaminant level goal, mg/L, NTU, IOC, person, SOC, state, VOC, and waiver.

Terms used in this chapter and definitions incorporated by reference in this chapter have the following meanings:

(1) "Act," except as used in 40 C.F.R. Part 141 (July 1, 2018) means SDCL 34A-3A;

(2) "Approved laboratory," a laboratory approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to analyze water samples from public water systems to determine their compliance with maximum contaminant levels and other monitoring requirements of this chapter;

(3) "Department," the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

(4) "EPA regional administrator," the regional administrator of EPA Region 8 located at 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129;

(5) "Entry point," the entry point to the distribution system that is representative of each source of water after treatment;

(6) "IOC," inorganic chemical;

(7) "Maximum contaminant level," "MCL," the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to any user of a public water system;

(8) "Maximum contaminant level goal," "MCLG," the maximum level of a contaminant in drinking water at which no known or anticipated adverse effect on the health of persons would occur, and that allows an adequate margin of safety. MCLGs are nonenforceable health goals;

(9) "Mg/L," milligrams per liter;

(10) "Nontransient, noncommunity water system," "NTNC," a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons at such places as work places, offices, and schools for at least 6 months a year;

(11) "NTU," nephelometric turbidity unit;

(12) "Person," an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, state, municipality, or federal agency;

(13) "SOC," synthetic organic chemical;

(14) "State," as used in the portions of 40 C.F.R. Part 141 (July 1, 2018) incorporated by reference in this chapter means the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

(15) "VOC," volatile organic chemical; and

(16) "Waiver," a process used by the department that allows a public water system to reduce or eliminate monitoring for a particular chemical.

S.D. Admin. R. 74:04:12:01

31 SDR 21, effective 8/24/2004; 36 SDR 111, effective 1/11/2010; 45 SDR 159, effective 7/1/2019

General Authority: SDCL 34A-3A-3.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-3A-3.