Section NR 809.960 - Special notice for significant deficiencies or source groundwater fecal contaminationIn addition to public notices required elsewhere in this subchapter, a special notice is required for public water systems with significant deficiencies or source water fecal contamination.
(1) TIMING AND MANNER OF SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE. Timing and manner of the special notice shall be done as follows: (a)Community water systems. In addition to public notification requirements under this subchapter, a water supplier for a community groundwater system that receives notice from the department of a significant deficiency or notification of a fecal indicator-positive groundwater source sample that is not invalidated by the department shall inform the public served by the public water system of any uncorrected significant deficiency or fecal indicator-positive source sample. Water suppliers shall provide the special public notice in the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) required under ss. NR 809.833(7) (f) for the calendar year in which the uncorrected significant deficiency or source water fecal positive sample was detected. The water supplier shall continue to inform the public annually in the CCR, from the date of notification from the department, until the significant deficiency is corrected or the fecal contamination in the groundwater source is determined by the department to be corrected.(b)Non-community systems. In addition to public notification requirements under this subchapter, a water supplier for a non-community groundwater system that receives notice from the department of a significant deficiency shall inform the public served by the public water system in a manner approved by the department of any significant deficiency that has not been corrected within 12 months of being notified by the department, or earlier if directed by the department. The water supplier must continue to inform the public annually until the significant deficiency is corrected. This information shall include: 1. The nature of the significant deficiency and the date the significant deficiency was identified by the department.2. The department-approved plan and schedule for correction of the significant deficiency, including interim measures, progress to date, and any interim measures completed.3. For public water systems with a large proportion of non-English speaking consumers, as determined by the department, information in the appropriate language or languages regarding the importance of the notice or a telephone number or address consumers may use to contact the water supplier to obtain a translated copy of the notice or assistance in the appropriate language. (3) NOTICE OF RETURN TO COMPLIANCE. If directed by the department, a water supplier for a non-community water system with significant deficiencies that have been corrected shall inform its customers of the significant deficiencies, how the deficiencies were corrected, and the dates of correction.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 809.960
CR 09-073: cr. Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10.Amended by, CR 15-049: am. (1) (a) renum. (1) (b) to (b) (intro.) and am., r. (2) (intro.), renum. (2) (a) to (c) to (1) (b) 1. to 3. Register March 2016 No. 723, eff.4/1/2016