Drinking Water Program Update

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1 Drinking Water Section Program Drinking Water Program Update 2015 Focus on Change Drinking Water Program Update Topics A. Department News B. Drinking Water Program Initiatives C. Technical Assistance Providers D. Rule Update E. Security and the State Warning Point F. Water Quality Grades G. Plant Operations Excellence Awards 2 A. Department News 1. New Leadership at DEP New Secretaries of DEP Secretary Jon Steverson Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Paula Cobb New Source & Drinking Water Program Leadership Program Administrator - Trevor Noble Environmental Consultant - David Wales (replaces Van Hoofnagle) 3 1

2 A. Department News 2. Rulemaking Milestones/Adoptions Reached in 2014 Revisions to Cross Connection Control Rule adopted in May Chapter , Florida Administrative Code Revisions to the NTNC Radionuclides Requirements adopted in July Chapter , Florida Administrative Code Revisions to the Water Well Contractor s Licensing Rule adopted in June Chapter , Florida Administrative Code th Anniversary of SDWA 4 B. Department Initiatives 1. Rule Simplification Exercise Revisited Well Surveys reduced from 20-sample to 10-sample requirement Additional plant staffing reductions for very small facilities Dual check devices allowed on residential premises with axillary water Capacity Analysis Reports required only of community systems over 3, Electronic Reporting of Lab Data and MORs 3. PSC and DEP Tracking system for secondary contaminant complaints from customers 4. Capacity Development Initiatives: including our Veterans Opportunities in Water (VOW), alternative Form 20 developed, new info on our website, expanding Technical-Managerial-Financial service providers, new protocols for small system referrals to our technical service providers 5 Veterans Opportunities in Water (VOW) Top Reasons to Hire a Veteran 21M US veterans, 1.6M Florida Post-9/11 veteran unemployment rate above US average Aging water sector workforce Leadership Teamwork Performance under pressure Respect for procedures Integrity Technologically savvy Conscious of health & safety standards Diversity 6 2

3 C. Technical Assistance Providers 1. Florida Rural Water Association Six Circuit Riders, Engineers, Groundwater Specialist to assist small systems Provide on-site technical assistance, design services, and studies Conduct Focus on Change Seminars offering CEUs for operators/managers Contact Ben Lewis, address: 2. Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Technical, managerial, financial work plans Manager/operator training with CEUs Providing 4 to 8 Comprehensive Assessments of water systems Contact Joan Douglas, address: JDouglas@sercap.org 7 C. Technical Assistance Providers 3. Environmental Finance Center Network Providing 1 workshop for systems with Financial and Managerial focus Focus may include water loss, energy, record keeping, monitoring plans, rate studies, or handling consumer complaints (Management 101) Contact Glenn Barnes, address: glennbarnes@sog.unc.edu 4. DEP Coordination of the TA Providers DEP provides lists of potential candidate systems for assistance DEP reviews tasks and activities performed by providers DEP prints newsletter articles from the TAPs as an outreach effort to water systems DEP participates where practical with TAPs, (e.g. Focus on Change Seminars) 8 D. Future & Recently Promulgated Rules 1. Stage 2 DBPR Monitoring Lead Ban Cross Connection Control Revisions Radionuclide Monitoring for NTNCs Revised Total Coliform Rule

4 D.1. Stage 2 DBPR Monitoring A. USEPA was responsible for the initial IDSE phase of this rule, but DEP will implement the compliance monitoring phase of this rule (DEP rule adopted December 30, 2012) B. Rule impacts roughly 2,500 systems, all CWSs & NTNCWSs that produce or deliver water treated with disinfectant C. Major provisions include: 1) One-time IDSE for some systems. Completed 2) Replacing system wide RAA with a sampling point or Locational RAA 3) Operational evaluation levels (OELs) & OE reports for systems monitoring quarterly for TTHM & HAA5 10 D.2. Lead Ban US Congress passed the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act of 2011 Act changed the definition of lead-free New definition requires all materials that come into contact with the water to be <.25% lead in the wetted surface (was 8% of weighted average) 11 D.2. Lead Ban (continued) Manufacturers are responsible for making this change in their products Potable water fixtures and pipes installed after January 4, 2014 should meet new NSF Standard 372 Water systems cannot install or use replacement products after January 4, 2014, as well 12 4

5 D.3. Cross Connection Control A. Revisions of the Cross Connection Control Rule primarily address residential customer requirements B. The CCC revisions became effective May 5, 2014 C. This rulemaking began in 2008, faced numerous challenges (including a citizen rule challenge), but enjoys the support of most water utilities 13 D.3. Cross Connection Control D. Goal/Purpose of Revisions i. Increased flexibility/potential cost savings for CWSs & residential customers a. Allows Dual Check at residential premises with auxiliary/reclaimed water b. Allows biennial testing of Double Checks & RPs at residential service connections ii. Clarify CCC requirements for CWSs (with Tables) a. Table listing of minimum required elements of a CCC Plan b. Table of categories of customers with corresponding minimum type of backflow protection needed iii. Require Large CWSs to submit annual reports a. CWS greater than 10,000 required to submit two-page report (form) b. First report covers CY due March 31, D.4. Radiological Monitoring & NTNCs A. History 1. USEPA s Radionuclides Rule does not apply to NTNC systems. DEP dropped the monitoring requirement for NTNCs in Today there are 801 NTNC water systems in Florida. 3. NTNCs serve schools, daycares, clinics, factories, labor camps and small businesses. 4. A 2008 Rad study indicated no exceedances among 94 new systems; however, six of the pre-2000 systems continued to exceed the Radium-226 or Gross Alpha MCL. 5. In February 2010, DOH issued instructions to work with the DEP and the six systems to correct the existing NTNC problems. 15 5

6 D.4. Radiological Monitoring & NTNCs A. History (CONTINUED) 6. In 2010, Florida s State Surgeon General submitted to DEP a threetier strategy to address the radionuclide risk potential to customers of NTNC systems 7. This strategy addressed: (1) existing systems, (2) new systems, and (3) revision to the DEP Radionuclides Rule by In 2013, DEP issued a Notice of Proposed Rule 9. In 2014, the Final Rule was adopted and the effective date for NTNC compliance is January 1, USEPA currently developing a standard for Strontium (3-5 years) 16 D.4. NTNC Radiological Monitoring B. Radionuclides Rule Requirements 1. NTNCs must meet the same standards (MCLs) as community systems, but offer both waivers and reduced frequencies of monitoring 2. It is anticipated that over 60% of NTNCs will be eligible for a total waiver from monitoring of the Radionuclides 3. New or existing NTNCs without historical data are to begin monitoring for Radionuclides in 2016 DECEMBER 31, 2015 LAST DAY TO COLLECT HISTORICAL DATA! 17 D.5. Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule Key Provisions of the RTCR USEPA issued the final rule in February 2013 Implementation scheduled for April 1, 2016 Proposed rule includes establishment of an "acute" MCL that is based on E. coli and elimination of the existing "non-acute" MCL that is based on multiple total coliform detections, replacing it with a treatment technique for total coliform that requires assessments and corrective action 18 6

7 E. State Warning Point & Security Ten Year Summary (127 incidents reported avg/year) Year Level 3 Total TOTAL F. MCL Compliance Rates PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM REPORT CARD MCL Violations by District (Oct Sept. 2014) District NWD NED CD SED SD SWD Total #CWS (175) (204) (497) (150) (113) (525) 1, DBPs Bactis Nitrates Chems* TOTAL * Radionuclide, Inorganic, SOC, and VOC violations 20 F. MCL Compliance Grades MCL Violations by District (October September 2014) District #CWSs Compliance NWD 167/ % A B+ A B+ 2. NED 188/ % B+ B+ B+ B 3. CD 471/ % A A A+ A 4. SED 137/ % B+ B B B 5. SD 105/ % B+ B B+ B 6. SWD 506/ % A+ A A A TOTALS 1574/ % A A A B Average Compliance Rate was 94.2% 21 7

8 G Plant Excellence Awards CENTRAL NORTHEAST NORTHWEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST 1. City of Winter Park 2. City of Clermont East 3. Palm Coast Water Treatment Plants (3) 4. Bay County Water Treatment Plant 5. Destin Water Users, Inc. 6. Naval Air Station Whiting Field 7. Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field 8. Port of the Islands Community Improvement District 9. Spring Lake Improvement District 10. Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority 11. Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant 12. City of Plant City 22 QUESTIONS 23 8