3745-81-60 Sanitary surveys.

 

 

 

3745-81-60                  Sanitary surveys.

 

 

 

(A)  Community surface water systems must undergo a sanitary survey at least every three years. Noncommunity surface water systems must undergo a sanitary survey at least every five years. Community ground water systems must undergo a sanitary survey at least every five years. Noncommunity ground water systems must undergo a sanitary survey at least every ten years. The director shall review the results of each sanitary survey to determine whether the existing monitoring frequency is adequate and what additional measures, if any, the public water system needs to undertake to improve drinking water quality.

 

(B)    In conducting a sanitary survey at a public water system using ground water and having a wellhead protection program approved by the director, information on sources of contamination within the delineated wellhead protection area that was collected in the course of developing and implementing the program should be considered instead of collecting new information, if the information was collected since the last time the public water system was subject to a sanitary survey.

 

(C)   Public water systems are responsible for ensuring that the required sanitary surveys are performed. Sanitary surveys shall be performed in accordance with procedures approved by the director.

 

(D)   A public water system shall respond to the director in writing, within forty-five days following receipt of a sanitary survey letter, indicating how and on what schedule the public water system will address any significant deficiencies noted in the survey.

 

(E)A public water system using a surface water source, in whole or in part, shall correct significant deficiencies identified in the sanitary survey report according to the schedule accepted by the director.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3745-81-60         Effective:	01/08/2010	2
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	09/18/2009 and 01/08/2015
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
12/29/2009
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	6109.04
Rule Amplifies:	6109.03, 6109.04
Prior Effective Dates:	12/31/90, 01/01/02, 08/03/2004