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 the requirements any significant deficiencies noted in the survey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3745-81-60                                                                                                                            2

Effective:                                08/03/2004

R.C. 119.032 review dates:    05/05/2004 and 08/03/2009

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

07/23/2004

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03

Statutory Authority:   RC Section 6109.04 Rule Amplifies:                                    RC Sections 6109.03 and

6109.04

Prior Effective Dates: 12/31/90, 01/01/02