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Wonderware PacWest www.pacwest.wonderware.com Public Service Announcement for Water Districts, PUD’s, City Water Departments and Drinking Water Operations.
The US Environmental Agency (EPA) published the Ground Water Rule (GWR) on November 8th, 2006. This is going to go into effect December 1st, 2009.
Is your water district ready?
Bothell, WA (PRWEB) September 18th, 2009 -- Wonderware PacWest www.pacwest.wonderware.com will help you become compliant with an easy effective and low cost Reporting Solution to help automatically report monitoring of your Source Water.
One goal of the Ground Water Rule is to provide increased protection against microbial pathogens, specifically bacterial and viral pathogens, in public water systems that use ground water. Instead of requiring disinfection for all ground water systems the Ground Water Rule establishes a risk-targeted approach to identifying Ground Water Systems that are susceptible to fecal contamination. The rule requires systems at risk to take corrective action to protect consumers from harmful bacteria and viruses. They are required to monitor and report their monitoring to be compliant.
What are the basic requirements of the GROUND WATER RULE?
• Sanitary surveys
• Source water monitoring
• Compliance monitoring
• Corrective actions
Your Systems must provide the state with any information that will enable the sanitary survey to be complete and accurate. Each survey must include, but is not limited to, an onsite review and evaluation of eight elements:
• Source
• Treatment
• Distribution
• Finished water storage
• Pumps, pump facilities, and controls
• Monitoring, reporting and data verification
• System management and operation
• Operator compliance with state requirements
Here’s what you need to know before December 1st, 2009
1. You must decide whether you intend to perform “compliance Monitoring” at disinfection treatment facilities that provide four log virus inactivation before the water systems first customer and inform DOH of your decision.
2. If you are providing “compliance monitoring” at the treatment plant you must perform “triggered monitoring” at location representing every source in operation when an unsatisfactory routine coliform sample occurs. “Triggered monitoring” requires systems to collect a raw water sample before treatment and have it analyzed for E. coli at a certified laboratory at the same time repeat coliform samples are collected.
3. You must submit a monthly treatment plant report to DOH for each water treatment plant that is in operation during the month together with a summary sheet for “compliance monitoring”.
4. You should consider preparing a “source monitoring plan” intended to reduce the number of source samples required during “triggered monitoring” as well as an E. coli response plan in case one of your samples indicate that E.coli is present. If you do prepare a “source monitoring plan” please send us a copy so that we can work with you should “triggered monitoring” become a requirement.
5. You should consider adding contact time (4-log virus inactivation)
Wonderware PacWest can help you to set up this automated reporting solution.. Please contact our office and talk to one of our Software Reporting experts. We will help you to be compliant by automating easily and effectively your reporting needs to governmental agencies..
Wouldn’t it be better to talk to Wonderware PacWest, rather than be fined for non-compliance?
Any questions about this press please contact: Jody Montague at jody.montague@
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