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Unit 19 Safe Drinking Water
Safe Drinking Water Act
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Safe Drinking Water Act
• Enacted 1974
• Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of
1996
• Programs delegated to the states
• NC Drinking Water Act
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Public Water Systems
• 15 service connections, or
• 25 people regularly served
• Ownership of system unimportant
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Basic Requirements
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Certified operator
Water quality testing
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Wellhead Protection Program
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Testing for Contaminants
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Coliform bacteria
Disinfection byproducts
Inorganic chemicals
Nitrates/nitrites
Synthetic and volatile organic chemicals
Flouride
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Testing for Contaminants
• Lead & copper
• Radionucleotides
• Asbestos
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Notification
• DENR, Division of Environmental
Health, Public Water Supply Section
• Public notice of violation & emergency
procedures
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Wellhead Protection
• States not compelled to adopt
• Tools
– Zoning
– Land use planning
– Health rules
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Surface water protection
– Water supply watershed protection program
– Filtration/disinfection
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Consumer Information
• Consumer confidence reports
• Level or reporting based upon number
served
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Risk-based contaminant
selection
• 5 every 5 years
• Discretion to not adopt standard
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Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund
• SRF grants for prevention programs &
projects
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