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Regulatory Development

As of March 1 all policies listed in the list of policies abolished March 1, 2012 table are officially abolished.

Comment Schedule:

A public comment period was open from December 2011 to January 2012 to collect stakeholder feedback. The link below includes comments received from the public and the Department's response. 

• Comments on policies to be abolished

Background:

At the end of 2011, the Safe Drinking Water Program performed a comprehensive review of all written drinking water policies maintained by the Water Quality Control Division. The policies cover a broad range of issues regarding compliance, engineering and enforcement. This review, as well as future periodic reviews of the Program’s policies, is a good business practice that helps ensure all of the policies are effectively supporting the implementation of current regulations.

As part of the Program’s Policy Evaluation Project, it was recommended that all outdated policies be formally abolished. Specifically, the Safe Drinking Water Program has a large number of policies that were implemented during the 1980s and 1990s. While regulations and practices have changed over the last two to three decades, many of these policies have not been re-evaluated since their inception.

On March 1, 2012 the policies listed below were formally abolished. These policies have either been superseded by new regulatory language or they are no longer relevant to the activities/practices of the program. The table below further explains why each policy was abolished.

• Policy abolishment explanation table

List of policies abolished effective March 1, 2012:

List of Current Policies

The Safe Drinking Water Program is currently not seeking comment on these policies.

Recently Revised

• DW-003 aka DWTR-6 Evaluation of Ground Water Sources to Determine Direct Influence of Surface Water

Current and Retained

• DW-001 Response to Acute Health Threats from Public Water Systems

• DW-002 Requirements to Approve a Nitrate MCL of 20 MG/L for Non-Community Public Water Systems

• DW-004 Surface Water Treatment Rule Performance Assessment, Proper Operation, and Fostering Improved Operations

Current and to be Revised In the Future

• DWE-2 Enforcement Action Procedures

• DWE-3 Facility Construction Without Site Approval

• DWE-7 Repeat Sampling Time Extension for Coliform Bacteria

• DWER-1 Boil Order Policy

• DWER-2 Emergency Supplies and Upset Conditions

• DWT-12 Requirements for DW Vending and Dispensing Machines

• DWT-8 Monitoring Requirements for Water Haulers

• DWTR-4 Individual Taps from Raw Water Mains

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Policy abolishment explanation table

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