Drinking Water Rules

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Drinking Water Rules

• Authority
• Development/Adoption
• Policy

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Authority

• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)
• Oregon Drinking Water Quality Act
• Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
• State/EPA Agreement (SEA)
• County/Agriculture Contracts

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Safe Drinking Water Act- 1974

• Administered by EPAs Office of Groundwater and
  Drinking Water
• Develop and enforce rules/standards
• Establish MCLGs, MCLs or Treatment
  Techniques, provide regulatory guidance
• Primacy (delegation to states, etc.)

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Code of Federal Regulations

• Codification of rules published in the Federal
  Register by the executive departments and
  agencies of the Federal Government.
• National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
• 40 CFR Ch.1 parts 141, 142 ,143 and 149

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Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)

• ORS Chapter 448 - Pool Facilities, Water, and
  Sewage Systems.
• ORS 448.131 authorizes DHS to adopt water
  quality standards, and prescribe construction and
  operation standards to insure safe drinking water
  for Oregon Public Water Systems.
• ORS 448.150 Duties (surveys, water sampling)
• ORS 448.153 State Drinking Water Advisory
  Committee
• ORS 448.273 (SDWA) Oregon Primacy

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Oregon Drinking Water Quality Act- 1981

• Enacted to Assure Safe Drinking Water at all
  Oregon Public Water Systems and to promote
  coordination with EPA for supervising water
  systems.
• ORS 448.119 285, 454.235 454.255

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Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)

• Authorized by ORS Chapter 448 to adopt water
  quality standards, prescribe construction and
  operation standards to insure safe drinking water
  (rules).
• 1983 - First Rule Book under the Act
• OAR 333-061
• 0005 to 0098 Water System Rules
• 0205 to 0295 Operator Certification
• 0305 to 0335 Domestic Well Program

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State/EPA Agreement (SEA)

• Describes commitments/resources that comprise the
  cooperative state and federal management of
  Oregons Drinking Water Program.
• Work Plan
• Grant Application
• Compliance Assurances

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County/Ag Contracts

• Formal Agreement with Counties/Dept. of
  Agriculture and Oregon Drinking Water Program.
• Work Plan
• Payment schedule
• Assurances

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Rule Development
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Rule Coordination

• DWP Rule Coordinator
• DHS Rule Coordinator

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DWP Rule coordinator Development Tasks

• Track Comments (housekeeping changes,
  clarifications, amendments)
• Draft Rule Changes (coordinate if multiple
  authors) for Hearings
• Translate Federal Regulations (Federal Register)
  into OARs, if adopting SDWA changes. Complete
  Federal Crosswalk.
• Prepare Final Rule Changes for Adoption

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OAR Codification

• OAR 333-061.Chapter, Division
• 0032....Rule
• (1)...Section
• (1)(a).Subsection
• (1)(a)(A).Paragraph
• (1)(a)(A)(i),(I).Subparagraphs
• Water supplier shall...New language
• Water supplier shallDeleted language

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DHS Rule Coordinator

• Its Brittany Sande LIVE!!

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Adoption By Reference

• We are considering adopting the SDWA requirements
  by reference rather than translating into OARs.
• Would reduce the size of the OARs
• Federal rule references
• State specific options under federal rules
• State specific rules
• Federal and or State guidance?

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Rule Adoption
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Rule Interpretations and Policies
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Procedure/Policy FormI\procedures and rule
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