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Drinking Water Program UpdatesMaine Rural Water Association Conference
Roger Crouse
December 9, 2015
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2
DWP Staffing Update
• Holly Hockertlotz – Compliance Officer - York and Cumberland Counties
• Julia Kimball – Clerk – Water Operator Board and Well Drillers Commission
• Dawn Abbott – Accepted a position at the Department of Environmental Protection
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Maine Public Drinking Water Commission
• Advisory board appointed by the Governor• Meet quarterly• Provide guidance and input to the Drinking Water
Program regarding financial and program implementation • One vacancy – represents drinking water public
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Rulemaking – Rules Relating to Drinking Water
• Public Hearing January 7, 2016– Revised Total Coliform Rule– Incorporate Bottled Water Rules into Drinking Water Rules– Licensed Water Operator requirement for Transient Water
Systems which are habitually out of compliance– DWP may require a new licensed operator if existing operator is
not performing his/her duties.
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Rulemaking – Rules Relating to Drinking Water
• Public Hearing January 7, 2016– “new well” approval requirements for modified wells– Reporting from labs – MCL Exceedances• Non-Acute MCL exceedance – 24 hours• Acute (E.Coli or Nitrates) - Close of Business same day
– Numerous grammar and wording changes for clarity– Other miscellaneous changes
• Complete information found on DWP website
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Relationships Between Labs and Public Water Systems
• Public water systems rely on their laboratory:– To be properly certified (or use another certified lab as a
subcontractor)– To submit sample results to the Drinking Water Program on-
time– To provide guidance to water systems on how to collect,
preserve and ship samples– To alert water systems of any issues related to the sample
analysis
• Communicate your expectations with your lab
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2016 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
New Federal Grant Funds $8,787,000
Loan Re-Payment & State Match Funds $11,182,769
Projected Available Funds $19,969,769
1 Source Water Projects $361,075
1 Pumping Projects $1,500,000
2 Finished Water Storage Tank Projects $2,243,510
3 Treatment & Pumping Projects $3,616,810
18 Water Main Replacement Projects $12,284,124
25 TOTAL all 2016 Projects $20,005,519
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2016 DWSRF
• State Match• Interest Rate for Interim Loans – 1%• Principal Forgiveness – At least 20% of the federal grant– Only 6 projects meet the Disadvantaged Community criteria
($538,020, or 6% of the federal grant) – All Water Treatment & Pumping projects will receive minimum
of 10% Principal Assistance.– All projects will receive a minimum of 5% Principal
Forgiveness
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2016 DWSRF – Financial Benefits
• Project Construction Cost = $20,005,519• Principal Forgiveness (grants) = $1,893,493• Interest rate savings – 2 percent below market rate– $4,300,000 in interest savings across the life of the loans
• Total Saving to Rate Payers - $6.2 million
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DWSRF – Financial Benefits
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Annual Ratepayer Savings
Cumulative Ratepayer Savings
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Savings to Rate Payers
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DWSRF – Measures
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DWSRF – Measures
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DWSRF – Measures
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DWSRF – Measures
Grant and Loan Opportunities
• Wellhead Protection Grants• Source Water Protection Grants• Capacity Development Grants • Consolidation Grants • Land Acquisition Loans
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Source Water Susceptibility Evaluation Project 2015 - 2016
• Create New Watershed Protection Areas for River Intakes and Riverbank Wells;
• Complete Inventory of Potential Sources of Contamination (PSCs);• Update Source Water Protection Plans (SWPPs);• Encourage Communication between PWS and Above Ground
Storage Tank Facilities; • Review Contingency Actions (Intake and/or Well Field
Management);• Hold Spill Response Workshops and Emergency Training Exercises.
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Source Water Susceptibility Evaluation Project 2015 - 2016
• Contract Awarded to Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc• Project Timeline
– Mapping work began on September 1, 2015.– Maps and SWPPs to be completed by September 30, 2016.
• Water Systems to be Included:– 9 River Intakes;– 30 Riverbank Well Sources;– 1 Combined (Intake and Well);– 26 Community systems with non-riverbank wells;– 82 NTNC systems with non-riverbank wells;– Total of 148 Systems!
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Compliance Topics
• Monitoring and Reporting– Reports must be submitted to DWP by the 10th of the month
following the monitoring period• Unless– Sample result exceeds an MCL» E. Coli and Nitrates – by COB»Other MCL exceedances – within 24 hrs
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Compliance Topics
• Monitoring and Reporting– Reports must be submitted to DWP by the 10th of the month
following the monitoring period• Unless– Sample result exceeds an MCL» E. Coli and Nitrates – by COB»Other MCL exceedances – within 24 hrs
Revised Total Coliform Rule
• Effective April 2016 • Non-Acute MCL goes away• Requires Assessments and Corrective Action- “Fix and
Find”– Level 1 Assessment – done by PWS staff– Level 2 Assessments - done by State approved party• More detailed than Level 1• Requires a “fresh set of eyes”
• Treatment Technique violations
Revised Total Coliform Rule
• Five the Following Month -Decreases to Three the Following Month
• Rechecks– All TC positives must be follow-up with a minimum of
three rechecks• Community systems serving >1,000 population– New Sample Site Plan submitted to the DWP by
December 31, 2015• Learn more - 8:00 am Thursday RTCR Session
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Measures of Success
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Reminder on Cross Connection Control:
All Community PWS with high or low hazard cross connections and all Non-Community PWS with a high hazard cross connection are required to have a written “Cross Connection Control Plan” that is up-to-date.
For Non PUC regulated PWS we have a one page template CCC Plan available at www.medwp.com (Field Inspection, water system inspection, cross connection)
For PUC regulated PWS, we have a link to the EPA template CCC Plan at www.medwp.com (Field Inspection, water system inspection, cross connection)
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Maine Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (MEWARN)
• Utilities Helping Utilities• 120 Utilities• Updates–Mutual Aid Agreement–Website– Health Alert Network– Steering Committee – Next Meeting January 14, 2016
in Augusta
– Operational Plan
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Board of Licensure of Water System Operators
• Regulates Water Operators– Examination– Licensure – new and renewal– Training Contact Hours
• Professional License vs. Occupational/Trade License
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Licensed Water Operators
• 22 MRS §2625. Licenses
The board may suspend or revoke a license of a certified operator when it is determined that the operator has practiced fraud or deception; that the operator has been negligent in that reasonable care, judgment or the application of knowledge or ability was not used in the performance of the operator's duties; or that the operator is incompetent or unable to perform the operator's duties properly.• Identification of individuals that may not meet the professional
standard– What is the culture in our drinking water community?
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“Working Together for Safe Drinking Water”