Maine CDC Drinking Water Program Update 2013

DWP Staffing Updates Jennifer Jamison – Lab Cert Officer 1/13 Jennifer Jamison – Lab Cert Officer 1/13 Darren Brann – Compliance Officer 6/13 Darren Brann – Compliance Officer 6/13 Rychel McKenzie – Field Engineer Bangor 9/13 Rychel McKenzie – Field Engineer Bangor 9/13 Assistant Laboratory Certification Officer – new position - Interviewing Assistant Laboratory Certification Officer – new position - Interviewing Compliance Officer – one vacancy (Pam Bryer) Compliance Officer – one vacancy (Pam Bryer) Compliance Officer – Lindy Moceus retiring 12/27 Compliance Officer – Lindy Moceus retiring 12/27 Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

DWP Budget Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe: $200 Million

2014 DWSRF  48 project applications were received totaling requests of $24 Million  Draft Primary List prepared with 28 projects with $14 Million of DWSRF Funding.  Preparation on the 2013 Intended Use Plan and Final Primary List is expected to completed in January Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Grant Opportunities Wellhead Protection Grants Wellhead Protection Grants Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for exceptional circumstances) Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for exceptional circumstances) Source Water Protection Grants Source Water Protection Grants Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for exceptional circumstances) Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for exceptional circumstances) Capacity Development Grants Capacity Development Grants Up to $10,000 ($15,000 for exceptional projects) Up to $10,000 ($15,000 for exceptional projects) Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Grant Opportunities Consolidation Grants Consolidation Grants Up to $100,000 Up to $100,000 Very Small Water System Compliance “Loan” Very Small Water System Compliance “Loan” Up to $50,000 Up to $50,000 Sanitary Well Seal Cap Program Sanitary Well Seal Cap Program Up to $250 Up to $250 Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Land Acquisition Loans Purchase or Conserve Source Water Protection Land Purchase or Conserve Source Water Protection Land Contact Erika Bonenfant Contact Erika Bonenfant Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

DWSRF State Match Approximately $1.7 million needed Approximately $1.7 million needed LD 1492 Carryover bill from 2013 Legislative Session LD 1492 Carryover bill from 2013 Legislative Session Other Alternatives Other Alternatives 2015 and beyond 2015 and beyond State Liquor Contract State Liquor Contract Revenue available starting in June 2015 Revenue available starting in June 2015 Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Pace of Spending Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs) Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs) Congress questioning the need for additional funding if the current funding isn’t being spent Congress questioning the need for additional funding if the current funding isn’t being spent EPA is asking states to consider ways of moving money faster EPA is asking states to consider ways of moving money faster Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Compliance Topics Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act Signed into law January 2011 Signed into law January 2011 Effective January 4, 2014 Effective January 4, 2014 “Going Lead Free” session at 1:30 pm “Going Lead Free” session at 1:30 pm Do hydrants need to meet the new lead free standard? Do hydrants need to meet the new lead free standard? Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

NSF/ANSI Standard 61 All materials, products and coatings that contact drinking water must be certified to meet NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Standard 61 requires compliance with the lead free provisions of the SDWA Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

NSF/ANSI Standard 60 All chemicals must be certified to Standard 60 All chemicals must be certified to Standard 60 Sanitary Survey Sanitary Survey Labeling on packaging and/or Labeling on packaging and/or Delivery and manufacturer paperwork Delivery and manufacturer paperwork Request to add or change chemicals Request to add or change chemicals All changes to chemicals must be approved by the DWP All changes to chemicals must be approved by the DWP Documentation must include Standard 60 certification Documentation must include Standard 60 certification Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Drinking Water Compliance Sample early in the compliance period. Sample early in the compliance period. Allow for lab analysis time. Allow for lab analysis time. Analysis results must be submitted by certified lab by the 10 th day of the following month to avoid a reporting violation. Analysis results must be submitted by certified lab by the 10 th day of the following month to avoid a reporting violation. Monthly Operating Reports submitted by the 10 th of the following month- must be signed by the Designated Operator unless otherwise approved by the DWP Monthly Operating Reports submitted by the 10 th of the following month- must be signed by the Designated Operator unless otherwise approved by the DWP Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Revised Total Coliform Rule Complete details at the 11:45 Session on Thursday Complete details at the 11:45 Session on Thursday Effective April 2016 – Maine might implement on January 1, 2016 Effective April 2016 – Maine might implement on January 1, 2016 Non-Acute MCL goes away Non-Acute MCL goes away Requires Assessments and Corrective Action Requires Assessments and Corrective Action Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Stage 2 Rule applies to all systems that add a disinfectant. Stage 2 Rule applies to all systems that add a disinfectant. Stage 2 Rule for Schedule 3 & 4 serving a populations of 49,999 and less effective on October 1, Stage 2 Rule for Schedule 3 & 4 serving a populations of 49,999 and less effective on October 1, Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Sample Results from Private Labs As of January 1, 2013 In-state private labs are required to submit data electronically in an approved format As of January 1, 2013 In-state private labs are required to submit data electronically in an approved format Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Resources on the DWP Website Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Web Resources

Other States

Water Reuse Orange County Water District – Ground Water replenishment Systems Orange County Water District – Ground Water replenishment Systems Additional treatment of wastewater and injecting the treated water into the ground for future use Additional treatment of wastewater and injecting the treated water into the ground for future use 70 MGD capacity 70 MGD capacity Microfiltration, RO, UV with Hydrogen Peroxide Microfiltration, RO, UV with Hydrogen Peroxide Tested for over 400 compounds Tested for over 400 compounds Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Water Reuse Benefits Benefits Creates a new local water supply Creates a new local water supply Reuses a wasted resource Reuses a wasted resource Increases water supply reliability Increases water supply reliability Costs less than imported water Costs less than imported water Saves half the energy over imported water and two- thirds the energy to desalinate seawater Saves half the energy over imported water and two- thirds the energy to desalinate seawater Improves quality of water in the groundwater basin Improves quality of water in the groundwater basin Direct Reuse in the future Direct Reuse in the future Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Baker City, Oregon Crypto Outbreak!

Baker City watershed – Elkhorn Mtns Goodrich Lake – elev. 6871

Crypto Outbreak Timeline 7/29-31/13 – Increasing numbers of illnesses- 5 crypto confirmed 7/31/13 – City issues precautionary boil notice, begins sampling from sources and distribution for crypto 8/3/13 – Test results from 7/31 positive for crypto/giardia 8/7/13 – Very high crypto result for 8/4 Elk Creek intake sample, intake shut down 8/20/13 – Boil notice lifted after two rounds of source and distribution samples with non-detect results 8/21/13 to present - Two samples per week from combined source water before treatment

Outbreak Decisions and Findings Water is source of outbreak – 20+% attack rate (household survey) Most likely cause is cattle access to watershed Criteria for ending the boil notice – 2 consecutive negative crypto findings from sources and distribution Criteria for ongoing monitoring – 2 crypto samples per week from combined source water, at least 3 days apart Criteria for resuming boil notice in future - 2 consecutive positive crypto findings Improved watershed control over cattle access is prerequisite to continuation of filtration exception and sufficiency of UV light treatment

Backflow Events -Oklahoma January 2008 January 2008 Indication of contamination: blue water leaking out of a line break and flowing into a creek Indication of contamination: blue water leaking out of a line break and flowing into a creek It was later determined that the color was caused by an indicator that had been used with a mixture of herbicides It was later determined that the color was caused by an indicator that had been used with a mixture of herbicides Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Backflow Events -Oklahoma A commercial herbicides applicator about ¾ mile north of the stream had been filling a 500 gallon tank containing concentrated herbicides and blue colorant A commercial herbicides applicator about ¾ mile north of the stream had been filling a 500 gallon tank containing concentrated herbicides and blue colorant Herbicides back-siphoned into the water lines through a cross-connection created by a hose submerged in the pesticide within a mixing tank Herbicides back-siphoned into the water lines through a cross-connection created by a hose submerged in the pesticide within a mixing tank No backflow prevention device No backflow prevention device Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Backflow Events -Oklahoma Initially turned off entire distribution system – population 4600 Initially turned off entire distribution system – population 4600 Resorted water service to areas as testing indicated no contamination Resorted water service to areas as testing indicated no contamination Spent over $78,000 on water testing Spent over $78,000 on water testing Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Backflow Events -Oklahoma June 2013 June 2013 Indication of contamination: foam coming from a kitchen faucet Indication of contamination: foam coming from a kitchen faucet A private pesticide applicator had been filling a tank containing herbicides – hose submerged in tank A private pesticide applicator had been filling a tank containing herbicides – hose submerged in tank Water District had planned repair involving shutting off a portion of the distribution system Water District had planned repair involving shutting off a portion of the distribution system No backflow prevention device No backflow prevention device Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

Backflow Events -Oklahoma Approximately 100 rural service connections were left without water – 50 miles of water line Approximately 100 rural service connections were left without water – 50 miles of water line Nine days to restore full service Nine days to restore full service Testing Costs - $20,000 Testing Costs - $20,000 Protect Your Source Take Your Samples Maintain Your Treatment Inspect Your Pipes & Tanks Keep Your Drinking Water Safe:

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