Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Presents Drinking Water Program Heather Newman South-central Area Program Coordinator

Public Water Systems in Alaska Presented by Heather Newman Environmental Program Manager Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (907)

Regulations  EPA – Code of Federal Register (CFR) go to National Primary Drinking Water Regulations link  State –18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 80  MOA – water sources serving one single family home within MOA

What is a Public Water System (PWS)? Federal:  15 service connections, or  Serves at 25 or more people at least 60 days of the year State (Class C PWSs):  Serves less than 25 people  Serves 25 or more people less than 60 days a year

PWS Classifications  Class A PWS’s (Community Water Systems [CWS] and Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems [NTNCWS] -Community Water Systems -has at least 15 service connections used by year round residents, or - regularly serves at least 25 year round residents

PWS Classifications (cont) -Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems -is not a CWS -regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year

PWS Classifications (cont)  Class B PWS’s (Transient Non-Community Water System [TNCWS]) -does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year -serves at least 26 individuals each day for at least 60 days

What isn’t a PWS? Not Regulated:  Water source serving one single family residence or duplex –single family residence regulated by Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)

Class C PWS’s  Legislature removed funding for Class C’s  Director of Environmental Health, DEC, directed staff to not doing any work with Class C’s  Drinking Water Program staff currently not accepted registration forms

Engineering Plan Reviews  Required for federally regulated PWS  Ensure PWS meets minimum standards, outlined in state and federal regulations  Approval from ADEC staff engineer required prior to construction

Engineering Plan Reviews  Check List for Drinking Water Engineering Plans, Check List Guidance Document

Water Treatment  Dependant on source and/or quality of water -sources include groundwater (wells), surface water (lakes, rivers, springs) and groundwater under the direct influence of surface water -contaminants naturally in water may require treatment to meet regulatory standards  Treatment -disinfection-filtration -contaminant removal

Sampling Requirements  Sampling is required to: -ensure PWS is meeting regulatory standards -protect public health -ensure water quality -document problems with the system -required by law

Sampling Requirements (cont)  Based on system type (Class A, Class B, CWS, NTNCWS, TNCWS)  Requirements summarized: _new.pdf

What if a PWS doesn’t comply with Engineering Plan Review and/or Sampling Requirements?  Enforcement actions may be taken, including: - Compliance letters -Notices of Violations -Administrative Penalties (fines for non- compliance) -System may be referred to the EPA

State Office Structure  Anchorage Office –Covers Anchorage, Pipeline, Bethel, Yukon Kuskokwim, Aleutian Chain, Bristol Bay, and Kodiak Contacts : Anchorage/Pipeline – Jamie Stazel Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer Yukon Kuskokwim Delta – Doug Zellmer Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds Aleutian /Bristol Bay/Kodiak – David Edmunds

State Office Structure (cont)  Kenai Office –Covers South-central Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Contact : David Litchfield ext. 224  Mat-Su Valley/Juneau Office –Covers Mat-Su Valley and Southeast Alaska Contact : Tee Little

State Office Structure (cont)  Fairbanks Office –Covers Northern Alaska – except for the Pipeline systems Contacts : Class A Surface Water, NTNC, and Class B - Marci Irwin Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham Class A Groundwater – Linda Grantham

Resources  Staff Contact table is attached – is  Contact local Environmental Program Specialist -questions about PWS -to review PWS file

Resources (cont)  Drinking Water Watch -compliance information -Samples (and sample results) system has collected -violations systems has had -enforcement actions taken on system -current monitoring requirements

Resources (cont)  Drinking Water Program website

Questions?