| (vi) the maintenance records for water system equipment
and facilities. For systems using reverse osmosis or nanofiltration,
maintain records of each clean-in-place process including the date,
duration, and procedure used for each event;
(vii) for systems that do not employ full-time operators
to meet the requirements of subsection (e) of this section, a daily
record or a monthly summary of the work performed and the number of
hours worked by each of the part-time operators used to meet the requirements
of subsection (e) of this section; and
(viii) the owner or manager of a public water system
that is operated by a volunteer to meet the requirements of subsection
(e) of this section, shall maintain a record of each volunteer operator
indicating the name of the volunteer, contact information for the
volunteer, and the time period for which the volunteer is responsible
for operating the public water system. These requirements apply to
full-time and part-time licensed volunteer operators. Part-time licensed
volunteer operators are excluded from the requirements of clause (vii)
of this subparagraph.
(B) The following records shall be retained for at
least three years:
(i) copies of notices of violation and any resulting
corrective actions. The records of the actions taken to correct violations
of primary drinking water regulations must be retained for at least
three years after the last action taken with respect to the particular
violation involved;
(ii) copies of any public notice issued by the water
system;
(iii) the disinfectant residual monitoring results
from the distribution system;
(iv) the calibration records for laboratory equipment,
flow meters, rate-of-flow controllers, on-line turbidimeters, and
on-line disinfectant residual analyzers;
(v) the records of backflow prevention device programs;
(vi) the raw surface water monitoring results and source
water monitoring plans required by §290.111 of this title (relating
to Surface Water Treatment) must be retained for three years after
bin classification required by §290.111 of this title;
(vii) notification to the executive director that a
system will provide 5.5-log Cryptosporidium treatment
in lieu of raw surface water monitoring;
(viii) except for those specified in subparagraphs
(C)(iv) and (E)(i) of this paragraph, the results of all surface water
treatment monitoring that are used to demonstrate log inactivation
or removal;
(ix) free and total chlorine, monochloramine, ammonia,
nitrite, and nitrate monitoring results if chloramines are used in
the water system; and
(x) the records of treatment effectiveness monitoring
for systems using reverse osmosis or nanofiltration membranes. Treatment
effectiveness monitoring includes the parameters for determining when
maintenance is required. Examples of parameters to be monitored include
conductivity (or total dissolved solids) on each membrane unit, pressure
differential across a membrane vessel, flow, flux, and water temperature.
At a minimum, systems using reverse osmosis or nanofiltration membranes
must monitor the conductivity (or total dissolved solids) of the feed
and permeate water once per day.
(C) The following records shall be retained for a period
of five years after they are no longer in effect:
(i) the records concerning a variance or exemption
granted to the system;
(ii) Concentration Time (CT) studies for surface water
treatment plants;
(iii) the Recycling Practices Report form and other
records pertaining to site-specific recycle practices for treatment
plants that recycle; and
(iv) the turbidity monitoring results and exception
reports for individual filters as required by §290.111 of this
title.
(D) The following records shall be retained for at
least five years:
(i) the results of microbiological analyses;
(ii) the results of inspections (as required in subsection
(m)(1) of this section) for all water storage and pressure maintenance
facilities;
(iii) the results of inspections (as required by subsection
(m)(2) of this section) for all pressure filters;
(iv) documentation of compliance with state approved
corrective action plan and schedules required to be completed by groundwater
systems that must take corrective actions;
(v) documentation of the reason for an invalidated
fecal indicator source sample and documentation of a total coliform-positive
sample collected at a location with conditions that could cause such
positive samples in a distribution system;
(vi) notification to wholesale system(s) of a distribution
coliform-positive sample for consecutive systems using groundwater;
(vii) Consumer Confidence Report compliance documentation;
(viii) records of the lowest daily residual disinfectant
concentration and records of the date and duration of any failure
to maintain the executive director-approved minimum specified disinfectant
residual for a period of more than four hours for groundwater systems
providing 4-log treatment;
(ix) records of executive director-specified compliance
requirements for membrane filtration, records of parameters specified
by the executive director for approved alternative treatment and records
of the date and duration of any failure to meet the membrane operating,
membrane integrity, or alternative treatment operating requirements
for more than four hours for groundwater systems. Membrane filtration
can only be used if it is approved by the executive director and if
it can be properly validated;
(x) assessment forms, regardless of who conducts the
assessment, and documentation of corrective actions completed or documentation
of corrective actions required but not yet completed as a result of
those assessments and any other available summary documentation of
the sanitary defects and corrective actions taken in accordance with §290.109
of this title (relating to Microbial Contaminants) for executive director
review;
(xi) seasonal public water systems shall maintain executive
director-approved start-up procedures and certification documentation
in accordance with §290.109 of this title for executive director
review; and
(xii) records of any repeat sample taken that meets
the criteria for an extension of the 24-hour period for collecting
repeat samples under §290.109 of this title.
(E) The following records shall be retained for at
least ten years:
(i) copies of Monthly Operating Reports and any supporting
documentation including turbidity monitoring results of the combined
filter effluent;
(ii) the results of chemical analyses;
(iii) any written reports, summaries, or communications
relating to sanitary surveys of the system conducted by the system
itself, by a private consultant, or by the executive director shall
be kept for a period not less than ten years after completion of the
survey involved;
(iv) copies of the Customer Service Inspection reports
required by subsection (j) of this section;
(v) copy of any Initial Distribution System Evaluation
(IDSE) plan, report, approval letters, and other compliance documentation
required by §290.115 of this title (relating to Stage 2 Disinfection
Byproducts (TTHM and HAA5));
(vi) state notification of any modifications to an
IDSE report;
(vii) copy of any 40/30 certification required by §290.115
of this title;
(viii) documentation of corrective actions taken by
groundwater systems in accordance with §290.116 of this title
(relating to Groundwater Corrective Actions and Treatment Techniques);
(ix) any Sample Siting Plans required by §290.109(d)(6)
of this title and monitoring plans required by §290.121(b) of
this title (relating to Monitoring Plans); and
(x) records of the executive director-approved minimum
specified disinfectant residual and executive director-approved membrane
system integrity monitoring results for groundwater systems providing
4-log treatment, including wholesale, and consecutive systems, regulated
under §290.116(c) of this title.
(F) A public water system shall maintain records relating
to lead and copper requirements under §290.117 of this title
(relating to Regulation of Lead and Copper) for no less than 12 years.
Any system subject to the requirements of §290.117 of this title
shall retain on its premises original records of all sampling data
and analyses, reports, surveys, letters, evaluations, schedules, executive
determinations, and any other information required by the executive
director under §290.117 of this title. These records include,
but are not limited to, the following items: tap water monitoring
results including the location of each site and date of collection;
certification of the volume and validity of first-draw-tap sample
criteria via a copy of the laboratory analysis request form; where
residents collected the sample; certification that the water system
informed the resident of proper sampling procedures; the analytical
results for lead and copper concentrations at each tap sample site;
and designation of any substitute site not used in previous monitoring
periods.
(G) A public water system shall maintain records relating
to special studies and pilot projects, special monitoring, and other
system-specific matters as directed by the executive director.
(4) Public water systems shall submit routine reports
and any additional documentation that the executive director may require
to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(A) The reports must be submitted to the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, Water Supply Division, MC 155, P.O. Box
13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 by the tenth day of the month following
the end of the reporting period.
(B) The reports must contain all the information required
by the drinking water standards and the results of any special monitoring
tests which have been required.
(C) The reports must be completed in ink, typed, or
computer-printed and must be signed by the licensed water works operator.
(5) All public water systems that are affected utilities
must maintain the following records for as long as they are applicable
to the system:
(A) An emergency preparedness plan approved by the
executive director and a copy of the approval letter.
(B) All required operating and maintenance records
for auxiliary power equipment, including periodic testing of the auxiliary
power equipment under load and any associated automatic switch over
equipment.
(C) Copies of the manufacturer's specifications for
all generators that are part of the approved emergency preparedness
plan.
(g) Disinfection of new or repaired facilities. Disinfection
by or under the direction of water system personnel must be performed
when repairs are made to existing facilities and before new facilities
are placed into service. Disinfection must be performed in accordance
with American Water Works Association (AWWA) requirements and water
samples must be submitted to a laboratory approved by the executive
director. The sample results must indicate that the facility is free
of microbiological contamination before it is placed into service.
When it is necessary to return repaired mains to service as rapidly
as possible, doses may be increased to 500 mg/L and the contact time
reduced to 1/2 hour.
(h) Calcium hypochlorite. A supply of calcium hypochlorite
disinfectant shall be kept on hand for use when making repairs, setting
meters, and disinfecting new mains prior to placing them in service.
(i) Plumbing ordinance. Public water systems must adopt
an adequate plumbing ordinance, regulations, or service agreement
with provisions for proper enforcement to insure that neither cross-connections
nor other unacceptable plumbing practices are permitted (See §290.47(b)
of this title (relating to Appendices)). Should sanitary control of
the distribution system not reside with the purveyor, the entity retaining
sanitary control shall be responsible for establishing and enforcing
adequate regulations in this regard. The use of pipes and pipe fittings
that contain more than 0.25% lead or solders and flux that contain
more than 0.2% lead is prohibited for installation or repair of any
public water supply and for installation or repair of any plumbing
in a residential or nonresidential facility providing water for human
consumption and connected to a public drinking water supply system.
This requirement may be waived for lead joints that are necessary
for repairs to cast iron pipe.
(j) Customer service inspections. A customer service
inspection certificate shall be completed prior to providing continuous
water service to new construction, on any existing service either
when the water purveyor has reason to believe that cross-connections
or other potential contaminant hazards exist, or after any material
improvement, correction, or addition to the private water distribution
facilities. Any customer service inspection certificate form which
varies from the format found in commission Form 20699 must be approved
by the executive director prior to being placed in use.
(1) Individuals with the following credentials shall
be recognized as capable of conducting a customer service inspection
certification.
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