james weise manager drinking water program alaska department of environmental conservation (dec)

Ground Water Rule Workshop

Co-sponsored by the DEC Drinking Water Program and

Alaska Training and Technical Assistance Center (ATTAC)

September 22 - 23, 2009

James WeiseManager

Drinking Water Program Alaska Department of Environmental

Conservation (DEC)

Workshop Overview Day 1 Introduction and Workshop Overview (James Weise)

Ground Water Rule overview (Gloria Collins/Dan Weber)

Epidemiology (Cindy Christian) Case Study overview (Cindy Christian)

Monitoring and Reporting Requirements - Part I (David Edmunds) Case Study overview (Cindy Christian)

Ground Water Source and Protection (Chris Miller and Charley Palmer)

Monitoring Reporting Requirements – Part II (David Edmunds )

Day 2 (half day)Treatment Technique Requirements (Vanessa Wike)

Sanitary Survey Requirements and the Ground Water Rule (Paul Gabbert and Vanessa Wike)

Drinking Water Protection (Chris Miller)

Additional Ground Water Rule Requirements (Leah Guzman)

Summary of Ground Water Rule Requirements (Kathy Kastens)

Alaska Public Water Systems (PWS) Inventory

*Alaska PWS Inventory (classification & source type): 1,577 systemsCommunity Water Systems (CWS): 436

(118 – SW / 318 – GW)

Non-Transient Non-Community Systems (NCWS): 245 (64 – SW / 181 – GW)

Transient Non-Community Systems (TNCWS): 896 (87 – SW / 809 – GW)

*Alaska PWS Inventory (system size information)Approximately 1,600 PWS (Actual inventory – 1,577 systems)

Very large system (> 100,000 persons) – 1 PWS (0.06%) Large systems (10,001 – 100,000 persons) - 6 PWS (0.38%) Medium systems (3,301 – 10,000 persons) – 19 PWS (1.20%) Small systems (501 – 3,300 persons) – 127 PWS (8.05%) Very Small systems (<500 persons) – 1,424 PWS (90.31%)

*Data as of September 21, 2009

Many Complex Federal Rules

Small Water System Owner and/or Operator’s Perspective

State Regulator’s Reality