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Purpose of Revisions

Purpose of Revisions. Strengthen public notice (PN) requirements for imminent threats and situations (known as Tier 1). Enhance existing planning requirements for both the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and the Operation and Maintenance (O & M) Plan.

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Purpose of Revisions

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  1. Purpose of Revisions • Strengthen public notice (PN) requirements for imminent threats and situations (known as Tier 1). • Enhance existing planning requirements for both the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and the Operation and Maintenance (O & M) Plan. • Revise Tier 1 PN delivery requirements according to type and size of the water system.

  2. Concerns with Current PN Rule • Tier 1 PN delivery options did not guarantee that consumers received important notices. • Consumers were dissatisfied with media notices for the following reasons: • Some notices were incomplete, some were inaccurate. • Notices weren’t received because: • The notices were delivered too infrequently, • Consumers had to be watching TV or listening to the radio to receive the notice.

  3. Operation & Maintenance Plan Revisions • Water suppliers need to maintain EPA contaminant fact sheets that include acute health effects language.

  4. Emergency Response Plan Revisions • Provided the information that must be included in the plan. • Expanded the list of groups suppliers need to communicate and coordinate with during an emergency to include: • Local EMAs • Government agencies • Sensitive sub-populations • Provided clarification of a requirement for procedures for providing an approved alternate water source.

  5. Delivery Methods for Tier 1 PN Revisions • Direct delivery to each service connection by: • Hand delivery • E-mail • Automatic telephone dialing system • Systems serving 3,301 or more persons are not permitted to use hand delivery unless approved by DEP because this method could not meet the required 24 hour timeframe. • Use broadcast media to notify transient and nontransient users.

  6. “Problem Corrected” Notice Revision • Suppliers must issue a “Problem Corrected” notice for Tier 1 imminent threats or situations.

  7. Content of Abbreviated Public Notices Revision • DEP is specifying the minimum content elements that must be used when employing: • Automated telephone dialing systems, • TV scrollers, • Bullhorn announcements, or • Radio station new flashes. • Systems that use an abbreviated message must also: • post the entire Tier 1 PN on a website, or • record the message on a dedicated telephone line.

  8. One Hour Reporting Revisions • Examples of situations that require systems to report to DEP within one hour: • An overfeed of a drinking water treatment chemical • A situation that causes negative pressure in the distribution system. • A lack of resources that affect operations such as: • staff shortages, • notification by power plant of planned lengthy power outages, or • imminent depletion of treatment chemical inventories.

  9. Summary Revisions will correct the current concerns with the existing regulations by improving the: • Planning requirements for Operation & Maintenance and Emergency Response plans. • Delivery of Tier 1 public notices.

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