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007.18.2-VI. Alterations or Changes Required

AR ADC 007.18.2-VIArkansas Administrative CodeEffective: January 27, 2020

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 007. Department of Health
Division 18. Engineering
Rule 2. Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Public Water Systems (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 27, 2020
Ark. Admin. Code 007.18.2-VI
007.18.2-VI. Alterations or Changes Required
Currentness
A. Authority to Issue Orders
The Arkansas Department of Health may, in order to protect the public health and to ensure compliance with these rules and other applicable rules or regulations, issue orders to public water systems requiring any one or more of the following actions:
1. The securing of a new source;
2. The modification of treatment facilities;
3. The addition of treatment facilities;
4. The securing of new or additional testing equipment;
5. The modification or expansion of monitoring or operating procedures;
6. The updating and submission to the Arkansas Department of Health of the system's long range plan, or the submission of other financial or technical reports requested by the Department, to document the system's technical, financial, and managerial capacity to comply with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
7. The conducting of a Comprehensive Performance Evaluation on the system in accordance with the protocols established by the Environmental Protection Agency.
B. Provision of Emergency Water Supply
Upon determination by the Director of the Arkansas Department of Health that a public health emergency exists, the Arkansas Department of Health may order a public water system to provide water to another public water system for the duration of the emergency, provided that the receiving public water system agrees to pay a reasonable rate for the water provided. The Department of Health must make a formal determination that the supplying system has excess capacity, and that the supplying system will not be harmed by the Order.
C. Compliance with Arkansas Department of Health Orders
The person, firm, corporation, institution, governmental agency, or municipality owning a public water system, shall, at its own expense, comply with such orders in a reasonable length of time. Approval of any proposed change or new construction, by the Arkansas Department of Health, is required prior to initiating the change or the new construction.

Credits

Amended April 1, 2010; March 23, 2012; Feb. 23, 2014; Jan. 27, 2020.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 007.18.2-VI, AR ADC 007.18.2-VI
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