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007.18.2-XVII. Notification

AR ADC 007.18.2-XVIIArkansas 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-XVII
007.18.2-XVII. Notification
A. Notification of Arkansas Department of Health
The owner shall report to the Arkansas Department of Health within the 48 hour time limit prescribed by the Arkansas Department of Health the failure to comply with any primary drinking water regulation including failure to comply with monitoring requirements. The owner is not required to report analytical results to the Arkansas Department of Health in cases where the analysis was performed by the Arkansas Department of Health Laboratory.
The owner shall report to the Arkansas Department of Health within four hours of the discovery and evaluation of any emergency condition located in the water system which affects the ability of the water system to deliver adequate quantities of safe water to its customers. Examples of such emergencies include loss of pressure in the distribution system, failure of the source or treatment facility or parts thereof, voluntary or mandatory water conservation efforts, or the known or suspected introduction of any contaminant into the water system.
The owner shall report to the Arkansas Department of Health, within two working days, of any change of the Operator of Record for the water system. The owner shall report both the names of the former Operator of Record and the new Operator of Record.
B. Notification of the Public
The owner shall, as directed in writing by the Arkansas Department of Health or as required by the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, notify the public of its failure to comply with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, and/or its failure to comply with these rules, or of any emergency condition. Public notification shall be given using the wording directed by the Arkansas Department of Health. The public notification shall be given in a timely manner as directed by the Arkansas Department of Health.
In lieu of applying specific National Primary Drinking Water Regulations public notification requirements to bottled water, the Engineering Section shall notify the water bottler and the appropriate state regulatory program when the Department has determined that there has been a failure of the bottled water source to comply with the monitoring, Maximum Contaminant Level, or Treatment Technique requirements of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, as applied Non-Transient Non-Community Public Water Systems.

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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-XVII, AR ADC 007.18.2-XVII
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