Maine CDC Drinking Water
Program Update
2013
DWP Staffing Updates
Jennifer Jamison – Lab Cert Officer 1/13
Darren Brann – Compliance Officer 6/13
Rychel McKenzie – Field Engineer Bangor 9/13
Assistant Laboratory Certification Officer – new position - Interviewing
Compliance Officer – one vacancy (Pam Bryer)
Compliance Officer – Lindy Moceus retiring 12/27
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DWP Budget
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
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$200 Million
2014 DWSRF
48 project applications were received totaling requests of $24 Million
Draft Primary List prepared with 28 projects with $14 Million of DWSRF Funding.
Preparation on the 2013 Intended Use Plan and Final Primary List is expected to completed in January 2013.
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Grant Opportunities
Wellhead Protection Grants Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for
exceptional circumstances) Source Water Protection Grants
Up to $5,000 per project ($10,000 for exceptional circumstances)
Capacity Development Grants Up to $10,000 ($15,000 for exceptional
projects)
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Grant Opportunities
Consolidation Grants Up to $100,000
Very Small Water System Compliance “Loan” Up to $50,000
Sanitary Well Seal Cap Program Up to $250
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Land Acquisition Loans
Purchase or Conserve Source Water Protection Land
Contact Erika Bonenfant
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DWSRF State Match
2014 Approximately $1.7 million needed LD 1492 Carryover bill from 2013
Legislative Session Other Alternatives
2015 and beyond State Liquor Contract Revenue available starting in June 2015
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Pace of Spending
Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs) Congress questioning the need for
additional funding if the current funding isn’t being spent
EPA is asking states to consider ways of moving money faster
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Compliance Topics
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Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
Signed into law January 2011 Effective January 4, 2014 “Going Lead Free” session at 1:30
pm Do hydrants need to meet the new
lead free standard?
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NSF/ANSI Standard 61
All materials, products and coatings that contact drinking water must be certified to meet NSF/ANSI Standard 61
Standard 61 requires compliance with the lead free provisions of the SDWA
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NSF/ANSI Standard 60
All chemicals must be certified to Standard 60
Sanitary Survey Labeling on packaging and/or Delivery and manufacturer paperwork
Request to add or change chemicals All changes to chemicals must be
approved by the DWP Documentation must include Standard
60 certification
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Drinking Water Compliance
Sample early in the compliance period.
Allow for lab analysis time. Analysis results must be submitted
by certified lab by the 10th day of the following month to avoid a reporting violation.
Monthly Operating Reports submitted by the 10th of the following month- must be signed by the Designated Operator unless otherwise approved by the DWP
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Complete details at the 11:45 Session on Thursday
Effective April 2016 – Maine might implement on January 1, 2016
Non-Acute MCL goes away Requires Assessments and
Corrective Action
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Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
• Stage 2 Rule applies to all systems that add a disinfectant.
• Stage 2 Rule for Schedule 3 & 4 serving a populations of 49,999 and less effective on October 1, 2013.
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Sample Results from Private Labs
As of January 1, 2013 In-state private labs are required to submit data electronically in an approved format
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Resources on the DWP Website
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Web Resources
Other States
Water Reuse
Orange County Water District – Ground Water replenishment Systems Additional treatment of wastewater and
injecting the treated water into the ground for future use
70 MGD capacity Microfiltration, RO, UV with Hydrogen
Peroxide Tested for over 400 compounds
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Water Reuse Benefits
Creates a new local water supply Reuses a wasted resource Increases water supply reliability Costs less than imported water Saves half the energy over imported
water and two-thirds the energy to desalinate seawater
Improves quality of water in the groundwater basin
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Baker City, Oregon Crypto Outbreak!
Baker City watershed – Elkhorn MtnsGoodrich Lake – elev. 6871
Crypto Outbreak Timeline• 7/29-31/13 – Increasing numbers of illnesses- 5
crypto confirmed• 7/31/13 – City issues precautionary boil notice,
begins sampling from sources and distribution for crypto
• 8/3/13 – Test results from 7/31 positive for crypto/giardia
• 8/7/13 – Very high crypto result for 8/4 Elk Creek intake sample, intake shut down
• 8/20/13 – Boil notice lifted after two rounds of source and distribution samples with non-detect results
• 8/21/13 to present - Two samples per week from combined source water before treatment
Outbreak Decisions and Findings
• Water is source of outbreak – 20+% attack rate (household survey)
• Most likely cause is cattle access to watershed
• Criteria for ending the boil notice – 2 consecutive negative crypto findings from sources and distribution
• Criteria for ongoing monitoring – 2 crypto samples per week from combined source water, at least 3 days apart
• Criteria for resuming boil notice in future - 2 consecutive positive crypto findings
• Improved watershed control over cattle access is prerequisite to continuation of filtration exception and sufficiency of UV light treatment
Backflow Events -Oklahoma
January 2008 Indication of contamination: blue
water leaking out of a line break and flowing into a creek
It was later determined that the color was caused by an indicator that had been used with a mixture of herbicides
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Backflow Events -Oklahoma
A commercial herbicides applicator about ¾ mile north of the stream had been filling a 500 gallon tank containing concentrated herbicides and blue colorant
Herbicides back-siphoned into the water lines through a cross-connection created by a hose submerged in the pesticide within a mixing tank
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Backflow Events -Oklahoma
Initially turned off entire distribution system – population 4600
Resorted water service to areas as testing indicated no contamination
Spent over $78,000 on water testing
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Backflow Events -Oklahoma
June 2013 Indication of contamination: foam
coming from a kitchen faucet A private pesticide applicator had
been filling a tank containing herbicides – hose submerged in tank
Water District had planned repair involving shutting off a portion of the distribution system
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Backflow Events -Oklahoma
Approximately 100 rural service connections were left without water – 50 miles of water line
Nine days to restore full service Testing Costs - $20,000
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Questions
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