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...(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter. For the purposes of this rule, "week" means a seven-day period beginning on Sunday and ending on the following Saturday. (B) Except as otherwise noted, analyses required by this rule shall be conducted in accordance with methods as specified in rule 3745-81-27 of the Administrative Code. In addit...

...(A) Definitions for this rule. For the purpose of this rule, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (1) "Affected area" means the portion of a distribution system where the pressure of the system has dropped below twenty pounds per square inch (psig) at ground level. (2) "Contamination intrusion" includes, but is not limited to sewage, unintended chemical waste or other wast...

...(A) Definitions for this rule. For the purpose of this rule, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) "Affected area" means the portion of a distribution system where the pressure of the system has dropped below twenty pounds per square inch (psig) at ground level. (2) "Contamination intrusion" includes, but is not limited to sewage, unintended chemical waste or other waste in the pit or pipe, or muddy wa...

...(A) Pursuant to section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, a person applying for a public water system license to operate or maintain a public water system under section 6109.21 of the Revised Code and this chapter shall pay the appropriate fee according to the schedule set forth in division (M) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code at the time of submission of the application to the director. (B) Failure to submit the a...

...(A) Pursuant to section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, a person applying for a public water system license to operate or maintain a public water system under section 6109.21 of the Revised Code and this chapter shall pay the appropriate fee according to the schedule set forth in division (M) of section 3745.11 of the Revised Code at the time of submission of the application to the director. (B) Fai...

...(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter. (B) Each community water system and wholesale system shall prepare and maintain a written contingency plan. When routine methods of delivery or treatment are compromised, the contingency plan shall provide for the protection of public health to the extent possible, through actions including but n...

...(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter. (B) Each community water system and wholesale system shall prepare and maintain a hardcopy contingency plan. When routine methods of delivery or treatment are compromised, the contingency plan shall provide for the protection of public health to the extent possible, throug...

...Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter. (A) (1) "Asset" means a component of a facility with an independent physical and functional identity and age as defined by the water system. This includes items of substantial value and critical to the delivery of potable water. (2) "Asset management program" means the development an...

...(A) In order to demonstrate adequate managerial capacity, personnel commitments that are needed to provide for effective management, operation and financials of the public water system shall be proven with documentation. The asset management program shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Demonstration of ownership accountability, which includes the legal authority to take the ...

...(A) In order to demonstrate adequate managerial capacity, personnel commitments that are needed to provide for effective management, operation and financials of community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems shall be proven with documentation. The asset management program shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Demonstration of ownership accountability, which in...

...(A) General requirements. Laboratories applying for certification to perform analyses to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules 3745-91-06 and 3745-9-09, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code, and with plant control tests for one or more public water systems, shall meet the following: (1) The laboratory shall submit...

...(A) General requirements. Laboratories applying for certification to perform analyses to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules 3745-91-06 and 3745-9-09, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code, and with plant control tests for one or more public water systems, shall meet the following: (1) The laboratory shall submit, for approval by the di...

...(A) Except for certifications issued in accordance with rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative Code, the director may renew a laboratory certification for analysis of drinking water upon the laboratory's successful completion of the following: (1) The laboratory shall maintain a valid and unexpired laboratory certification under rule 3745-89-05 of the Administrative Code for the analyses for which...

...(A) Except for certifications issued in accordance with rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative Code, the director may renew a laboratory certification for analysis of drinking water upon the laboratory's successful completion of the following: (1) The laboratory shall maintain a valid and unexpired laboratory certification under rule 3745-89-05 of the Administrative Code for the analyses for which renewal is sought. ...

...(A) A laboratory with a valid and unexpired certification under this chapter may request that the director grant an individual interim authorization to perform for the laboratory one or more of the plant control tests for pH, turbidity, alkalinity, stability, hardness, fluoride, chloride, chlorite, or MMO-MUG (SM 9223 B) tests according to the following: (1) The director shall grant interim a...

...(A) A laboratory with a valid and unexpired certification under this chapter may request that the director grant an individual interim authorization to perform for the laboratory one or more of the plant control tests for pH, turbidity, alkalinity, stability, hardness, fluoride, chloride, chlorite, or MMO-MUG (SM 9223 B) tests according to the following: (1) The director shall grant interim authorization only to ind...

...(A) Acceptance of certification. Unless otherwise specified below, in lieu of complying with the requirements of rule 3745-89-03 of the Administrative Code, laboratories may apply for acceptance of certification to perform analyses to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81 and 3745-82, and rules 3745-91-06 and 3745-9-09, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code by meeting t...

...This rule applies to all surface water systems and consecutive water systems receiving water from a surface water source. Seasonal systems shall monitor in accordance with this rule during the system's operating season. (A) Surface water systems. (1) Cyanobacteria screening. Surface water systems shall monitor with a minimum of one sample from each raw water sampling point at least once every two...

...This rule applies to all surface water systems and consecutive water systems receiving water from a surface water source. Seasonal systems shall monitor in accordance with this rule during the system's operating season. (A) Surface water systems. (1) Cyanobacteria screening. Surface water systems shall monitor with a minimum of one sample at least once every two weeks for cyanobacteria screening ...

...(A) Until one year after the effective date of this rule, microcystins analysis shall be performed by a laboratory found to be acceptable to the Ohio environmental protection agency. Beginning one year from the effective date of this rule, microcystins analysis shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code. However, if a laborat...

...This rule applies to all public water systems receiving water from a surface water source except consecutive water systems. (A) A public water system shall develop and submit to the director written treatment optimization protocols for harmful algal blooms. The protocols shall be in a form that is acceptable to the director and include detailed information on the public water system, water source...

...(A) The following shall be used as a guide in the technical review of plans submitted under this chapter of the Administrative Code: (1) The Ohio environmental protection agency's "Planning and Design Criteria for Establishing Approved Capacity for (1) Surface Water and Ground Water Supply Sources, (2) Drinking Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), and (3) Source/WTP Systems" (2010). The terms and c...

...(A) The following shall be used as a guide in the technical review of plans submitted under this chapter of the Administrative Code: (1) The Ohio EPA's "Planning and Design Criteria for Establishing Approved Capacity for (1) Surface Water and Ground Water Supply Sources, (2) Drinking Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), and (3) Source/WTP Systems" (2010). The terms and conditions of this document s...

...(A) Initial assessment. (1) The supplier of water shall conduct or cause to be conducted an initial assessment of water use practices within a consumer's premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections that, in the judgment of the supplier of water, may cause a pollutional, system, health or severe health hazard to the public water system. The initial assessment shou...

...(A) Any containment principle backflow preventer required by rules 3745-95-04 and 3745-95-05 of the Administrative Code shall be of a model or construction approved by the supplier of water and conform to at least one of the following standards: (1) For air gap separations: the specific edition of the American national standards institute (ANSI) and the American society of mechanical engineers (ASME) standard as ref...