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...(A) Pursuant to section 6109.23 of the Revised Code, the director may assess and collect administrative penalties from any person who owns or operates a public water system and violates Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code or the administrative rules adopted thereunder. Administrative penalties for a public water system shall be calculated according to this rule in the following manner: (1) Each violation of the public...

...(A) The following maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for inorganic contaminants apply to all public water systems. Contaminant MCL in milligrams per liter Nitrate (as nitrogen) 10 Nitrite (as nitrogen) 1 Total nitrate and nitrite (as nitrogen) 10 (B) The following MCLs for inorganic contaminants apply to all community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems. Contaminant MCL in mil...

...(A) The following maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for inorganic contaminants apply to all public water systems. Contaminant MCL in milligrams per liter Nitrate (as nitrogen) 10 Nitrite (as nitrogen) 1 Total nitrate and nitrite (as nitrogen) 10 (B) The following MCLs for inorganic contaminants apply to all community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems. Contaminant MCL in mil...

...(A) The director may determine that a public water system shall apply the following best available technology (BAT), for achieving compliance with the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for organic disinfection byproducts identified in this table: Contaminant MCL (mg/L) BAT Total trihalomethanes 0.080 Enhanced coagulation or enhanced softening plus GAC10; or nanofiltration with a m...

...(A) The director may determine that a public water system shall apply the following best available technology (BAT), for achieving compliance with the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for organic disinfection byproducts identified in this table: Contaminant MCL (mg/L) BAT Total trihalomethanes 0.080 Enhanced coagulation or enhanced softening plus GAC10; or nanofiltration with a molecular weight of...

...(A) Combined radium-226 and radium-228: the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for combined radium-226 and radium-228 is five picocuries per liter (pCi/L). The combined radium-226 and radium-228 value is determined by the addition of the results of the analysis for radium-226 and the analysis for radium-228. (B) Gross alpha particle activity: the MCL for gross alpha particle activity (including radium-226 but excluding...

...(A) Combined radium-226 and radium-228: the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for combined radium-226 and radium-228 is five picocuries per liter (pCi/L). The combined radium-226 and radium-228 value is determined by the addition of the results of the analysis for radium-226 and the analysis for radium-228. (B) Gross alpha particle activity: the MCL for gross alpha particle activity (including radi...

...(A) This rule establishes treatment techniques in lieu of maximum contaminant levels for specified contaminants. (B) Treatment techniques for acrylamide and epichlorohydrin. Each public water system utilizing polymers containing acrylamide or epichlorohydrin shall certify annually in writing to the director that when polymers containing acrylamide or epichlorohydrin are used in the drinking w...

...(A) This rule establishes treatment techniques in lieu of maximum contaminant levels for specified contaminants. (B) Treatment techniques for acrylamide and epichlorohydrin. Each public water system utilizing polymers containing acrylamide or epichlorohydrin shall certify annually in writing to the director (using third-party or manufacturer's certification) that when polymers containing acrylamide or epichlorohydri...

...All public water systems shall monitor as described in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule to determine compliance with the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for nitrate and nitrite. In addition, all community water systems and all nontransient noncommunity water systems shall monitor as described in paragraphs (D) and (E) of this rule for the inorganic contaminants with MCLs listed in paragraph (B) of rule 3745-81-...

...All public water systems shall monitor as described in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule to determine compliance with the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for nitrate and nitrite. In addition, all community water systems and all nontransient noncommunity water systems shall monitor as described in paragraphs (D) and (E) of this rule for the inorganic contaminants with MCLs listed in paragraph (B) of rule...

...Monitoring requirements for organic chemical contaminants of drinking water are stated in this rule. Analytical procedures which are acceptable for monitoring for organic contaminants in drinking water are listed in rule 3745-81-27 of the Administrative Code. Analyses under this rule shall only be conducted by laboratories that are certified for these analyses under Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code. Communi...

...Community public water systems shall monitor as described in this rule to determine compliance with the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for radionuclides listed in rule 3745-81-15 of the Administrative Code. Analytical procedures which are acceptable for monitoring of radionuclide contaminants in drinking water are listed in rule 3745-81-27 of the Administrative Code. Community public water systems shall monitor fo...

...Analyte analyses conducted to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82, and 3745-83 of the Administrative Code shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code unless otherwise specified and shall be made in accordance with methods listed in the 40 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) parts 141, including Appendix A (Alternative T...

...Analyte analyses conducted to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82, and 3745-83 of the Administrative Code shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code unless otherwise specified and shall be made in accordance with methods listed in the 40 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) parts 141, including Appendix A (Alternative Testing Met...

...(A) General requirements for public notification by public water systems. (1) The owner or operator of a public water system shall provide public notice to persons served by that public water system in accordance with this rule. Public water systems that sell or otherwise provide drinking water to other public water systems (i.e., to consecutive systems) are required to give public notice in accordance with this rul...

...(A) Triggered source water monitoring. (1) A ground water system shall conduct triggered source water monitoring if the conditions identified in paragraph (A)(1)(a) and either paragraph (A)(1)(b) or (A)(1)(c) of this rule exist. (a) The system does not provide at least 4-log treatment of viruses (using inactivation, removal, or a director-approved combination of 4-log virus inactivation and ...

...(A) Triggered source water monitoring. (1) A ground water system shall conduct triggered source water monitoring if the conditions identified in paragraphs (A)(1)(a) and (A)(1)(b) of this rule exist. (a) The system does not provide at least 4-log treatment of viruses (using inactivation, removal, or a director-approved combination of 4-log virus inactivation and removal) before or at the first c...

...(A) Compliance monitoring. (1) A ground water system that is not required to meet the source water monitoring requirements of rule 3745-81-42 of the Administrative Code because the system provides at least 4-log treatment of viruses (using inactivation, removal, or a director-approved combination of 4-log virus inactivation and removal) before or at the first customer for the ground water source ...

...(A) Compliance monitoring. (1) A ground water system that is not required to meet the source water monitoring requirements of rule 3745-81-42 of the Administrative Code because the system provides at least 4-log treatment of viruses (using inactivation, removal, or a director-approved combination of 4-log virus inactivation and removal) before or at the first customer for the ground water source ...

...(A) A ground water system with a significant deficiency is in violation of the treatment technique requirement if the system does not comply with the corrective action requirements and schedule established under rule 3745-81-61 of the Administrative Code. (B) Unless the director invalidates a fecal indicator-positive ground water source sample in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule 3745-81-...

...(A) A ground water system with a significant deficiency is in violation of the treatment technique requirement if the system does not comply with the corrective action requirements and schedule established under rule 3745-81-61 of the Administrative Code. (B) Unless the director invalidates an E. coli positive ground water source sample in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule 3745-81-42 of t...

...(A) Reporting. In addition to the requirements in rule 3745-81-31 of the Administrative Code, a ground water system regulated under rules 3745-81-41 to 3745-81-45 and rule 3745-81-60 or 3745-81-61 of the Administrative Code shall provide the following information to the director: (1) A ground water system conducting compliance monitoring in paragraph (A) of rule 3745-81-43 of the Administrati...

...(A) Transition from total coliform monitoring under rule 3745-81-21 of the Administrative Code. Public water systems shall continue to conduct routine monitoring according to the total coliform monitoring schedules issued under rule 3745-81-21 of the Administrative Code that were in effect on March 31, 2016, unless any of the conditions for increased monitoring in paragraph (B)(3) of rule 3745-81-...

...(A) The director may determine that a public water system shall apply best available technology in order to reduce the level of a contaminant to below its maximum contaminant level (MCL). The director identifies the following as the best available technology for achieving compliance with the MCL for Escherichia coli (total coliforms and E. coli) as set forth in this rule: (1) Protection of wells...