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1105 E. Kennedy Blvd
P.O. Box 5135
Tampa, Florida 33675-5135

 

Quarterly Update

As of: April 15, 2011

Copies of the 2011 yearly reminder letter are available on-line at eBridge link. https://s1.ebridge-solutions.com/ebridge/3.0/default.aspx

Beginning May 1, 2011, water systems who are currently required to employ certified operators for their water treatment plants and have multiple service connections must also have a water distribution operator (who can be your current water plant operator) on site during any activities that may affect water quality or quantity, such as water main breaks and repairs. You may also have one of your own staff take the distribution training and test to become a distribution operator. See below for more information

Please contact us within 24 hours when you receive a positive distribution or raw water bacteriological sample to ensure you are taking the correct number of repeat distribution samples and triggered raw water samples as required by the Groundwater Rule.

There new public notice requirements under the Groundwater Rule for bacteriological samples and deficiencies that go uncorrected from your sanitary surveys. Refer to our training modules on this page for more information.

There are new reporting requirements for Lead and Copper Tap Sampling. All persons served by the water systems must be notified of the sampling results within 30 days after you learn of the results. This public notice is required even if all the results are below the detection level. Within 3 months of the end of a monitoring period you are required to submit a copy of the notice along with DEP Form 62-444.999(16) to our office.

Results from any 1st quarter sampling are due in our office by April 10.

Consumer Confidence Reports are due to your consumers and our office by July 1, 2011. The newest template is available at the Florida Rural Water Associations website www.frwa.net.

We will not be reviewing the reports this year. Please contact us if you need any monitoring results or information on any violations that may need to be reported in your report.

Invoicing for the 2011-2010 annual licenses will be sent out in May of this year and must be paid within 45 days or a $50 late fee may be added to your invoice.

Needing Assistance?

Need help with completing lead and copper plans, disinfectant by product or bacteriological sampling plans?

Unsure of how to take a bacteriological sample or don't understand the new rule?

Please contact Therese LaDouceur for an appointment. Environmental Health is happy to provide on-site assistance at your convenience.

If you have any suggestions or requests please Contact Us by Email or call us at 813-307-8000 ext. 5934

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Electronic Records

We are currently converting all our paper files to electronic copies that
will be available on-line. The system is called eBridge and it allows you to view and print as needed. ebridge instructions are provided for your convenience.

Files Scanned to eBridge (Effective May 1, 2011) This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 106k)

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EHS Permitting Fees (Effective February 2011) This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 106k)

List of Compliance and Enforcement Personnel This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 106k)

Become a Certified Operator
of your own Water System

Visit the Operator Certification Program web site or call 850-245-7500.

Contact the Florida Rural Water Association or 850-668-2746 for training courses.

Cross Connection Control Program

Plumbing cross-connections, which are defined as actual or potential connections between a potable and non-potable water supply, constitute a serious public health hazard. There are numerous, well-documented cases where cross-connections have been responsible for contamination of drinking water, and have resulted in the spread of disease.

All community water systems are required to have a cross connection control program.

For information concerning Cross Connection Control, visit the Environmental Protection Agency web site or to download their manual.

More Cross Connection Control Information:

Protecting your Water Against Contamination This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 106k)
Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 84k)

 

 

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If you have any questions concerning any of our programs, call Monday through Friday,
8 am to 4:30 pm,
Phone 307-8059
Fax 272-7242.

Training Modules

Ground Water Rule (GWR) effective December 1, 2009

The purpose of the rule is to provide for increased protection against microbial pathogens in public water systems that use ground water sources. The EPA is particularly concerned about ground water systems that are susceptible to fecal contamination since disease-causing pathogens may be found in fecal contamination. The GWR will apply to all public water systems that serve ground water. The rule also applies to any system that mixes surface and ground water if the ground water is added directly to the distribution system and provided to consumers without treatment.

The basic requirements of the rule are:

  • Regular sanitary surveys of public water systems to look for significant deficiencies in key operational areas
  • Triggered source water monitoring when a system that does not sufficiently disinfect drinking water identifies a positive sample during its Total Coliform Rule monitoring and assessment monitoring (at the option of the state) targeted at high-risk systems
  • Implementation of corrective actions by ground water systems with a significant deficiency or evidence of source water fecal contamination to reduce the risk of contamination
  • Compliance monitoring for systems that are sufficiently disinfecting drinking water to ensure that the treatment is effective at removing pathogens.

Below are presentations and implementation guidance for you. In the coming months we will be notifying each system by email and postal mail with updated information.
Please contact our office if any of your normal bacteriological monitoring samples are positive for total coliforms to ensure the proper triggered monitoring is completed.

Guidelines for Four-Log Virus Treatment of Ground Water This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 4.17M)

Cover Sheets for Demonstration of Four-Log Virus Treatment of Ground Water This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 223k)

Ground Water Rule Triggered and Representative Source Water Monitoring Guidance Manual This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 1.77M)

Additional information available on the following EPA Ground Water Rule website.

Troubleshooting Water Quality Issues

Bacteria in Your Water This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
Disinfecting Your Well This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 122k)
Good Water Habits This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 18k)
Ground Water Quality This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 18k)
How to take a Water Sample This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 389k)
Hydrogen Sulfide This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 21k)
Iron Bacteria This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
Radiological's This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 18k)
Trihalomethanes This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
Water Efficiency This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
Water Pressure This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
Water Well Rehabilitation This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 19k)
What to Do After a Flood This PDF will open into a new window. (PDF is 381k)

Need Help Writing your Public Notice?

The EPA developed the PNiWriter to allow water operators or other designated personnel to enter data to generate a public notice that meets federal requirements. The program takes users through the 10 required elements of a public notice and allows users to insert and edit EPA’s recommended text.

PNiWriter is a web based applications that requires internet access to use.

Check Up Program for Small Systems - CUPSS

CUPSS is a free, easy-to-use, asset management tool for small drinking water and wastewater utilities (generally, those serving fewer than 3,300 persons) and medium-sized systems new to asset management.

The goals are to:

  • Assist with communication between utility staff and decision makers
  • Help move utilities from crisis management to informed decision making
  • Facilitate more efficient and focused utility operations
  • Improve financial management to make the best use of limited resources

Contact Us or visit the EPA CUPSS web site for your copy.

 

 

 
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