Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 80 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 10. Requirements adopted by reference and other reference materials

18 AAC 80.010. Requirements adopted by reference and other reference materials

(a) The following federal requirements are adopted by reference:

(1) 21 C.F.R. 110 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food), revised as of April 1, 2005;

(2) 21 C.F.R. 129 (Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water), revised as of April 1, 2005;

(3) 21 C.F.R. 165.110 (Bottled Water), revised as of April 1, 2005;

(4) 40 C.F.R. 136, Appendix B (Definition and Procedure for the Determination of the Method Detection Limit, Revision 1.11), revised as of July 1, 2005;

(5) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.1 - 141.6 (Subpart A - General), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) the definitions of "Act," "corrosion inhibitor," "disinfection profile," "dose equivalent," "effective corrosion inhibitor residual," "enhanced coagulation," "enhanced softening," "filter profile," "first draw sample," "GAC10," "halogen," "large water system," "lead service line," "man-made beta particle and photon emitters," "medium-size water system," "optimal corrosion control treatment," "picocurie," "rem," "service line sample," "single family structure," "small water system," "Subpart H systems," "supplier of water," "SUVA," "system with a single service connection," and "total organic carbon," as set out in 40 C.F.R. 141.2 (Definitions);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.4(a) (Variances and Exemptions);

(6) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.21 - 141.30 (Subpart C - Monitoring and Analytical Requirements), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.21(f) (Coliform Sampling - Analytical Methodology);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.23(a)(4)(i) including the table entitled "Detection Limits for Inorganic Contaminants," and 40 C.F.R. 141.23(c)(9), (f)(2), and (k) (Inorganic Chemical Sampling and Analytical Requirements);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.24(e), (f)(14), (15), (17), (20), and (22), and (h)(11), (13) - (19), and (20) (Organic Chemicals, Sampling and Analytical Requirements);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.25 (Analytical Methods for Radioactivity);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.26 (Monitoring Frequency and Compliance Requirements for Radionuclides in Community Water Systems);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 141.30 (Total Trihalomethanes Sampling, Analytical, and Other Requirements);

(7) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.31 - 141.35 (Subpart D - Recording and Recordkeeping), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.31(d) and (e) (Reporting Requirements);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.35 (Reporting of Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Results), except that the term "you" means "owner or operator" for purposes of this subparagraph;

(8) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.40 - 141.43 (Subpart E - Special Regulations, Including Monitoring Regulations and Prohibition on Lead Use), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.40 (Monitoring Requirements for Unregulated Contaminants), except that the term "you" means "owner or operator" for purposes of this subparagraph;

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.41 (Special Monitoring for Sodium);

(C) 40 C.F.R 141.42 (Special Monitoring for Corrosivity Characteristics);

(9) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.50 - 141.55 (Subpart F - Maximum Contaminant Level Goals and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goals), revised as of July 1, 2005, except that the term "administrator" means "department" for purposes of this paragraph:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.51(b) (Maximum Contaminant Level Goals for Inorganic Contaminants); the maximum contaminant level goal for arsenic applies on or after January 23, 2006;

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.55 (Maximum Contaminant Level Goals for Radionuclides);

(10) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R 141.60 - 141.66 (Subpart G - National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.61(b) (Maximum Contaminant Levels For Organic Contaminants);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.62(c) - (d) (Maximum Contaminant Levels for Inorganic Contaminants);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.64(b) - (c) (Maximum Contaminant Levels for Disinfection Byproducts);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.65 (Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.66 (Maximum Contaminant Levels for Radionuclides);

(11) 40 C.F.R. 141.76 (Recycle Provisions), revised as of July 1, 2005;

(12) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.80 - 141.91 (Subpart I - Control of Lead and Copper), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.80 (General Requirements);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.81 (Applicability of Corrosion Control Treatment Steps to Small, Medium-Size and Large Water Systems);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.82 (Description of Corrosion Control Treatment Requirements);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.83 (Source Water Treatment Requirements);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.84 (Lead Service Line Replacement Requirements);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 141.85 (Public Education and Supplemental Monitoring Requirements);

(G) 40 C.F.R. 141.86 (Monitoring Requirements for Lead and Copper in Tap Water);

(H) 40 C.F.R. 141.87 (Monitoring Requirements for Water Quality Parameters);

(I) 40 C.F.R. 141.88 (Monitoring Requirements for Lead and Copper in Source Water);

(J) 40 C.F.R. 141.89 (Analytical Methods);

(K) 40 C.F.R. 141.90 (Reporting Requirements);

(L) 40 C.F.R. 141.91 (Recordkeeping Requirements);

(13) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.130 - 141.135 (Subpart L - Disinfectant Residuals, Disinfection Byproducts, and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.130 (General Requirements);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.131 (Analytical Requirements);

(C) 40 C.F.R 141.132 (Monitoring Requirements);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.133 (Compliance Requirements);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.134 (Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 141.135 (Treatment Technique for Control of Disinfection Byroduct (DBP) Precursors);

(14) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.151 - 141.155 (Subpart O - Consumer Confidence Reports), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.151 (Purpose and Applicability of This Subpart);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.152(b) - (d) (Effective Dates);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.153 (Content of the Reports);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.154 (Required Additional Health Information);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.155 (Report Delivery and Recordkeeping);

(F) Appendix A to 40 C.F.R. 141, Subpart O (Regulated Contaminants);

(15) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.170 - 141.175 (Subpart P - Enhanced Filtration and Disinfection - Systems Serving 10,000 or More People), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.170 (General Requirements);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.171 (Criteria for Avoiding Filtration);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.172 (Disinfection Profiling and Benchmarking);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.173 (Filtration);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.174 (Filtration Sampling Requirements);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 141.175 (Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements);

(16) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 141.201 - 141.210 (Subpart Q - Public Notification of Drinking Water Violations), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 141.201 (General Public Notification Requirements);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 141.202 (Tier 1 Public Notice - Form, Manner, and Frequency of Notice);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 141.203 (Tier 2 Public Notice - Form, Manner, and Frequency of Notice);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 141.204 (Tier 3 Public Notice - Form, Manner, and Frequency of Notice);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 141.205 (Content of the Public Notice);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 141.206 (Notice to New Billing Units or New Customers);

(G) 40 C.F.R. 141.207 (Special Notice of the Availability of Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Results);

(H) 40 C.F.R. 141.208 (Special Notice for Exceedance of the SMCL for Fluoride);

(I) 40 C.F.R. 141.210 (Notice by Primacy Agency on Behalf of the Public Water System);

(J) Appendix A to 40 C.F.R. 141, Subpart Q (NPDWR Violations and Other Situations Requiring Public Notice);

(K) Appendix B to 40 C.F.R. 141, Subpart Q (Standard Health Effects Language for Public Notification);

(L) Appendix C to 40 C.F.R. 141, Subpart Q (List of Acronyms Used in Public Notification Regulation);

(17) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 142.20 - 142.24 (Subpart C - Review of State-issued Variances and Exemptions), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 142.20 (State-issued Variances and Exemptions under Section 1415(a) and Section 1416 of the Act);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 142.21 (State Consideration of a Variance or Exemption Request);

(18) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 142.40 - 142.46 (Subpart E - Variances Issued by the Administrator under Section 1415(a) of the Act), revised as of July 1, 2005, except that the term "administrator" means "department" for purposes of this paragraph:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 142.40 (Requirements for a Variance);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 142.41 (Variance Request);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 142.42 (Consideration of a Variance Request);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 142.43 (Disposition of a Variance Request);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 142.44 (Public Hearings on Variances and Schedules);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 142.45 (Action After Hearing);

(G) 40 C.F.R. 142.46 (Alternative Treatment Techniques);

(19) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 142.50 - 142.57 (Subpart F - Exemptions Issued by the Administrator), revised as of July 1, 2005, except that the term "administrator" means "department" for purposes of this paragraph:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 142.50 (Requirements for an Exemption);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 142.51 (Exemption Request);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 142.52 (Consideration of an Exemption Request);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 142.53 (Disposition of an Exemption Request);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 142.54 (Public Hearings on Exemption Schedules);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 142.55 (Final Schedule);

(G) 40 C.F.R. 142.56 (Extension of Date for Compliance);

(H) 40 C.F.R. 142.57 (Bottled Water, Point-of-Use, and Point-of-Entry Devices);

(20) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 142.60 - 142.65 (Subpart G - Identification of Best Technology, Treatment Techniques or Other Means Generally Available), revised as of July 1, 2005:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 142.60 (Variances from the Maximum Contaminant Level for Total Trihalomethanes);

(B) 40 C.F.R. 142.61 (Variances from the Maximum Contaminant Level for Fluoride);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 142.62 (Variances and Exemptions from the Maximum Contaminant Levels for Organic and Inorganic Chemicals);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 142.64 (Variances and Exemptions from the Requirements of Part 141, Subpart H - Filtration and Disinfection);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 142.65 (Variances and Exemptions from the Maximum Contaminant Levels for Radionuclides);

(21) the following provisions from 40 C.F.R. 142.301 - 142.313 (Subpart K - Variances for Small Systems), revised as of July 1, 2005, except that the term "administrator" means "department" for purposes of this paragraph:

(A) 40 C.F.R. 142.301 (What Is a Small System Variance?); however, the last sentence of 40 C.F.R. 142.301 is not adopted;

(B) 40 C.F.R. 142.302 (Who Can Issue a Small System Variance?);

(C) 40 C.F.R. 142.303 (Which Size Public Water Systems Can Receive a Small System Variance?);

(D) 40 C.F.R. 142.304 (For Which of the Regulatory Requirements Is a Small System Variance Available?);

(E) 40 C.F.R. 142.305 (When Can a Small System Variance Be Granted by a State?);

(F) 40 C.F.R. 142.306 (What Are the Responsibilities of the Public Water System, State and the Administrator In Ensuring that Sufficient Information Is Available and for Evaluation of a Small System Variance Application?);

(G) 40 C.F.R. 142.307 (What Terms and Conditions Must Be Included in a Small System Variance?);

(H) 40 C.F.R. 142.308 (What Public Notice Is Required Before a State or the Administrator Proposes to Issue a Small System Variance?); however, in 40 C.F.R. 142.308(b), the phrase "the State equivalent to the Federal Register or" is not adopted;

(I) 40 C.F.R. 142.309 (What Are the Public Meeting Requirements Associated With the Proposal of a Small System Variance?);

(22) 40 C.F.R. 143.4 (National Second Drinking Water Regulations - Monitoring), revised as of July 1, 2005.

(b) The following publications are adopted by reference:

(1) ANSI/AWWA Standard A100-97, Water Wells , Appendix H (Decommissioning of Test Holes, Partially Completed Wells, and Abandoned Completed Wells), in effect as of February 1, 1998, American Water Works Association;

(2) ANSI/AWWA Standard C510-92, Double Check Valve Backflow-Prevention Assembly , in effect as of January 1, 1993, American Water Works Association;

(3) ANSI/AWWA Standard C511-92, Reduced-Pressure Principle Backflow-Prevention Assembly , in effect as of January 1, 1993, American Water Works Association;

(4) ANSI/AWWA Standard C600-93, Installation of Ductile-Iron Water Mains and Their Appurtenances , in effect as of January 1, 1994, American Water Works Association;

(5) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Method D1293-99R05, Standard Test Methods for pH of Water , revised as of January 1, 2005, American Society for Testing and Materials International;

(6) Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water: Criteria and Procedures, Quality Assurance , EPA 815-B-97-001, 4th edition 1997, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(7) Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes , Methods 150.1 and 150.2, EPA 600/4-79-020, March 1983, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(8) NSF Listings: Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals and System Components - Health Effects , revised as of April 20, 2005, NSF International;

(9) NSF/ANSI Standard 60: Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals - Health Effects , revised as of November 15, 2004, NSF International;

(10) NSF/ANSI Standard 61: Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects , revised as of November 15, 2004, NSF International;

(11) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater , American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, & Water Environment Federation, 20th edition 1998, American Public Health Association;

(12) the department's Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs) and Other Organic Chemicals (OOCs) Monitoring Waiver Application , revised as of September 30, 2005;

(13) Guidance Manual for Conducting Sanitary Surveys of Public Water Systems; Surface Water and Ground Water Under the Direct Influence (GWUDI), Chapter 3, EPA 815-R-99-016, April 1999, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(14) NSF/ANSI Standard 53: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects , revised as of September 27, 2004, NSF International.

(c) The department will use the requirements of the state plumbing code, as developed under AS 18.60.705 , in evaluating plans submitted for approval under this chapter.

(d) As guidance for meeting the requirements of this chapter, the use of the recommended principles, practices, designs, and design criteria, set out in the following reference materials, is encouraged by the department:

(1) the department's Alaska Water Treatment Guidance Manual , March 29, 1994, also available through West Virginia University, Drinking Water Clearinghouse;

(2) AWWA standards in effect as of May 1999;

(3) Basics of a Corrosion Control Study , Michelle M. Frey, Black & Veatch;

(4) Cold Regions Utility Monograph , 1996, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers;

(5) Community Water Systems Source Book , Joseph S. Ameen, 5th edition 1984, Technical Proceedings;

(6) Consensus Method for Determining Groundwater under the Direct Influence of Surface Water Using Microscopic Particulate Analysis (MPA) , Jay Vasconcelos and Stephanie Harris, EPA 910/9-92-029, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(7) General Public Notification Handbook for Public Drinking Water Suppliers , EPA 507/9-89-002, September 1989, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(8) Glossary - Water and Wastewater Control Engineering , Joint Editorial Board, American Public Health Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation, 3rd edition, 1981, Water Pollution Control Federation;

(9) Groundwater and Wells , Fletcher G. Driscoll, 1986, Mower House;

(10) Guidance Manual for Compliance with the Filtration and Disinfection Requirements for Public Water Systems Using Surface Water Sources , March 1991, United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(11) Lead and Copper Rule Guidance Manual, Corrosion Control Treatment , EPA B-92-002, United States Environmental Protection Agency, also available from West Virginia, Drinking Water Clearinghouse;

(12) Recommended Standards for Water Works , Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, April 2003 edition, Health Research Inc., Health Education Services Division;

(13) State Alternative Technology Approval Protocol , 1996, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators;

(14) Treatment Process Selection for Particle Removal , 1997, American Water Works Association;

(15) Water Quality and Treatment , 4th edition 1990, American Water Works Association;

(16) Water Treatment Plant Design , American Society of Civil Engineers & American Water Works Association, 1998, McGraw-Hill, Inc.;

(17) Water Treatment: Principles and Design , James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers, 1985, John Wiley & Sons.

History: Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; am 8/23/2000, Register 155; am 3/25/2001, Register 157; am 9/28/2001, Register 159; am 1/11/2004, Register 169; am 5/2/2004, Register 170; am 8/26/2004, Register 171; am 1/11/2006, Register 177

Authority: AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.050

AS 46.03.070

AS 46.03.710

AS 46.03.720

Editor's note: The documents listed in 18 AAC 80.010 are available for viewing at any department office that conducts plan reviews under 18 AAC 80, and copies of the references listed at 18 AAC 80.010(b) (12) and (d)(1) may be obtained from those offices. The documents listed in 18 AAC 80.010 may be purchased directly from the publishers at the following addresses:

American Public Health Association, 800 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 777-2742; fax (202) 777-2534; Internet address www.apha.org;

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International, Customer Service, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone (610) 832-9585; fax (610) 832-9555; Internet address www.astm.org;

American Water Works Association, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver CO 80235; telephone (800) 926-7337 or (303) 794-7711; fax (303) 347-0804; Internet address www.awwa.org;

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1060, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 293-7655; fax (202) 293-7656; e-mail address asdwa@erols.com;

Black & Veatch, P.O. Box 8405, 8400 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, MO 64114; telephone (913) 458-2000; fax (913) 458-2934;

Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, 2050 Mansfield St., Montreal, PQ H3A 1Z2, Canada; telephone (514) 842-5653;

Health Research Inc., Health Education Services Division, P.O. Box 7126, Albany, NY 12224; telephone (518) 439-7286; Internet address www.hes.org;

John Wiley & Sons, 1 Wiley Dr., Somerset, NJ 08875;

McGraw-Hill Book Co., 148 Princeton-Hightstown Rd., Hightstown, NJ 08520-1450; telephone: (800) 262-4729;

Mower House, 508 10th Street N.E., Austin, MN 55912; telephone (800) 397-6110;

NSF International, P.O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140; telephone (800) 673-6275 or (734) 769-8010; fax (734) 769-0109; Internet address www.nsf.org;

Technical Proceedings, P.O. Box 5041, High Point, NC 27262;

United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419; telephone (800) 490-9198; fax (513) 489-8695;

Water Pollution Control Federation, 601 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1994;

West Virginia University, Drinking Water Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6064, Morgantown, WV 26506-6064; telephone (800) 624-8301.