Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 80 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 355. Reporting requirements

18 AAC 80.355. Reporting requirements

(a) A certified laboratory shall report to the department the results of an analysis required under this chapter. Subject to (b) of this section, a laboratory certified under 18 AAC 80.1100 - 18 AAC 80.1110 shall ensure that results are reported to the department and the owner or operator of a public water system within the first seven days following the month in which the results are received, or the first seven days following the end of the required monitoring period, whichever is sooner. Reports of results are subject to the report certification requirements of 18 AAC 80.1900.

(b) For a report of an analysis indicating nitrate in excess of the contaminant level set by 18 AAC 80.300(b) (1), or indicating positive coliform bacteria

(1) oral or facsimile notice must be given to the department's local drinking water program office closest to the public water system and to the owner or operator as soon as possible after the analysis results are known; and

(2) written notice must be sent to the department and to the owner or operator within 24 hours after the analysis results are known.

(c) Reports for total coliform bacteria, inorganic, organic, and radioactive contaminants must include

(1) the public water system identification number assigned under 18 AAC 80.210(c) ;

(2) the date, time, place, and specific location of each sample, and the name of the individual who collected the sample;

(3) identification of the sample as a routine distribution system sample, a repeat sample, a raw or finished water sample, or a special purpose sample;

(4) the date and time that the sample was received and analyzed;

(5) the name of the laboratory and the laboratory employees responsible for the analysis;

(6) the analytical technique or method used; and

(7) the results of the analysis by the certified laboratory.

(d) The owner or operator of a public water system shall report to the department the results of any analyses required by this chapter for turbidity, fluoride, and residual disinfectant within 10 days after the end of the month during which the samples were taken, subject to the report certification requirements of 18 AAC 80.1900. The report must include

(1) the public water system identification number assigned under 18 AAC 80.210(c) ;

(2) the date and time the sample was taken;

(3) the name of the public water system;

(4) the sample location;

(5) for fill-and-draw systems, the date on which water was made;

(6) the results of the analysis by the certified laboratory; and

(7) the name of the individuals who collected and analyzed the sample.

(e) Compliance with deadlines for reporting in this section is determined by

(1) the postmark of a written report transmitted to the department by mail; or

(2) the time and date the department receives a report transmitted orally, by facsimile, telegraph, telex, courier, electronic data transfer, or a means of communication other than mail.

(f) Within 30 days after a change in facility name, ownership, operator, address, or status, the owner or operator shall notify the department, in writing, of the change.

History: Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151

Authority: AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.050

AS 46.03.070

AS 46.03.710

AS 46.03.720

Editor's note: Offices for the department's local drinking water program, as discussed in 18 AAC 80.355(b) (1), are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, and Wasilla.