Drinking Water Policies and Guidance
Currently effective policy and guidance documents related to the safe drinking water program are listed below by general topic.
The purpose of a policy is to clarify and explain specific aspects of regulations (Ohio Administrative Code, OAC) and law (Ohio Revised Code, ORC) so Ohio EPA and external parties have a common understanding of how environmental regulations are carried out in Ohio. Policies promote consistency and provide savings of both technical and administrative staff resources when dealing with the application of rules.
Guidance documents provide information, suggestions and recommendations on possible or acceptable methods that may be used to meet or to achieve compliance with rules.
Engineering
- ENG-01-002: Guidelines for Clarifier and Filter Ratings at Surface Water Treatment Plants [PDF]
- ENG-02-001: Guidelines for Treatment Process Ratings at Precipitative (e.g., Lime) Softening Ground Water Plants [PDF]
- ENG-03-002: Detail Plan Submission Guidance for Non-Community Public Water Systems [PDF]
- ENG-05-001: Guidelines for Obtaining Approval of Membranes to Meet Particulate and Microbiological Removal Requirements for Surface Water [PDF]
- ENG-06-001: Guideline for Evaluation and Implementation of Chloramination [PDF]
- ENG-07-001: Guidelines for Obtaining Approval of Membranes to Meet Treatment Requirements for Ground Water Treatment [PDF]
- ENG-08-002: ASTM AWWA Pipe Policy [PDF]
- ENG-09-001: Guidelines for evaluating granular activated carbon (GAC) for disinfection by-product (DBP) precursor removal [PDF]
- ENG-10-001: Guidance for Installation of Automatic Flush Hydrants in Distribution Systems [PDF]
- ENG-12-001: Guidelines for Demonstration of On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generators to Meet Inactivation/Disinfection Requirements of Drinking Water
- ENG-13-001: Guidelines for Obtaining Secondary Filtration Credit for Compliance with the LT2 Rule
Laboratory Certification
- LAB-01-002: Fluoride Proficiency Test for Drinking Water Laboratories [PDF]
Operations
- OPR-01-001: Significant Deficiencies for Sanitary Surveys [PDF]
- OPR-02-001: Chlorine monitoring and compliance tracking for ground water systems [PDF]
- OPR-03-001: Guidance for Flood Event Monitoring by Public Water Systems with Ground Water Sources [PDF]
- OPR-05-002: Disinfection of finished water storage facilities and new mains [PDF]
- OPR-06-001: Policy for Evaluating and Responding to Water Distribution Systems and Subsystems that have Depressurized (see Quick Reference Guides for Main Breaks and System Depressurizations) [PDF]
Public Water Systems
- PWS-01-001: Clarification of Definition of a Public Water System [PDF]
- PWS-02-002: Alternative to the Installation of an Approved Backflow Prevention Device on Service Connections Where There is an Auxiliary Water System [PDF]
Water Quality
- WQ-01-006: Guidance of Total Coliform Bacteria Monitoring for Small Public Water Systems (Population Less Than 3,301 Persons) [PDF] UPDATED!
- WQ-02-002: Iron and Manganese Monitoring Guidance Currently under review
- WQ-06-001: Limited Distribution of Public Notice [PDF]
- WQ-07-002: Tier 1 Public Notice Requirements Policy [PDF]
- WQ-11-001: Policy for Determining Fluoride Compliance [PDF]
- WQ-13-002: Designation of Community Public Water Systems Vulnerable to Contamination from Beta Particle and Photon Radioactivity [PDF]
- WQ-14-001: TOC Monitoring and Removal Requirements [PDF]
- WQ-17-001: Guidance for Ground Water Rule Triggered Source Water Monitoring Plans and Options for Reducing Samples
- WQ-18-001: Responding to Algal Toxin Detections in Finished Water Samples at Public Water Systems NEW!
- WQ-xx-001: Criteria for Approving Public Water Supply Wells with Detectable Levels of a Contaminant
Open for comment until August 19, 2011