R18-9-A802. Program Review; Incorporation by Reference; Quality Assurance/Quality Control Methodologies

A. The Department shall review the AWP program upon any significant update to the incorporated by reference material in the rule, any significant update to Tier 2 health advisory values, any emerging scientific developments impacting AWP treatment mechanisms, or otherwise at the Director’s discretion. 1. During its review, the Department shall assess the program rules and components for adequacy against currently available data and best available science. 2. As a result of its review, the Department shall determine whether any rule should be amended or repealed, and whether any material incorporated by reference should be updated. B. The following materials are incorporated by reference and applicable in this Article unless specifically stated otherwise. The materials include no future editions or amendments, and are on file with the Department and as indicated below: 1. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 5710 B, “Trihalomethane Formation Potential (THMFP)”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https://www.standardmethods.org. 2. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 5710 C, “Simulated Distribution System Trihalomethanes (SDS-THM)”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https://www.standardmethods.org. 3. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Part 1000, “Analytical and Data Quality Systems”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https://www.standardmethods.org. 4. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 7020, “Quality System”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https://www.standardmethods.org. 5. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 8020, “Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Laboratory Toxicity Tests”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https://www.standardmethods.org. 6. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 9020, “Quality Assurance/Quality Control”, 24th edition, 2023, available at https:// www.standardmethods.org. 7. ASTM International, Designation D4194-23, “Standard Test Methods for Operating Characteristics of Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Devices”, February 16, 2023, available at https://www.astm.org. 8. Federal Register, 87 FR 68066, “Contaminant Candidate List 5 - Exhibit 1b - Unregulated DBPs in the DBP Group on CCL 5”, available at https://www.federalregister.gov. 9. 2018 Edition of the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories, U.S. EPA, available at https://www.epa.gov. 10. Method 1623.1: Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Water by Filtration/IMS/FA, published January 2012, available at https://www.nepis.epa.gov. 11. Method 1615: Measurement of Enterovirus and Norovirus Occurrence in Water by Culture and RT-qPCR, published 2014, available at https://cfpub.epa.gov. 12. 40 CFR 261.21, “Characteristic of ignitability”, published July 7, 2020, available at https://www.ecfr.gov. 13. “Considerations for Direct Potable Reuse Downstream of the Groundwater Recharge Advanced Water Treatment Facility”, Brian Pecson, Shane Trussell, Elise Chen, Anya Kaufmann, and Rhodes Trussell, 2020. C. Data collection, analysis, sampling, monitoring, reporting, and other related data quality assurance and quality control methodologies in this Article shall be conducted in accordance with the following applicable procedures in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 24th edition, 2023, available at standardmethods.org: 1. Part 1000, “Analytical and Data Quality Systems”; 2. Section 7020, “Quality Control for Wastewater Samples”; 3. Section 8020, “Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Laboratory Toxicity Tests”; and 4. Section 9020, “Interlaboratory Quality Control Guidelines”.