R 325.10408c Special notice to public of significant deficiencies or source water fecal contamination.

Rule 408c. (1) A community groundwater supply that receives notice from the department under R 325.10612a of a significant deficiency or notification of a fecal indicator-positive groundwater source sample that is not invalidated by the department under R 325.10739(3) shall inform the public served by the water supply under R 325.10413(11)(f) of the fecal indicator-positive source sample or of any significant deficiency that has not been corrected. The community groundwater supply shall continue to inform the public annually until the significant deficiency is corrected or the fecal contamination in the groundwater source is determined by the department to be corrected under R 325.10612a(1)(e). (2) A noncommunity groundwater supply that receives notice from the department under R 325.10612a of a significant deficiency shall inform the public served by the water supply in a manner approved by the department of any significant deficiency that has not been corrected within 12 months of being notified by the department, or earlier if directed by the department. The noncommunity groundwater supply shall continue to inform the public annually until the significant deficiency is corrected. The information shall include all of the following: (a) The nature of the significant deficiency and the date the significant deficiency was identified by the department. (b) The department-approved plan and schedule for correction of the significant deficiency, including interim measures, progress to date, and any interim measures completed. (c) For noncommunity groundwater supplies serving a population with more than 10% non-English speaking consumers, information in the appropriate language or languages regarding the importance of the notice or a telephone number or address where consumers may contact the supply to obtain a translated copy of the notice or assistance in the appropriate language. (3) If directed by the department, a noncommunity water supply with significant deficiencies that have been corrected shall inform its customers of the significant deficiencies, how the deficiencies were corrected, and the dates of correction under subrule (2) of this rule.