R 325.10704a Total coliform; general.

Rule 704a. (1) All of the following rules, also known in these rules as the total coliform rules, include both maximum contaminant level and treatment technique requirements: (a) R 325.10704a total coliform; general. (b) R 325.10704b total coliform; analytical methods. (c) R 325.10704c total coliform; general monitoring. (d) R 325.10704d total coliform; routine monitoring; noncommunity; serving 1,000 or fewer people; groundwater. (e) R 325.10704e total coliform; routine monitoring; community; serving 1,000 or fewer people; groundwater. (f) R 325.10704f total coliform; routine monitoring; subpart H; serving 1,000 or fewer people. (g) R 325.10704g total coliform; routine monitoring; community and noncommunity; serving more than 1,000 people. (h) R 325.10704h total coliform; repeat monitoring; E. coli. (i) R 325.10704i total coliform; treatment technique triggers; assessments. (j) R 325.10704j total coliform; violations. (k) R 325.10704k total coliform; reporting and recordkeeping. (2) The total coliform rules apply to all community and noncommunity water supplies. The department may require samples to be collected and analyzed for coliform bacteria for type III public water systems at a frequency as may be considered necessary by the department. (3) Supplies falling under direct oversight of the EPA, where the EPA acts as the department, shall comply with decisions made by the EPA for implementation of these total coliform rules. The EPA has authority to establish the procedures and criteria as are necessary to implement these total coliform rules. (4) Failure to comply with these total coliform rules is a violation of these rules. (5) Supplies shall comply with these total coliform rules beginning April 1, 2016, unless otherwise required in these total coliform rules.