R309-400-5. Quality, Monitoring, and Public Notification Violations

(1) Bacteriologic violations are points assessed to public water systems based on violations of the quality standards in Subsection R309-200-5(6), the monitoring requirements in Rule R309-211, and the associated public notification requirements in Rule R309-220. (a) The bacteriological assessments shall be updated on a monthly basis. (b) Points for bacteriologic violations will reflect the most recent 12-months of operation. (2) Chemical violations are points assessed to public water systems based on violations of the quality standards in Section R309-200-5, the monitoring requirements in Rules R309-205, R309-210, and R309-215, and the associated public notification requirements in Rule R309-220. (a) The chemical assessments shall be updated on a quarterly basis, with the total number of points reflecting the most recent compliance period unless otherwise specified. (b) Points for any chemical MCL violation shall remain on record until the quality issue is resolved. (c) Points for any monitoring violation shall be deleted as the required chemical samples are taken and the analytical results are reported to the director. (3) Surface water treatment violations are points assessed to a public water system operating a surface water treatment plant or water type designation of surface water, purchased surface water, or groundwater under the influence of surface water based on violations of the quality standards and monitoring requirements in Rule R309-215 and the associated public notification requirements in Rule R309-220. (a) The surface water treatment violations shall be updated on a monthly basis. (b) Surface water treatment violations will remain on a system's IPS report until the director determines that the system's treatment operation no longer poses a critical risk to public health.