Section 64418.4 - POU Operations and Maintenance (O and M) Program(a) Prior to installing POUs, and as part of its permit application to use POU in lieu of centralized treatment, a public water system shall submit to the State Board a POU Operations and Maintenance Program (O&M Program) sufficient to reliably reduce levels of the contaminants listed in section 64418(a) and comply with drinking water standards. The O&M Program shall include the following: (1) An installation protocol that, at a minimum, describes locations and assurances that POUs will be accessible for operation and maintenance;(2) The type and frequency of maintenance, at intervals specified by the manufacturer and determined by pilot testing, whichever is shorter, that ensures POUs produce effluent that meets drinking water standards;(3) The number and type of auxiliary POUs and parts necessary to ensure continuous effective treatment;(4) Replacement schedules for critical components and POUs necessary to ensure continuous effective treatment;(5) The qualifications and identification of the person(s) responsible for POU installation, operation, and maintenance; and(6) POU waste-handling and disposal procedures sufficient to ensure that wastes generated by the POU and the POU itself are properly and safely disposed of in accordance with federal, state and local requirements.(b) To ensure a POU is properly operating and has not been bypassed, POUs shall be inspected by the public water system no less often than every twelve months and when a POU's effluent is monitored pursuant to section 64418.5.(c) Based on the on-going operation and maintenance of installed POUs, a public water system shall revise its POU O&M Program as necessary to ensure continuous effective treatment and that POUs produce effluent that meets drinking water standards. Revised POU O&M Programs shall be submitted to the State Board for review and may not be implemented without State Board approval, confirming that the revised POU O&M Program meets the requirements of this section.(d) A public water system shall maintain a copy of, and at all times implement the most current State Board-approved version of its POU O&M Program.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 64418.4
1. New section filed as an emergency for filing and printing only on 4-1-2016; operative 4-1-2016 pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 116380(b); exempt from the APA and OAL review pursuant to HSC section 116380(b). HSC section 116380(b) also provides that the regulations are to remain in effect until the earlier of January 1, 2018, or the effective date of regulations adopted by the State Board in accordance with HSC section 116380(a). (Register 2016, No. 14). For prior history, see Register 2015, No. 2.
2. Repeal and deletion by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) and (g) and Health and Safety Code section 116380(b)(2) (Register 2018, No. 1).
3. New section filed 3-22-2019; operative 3-22-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 12). Note: Authority cited: Sections 116271, 116275, 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116325, 116350, 116380 and 116552, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 12-21-2010 as an emergency; operative 12-21-2010. Deemed to meet the emergency standard and submitted to OAL for file and print only pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 116380(b). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 116380(b)(2), effective until the earlier of 1-1-2014 or the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 116380(a) (Register 2010, No. 52).
2. Repeal and deletion by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) and (g) and Health and Safety Code section 116380(b)(2) (Register 2018, No. 1).
3. New section filed 3-22-2019; operative 3/22/2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 12).