La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XII-319
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section XII-319 - Significant Deficiencies Identified in Sanitary SurveysA. The state health officer shall conduct a sanitary survey for all public water systems no less frequently than once every three years for community systems and no less frequently than once every five years for non-community systems. 1. The sanitary survey shall address the following eight specific elements: d. finished water storage;e. pumps, pump facilities, and controls;f. monitoring, reporting, and data verification;g. system management and operation; andh. operator compliance with state requirements.B. Public water systems shall respond in writing to confirm the correction of significant deficiencies identified in a sanitary survey report no later than 90 days after receipt of the report by the public water system. The public water systems written response shall specify the completed corrective action taken for each significant deficiency or specify a corrective action plan and schedule to address each significant deficiency noted in the sanitary survey report.C. Upon receipt of the public water systems written response to significant deficiencies identified in a sanitary survey report, the state health officer shall review and approve the public water systems written schedule or shall notify the public water system in writing if the corrective action schedule is unacceptable and will make recommendations to amend the schedule so that the plan can be approved.D. For all public water systems, except as otherwise specified in this Part, failure to comply with any of the following requirements has been determined by the state health officer to be a significant deficiency and shall be corrected in accordance with §319.B of this Part: 2.§135.A of this Part [standby power] for any community water supply and non-community water supply serving a hospital. A standby power supply shall be provided through a dedicated portable or in-place auxiliary power of adequate supply and connectivity;3.§161.A of this Part [flood protection] for any community water supply. Use of a levee system or flood walls are acceptable for meeting §161.A of this Part;4.§169.B.2 of this Part [secondary source] for any community water supply and non-community water supply serving a hospital. Connection to another public water supply of sufficient capacity or providing an LDH-approved annual public notice to customers may be considered in lieu of meeting §169.B.2 of this Part;5.§237.A of this Part [minimum system pressure of 20 psig];7.there shall be no pathway for contamination into the well casing or discharge piping. The well site grading, the well slab and all well appurtenances including casing, sanitary seal, vent, and drawdown tube shall be maintained to prevent the introduction of contamination into the well casing and discharge piping;8.every potable water well, and the immediate appurtenances thereto that comprise the well, shall be located at a safe distance from all possible sources of contamination. The state health officer has deemed that due to the horizontal distance to a possible source of pollution that is currently causing, or may reasonably be expected to cause contamination to be introduced into the water being delivered to consumers, action is necessary to eliminate or mitigate this potential source of contamination;11.§327.A 15 of this Part;12.§329.A.6 of this Part;17. general equipment design shall be such that feeders will be able to supply, at all times, the necessary amounts of chemicals at an accurate rate throughout the range of feed;18.for fluoride only, day tanks shall be provided where bulk storage of liquid chemical is provided, meet all the requirements of §203 J, hold no more than a 30-hour supply, and be scale mounted or have a calibrated gauge painted or mounted on the side if liquid levels can be observed in a gauge tube or through translucent sidewalls of the tank. In opaque tanks, a gauge rod extending above a reference point at the top of the tank, attached to a float can be used. The ratio of the area of the tank to its height shall be such that unit readings are meaningful in relation to the total amount of chemical fed during a day;19. no drain on a water storage structure shall have a direct connection to a sewer or storm drain. The design shall allow draining the storage facility for cleaning or maintenance without causing loss of pressure in the distribution system;20. system shall have a monitoring plan that includes a list of all routine compliance samples required on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and identify the sampling location where samples are to be collected. The public water system shall revise and re-submit its monitoring plan if changes to a plant or distribution system require changes to the sampling locations or if any significant changes to the disinfection methods are made. In addition, the public water system shall update and re-submit its monitoring plan when the system's sampling requirements or protocols change;21.§1503.A.1 of this Part; 22. A§1503.C of this Part; 23. storage tanks and pipelines for liquid chemicals shall be specified for use with individual chemicals and shall not be used for different chemicals. Offloading areas shall be clearly labeled to prevent accidental cross-contamination;24. system shall ensure that no critical water system component is in poor condition or defective;25. all potable water systems shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as to prevent leakage of water due to defective materials, improper jointing, corrosion, settling, impacts, freezing, or other causes. Valves and blow-offs shall be provided so that necessary repairs can be made with a minimum interruption of service; and26. other condition which is deemed by the state health officer to be a significant deficiency.La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XII-319
Promulgated by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 4385 (1/1/2017), Amended LR 44345 (2/1/2018), Amended LR 441251 (7/1/2018), effective 8/1/2018, Amended LR 481102 (4/1/2022).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4(A)(8), 40:4.13(D)(1)(2) and R.S. 40:5(A)(2)(3)(5)(6)(17)(20).