Section 385-840-9 - Record MaintenanceThe owner, Designated Operator, or Licensee shall retain on the premises, or at a convenient location near the premises, the records of a private water system, as indicated below. Such records shall be made available to the Board upon request.
1.Water AnalysesA. Records of water test results and the Annual Water Safety Report made pursuant to these regulations shall be kept for not less than six (6) years. Actual laboratory reports may be kept, or data may be transferred to tabular summaries, provided that the following information is included: (1) Name, address, and contact information of the community and the Designated Operator of the Private Water System;(2) The date, place, and time of sampling, and the name of the person who collected each sample. In the event of multiple wells, all wells shall be properly identified in the test results;(3) Identification of the sample as to whether it was a routine distribution system sample, check sample, raw process water sample, or other special purpose sample;(4) Date and time that the lab received the sample;(5) Date and time of analysis;(6) Laboratory and person responsible for performing the analysis;(7) The analytical technique/method used; (8) Minimum Detection Limits (MDL); and(9) The results of the analysis with, where appropriate, the units of measurement.B.Format.Analyses must be submitted to the Board in a format approved by the Board, which may include hard-copy or electronic forms.C.Records of Compliance .Records of action taken by the operator of the water system to correct violations of drinking water rules shall be kept for a period of not less than six (6) years after the last action was taken with respect to the particular violation involved, and shall be made available to consumers and the Board upon request.02-385 C.M.R. ch. 840, § 9