Section Env-Dw 709.12 - Reduction in Total Coliform Monitoring for Seasonal Systems Serving 1,000 Persons or Fewer(a) The owner of a seasonal system that is not described in Env-Dw 709.01(d) that serves 1,000 persons or fewer may request the department to reduce the monthly monitoring frequency to not less than one sample per calendar quarter.(b) To request the reduction allowed by (a), above, the owner of the system shall submit the following information in writing to the department: (1) The name of the seasonal system;(2) The PWS identifier of the seasonal system; and(3) The rationale for the reduction in monitoring frequency, based on the criteria in (c), below.(c) The department shall approve the request if the department determines that: (1) The seasonal system has not been required to issue a boil order in accordance with Env-Dw 709.19 in the preceding 12 months and has a clean compliance history; and(2) A level II assessment conducted by an individual who meets the qualifications in Env-Dw 720.09 during current operation season, confirms that the seasonal system is:a. Supplied solely by one or more protected water sources; andb. Free of sanitary defects. (d) The department shall notify the owner of the seasonal system in writing of its decision on the request to reduce the number of total coliforms samples taken. If the request is denied, the notice shall specify the reason(s) for the denial.(e) If the request is approved, the department shall designate that monitoring be conducted during periods of highest demand or highest vulnerability, based on review of the system configuration and flow rates.(f) Any seasonal system that has been authorized to monitor quarterly shall be returned to standard monthly monitoring if the conditions in Env-Dw 709.09 are met.(g) The approval for reduced monitoring frequency shall expire at the end of the seasonal system's operating season, at which time the system shall return to standard monitoring for total coliform per Env-Dw 709.11.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 709.12
(See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Env-Dw 700) #9700, eff 5-1-10
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 06, Filed February 12, 2015 , Proposed by #10771, Effective 2/1/2015, Expires2/1/2025.