N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Dw 801.07

Current through Register No. 1, January 2, 2025
Section Env-Dw 801.07 - Acute Public Notice; Methods of Delivery
(a) The O/O shall notify persons served by the PWS of any of the violations or situations listed in Env-Dw 801.05 within 24 hours of learning of the violation or situation.
(b) The O/O shall deliver the notice in a manner that is calculated to reach all persons served, by using at least one of the following forms of delivery:
(1) Broadcast media, such as radio and television, by furnishing a copy of the public notice for broadcast to radio or television stations, or both, that broadcast in the area served by the PWS;
(2) Written notice to all persons served by the PWS using one or more of the following methods:
a. If the area is served by a daily newspaper of general circulation, by publication in 3 consecutive issues of that newspaper;
b. By door-to-door hand delivery; or
c. For non-transient PWS, by posting the public notice in conspicuous locations throughout the area served by the PWS for as long as the violation persists or 7 days, whichever is longer; or
(3) Subject to (c) below, reverse 911 telephone service to all persons served by the PWS, provided:
a. Current phone numbers are known for all service connections; and
b. A receipt mechanism confirms that notice was received within 24 hours of transmittal.
(c) When reverse 911 is used but all current phone numbers are not known, one of the delivery methods specified in (b)(1) or (2), above, shall be used for each person for whom the number is not known.
(d) To supplement the delivery of notice by one or more methods listed in (b), above, the O/O may also distribute the public notice to persons served by the system using any of the methods specified below:
(1) Delivery of multiple copies for distribution by customers who provide the water to others, such as apartment building owners, schools, or large private employers;
(2) Posting on the internet; or
(3) Delivery of one or more copies to community organizations.
(e) Within 10 days of providing notice to each consumer, the O/O shall submit to the department the certification specified in Env-Dw 801.18.
(f) Public notices for the violations described in (a), above, shall be repeated every 3 months for as long as the violation or situation persists unless the O/O requests, and the department approves, a different frequency pursuant to Env-Dw 801.10.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Dw 801.07

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Dw 800) #9730, eff 6-30-10

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 06, Filed February 12, 2015 , Proposed by #10771, Effective 2/1/2015, Expires2/1/2025.
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed by 12675, Effective 1/1/2019, Expires 1/1/2029.