Section Env-Ws 381.33 - Reporting Requirements(a) A water system owner shall report the information specified in (c) below, for all tap water samples collected pursuant to Env-Ws 381.15 through Env-Ws 381.21 and for all water quality parameter samples collected pursuant to Env-Ws 381.22 through Env-Ws 381.27 within the first 10 days following the end of each applicable monitoring period specified in Env-Ws 381.15 through Env-Ws 381.29.(b) A water system owner shall report the information specified in (c) below for all water quality parameter samples collected pursuant to Env-Ws 381.25 through Env-Ws 381.27 within the first 10 days following the end of the monitoring period.(c) The required report shall include:(1) The results of all tap samples for lead and copper including the location of each site and the criteria under Env-Ws 381.15(e) through (h), (i), or both under which the site was selected for the system's sampling pool;(2) Documentation for each tap water lead or copper sample for which the system owner requests invalidation pursuant to Env-Ws 381.32;(3) The 90th percentile lead and copper concentrations measured from among all lead and copper tap water samples collected during each monitoring period calculated in accordance with Env-Ws 381.03(c) unless the department calculates the system's 90th percentile lead and copper levels;(4) The results of all tap samples for pH, and where applicable, alkalinity, calcium, conductivity, temperature, and orthophosphate or silica collected under Env-Ws 381.24 through Env-Ws 381.27; and(5) The results of all samples collected at the entry point(s) to the distribution system for applicable water quality parameters under Env-Ws 381.24 through Env-Ws 381.27.(d) A water system owner shall not be required to report 90th percentile lead and copper concentrations to the department if:(1) The department calculates the system's 90th percentile lead and copper concentrations, based on the lead and copper sample results measured from tap water samples collected during each monitoring period; and(2) The system owner provides the following information to the department: a. The results of all tap water samples for lead and copper, including the location of each site and the criteria under which the site was selected for the system's sampling pool; andb. The identification of sampling sites used during the current monitoring period that were not sampled during previous monitoring periods, and an explanation why sampling sites have changed.(e) With the exception of initial tap sampling conducted pursuant to Env-Ws 381.18, a system owner shall specify any site which was not sampled during previous monitoring periods and include and explanation of why the sampling sites has changed.(f) The owner of a non-transient non-community water system or a community water system meeting the criteria of Env-Ws 381.14(k)(1) and (2) that does not have enough taps that can provide first-draw samples shall: (1) Provide written documentation to the department identifying standing times and locations for enough non-first-draw samples to make up the sampling pool under Env-Ws 381.17 by the start of the first applicable monitoring period unless the department has waived prior department approval of non-first-draw sample sites selected by the system owner pursuant to Env-Ws 381.17; or(2) If the department has waived prior approval of non-first draw sample sites selected by the system, identify in writing, each site that did not meet the 6-hour minimum standing time and the length of standing time for that particular substitute sample collected pursuant to Env-Ws 381.17(d) and include this information with the lead and copper tap sample results pursuant to Env-Ws 381.33(a).(g) No later than 60 days prior to the addition of a new source or any change in water treatment, a water system deemed to have optimized corrosion control under Env-Ws 381.06(a)(4) or a water system subject to reduced monitoring under Env-Ws 381.21 shall send written documentation to the department describing the change.(h) The owner of a system using groundwater who limits water quality parameter monitoring to a subset of entry points as specified in Env-Ws 381.25 shall provide, by the start of such monitoring, written correspondence to the department that identifies the selected entry points and includes information sufficient to demonstrate that the sites are representative of water quality treatment and conditions throughout the system.(i) Source water reporting requirements shall be as follows:(1) A water system owner shall report the sampling results for all source water samples collected in accordance with Env-Ws 381.28 through Env-Ws 381.30 within the first 10 days following the end of each source water monitoring period, annually, per compliance period, specified in Env-Ws 381.28 through Env-Ws 381.30; and(2) With the exception of the first round of source water sampling conducted pursuant to Env-Ws 381.28(h), the system owner shall specify any site which was not sampled during previous monitoring periods, and include an explanation of why the sampling point has changed.(j) As required in Env-Ws 381.05 through Env-Ws 381.08, a system owner shall report the following information to the department by the dates specified in Env-Ws 381.05:(1) For systems demonstrating that they have already optimized corrosion control, information required in Env-Ws 381.06(a)(1), (a) (2), (a)(4) or (b);(2) For systems required to optimize corrosion control, their recommendation regarding optimal corrosion control treatment under Env-Ws 381.09(b);(3) For systems required to evaluate the effectiveness of corrosion control treatments under Env-Ws 381.09(d), the information required by that paragraph; and(4) For systems required to install optimal corrosion control specified by the department under Env-Ws 381.10(a) through (c), a letter certifying that the system has completed installing that treatment.(k) A system owner shall report source water treatment by the applicable dates in Env-Ws 381.11 and shall provide the following information to the department:(1) If required under Env-Ws 381.12(a), the system's recommendation regarding source water treatment; and(2) For systems required to install source water treatment under Env-Ws 381.12(b), a letter certifying that the system has completed installing the treatment specified by the department within 24 months after the department specified the treatment.(l) A system owner shall report to the department the following information concerning lead service line replacement as specified in Env-Ws 381.12:(1) Within 12 months after a system exceeds the lead action level in sampling referred to in Env-Ws 381.13(a), the system shall: a. Demonstrate in writing to the department that it has conducted a materials evaluation, including the evaluation in Env-Ws 381.15(a) through Env-Ws 381.15(j) to identify the initial number of lead service lines in its distribution system; andb. Provide the department with the system's schedule for replacing annually at least 7% of the initial number of lead service lines in its distribution system;(2) Within 12 months after a system exceeds the lead action level in sampling referred to in Env-Ws 381.13(a), and every 12 months thereafter, the system shall demonstrate to the department in writing that the system has either:a. Replaced in the previous 12 months at least 7% of the initial lead services line or a greater number of lines specified by the department under Env-Ws 381.13 in its distribution system; orb. Conducted sampling which demonstrates that the lead concentration in all first flush samples from an individual line(s), taken pursuant to Env-Ws 381.16(g), is less than or equal to 0.015 mg/L;c. The total number of lines replaced which meet the criteria in Env-Ws 381.13(b) shall be equal to 1. At least 7% of the initial number of lead lines identified under (l)(1) above; or2. The percentage specified by the department under Env-Ws 381.13;(3) The annual report submitted to the department under (2) above shall contain the following information:a. The number of lead service lines scheduled to be replaced during the previous year of the system's replacement schedule;b. The number and location of each lead service line replaced during the previous year of the system's replacement schedule; andc. If measured, the water lead concentration and location of each lead service line sampled, the sampling method, and the date of sampling.(m) Any system which collects lead service line samples following partial lead service line replacement required by Env-Ws 381.13 shall:(1) Report the results to the department within the first 10 days of the month following the month in which the system receives the laboratory results; and(2) Report any additional information as specified by the department, in a time and manner prescribed by the department, to verify that all partial lead service line replacement activities have taken place.(n) A water system owner subject to the lead education requirements of Env-Ws 381.14 shall, within 10 days after the end of each period in which the system is required to perform lead education, submit to the department:(1) Documentation that the system owner has delivered lead education materials that meet the requirements of Env-Ws 381.14; and(2) A list of all newspapers, radio stations, television stations, facilities, and organizations to which the system owner delivered lead education materials during the period in which the system was required to perform lead education tasks.(o) A water system owner that has previously submitted to the department the information required in (n)(2) above, shall not be required to resubmit the information, as long as there have been no changes in the distribution list and the system owner certifies to the department that the lead education materials were distributed to the same list submitted previously.(p) Any system owner collecting sampling data in addition to that required by this part shall report the results to the departmentwithin the first 10 days following the end of the applicable monitoring period during which the samples were collected under Env-Ws 381.18 through Env-Ws 381.30.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Ws 381.33
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Ws 300) #6521, eff 6-4-97, ss by #7734, eff 8-2-02; amd by #8351, eff 5-14-05; amd by #9598, eff 11-21-09