12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-590-680

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 12VAC5-590-680 - Treatment process selection and BAT
A. The following shall be considered when selecting treatment processes:
(i) the quality and variability of the source water and
(ii) possible future changes in the quality and quantity of the source water.
B. The design shall employ best available technologies (BAT) for achieving compliance with the PMCLs for organic chemicals listed in 40 CFR 141.61 and BAT for achieving compliance with the PMCLs for inorganic chemicals listed in 40 CFR 141.62.
C. The design shall employ BAT for achieving compliance with the PMCLs for radionuclides listed in 40 CFR 141.66, including radium-226, radium-228, uranium, gross alpha particle activity, beta particle, and photon radioactivity. The design shall consider the system size and use limitations for specific technologies listed in 40 CFR 141.66.
D. Alternative technologies may be employed when approved by the department.
E. When treatment technique requirements have been established instead of PMCLs or ALs, the design shall employ processes specified by these requirements.
F. POU devices shall not be used to achieve compliance with the treatment technique for microbial contaminants. POE or POU devices may be considered for short-term interim use when approved as a condition of a variance or exemption issued by the commissioner.
G. For softening, TDS removal, organics removal, and other treatment purposes, the use of RO and NF shall be in accordance with ANSI/AWWA Standard B114-16, or as allowed by the department on a case-by-case basis.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-590-680

Derived from VR355-18-007.05 § 3.5, eff. August 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 17, eff. June 23, 1993; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 20, eff. 6/23/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-170 of the Code of Virginia.