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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Water Resources »   Drinking Water »   Compliance Services

Compliance Services

  • Certified Labs
  • Consumer Confidence Report Rule (CCR)
  • Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBP)
  • ECERT for web-based certification of CCR
    • (ECERT Access Instructions)
  • EPA Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants
  • Ground Water Rule
  • Inorganic Chemicals (IOC)
  • Lead and Copper Rule
  • Pesticides and Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOC)
  • Public Notification Rule
  • Radionuclides (Rads)
  • Regulatory Updates
  • Revised Total Coliform Rule
  • Surface Water Treatment Rule
  • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Consumer Confidence Report Rule (CCR)

  • Electronic Delivery Information (February 2013 Letter/E-mail to All Community Water Systems); includes instructions for electronic submittal of CCR and Certification form to the Public Water Supply Section
  • CCR Cerification Form and Template (revised February 2022): [pdf][Word]
  • Source Water Assessments
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR 141 and 142
  • AWWA eCCR Best Practices Guide (3/27/2013)
  • EPA - CCR Rule Delivery Options (Memorandum dated January 3, 2013) [pdf]
  • EPA - CCR Retrospective Summary (EPA 816-S-12-001, 12/2012) [pdf]

Contact:
Electronic Submittal of CCR and Certification Form: PWSS.CCR@ncdenr.gov
Other CCR Questions: Bethany.Goodwin@ncdenr.gov


Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBP)

  • Rule Summary (Update coming soon)
  • Public Notice
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • Stage 2 DBP Rules and Additional Resources
  • Guidance
    • Monitoring Requirements Chart (bromate, chlorite, and treatment technique):

      • Surface and GWUDI Systems (bromate, chlorite and treatment technique)
    • Stage 2 Monitoring Requirements Charts:
      • Ground Water Systems
      • Surface and GWUDI Systems
  • Forms
    • Compliance Monitoring Plan for the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

      • Form [Word] [pdf]
      • Instructions [Word] [pdf]
      • Short Form [Word] [pdf]
      • Short Form Instructions [Word] [pdf]
    • OEL Template
  • Contacts
    • Katie Richardson - Rule Manager 

Ground Water Rule

  • Rule Summary
  • Guidance and Forms
    • 4 log treatment guidance
    • 4-log treatment form on Compliance Forms Page
    • Representative Source Water Monitoring Guidance
    • Corrective Action
      • Corrective Action Proposal Form (MSWord)
      • Correction Action Flowchart - Significant Deficiency (PDF)
      • Correction Action Flowchart - Contamination (PDF)
    • Notification Requirements for Wholesale and Purchasing Systems
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • Rule Information
    • Compliance Information
  • Contacts
    • Miranda Harper - Groundwater Rule Team Leader
    • Rebecca Benfield - Rule Manager 

Inorganic Chemicals (IOC)

  • Summary
  • Asbestos Rule Summary
  • Public Notice
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lead and Copper Rule

  • Rule Summary
  • Public Notice
  • NC's LCR Records Update-Survey Data
  • Links
    • New Rule: 2007 Short-Term Revisions
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • N.C. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
    • EPA - Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools Revised Technical Guidance
    • EPA - Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment Evaluation Technical Recommendations
  • Guidance
    • Lead & Copper Rule Guidelines
    • Quick Reference Guide for Public Notice
    • EPA Memo/Clarification of Recommended Tap Sampling procedures (Feb. 29, 2016)
    • EPA Memo/ Requirements for Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment for Large Drinking Water Systems (Nov. 3, 2015)
    • EPA - Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment Evaluation Technical Recommendations (March 2016)
    • Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
    • 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities – A Training, Testing, and Taking Action Approach – Revised Manual (2018)
  • Forms
    • Construction Materials Report Form: [pdf] [Word]
    • Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Siting Plan - Site Selection Process: [pdf] [Word]
    • Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Details Spreadsheet: [pdf] [Word]
      • Example - Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Details Spreadsheet
    • Request for Source Water and/or Treatment Changes Under the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR): [pdf] [Word]
      • Example - Request for Source Water and/or Treatment Changes
      • Example 2 - Request for Source Water and/or Treatment Changes
      • Example 3 - Request for Source Water and/or Treatment Changes
  • Reduced Monitoring Request: [pdf] [Word]
  • 90th Percentile Worksheet: [pdf] [Word]
  • Evaluation Form for Corrosion Control Treatment (Form 141C): [pdf] [Word]
  • Instructions for Completion of Form for Corrosion Control Treatment (Form 141C): [pdf] [Word]
  • Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment / WQPs and Certification of Installation and Proper Operation (Form 141C2): [pdf] [Word]
  • Lead and Copper Water Quality Parameter Spreadsheet
  • Public Education: [pdf] [Word]
  • Public Education and Public Notice Combo: [pdf] [Word]
  • Consumer Notice of Lead Tap Water Monitoring Results [pdf] [Word]
  • Contacts

    • Evan Houser - Team Leader
    • Jim Coor - Rule Manager 

Pesticides and Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOC)

  • Summary
  • Public Notice
  • Forms
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Public Notification Rule

  • Rule Summary
  • Tier Levels
  • Health Effects Language (Appendix B, Subpart Q)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Special Notification for Distribution Samples
    • Rule .1523 (b) see Section .1523 (b) of the Rules Governing Public Water Systems
    • Waiver of Special Notification Requirements: [pdf] [Word]
  • Guidance
    • Quick Reference Guide for Public Notification
  • Public Notification Templates
    • English Language Public Notices

      • Tier 1 and Tier 2 MCL and Treatment Technique Notices (by Contaminant Group)
      • Tier 3 Monitoring/Reporting Violation Notice [pdf] [Word]
      • Tier 3 RTCR Reporting Violation Notice [pdf] [Word]
    • Spanish Language Public Notices
      • Information
      • Fecal Coliform Bacteria MCL in Spanish
      • Nitrate MCL in Spanish
    • Special Notification for Distribution System Samples
      • Generic template: [pdf] [Word]
      • E. coli template: [pdf][Word]
      • Lead and Copper Rule template: [pdf][Word]
      • Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) template: [pdf][Word]
      • Chlorine template: [pdf][Word]
      • Chloramine template: [pdf][Word]
      • Chlorite template: [pdf][Word]

Radionuclides (Rads)

  • Summary
  • Public Notice
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Regulatory Updates

    • 2013
    • 2008
    • 2006
    • 2005

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    • Rule Summary
    • Guidance
      • State Guidance

        • How to make a Sample Siting Plan
        • Update Existing Sample Siting Plan
        • Sample Siting Plan Template
        • Comparison of Old Total Coliform Rule (TCR) vs. Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)
        • Information for Community Water Systems
        • Information for Non-Community Water Systems
        • Information for Seasonal Non-Community Water Systems
        • Sampling Guidance Placards for Public Water Systems Serving 1000 or Fewer People
        • Laboratory Training Webinar
        • Laboratory Reporting Requirements
      • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
        • Total Coliform Rule Revisions Page
    • Forms
      • Seasonal Start-up Checklist [pdf] [Word]
      • Level 1 Assessment [pdf] [Word]
      • Level 2 Assessment [pdf] [Word]
    • Contacts
      • Miranda Harper - Team Leader
      • Rebecca Benfield - Rule Manager (Mooresville,Washington, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem Regions)
      • VACANT - Rule Manager (Asheville, Fayetteville Regions, and Raleigh)
      • Team Email - pwss.rtcr@ncdenr.gov 

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    • Rule Summary
    • Public Notice
    • Area Wide Optimization Program
    • Forms
      • Long Term 2 Monitoring Plan - Round 2
    • Electronic Monthly Operating Report (eMOR)
      • eMOR Submission Demonstration
      • Data File Upload Instructions: [pdf] [word]
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
      • Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
      • Long Term 1 Enhanced SWTR Rule
      • Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

    Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC)

    • Summary
    • Public Notice
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

      Drinking Water

      • Area Wide Optimization Program
      • Capacity Development
      • Compliance Services
        • Annual Public Water Compliance Report (ACR)
        • Public Notification Rule - Tier Levels
      • County Contacts
      • Drinking Water Laboratories
      • Drinking Water Protection Program
      • Drinking Water Watch
      • Emergency Planning
      • Forms, Reports and Publications
      • Loans & Grants
      • Local Water Supply Plans
      • NC Water Treatment Facility Operator Certification Board
      • Plan Review
      • PWS Reports (Sampling Status Report)
      • Rules Governing Public Water Systems
      • Water System Management Plan

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