Compliance Services

Lead and Copper Rule

• Rule Summary
• Public Notice
• 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
  • EPA - 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools - Revised Technical Guidance (Oct. 2006)
• Forms
  • Construction Materials Report Form: [pdf] [Word]
  • Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Siting Plan - Site Selection Process: [pdf] [Word]
  • Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Spreadsheet: [pdf] [Word]
    • Example - Lead and Copper Sampling Pool Spreadsheet
  • Request for Source Water and/or Treatment Changes Under the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR): [pdf] [Word]
    • Example 1 - 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]
• Lead and Copper Water Quality Parameter Spreadsheet
• Public Education: [pdf] [Word]
• Consumer Notice of Lead Tap Water Monitoring Results [pdf] [Word]

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 (c) see Section .1523 (c) of the Rules Governing Public Water Systems
  • Waiver of Special Notification Requirements: [pdf] [Word]
• Guidance
  • Quick Reference Guide for Public Notification
• Public Notice Certication Form
  • MS Word
  • PDF

• 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 [Word] [Pdf]
  • 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]
    • Total Coliform Rule 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]

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
• Template (revised July 2017): [pdf][Word]
• Certification Form (revised April 2015): [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)

• Summary
• Public Notice
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Stage 2 DBP Rules and Additional Resources
• Guidance
  • Stage 1 Monitoring Requirements Charts:
    • Surface and GWUIDI Systems (bromate, chlorite and treatment technique)
  • Area Wide Optimization Program
  • Stage 2 Monitoring Requirements Charts:
    • Ground Water Systems
    • Surface and GWUDID Systems
• Forms
  • Compliance Monitoring Plan for the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
    • Workshops
    • Form [Word]
    • Instructions [pdf]
    • Short Form [Word]
    • Short Form Instructions [pdf]
  • OEL Template
  • TOC Monitoring Reduction Request: [pdf] [Word]
  • Monthly Operating Reports on Compliance Forms page

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

Revised Total Coliform Rule

• Rule Summary (available soon)
• 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
    • Laboratory Training Webinar
    • Laboratory Reporting Requirements
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • Total Coliform Rule Revisions Page
• Forms
  • Start-up Checklist
  • Level 1 Assessment Form (Fillable form with Click to Enter fields)
  • Level 2 Assessment Form (Fillable form with Click to Enter fields)
• Contacts
  • Miranda Harper
  • Derek Lewis
     

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

Inorganic Chemicals (IOC)

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

Pesticides and Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOC)

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

Radionuclides (Rads)

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

Sample Schedule Guidance

The Safe Drinking Water Act and the North Carolina Drinking Water Act require water systems to monitor for contaminants based on several factors, including:

• Water system type,
• Source water type, and
• Population served.

Summary Guides

• Community Groundwater Systems: [pdf] [Word]
• Purchase Water Systems: [pdf] [Word]
• Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems using Groundwater: [pdf] [Word]

Detailed Guides

• Community Groundwater Systems
• Community Surface Water Systems
• Purchase Water Systems
• Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems using Surface Water
• Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems using Groundwater

Sampling Status Report

Regulatory Updates

• 2013
• 2008
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
  • Community Water System Version
  • Non-Transient Non-Community Water System Version
  • Purchase Water System Version
• 2003
  • Community Water System Version
  • Non-Transient Non-Community Water System Version
• 2002