State of Alabama

Drinking Water UpdateOctober 2005

Dennis HarrisonGround Section Chief

Katrina Update

VACANTBRANCH CHIEF

JIM ARNOLD, CHIEFSURFACE SOURCE SECTION

DENNIS HARRISON, CHIEFGROUND SOURCE SECTION

CHRIS GRIFFIN, P.E.DISTRICT ENGINEER

AWOP / SWAP / CAPACITY DEV.

WILLIAM McCLIMANSDISTRICT ENGINEERSTAGE 2 DBP / LT2

SHANNON GOLDENDISTRICT ENGINEER

FILTER BACKWASH RULE

TOM GARRETT, P.E.DISTRICT ENGINEER

PERMITTING DATABASE

TOM DELOACHMONITORING AND COMPLIANCE

ENGINEER

BENNY LAUGHLINCHEM. MONITORING/SAMPLING

SDWISS

JIM RAMSEYPURCHASE SYSTEM COMP.

SDWISS

LAURA TAYLORLEAD/COPPER COMPLIANCE

CCR COMPLIANCE

RAGAN HARRISONADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

ASSISTANT

GUS GUSTUMADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

ASSISTANT

VACANTPURCHASE SYSTEM

COMPLIANCE

MARC CHAPMANDISTRICT ENGINEER

CCCP / CAPACITY DEV.

LOREN CRAWFORDDISTRICT ENGINEER

RADON RULE

CHAVON McNEILDISTRICT ENGINEER

GROUNDWATER RULE

AIMEE DAVISDISTRICT ENGINEER

JACK BRYANTDISTRICT ENGINEER

CLAUDE McDONALDWATER SYSTEM SECURITY

JEFF WILLIAMSNON-COMMUNITY SYSTEM

COMPLIANCE

ED JACKSONNON-COMMUNITY SYSTEM

COMPLIANCE

MIKE DUNSONADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

ASSISTANT

CARY SPIEGELWELL DRILLER LICENSINGGROUNDWATER BRANCH

AUBREY WHITE, CHIEFLOANS AND CERTIFICATION SECTION

PERMITS & SERVICES DIVISION

LOUISE WILLIAMSADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

ASSISTANT

Drinking Water BranchEffective October 1, 2005

MCL Monitoring

71%

84%

97%97%94%

91%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Bacteriological Compliance Rates for FY2004

Community

Non-Transient Non-Community

Transient Non-Community

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

MCL Monitoring MCL Monitoring

Community Community Non-TransientNon-

Community

Non-TransientNon-

Community

Chemical Compliance Rates for FY2004

DBPs

Inorganics

VOCs

SOCs

MCL Monitoring

100%100%100%100% 100% 100%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Turbidity Compliance Rates for FY2004

Community

Non-Transient Non-Community

Transient Non-Community

2004OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION PERMIT

ACTIVITY SUMMARY

CommunityTransient

Non-Community

Non Transient Non-

CommunityTotal

Water System Permit Renewals

100 0 1 101

New Water Systems Activated

0 2 1 3

Water Systems Inactivated

5 11 3 19

Water System Construction Permits

80 1 0 81

PERMITTED PROJECT SUMMARY2004

Permitted for Construction

Placed into Service

Miles of Water Main 732.3 469.3

Customer Services 5,132 2,151

Fire Hydrants 1000 698

Wells and Capacity (GPM)

23@ 13,550 10 @ 3,355

New Water Treatment Plants (MGD)

2 @ 10 1 @ 2.5

Additions to WT Plants 0 0

Tanks and Capacity (MG)

24 @ 41,850 22 @ 17,452,755

Final Project Cost $52,195,234.99

CCRs SUBMITTED TO ADEM

Population Range No. of CCRs Submitted

No. of Community Water Systems

% of CCR Submittals

1-499 38 38 100

500-9,999 407 408 99.5

> 10,000 102 102 100

ENFORCEMENT ACTION SUMMARY FY2004

Violation Letters 201

Compliance Meetings 0

Violation Follow-ups 7

Notices of Violation 33

Show Cause Hearings 0

Consent Orders 3

Administrative Orders 3

Court Cases 0

Federal Rule Changes

• DBP

• Long Term 2

• Groundwater

• Radon

• Lead/Copper

STAGE 2/LT2

• STAGE 2: DBP Monitoring for ALL Systems; Lower MCLs

• LT 2: Systems > 10,000 to Monitor for CRYPTO; Systems < 10,000-E. COLI

• Fed Rule Effective by early 2006

• EPA Region 4 will have Primacy

• ADEM will work w/Systems & R4

• ADEM should have Primacy by early/mid 2007

PREPARATIONS• Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Turbidity

and DBP)• Distribution System Comprehensive Performance

Evaluations– Working with EPA TSC

• Montgomery Water Works• Northport Water Works

• Surface Water Meeting– October 24-25, 2005– Registration End October 17th

– Approx. 300 Slots (includes 75 dedicated to consecutive systems)

Phil CambellHaleyvilleBear Creek

FranklinCounty

Hackelburg LynnDoubleSprings

MarionCounty

Hodges7-12 Days

Eldridge

Nauvoo

Kansas

RussellvilleWest

LawrenceW. Morgan

E. Lawrence

Red Bay

MoultonCourtland

Decatur

IsbellRockwoodSpringValley

Littleville

MuscleShoals

VAW

City of Cullman

CullmanUtilities

CullmanCounty

Blount County

Blue Hole

Birmingham

SumitonJasper

Douglas

W. Etowah

Gadsden

UBC

RemlapPine Mtn

Oneonta

Sherbrook

N.E.Morgan

FalkvilleHartselle

Tuscumbia

Colbert Co.

Sheffield

CherokeeBarton

Pine Bluff

Nectar

Town Creek

Trinity

EastCullman

Walter

Johnson’sCrossing

Brookside

Graysville

Mulga

WestJefferson

Boldo

CarbonHill

Cordova

Oakman

ParrishProvidence

Townley

Curry

Dora

CopelandFerry

Glen Allen

BerryWinfield

N.E.Etowah

WhortonBend

Highland

TillisonBend

RainbowCity

Reece City

Southside

Steele

Ridgeville

Big Wills

Odenville

Margaret

NW St. Clair

Cook Springs

Chandler Mtn. Greasy

Cove

Arley

HamiltonGuin

Lamar County

Beaverton

VernonSuligent

Garden CityAnniston

Calhoun County

Cleburne County

Hobson City

Oxford

Munford

Cherokee County

Northeast Alabama

Carroll County, GA

Heflin

Ranburne

Bowdon, GA

Edwardsville

Cave Springs, GA

Albertville

Centre

Fort Payne

Section Dutton

Collinsville

Cedar Bluff

Cagle’s Inc.

Boaz

Sardis City

CremsMentone

Crossville

Jacksonville

BIRMINGHAM COMBINED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR STAGE 2 DBP IDSE

BIRMINGHAM COMBINED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR STAGE 2 DBP IDSE

Colbert

Franklin

Marion

Lawrence

LauderdaleLimestone Madison

Jackson

Blount

JeffersonSt. Clair

Etowah

MarshallDeKalb

Calhoun

Cleburne

Shelby

Bibb

HaleGreene

Marengo

Perry

Chilton

Autauga

Montgomery

Elmore

Coosa

Talladega

Clay Randolph

Tallapoosa Chambers

Lee

Bullock

RussellDallas

Washington

MobileBaldwin

ClarkeMonroe

Covington

Crenshaw

Houston

HalePerry

ChiltonCoosaBibb

Lamar

RADON-Counties w/Sources > 300 RADON-Counties w/Sources > 300 pCi/lpCi/l

GROUNDWATER & L/C

• GROUNDWATER: Disinfection of groundwater supplies Postponed until 2006

• L/C: Changes to existing Rule Harder to delete sites/samples Effective in 2006

Future Drinking Water Issues

• Failing infrastructure• Complexity of new

rules• Conflicting rule

requirements

• Capacity development

• Reducing revenues for compliance assistance

• Water use concerns

AGING INFRASTRUCTURE

• Experts estimate $250 billion to fix problems over next 30 years.

• Deterioration causes main breaks, taste, odor, appearance complaints.

• Leaks cause financial impacts.

• Service disruptions.

• Reduced hydraulic capacity, increased disinfection demands.

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

•Managerial• Technical• Financial

ADEM DW REG UPDATES

• DW REGS: 335-7 “DIVISION 7”

• AFFECTS MOST CHAPTERS IN DIV. 7

• ON ADEM WEB SITE

• EFFECTIVE BY END OF 2005

• UPDATING AGAIN IN 2006

• OPERATOR CERTIFICATION REGS: DIV. 10

REGULATIONS• ADEM Division 7 Changes

– Complete Repeal and Adoption Chapter 6 (Surface Water Treatment)

– Minor Changes to 7 of 14 Chapters – New Chapter for Source Water Assessment– Complete recap of changes at Surface Water

Meeting

• Changes to address Stage 1 DBP Rule with all water systems

• Changes to address Alternative Treatment Techniques for Surface Water for Stage 2 DBP Rule

REGULATIONS (Cont.)

• Public Comment Period is complete

• Commission Adoption at November 4, 2005 meeting

• Effective Date Mid December 2005.

• Applicable to all new Surface Water Treatment plants constructed or modified after December 31, 2005

For More Information

Visit the ADEM website at: www.adem.state.al.us

Drinking Water Branch:

334-271-7773