R309-600-3. Implementation  


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  • (1) New Ground-Water Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER) in accordance with R309-600-13(2) for each of its new ground-water sources to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW). A PWS shall not begin construction of a new source until the Director concurs with its PER.

    (2) Existing Ground-Water Sources - Each PWS shall submit a Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) Plan in accordance with R309-600-7(1) for each of its existing ground-water sources to DDW according to the following schedule. Well fields or groups of springs may be considered to be a single source.


    TABLE 1


         Population Served Percent Of DWSP Plans

         By PWS: Sources: Due By:


         Over 10,000 50% of wells December 31, 1995

         Over 10,000 100% of wells December 31, 1996

         3,300-10,000 100% of wells December 31, 1997

         Less than 3,300 100% of wells December 31, 1998

         Springs and

         other sources 100% December 31, 1999


    (3) DWSP for existing ground-water sources under the direct influence of surface water shall be accomplished through delineation of both the ground water and surface water contribution areas. The requirements of R309-600-7(1) apply to the ground water portion and the requirements of R309-605 apply to the surface water portion, except that the schedule for submitting these DWSP plans to DDW is based on the schedule in R309-605-3(1).

    (4) PWSs shall maintain all land use agreements which were established under previous rules to protect their ground-water sources of drinking water from contamination.