Alaska Administrative Code

(a) If available evidence indicates that groundwater contains a hazardous substance in concentrations exceeding the applicable cleanup level determined under 18 AAC 75.345, or that surface water contains a hazardous substance in concentrations exceeding the applicable standard in…

The owner or operator shall complete corrective action activities and ensure that the site meets applicable groundwater cleanup levels determined under 18 AAC 75.345 and the applicable surface water quality standards and requirements of 18 AAC 70. If the department, as part of it…

(a) The department will, after consultation with each landowner of the site, determine that the use of an institutional control is necessary, on a site-specific basis, if the department determines that controls are required to ensure (1) compliance with an applicable cleanup leve…

(a) The owner or operator shall comply with the requirements of this chapter for airport hydrant systems and USTs with field-constructed tanks as follows:(1) for USTs installed on or before October 13, 2015, the requirements apply according to the following schedule:(A) October 1…

(a) Exception to piping secondary containment requirements. An owner or operator may use single-walled piping when installing or replacing piping associated with USTs with field-constructed tanks greater than 50,000 gallons and piping associated with airport hydrant systems. Pipi…

(a) Laboratory chemical analyses of soil, water, and air required to be conducted under this chapter or under 18 AAC 75.355(e) must be performed by a laboratory approved by the department under 18 AAC 78.800 - 18 AAC 78.815. If an owner, operator, responsible person, or other par…

Based on the department's review of the application submitted under 18 AAC 78.800(b) and any change in certification status reported by the laboratory manager under 18 AAC 78.800(c), and subject to 18 AAC 78.815, the department will place a laboratory in one of the following clas…

(a) The department will place an approved laboratory in provisionally approved status if the department finds that the laboratory manager has provided inaccurate information in the laboratory's application for approval, unless the grounds listed in (b) or (c) of this section appl…

(a) When the department receives notice from a law enforcement agency of an illegal drug manufacturing site under AS 46.03.500, the department will provide that law enforcement agency with(1) a copy of the department's Guidance and Standards for Cleanup of Illegal Drug Manufactur…

Procedures for sampling and testing of illegal drug manufacturing sites under AS 46.03.520(b) are provided in Part 4 of the department's Guidance and Standards for Cleanup of Illegal Drug Manufacturing Sites,adopted by reference in 18 AAC 79.0 10. Notes 18 AAC 79.020 Eff. 2/20/20…

Cleanup standards for determining whether an illegal drug manufacturing site is fit for use under AS 46.03.530 are provided in Part 2 of the department's Guidance and Standards for Cleanup of Illegal Drug Manufacturing Sites,adopted by reference in 18 AAC 79.010. Notes 18 AAC 79.…

Procedures for decontaminating illegal drug manufacturing sites under AS 46.03.540 are provided in Part 3 of the department's Guidance and Standards for Cleanup of Illegal Drug Manufacturing Sites,adopted by reference in 18 AAC 79.010. Notes 18 AAC 79.040 Eff. 2/20/2005, Register…

The department may require the laboratory to provide analytical reports to the department to support the owner's certification submitted under 18 AAC 79.010(b). Notes 18 AAC 79.050 Eff. 2/20/2005, Register 173 Authority:AS 46.03.500 AS 46.03.520 AS 46.03.570 State regulations are…

In this chapter, "illegal drug manufacturing site" has the meaning given in AS 46.03.599. Notes 18 AAC 79.900 Eff. 2/20/2005, Register 173 Authority:AS 46.03.570 AS 46.03.599 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison …

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health and safety by establishing (1) standards for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of a public water system; and (2) contaminant monitoring requirements for drinking water provided by a public water system…

The following public water systems must be actively supervised as described in 18 AAC 74.010 and 18 AAC 74.410 by operators who are certified in accordance with AS 46.30 and 18 AAC 74: (1) all community water systems and non-transient non-community water systems; (2) a transient …

(a) The following federal requirements are adopted by reference: (1) 21 C.F.R. Part 110 (current good manufacturing practice in manufacturing, packing, or holding human food), revised as of April 1, 2015; (2) 21 C.F.R, Part 129 (processing and bottling of bottled drinking water),…

(a) A person may not (1) cause pollution or contamination to enter a public water system; or (2) create or maintain a condition that has a significant potential to cause or allow the pollution or contamination of a public water system. (b) The owner, operator, or individual who i…

(a) A person may not construct, install, maintain, or operate a public water system unless the minimum separation distances in Table A, in this subsection, are maintained between a potential source of contamination and a drinking water source for the public water system. TABLE A.…

(a) A person may not construct, install, or use of a cross-connection in a public water system, or allow a water system that contains a cross-connection to connect to a public water system. (b) If the department determines that a facility has the potential to contaminate a public…

(a) Direct additives for water treatment may be used on a public water system only if they are certified for that application in NSF/ANSI Standard 60: Drinking Water Chemicals - Health Effects, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010(b). (b) Only the following material may be used …

(a) This section applies to a public water system that (1) is a water hauler; (2) is a seawater system; or (3) has any other source of water that is not classified as surface water, GWUDISW, or groundwater. (b) The department will require the owner of a public water system to ins…

(a) If acrylamide or epichlorohydrin, either separately or in combination, is used in a public water system, the owner shall annually certify to the department in writing that the amount of acrylamide and epichlorohydrin at the dose and monomer level does not exceed the following…

(a) Without requiring a corrective action plan, the department may require corrective action (1) as provided under another provision of this chapter; or (2) to prevent or remedy a deficiency or sanitary defects that does not directly or indirectly cause, or have the potential to …

(a) The owner or authorized representative of a community water system serving 1,000 or more individuals or a non-transient non-community water system serving 1,000 or more individuals shall (1) complete a security vulnerability assessment; (2) prepare a written emergency respons…

The owner or operator of a community water system, non-transient non-community water system, or transient non-community water system shall report an emergency to the department, by telephone or electronic mail, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the emergency i…

The requirements of 40 C.F.R. 141.201 - 141.210 and Appendices A, B, and C to 40 C.F.R. 141, Subpart Q, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010, apply to a (1) community water system; (2) non-transient non-community water system; and (3) transient non-community water system. Notes …

Notes 18 AAC 80.1005 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; am 1/11/2004, Register 169; repealed 5/2/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. M…

Notes 18 AAC 80.1010 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; repealed 5/2/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will…

Notes 18 AAC 80.1015 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; am 9/28/2001, Register 159; am 1/11/2004, Register 169; repealed 5/2/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and th…

The owner who fails to conduct a sanitary survey required by 18 AAC 80.430 shall notify persons served by the system as required by 40 C.F.R. 141.204 - 141.205, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010(a). If a public water system has a distribution system separable from other parts…

Notes 18 AAC 80.1025 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; repealed 5/2/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will…

Notes 18 AAC 80.1030 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; repealed 5/2/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will…

(a) If the owner fails to comply with the public notification requirements of 18 AAC 80.1000 or 18 AAC 80.1020, the department may issue the required public notice on behalf of the owner. The owner shall reimburse the department the cost of issuing the public notice as specified …

Consumer confidence reports must be provided in compliance with, and to the extent required by 40 C.F.R. 141.151 - 40 C.F.R. 141.155 (Subpart O - Consumer Confidence Reports) and Appendix A to Subpart O, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010(a). Notes 18 AAC 80.1040 Eff. 8/23/200…

(a) To meet the applicable analytical requirements of this chapter, analyses for inorganic, organic, radioactive, and microbiological contaminants must be performed by a laboratory holding, for the analytical method to be employed, valid certification from the department in one o…

The analytical requirements and method detection limits for water contaminants are as follows: (1) for the organic chemicals listed in 40 C.F.R. 141.61, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010(a), the analytical requirements and method detection limits are set out in 40 C.F.R. 141.…

(a) After the department issues a laboratory's initial certification under 18 AAC 80.1100(c), the laboratory must receive an initial onsite inspection from the department to review the laboratory's work product and quality control systems. A laboratory's initial certification wil…

(a) Each laboratory certified under this section must submit sample information on a form provided by the department and must transmit sample information to the department by electronic means in an approved format. (b) A certified laboratory performing analyses under this chapter…

(a) The owner or operator of a laboratory shall pay fees to the department as follows: (1) a base fee, for initial certification or for renewal under 18 AAC 80.1100 for any method, of (A) $150 if applying for certification under 18 AAC 80.1100(b) and (c) in one or more microbiolo…

The department may assess a penalty against an entity that violates or causes or permits to be violated a term or condition of this chapter, or a term or condition of an order, permit, approval, or certificate issued under this chapter. The penalty assessed will be stated in term…

(a) Before assessing an administrative penalty under 18 AAC 80.1200 - 18 AAC 80.1290, the department will provide to the entity, by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written notice in conformance with AS 46.03.761(b) of the violation. The departme…

(a) Subject to (f) of this section and the limits imposed by AS 46.03.761(g), the per day per violation administrative penalty will be calculated in accordance with the following formula: penalty = (A x B x C x $10) + D where: A = the point value assigned under (b) of this sectio…

(a) If the entity does not correct the violation within the time allowed under 18 AAC 80.1210(b) (3), the department will make a preliminary determination to assess an administrative penalty. The department will provide to the entity, by personal service or by certified mail, ret…

(a) If the department does not receive a timely request for reconsideration in accordance with 18 AAC 80.1 230(c) - (d), or if after reconsideration the department determines that the penalty should be assessed, the department will provide to the entity, by personal service or by…

(a) After affording an opportunity for a hearing under 18 AAC 80.1240(c), the department will issue an order in writing affirming, modifying, or rescinding an administrative penalty. In the order, the department will include text that reads substantially as follows: "This adminis…

In 18 AAC 80.1200 - 18 AAC 80.1290, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "department's reasonable costs" means the following costs that can reasonably be attributed to the violation: (A) the number of hours, multiplied by $64, that department employees worked in the detecti…

(a) An owner, an operator, another responsible person, or a sanitary survey inspector approved under 18 AAC 80.435 or 18 AAC 80.438, shall certify by signature that the information and data contained in a report, certification, or other document required to be filed under this ch…

Notes 18 AAC 80.1905 Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; am 1/11/2006, Register 177; repealed 11/9/2006, Register 180 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. …

(a) The owner of a public water system, or an individual seeking approval under (7) or (8) of this subsection, shall pay a fee to the department as follows: (1) for each onsite inspection of a public water system by the department under AS 46.03.020(6), 496.03.860, or this chapte…