Chapter 04 — Safe Drinking Water

The following definitions apply in this section. “Annular space” means the space between any two casings or between the outer casing and the walls of the borehole. “AS-EPA” means the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency. “ASPA” means the American Samoa Power Authority. …

A water supplier shall maintain and keep in proper operating condition all facilities used in production, treatment, and distribution of the water supply so as to comply with the requirements of this Chapter. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

(1) A public water system shall be designed using good engineering practices. A public water system which is designed in a manner consistent with the criteria contained in the Ten State Standards or other industry-accepted standards shall be considered to be designed using good e…

(1) Location (a) Well sites shall be on ground that is not subject to ponding or flooding. In general, the slope of the ground surface in the vicinity of the well site shall be away from the well, if practical. For level areas, well-tamped earth shall be placed around the well so…

The minimum storage capacity for a water system shall be equal to the average daily demand during the peak demand month. Storage capacity may be based on existing consumption and increased to meet future demand as the water system expands. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

(1) Each product added directly to water during production or treatment shall conform to ANSI/NSF Standard 60. Products covered by this subsection include but are not limited to: (a) Coagulation and flocculation chemicals; (b) Chemicals for corrosion and scale control; (c) Chemic…

(1) A person or public utility shall not start to construct a new public water system, modify an existing facility, including an extension to an existing public water system, or make an alteration that will affect the treatment, capacity, water quality, flow, distribution, or ope…

All construction shall conform to approved engineering drawings and specifications. In order to make a change in an approved design that will affect water quality, capacity, flow, sanitary features, or other performance characteristic, a public water system shall submit revised e…

(1) A person or entity shall not operate a newly constructed facility until an Approval of Construction is issued by AS-EPA. (2) AS-EPA shall not issue an Approval of Construction on a newly constructed public water system, an extension to an existing public water system, or any …

(1) A registered professional engineer shall clearly and accurately record or mark, on a complete set of project engineering drawings, each deviation from the original drawings and specifications and the dimensions of the deviation. The set of marked drawings becomes the As-Built…

Before a public water system may make a modification to its existing treatment process, the public water system shall submit a detailed plan to AS-EPA, in accordance with 25.0403.5 through 25.0403.8, for approval that explains the proposed modifications and the safeguards that th…

(1) A certified operator is a water treatment or water distribution operator who is currently certified in one of the 50 States in the United States of America or is certified by an independent operator certification program recognized and accepted by AS-EPA to operate a water tr…

(1) A public water system shall protect its system from contamination caused by backflow through unprotected cross-connections by requiring the installation and periodic testing of backflow-prevention assemblies. Required backflow-prevention assemblies shall be installed as close…

(1) The water supplier for a public water system shall develop and keep an emergency operations plan in an easily accessible location. At a minimum, the emergency operations plan shall detail the steps that the public water system will take to assure continuation of service in th…

AS-EPA may order a public water system to disconnect a source to protect the public health from an acute health risk that is attributable to the source. An acute health risk is posed when one of the following occurs: (1) A recurring presence of total coliform and fecal coliform o…

(1) Each public water system shall undergo a sanitary survey at least every two years. A sanitary survey shall be conducted on a scheduled basis, when AS-EPA determines that a public water system is not in compliance with this Chapter or when AS-EPA determines that a public water…

(1) All hauled water for delivery to a public water system shall be obtained from a source that is a regulated public water system. (2) Materials or products which come into contact with the water shall comply with 25.0403.4. (3) Roof hatches on water transport containers shall b…

(1) All water that is bottled in American Samoa for retail purposes must use an AS-EPA approved Public Water System as the source for the water being bottled. (2) Bottled water processing operations shall include the application of an AS-EPA approved, residual producing disinfect…

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the applicable penalties provided under A.S.C.A. § 25.3010. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

This chapter establishes territorial primary drinking water standards regulations pursuant to Section 1412 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Laws 93-523, 95-190, 96-63, and 96-502), and A.S.C.A. Title 25, Chapter 30. History: Rule…

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.100 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.101 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.11 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002 are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.110 as revised and codified of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.111 as revised and codified July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.12 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002 are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.13, as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.130 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.131 as revise and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.132 as revised and codified as if July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.133 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.134 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.135 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.15 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002 are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.151 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.152 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.153 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.154 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.155 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.16 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002 are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.170 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.171 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.172 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.172 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.172 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.172 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

Except as provided below, the provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.2 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002 are hereby adopted by reference. The words and terms defined in the American Samoa Safe Drinking Water Act, Title 25, Chapter 30 A.S.C.A. have the meaning…

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.201 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.

The provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 141.202 as revised and codified as of July 1, 2002, are hereby adopted by reference. History: Rule 1-08, eff 1 Jun 08.