Ohio Administrative Code

h 119. PDF: The secondary maximum contaminant levels for public water systems are as followsContaminant LevelAluminum*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 to 0.2 mg/LChloride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 mg/LColor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 …

The parameters in this chapter shall be monitored at the intervals prescribed in Chapters 3745-81 and 3745-82 of the Administrative Code or rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code, except that, if the director prescribes in written notice to the affected system other intervals…

(A) Public water systems that do not add supplemental fluoride.(1) Monitoring and compliance determinations for the secondary maximum contaminant level (SMCL) for fluoride specified in rule 3745-82-02 of the Administrative Code shall be as follows:(a) Public water systems may use…

(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter. For the purposes of this rule, "week" means a seven-day period beginning on Sunday and ending on the following Saturday.(B) Except as otherwise noted, analyse…

(A) Definitions for this rule.For the purpose of this rule, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) "Affected area" means the portion of a distribution system where the pressure of the system has dropped below twenty pounds per square inch (psig) at ground level.(2) "Conta…

Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter.(A) "License to Operate" means the public water system license or license renewal required by section 6109.21 of the Revised Code and in accordance with this chapter.(B)…

(A) Except as provided in section 6109.21 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate or maintain a public water system in the state of Ohio without a public water system license to operate issued by the director.(B) Any person proposing to operate or maintain a new public water…

(A) A public water system license to operate, issued pursuant to section 6109.21 of the Revised Code and in accordance with this chapter, expires on the thirtieth day of January in the year following issuance.(B) A person holding a public water system license to operate issued by…

(A) A public water system license to operate issued by the director pursuant to this chapter is the property of the state of Ohio.(B) A license to operate or sign shall be issued by the director representing the status of the license to operate, as follows:(1) A license to operat…

(A) Pursuant to section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, a person applying for a public water system license to operate or maintain a public water system under section 6109.21 of the Revised Code and this chapter shall pay the appropriate fee according to the schedule set forth in di…

(A) In accordance with divisions (F) and (G) of section 6109.21 of the Revised Code, the director may condition, deny, suspend or revoke a license to operate or maintain a public water system issued under this chapter, which may include any other license to operate a public water…

(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter.(B) Each community water system and wholesale system shall prepare and maintain a hardcopy contingency plan. When routine methods of delivery or treatment are …

(A) Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter.(1) "Fund" means the drinking water protection fund created by section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.(2) "Fiscal year" means the state of Ohio fiscal year which …

Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter.(A) (1) "Asset" means a component of a facility with an independent physical and functional identity and age as defined by the water system. This includes items of subst…

In order to ensure the long-term viability of public water systems, community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems shall demonstrate the managerial, technical, and financial capability of the public water system to comply with this chapter and rules adopted thereund…

(A) In order to demonstrate adequate managerial capacity, personnel commitments that are needed to provide for effective management, operation and financials of community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems shall be proven with documentation. The asset management p…

(A) A written description of the asset management program and all supporting documents shall be made available upon request by representatives of the director.(B) The director may request a public water system to submit a written description of the public water system's asset man…

(A) The water system shall annually review and update the asset management program. (B) Metrics shall be kept onsite and available for review at the discretion of the director and be reviewed and documented annually by the public water system, unless otherwise required by the dir…

Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter.(A) "Applicant" means a person filing an application for loan assistance.(B) "Application for loan assistance" means the application and any additional i…

(A) Application requirement. Only applicants who are on the project priority list or have submitted a nomination to be on the project priority list by the nomination deadline specified by the director are eligible for disadvantaged community loan assistance for a given program ye…

Except as follows, the definitions of "director," "gross alpha particle activity," "gross beta particle activity," "total trihalomethanes," and all other terms defined in rules 3745-81-01 and 3745-90-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter.(A) (1) "Acceptance of certi…

For the purpose of determining compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules 3745-91-06 and 3745-9-09 of the Administrative Code, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code, including plant control tests but excluding water …

(A) General requirements. Laboratories applying for certification to perform analyses to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules 3745-91-06 and 3745-9-09, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3745-83-01 of the Administrative Code, and with …

(A) Except for certifications issued in accordance with rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative Code, the director may renew a laboratory certification for analysis of drinking water upon the laboratory's successful completion of the following:(1) The laboratory shall maintain a va…

(A) The requirements for maintaining laboratory certification include each of the following:(1) Conformance by the laboratory to the "Ohio EPA Laboratory Manual for the Microbiological Analyses of Public Drinking Water 2025" and the "Ohio EPA Laboratory Manual for the Chemical An…

(A) The director may issue or renew a laboratory certification provided the laboratory has met the laboratory certification requirements as described in this chapter .(1) Laboratory certification shall expire within three years from the effective date of certification. Laboratory…

(A) A laboratory certificate issued under this chapter is only valid in the laboratory for which the certificate was issued. The certificate shall be displayed at all times in a prominent location in the laboratory for which the certification was issued.(B) When an analyst leaves…

Analysis and reporting for samples used to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules 3745-9-09 and 3745-91-06 of the Administrative Code shall be completed by facilities meeting requirements to perform drinking water testing as identified in parag…

(A) A laboratory with a valid and unexpired certification under this chapter may request that the director grant an individual interim authorization to perform for the laboratory one or more of the plant control tests for pH, turbidity, alkalinity, stability, hardness, fluoride, …

(A) Cryptosporidium. Systems shall have Cryptosporidium samples analyzed in accordance with analytical techniques identified in rule 3745-81-27 and meeting certification requirements identified in this chapter.(B) E. coli. Systems shall have E. coli samples analyzed in accordance…

(A) Acceptance of certification. Unless otherwise specified below, in lieu of complying with the requirements of rule 3745-89-03 of the Administrative Code, laboratories may apply for acceptance of certification to perform analyses to determine compliance with Chapters 3745-81 an…

Except as otherwise noted, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter.(A) (1) "Abandoned well" means a well, test hole, or dry hole whose use has been permanently discontinued. A properly abandoned well has been sealed as defined in …

(A) In accordance with division (E) of section 6111.42 of the Revised Code, this chapter applies to the drilling, operation, maintenance and abandonment of a well or monitoring well to prevent the contamination of the ground water, except that these rules shall not apply to a pri…

(A) If not otherwise regulated by the director, or another Ohio agency, board or commission, the "Ohio EPA Technical Guidance Manual for Hydrogeologic Investigations and Ground Water Monitoring," or other standards adopted by the director, shall be used as a guide for monitoring …

(A) Public water system and nonpotable wells as defined in rule 3745-9-01 of the Administrative Code shall be located in accordance with the following:(1) Other than a well for the removal of contaminants, the maximum practical distance from potential or known sources of contamin…

Applicability. This rule applies to nonpotable wells, public water system wells and radial collector wells, all of which are defined in rule 3745-9-01 of the Administrative Code. Paragraph (A) of this rule applies to both public water system and nonpotable wells, and excludes mon…

(A) In addition to the requirements of rule 3745-9-05 of the Administrative Code, a well completed in specific geologic conditions shall be constructed according to the following procedures:(1) Where consolidated formations are encountered within twenty-five feet of the ground su…

(A) One of the following grouts shall be used for sealing a well, or annular space:(1) Cement grouts that meet standard ASTM C150, Standard Specification for Portland Cement, have standard ANSI/NSF 61 certification, and include one of the following types of cement:(a) Type I, gen…

(A) A public water system well shall be disinfected after completion of construction, installation, development, alteration or repair, or any other actvity or event that might lead to the contamination of the water, and before supplying water for human consumption.(B) The standar…

(A) A public water system well shall be developed upon completion to remove the native silts and clays, drilling mud or finer fraction of the filter pack until turbidity or sand content in the well is minimal.(1) Mechanical development shall be performed so as not to cause damage…

(A) An abandoned well, test hole, or dry well shall be sealed in accordance with this rule and rule 3745-9-07 of the Administrative Code.(1) "The State of Ohio Regulations and Technical Guidance For Sealing Unused Water Wells and Boreholes" shall be used as a guide.(2) Plan appro…

Except as follows, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this chapter:(A) "Action level," for the purposes of this chapter, is the concentration of a cyanotoxin which, if exceeded, will require additional monitoring, and potentially other ac…

(A) The following action levels for microcystins are based, in part, on the United States environmental protection agency's "Drinking Water Health Advisory for the Cyanobacterial Microcystin Toxins," dated June, 2015 and apply to all public water systems, including consecutive wa…

This rule applies to all surface water systems and consecutive water systems receiving water from a surface water source. Seasonal systems shall monitor in accordance with this rule during the system's operating season.(A) Surface water systems.(1) Cyanobacteria screening.Surface…

(A) Microcystins analysis shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the director pursuant to Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code. However, if a laboratory found to be acceptable submits a complete application for certification in accordance with rule 3745-89-04 of th…

This rule applies to all public water systems receiving water from a surface water source except consecutive water systems.(A) A public water system shall develop and submit to the director written treatment optimization protocols for harmful algal blooms. The protocols shall be …

This rule applies to all public water systems, including consecutive water systems.(A) Tier 1 public notification.(1) A public water system shall issue tier 1 public notification in accordance with rule 3745-81-32 of the Administrative Code when any of the following occur:(a) A m…