Section 109.417. Special notice for significant deficiencies by noncommunity water systems

(a) In addition to the applicable public notification requirements of this subchapter, a noncommunity water system that receives notice from the Department under § 109.1302(c)(2) (relating to groundwater systems with significant deficiencies or source water E. coli contamination) of a significant deficiency shall inform the public served by the water system in a manner approved by the Department of any significant deficiency that has not been corrected within 12 months of being notified by the Department, or earlier if directed by the Department. The system shall continue to inform the public annually until the significant deficiency is corrected. The information must include:

(1) The nature of the significant deficiency and the date the significant deficiency was identified by the Department.

(2) The Department-approved plan and schedule for correction of the significant deficiency, including interim measures, progress to date, and any interim measures completed.

(3) For systems with a large proportion of non-English speaking consumers specified in § 109.411(d)(2) (relating to content of a public notice), information in the appropriate languages regarding the importance of the notice or a telephone number or address where consumers may contact the system to obtain a translated copy of the notice or assistance in the appropriate language.

(b) If directed by the Department, a noncommunity water system with significant deficiencies that have been corrected in accordance with § 109.1302(c)(1) shall inform its customers of the significant deficiencies, how the deficiencies were corrected, and the dates of correction.

The provisions of this § 109.417 adopted December 24, 2009, effective December 26, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 7279.

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Authority

The provisions of this § 109.417 adopted under section 4 of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. § 721.4); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § § 510-17 and 510-20), unless otherwise noted.