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Home My WebLink About21, Workshop, Water Quality Regulations WORKSHOP ITEM #21 with Water Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaNew Regulatory Requirements Associated with Water Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaNew Regulatory Requirements Associated May 16, 2018 Water and local regulatory requirementsDrinking water delivered by the District meets or exceeds all federal, state •27 booster stations•ankst32 storage •200+ miles of distribution pipeline •13 groundwater wells•This is accomplished through the operation and maintenance of:•every daysafe and reliable drinking water to the Truckee community each and The District provides an average of four million gallons per day of •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations –Water (DDW) State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Division of Drinking •Act (SDWA, 1974, 1996)Safe Drinking Water -Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•regulatory jurisdiction of:Water quality compliance for public water systems falls under the •classified as an “Urban Water Supplier” in the State of CaliforniaMain System is a public water system -The District’s Truckee•BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water Management•Engineering•Administrative Services•Water Quality and Operations •from several District departmentsAnnual compliance requires the coordinated efforts and resources •permit to operate in the State of Californiaannual water quality sampling, testing and reporting, as required by Each year, the District conducts weekly, monthly, quarterly and •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water Valley District (Dist. 21)SWRCB Sacramento District (Dist. 09), having previously reported to the The District was reassigned to report regulatory compliance with the •(CDPH), to the California State Water Resources Control Board water systems from the California Department of Public Health the regulatory authority for the water quality compliance of public In 2014, the Governor’s Office of the State of California transferred •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water Regulatory compliance•Finance•Water supply•Water quality•Summarized proposed action plans associated with:•as well as future plansSWRCB’s assessment of the current status of drinking water in the state •CaliforniaIn June, 2015 the SWRCB issued it’s Safe Drinking Water Plan for •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California Water BACKGROUND / HISTORY Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in California NEW INFORMATION compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory agenciesThe District has proactively responded in pursuit of continued •ew water quality monitoring requirementsN•everal changes in regulatory oversightS•Following the transition over to the SWRCB, the District experienced•Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION Emerging contaminants of concern•Public water system fees•TCP-1,2,3•California AB 746•of Drinking Water in California SchoolsLead Testing •UCMR 4 sampling•Recent and significant regulatory changes have included:•Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION quinolinetoluidine-OhydroxyanisoleButylated methoxyethanol-2ol-1-propen-2butanol-1HAA9HAA6BrHAA5OxyflourfenTribufosEthoproptotal permethrindimethipintebuconazoleYR-MicrocystinLF-micro cystinRR-microcystinmanganesegermaniumUCMR 4 “20 Additional Contaminants”In 2016, the EPA issued a list of contaminants for testing in 2018•30 unregulated contaminants every 5 yearsIn 1996, amendments to the SDWA require that the EPA issue a new list of •The Fourth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 4)Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION amendmentthe “if requested by school district”, as required in the 2017 permit Established mandatory testing by all public water systems, overwriting •Governor Brown signed into law AB 746, effective January 1, 2018•for all public water systems in the stateIn October 2017 the SWRCB issued a mandatory permit amendment •Lead Testing of Drinking Water in California Schools Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION Provide campus consultation on mitigation plans (if necessary)•test if necessary)-(reCollect and coordinate laboratory testing of five samples per campus •Develop and submit individual campus sampling plans•The following items must be completed at the cost of the District•201912 school campuses within their service area by July 1, -at all public KPublic water systems must sample and test for lead in drinking water •cont.)Lead Testing of Drinking Water in California Schools (Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION sampling from Forest Charter SchoolThe District has received one additional request for compliance •TDPUD water service areaStaff has identified eight qualifying TTUSD campuses within the •the District’s service area to coordinate full complianceStaff is currently working with TTUSD and other local schools within •cont.)Lead Testing of Drinking Water in California Schools (Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION all requirementsyear quarterly sampling plan to meet -District staff has coordinated a 1•(SRL 524M) for testingThe new regulation included a specific acceptable laboratory method •TCP-contaminant level (MCL) of 5ppt for 1,2,3On December 14, 2017, the SWRCB established a maximum •TCP) -(1,2,3Trichloropropane-1,2,3 Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION The new regulation allows for the SWRCB to review and adjust the fee •connection rate-service-implemented a hybrid tiered perService” model and -for-The new fees discontinued the previous “Fee•In 2017, the SWRCB established a new “Schedule for Annual Fees”•Public Water System Annual Fees Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION(SB 1422, Feb. 2018)Microplastics•Industrial Solvents•Personal Care Products•Pharmaceuticals•Emerging Contaminants of Concern for the State Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater NEW INFORMATION challengesStaff will continue to keep the Board apprised of new regulatory •ooperative voices of utility advocacy group membershipsC•irect communication with state representatives D•changesThe District continues to monitor and respond to these regulatory •changing component of water utility management in California-Water quality monitoring and regulatory compliance is an ever•Conclusions Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this item•Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater RECOMMENDATION Provide input to staff•Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater Quality Monitoring in CaliforniaWater