| Issue 42 |
Notifies public water systems that DEQ's drinking water loan and grant program mailed letters in November encouraging systems interested in funding system projects to submit a "Letter of Interest" to DEQ; announces that Idaho's Point of Use guidance is now available on DEQ's web site; and reports that EPA will hold web cast training in January for new LT2ESWTR and Stage 2 DBPR rules. |
| Issue 41 |
Provides an overview of EPA's new Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rules; announces year 3 AWOP awards; reminds systems not to use VOC data for DBP sampling; and discusses concern over possible contamination from submersible pumps with mercury seals. |
| Issue 40 |
Provides an overview of procedures for notifying the public of a boil water advisory. Article suggestions, which are aimed at systems serving less than 3,300 people, include how to develop a plan of action and methods of contacting the public such as phone trees and fliers. The issue includes sample door hangers for issuing and rescinding a boil advisory. |
| Issue 39 |
Discusses what a water system needs to know when contracting with a contract operator; reminds systems that if they need both licensed treatment and distribution operators, the deadline is December 31, 2007; and explains the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule finalized by U.S. EPA. |
| Issue 38 |
Explains the Point-of-Use (POU) Rule adopted by the DEQ Board and what it may mean for some systems with arsenic problems; contains the final of a three-part series on coliform sampling; and includes a sample door hanger for systems to use if nitrate samples exceed the maximum contaminant level. |
| Issue 37 |
Urges operators, labs, and field staff to use the standard terms for coliform samples to prevent confusion; notifies arsenic-affected systems that they have until October 1, 2005, to apply for an extension to meet the new 10 ppb standard; and provides information on some free resources for small water systems. |
| Issue 36 |
Oulines standardized protocol for coliform sampling, notifies community and nontransient noncommunity systems of responsible charge operator notification requirements and provides associated form, reviews arsenic standard compliance requirements, and reminds community systems to submit 2004 CCR by July 1, 2005. |
| Issue 35 |
Explains that systems have until August 31, 2005, to use up non-ANSI/NSF 61 fittings, announces change in license renewal dates for drinking water operators, previews an Arsenic Removal Workshop to be held in March, and explains an EPA memo on sampling and clarification of 90th percentile values for the Lead and Copper Rule. |
| Issue 34 |
Provides an overview of the LT1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule with which systems serving fewer than 10,000 customers must comply by January 1, 2005, offers tips on minimizing sampling costs and time, and answers questions about CEUs for licensed drinking water operators. |
| Issue
33 |
Explains why DEQ is moving forward
with adoption of the federal arsenic rule, reminds systems to
renew certain monitoring waivers before the end of the year,
announces free security training for small systems, notifies
systems to expect to receive the annual fee assessment inventory
form in the mail in August, and offers some suggestions for
balancing the budget without raising rates. |
| Issue
32 |
Revisits the requirement
that materials that come in contact with drinking water must
be ANSI/NSF 61 certified, and reminds public water utilities
that they must have prior DEQ approval for any modifications
to their systems. |
| January
04 Special |
Provides details on the shift
in operator certification to the Idaho Bureau of Occupational
Licenses (IBOL). |
| Issue
31 |
Reminds public water systems that
all water meters must be NSF approved, discusses the advantages
of merging with larger systems for the small utility, and outlines
the proposed revisions to the state's operator certification
rule. |
| Issue
30 |
Discusses upcoming regulations
for the existing Microbial/Disinfection Byproducts (MDBP) Rules,
explains how eligible systems can apply for extensions to the
new Arsenic Rule, and reports on sentencing of a system operator
for submitting false samples. |
| Issue
29 |
Discusses sampling required under
EPA's Radionuclides Rule (Rads Rule) and new security measures
that community water systems serving populations greater than
3,300 must implement. |
| Issue
28 |
Examines potential revisions to
the Total Coliform Rule and includes a coliform bacteria fact
sheet. |
| January
03 Special |
Provides status report on drinking
water operator certification program. |
| Issue
27 |
Looks at the causes and prevention
of the loss of pressure in drinking water systems. |
| Issue
26 |
Explores point-of-use treatment
and provides information on free arsenic sampling and the new
radiological rule. |
| Issue
25 |
Reports on the consequences of
falsifying monitoring results and announces a new arsenic rule. |
| Issue
24 |
Highlights operator certification
requirements and lists upcoming water-system-related trainings. |
| Issue
23 |
Offers guidelines for protecting
public drinking water systems through increased security measures. |
| Issue 21 |
Offers suggestions to public water systems on conserving water and energy. Includes fact sheet on water conservation for outreach to residents. |
