816-Z-98-003
Friday
March 27, 1998
Part IV
Environmental
Protection Agency
Public Review Draft Guidelines for the
Certification and Recertification of the
Operators of Community and
Nontransient Noncommunity Public Water
Systems; Notice
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL-5988-3]
Public Review Draft Guidelines for the
Certification and Recertification of the
Operators of Community and
Nontransient Noncommunity Public
Water Systems
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Solicitation of comments on
public review draft.
SUMMARY: In this Public Notice, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is seeking comments on the public
review draft "Guidelines for the
Certification and Recertification of the
Operators of Community and
Nontransient Noncommunity Public
Water Systems." The public review
draft guidelines are published in the
Supplementary Information section of
this notice.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before June 25, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
these draft guidelines to the Operator
Certification Comment Clerk: Water
Docket MC-4101 (docket #W-98-07),
Environmental Protection Agency: 401
M Street, S.W., Washington DC 20460.
Please submit an original and three
copies of your comments and enclosures
(including references).
Those who comment and want EPA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
must enclose a self-addressed, stamped
envelope. No facsimiles (faxes) will be
accepted. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to owr
docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Electronic comments must be
submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and forms of
encryption. Electronic comments must
be identified by Docket #W-98-07,
Comments and data will also be
accented on disks as a WordPerfect 5.1
or 6.1 file. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many
Federal Depository Libraries.
The record for these guidelines has
been established under Docket #W-98-
07, and includes supporting
documentation as well as printed paper
versions of electronic comments. The
record is available for review at EPA's
Water Docket: 401 M Street. S.W.,
Washington DC 20460. For access to the
Docket materials, call 202-260-3027
between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for an
appointment and reference Docket #W-
98-07.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Safe Drinking Water Hotline, toll free
(800) 426r4791, for general information
about and copies of this document. For
technical inquiries, contact Richard
Naylor, Implementation and Assistance
Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4606), U.S. EPA. 401 M
Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20460. The
telephone number is (202) 260-5135
and the e-mail address is naylor.richard
@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
A. Statutory Requirements
B. Process for Developing Guidelines
II. Key Certification Issues
A. Baseline Standards
B. Grandparenting of Operators
C. Operator Testing
D. Operator Training
E. Renewal period
F. Size Categories for Systems
G. Exemptions
H. Indian Tribes
I. Expense Reimbursement
III. Operator Certification Guidelines
A. Public Health Objectives
B. Antibacksliding
C. Baseline Standards
1. Authorization
2. Classification of Systems. Facilities, and
Operators
3. Operator Qualifications
4. Enforcement
5. Certification Renewal
6. Resources Needed to Implement the
Program
7. Recertification
8. Stakeholder Involvement
9. Program Review
IV. Program Submittal Process
A. Requirements
1. Submittal Schedule
2. Submittal Contents
B. Approval Process
C. Disapproval Process
D. Withholding of Funds
E. Reallotment of Funds
V. Definitions
VI. Acronyms
I. Introduction
Statutory Requirements
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Amendments of 1996 (Pub.-L, 104T182)
direct the Administrator of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), in cooperation with the States, to
publish guidelines in the Federal
Register specifying minimum standards
for certification and recertification of
operators of community and
nontransient noncommunity public
water systems. The final guidelines are
required to be published by February
1999. States then have two years to
adopt and implement an operator
certification program that meets the
requirements of these guidelines. After
that date, if a State has not adopted and
implemented an approved program, the
Administrator must withhold 20 percent
of the funds a State is otherwise entitled
to receive in its Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund PWSRF) capitalization
grants under section 1452 of SDWA.
All of the requirements contained in
these guidelines are requirements to
avoid DWSRF capitalization grant
withholding. There are no other
sanctions for States with operator
certification programs that do not meet
the requirements of these guidelines.
B. Process for Developing Guidelines
The draft guidelines consist of nine
baseline standards. In the development
of the nine baseline standards, EPA
utilized the combined knowledge and
expertise of two working groups that it
appointed on operator certification. One
work group, the State-EPA Work Group,
was appointed to fulfill EPA's
responsibility under section 1419(a) to
publish guidelines on operator
certification "in cooperation with
States." This work group was composed
of seven State and ten EPA
representatives. The other work group,
the Operator Certification Working
Group of the National Drinking Water
Advisory Council (NOWAC), also
referred to as the Partnership, was
formed to provide EPA with views in
addition to those of States. This group
was composed of 23 members
representing public water systems,
environmental and public interest
advocacy groups. State drinking water
program representatives, EPA, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, U.S: Public
Health Service, Indian Health Service,
and other interest groups.
Procedurally, the two groups worked
closely together. The Partnership
identified potential categories for which
minimum standards would be
developed. The State:EPA Work Group
then developed draft issue papers for
these categories. The'Partnership and
the State-EPA Work Group exchanged
reviews of the proposed language on
what both groups referred to as
"baseline standards," and worked
toward achieving consensus on these
standards. The baseline standards were
then forwarded by the Partnership to the
NDWAC. In October 1997. the NDWAC
formally transmitted its recommended
baseline standards to the EPA. The
baseline standards contained in these
guidelines are based on the formal
recommendations of the NDWAC.
II. Key Certification Issues
During the development of the
baseline standards upon which these
guidelines are based, the work groups
debated a number of certification issues.
Included here, as background for the
reader, is a discussion of the key issues
along with a brief explanation of how
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the groups chose to address each issue.
EPA would like to draw the public's
attention to these issues to encourage
review and comment.
A. Baseline Standards
Should training, coverage and
reciprocity be separate baseline
standards? The Partnership, in
identifying the baseline standards for
operator certification, initially debated
whether to make training, coverage and
reciprocity separate baseline standards.
After considerable discussion, the group
decided that training and coverage.
should be appropriately included as
elements within other baseline
standards. It was decided that
reciprocity should not be a requirement,
but States should be encouraged to
develop reciprocity procedures between
certifying authorities.
B. Grandparenting of Operators
Should the guidelines provide for the
grandparenting of operators? The
terminology "grandparenting of
operators," as used in the context of
these draft guidelines, means exempting
existing operators from the initial
certification requirements such as
having to have a high school education
or equivalent and passing an exam. The
consensus of.the work groups was that
grandparenting may be necessary to
allow the many competent operators
who have been successfully operating
treatment facilities and/or distribution
systems but who may not meet the
initial requirements of certification to
become certified. It does not make sense
to put people out of work. Also, some
members felt that a grandparenting
provision was important because of
their concern that it may not be legal in
some States to impose requirements that
could cause someone to lose their
present job if they did not meet the
initial certification requirements.
Furthermore, it was felt that
grandparenting may be necessary to
provide a transition period for some
States to accomplish the certification of
operators (identify, notify, test, etc.) for
which certification had not previously
been required. The intent of the work
groups was to make grandparenting a
short-lived option available only to
facilitate the transition to the new
guidelines. The decision to allow
grandparenting would be left to the
State's discretion. Some States may not
offer grandparenting; however, if a State
chooses to allow grandparenting the
guidelines impose certain restrictions.
C. Operator Testing
Should written exams be mandatory?
Some members argued that a written
exam was essential to ensure that an
operator could read directions, warning
labels, regulations, etc. Others felt that
certain individuals did not perform well
on written exams, especially those with
a disability such as dyslexia and
therefore, should have available an
alternative to a written exam. Some
members felt that a performance exam
was superior. The consensus was to
allow the States to decide what type of
exam would be the most appropriate—
written, oral, performance-based, or a
combination, as long as the exam
demonstrates that the applicant has the
necessary skills, knowledge, ability and
judgement that is appropriate for the
classification.
D. Operator Training
Should the guidelines specify training
requirements? Under the guidelines,
training is required in order for an
operator to renew his/her certification.
Some members felt that the guidelines
should be more specific about the
continuing education requirements that
are necessary for certification renewal.
The consensus was to allow the States
to decide what type and amount of
training is appropriate.
E. Renewal Period
Should the guidelines specify a
maximum time for "renewal or should
States decide what is appropriate? The
consensus was that the guidelines
should require States to have a fixed
cycle of renewal; however, it was not a
clear consensus as to whether the
guidelines should specify a period of
time or leave it up to the States. The
majority of members voted for a fixed
cycle of renewal not to exceed three
years. Most States already have a
renewal cycle of three years or less.
F. Size Categories for Systems
The work groups discussed
. establishing size categories for systems '
and tailoring certification requirements
to the size of the system. All States
currently have a method for categorizing
systems within the State. Establishing
nationally uniform size categories
would be very disruptive with little
benefit. The consensus was that
defining the size of systems should be
left up to the States.
G. Exemptions
Should small or certain types of
systems be exempt from the requirement
to have a certified operator? Some
members of the work groups felt that
there should be exemptions from the
requirement to have a certified operator
for some systems such as small ground
water systems with no treatment.
However, small water systems
historically violate drinking water
requirements significantly more often
than those serving larger communities.
Competent operating personnel are
vitally important to the long term, safe
operation of small water systems. The
Partnership felt it was Congress' intent
that small systems should be covered by
the operator certification guidelines.
Hence, the reimbursement provision for
the training and certification costs for
operators of systems serving 3,300 or
less. Accordingly, the guidelines do not
provide any categorical exemptions to
the certification requirements. Instead,
die guidelines do provide the States
with the flexibility to decide what is die
appropriate level of training and type of
examination for certification. For
example, in the case of a small ground
water system with no treatment and
only on-site plumbing, it may be only
necessary for the operator to be trained
and tested on proper sampling
procedures to become certified.
H. Indian Tribes
The Partnership, through the
NDWAC, made the following
recommendation to EPA concerning
operator certification for Indian Tribes:
The Council recognizes that the SDWA,
with regard to operator certification, is silent
as to whether these guidelines apply to
Indian Tribes. The Council believes that all
users of public water, supplies are entitled to
safe water and that a program for operator
certification is one means of helping to
ensure this basic need. As a result, the
Council recommends that EPA, seek
clarification and resolve this omission, and
consult to the greatest extent practicable, and
to the extent permitted by law, with the
Tribal governments prior to taking action on
operator certification issues that impact
Tribes or Tribal systems. We recommend
using the operator certification baseline
standards to initiate discussions with Tribes.
EPA is currently pursuing this
recommendation.
/. Expense Reimbursement
The SDWA authorizes the
Administrator to provide
reimbursement for the costs of training,
including an appropriate per diem for
unsalaried operators, and certification
for persons operating systems serving
3,300 persons or fewer that are required
to undergo training pursuant to these
guidelines. The reimbursement will be
provided through grants to States. EPA
is in the process of developing an
estimate of the reimbursable expenses of
training and certification of small
system operators and will work with
stakeholders to develop an appropriate
grant allocation methodology.
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III. Operator Certification Guidelines
A. Public Health Objectives
The public health objectives of the
guidelines are to ensure that:
• Customers of any public water
system be provided with an adequate
supply of safe, potable drinking water.
• Consumers are confident that their
water is safe to drink.
• Public water system operators are
trained and certified and that they have
knowledge and understanding of the
public health reasons for drinking water
standards.
Ongoing training is necessary to the
public health objectives of this program.
B. Antibacksliding
Because these guidelines represent
only minimum standards, it is expected
that States whose current operator
certification program requirements go
beyond or exceed these minimum
standards not lower their operator
certification program requirements. EPA
will not approve the operator
certification program of any State that
reduces its standards below the level
that existed 12 months prior to the
effective date of these guidelines unless
the reduction can be justified by the
State and is approved by EPA.
C. Baseline Standards
Each State operator certification
program must include as a minimum
the essential elements of the nine
baseline standards described below. •
Essential elements to avoid DWSRF
withholding are introduced by words
such as "the States must." For each
essential element, the State must
describe how its operator certification
program complies with the requirement.
Additionally, several of the baseline
standards include highly recommended
elements that are intended to
complement, improve, and expand the
parameters of essential elements of an
operator certification program. These
highly recommended elements are
introduced by words such as'"the States
should."
1. Authorization
As evidenced by an Attorney
General's certification, the State must
have the legal authority to implement
the program requiring the certification
of operators of all community and
nontransient noncommunity water
systems and to require that the systems
comply with the appropriate
requirements of the program.
2. Classification of Systems, Facilities,
and Operators
To avoid DWSRF withholding, a
State's program must meet the following
requirements:
• It must classify and rank all
community and nontransient
noncommunity water systems based on
indicators of potential health risk such
as but not limited to: a) complexity, size
and source water for treatment facilities,
and b) complexity and size for
distribution systems.
• It must require owners of all
community and nontransient
noncommunity water systems to place
the direct supervision of their water
system, including each treatment
facility and/or distribution system,
under the responsible charge of an
operator(s) holding a valid certification
equal to or greater than the classification
of the treatment facility and/or
distribution system.
• It must require, at a minimum, that
the operator(s) in responsible charge or
equivalent must hold a valid
certification equal to or greater than the
classification of their water system,
including each treatment facility and
distribution system, as determined by
the State.
• It must require that all operating
personnel making process control/
system integrity decisions about water
quality or quantity that affect public
health be certified.
• It must require that a designated
certified operator must be available for
each operating shift.
3. Operator Qualifications
To avoid DWSRF withholding, States
must require operator applicants to:
• Take and pass an exam that
demonstrates that the applicant has the
necessary skills, knowledge, ability and
judgement as appropriate for the
classification. All exam questions must
be State validated to ensure no illegal
bias, and they must be based on a job
analysis and related to the classification
of the system or facility.
• Have a high school diploma or a
general equivalency diploma (GED).
Have the defined minimum amount of
on-the-job experience for each
appropriate level of certification. The
amount of experience required increases
with each classification level.
Experience that is. used to meet the
experience requirement for any class of
certification may not be substituted for
education. Education that is used to
meet the education requirement for any
'class of certification may not be
substituted for experience.
States may allow experience and/or
relevant training to be substituted for a
high school diploma or GED. Post high
school education may be substituted for
experience. Credit may be given for
experience in a related field (e.g.,
wastewater). Experience and education
may not be used more than once as a
substitution.
Grandparenting
EPA recognizes that there are many
competent small system operators that
may not meet the initial requirements to
become certified. EPA believes that
some States may need a transition
period to allow these operators to
become certified and that tiiis can be
accomplished through "grandparenting"
the requirements in some
circumstances. It is recommended that
grandparenting determinations be based
on factors such as system compliance
history, operator experience and
knowledge, system complexity, and lack
of treatment.
If States choose to include a
grandparenting provision in their
programs, it must include the following
requirements:
• During this initial transition period,
grandparenting is permitted only to
existing Operators) in Responsible
Charge of existing systems which,
because of State law changes to meet
these guidelines, must for the first time
have a certified operator.
• There are two options offered for
consideration and comment concerning
the time period within which a system
must apply to the State for
grandparenting. Because a clear
consensus was not achieved during the
deliberations of the work groups both
options are presented here.
(1) The system must apply for
grandparenting within two years of the
effective date of the State's regulation;
or
(2) The system must apply for
grandparenting within one year of the
effective date of the State's regulation.
• Grandparenting shall be site
specific and non-transferable.
• After an operator is grandparented,
he or she must, within some time period
specified by the State, meet all
requirements to obtain certification
including the payment of any necessary
fees, acquiring necessary training to
meet the renewal requirements, and
demonstrating the skills, knowledge,
ability and judgement for that
classification.
• If the classification of the plant or
distribution system changes to a higher
level, then the grandparented
certification will no longer be valid.
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4. Enforcement
To avoid DWSRF withholding, the
State agency with primary enforcement
responsibility for the Public Water
System Supervision (PWSS) Program
must have regulations requiring
community water systems and
nontransient noncommunity water
systems to comply with State operator
certification requirements. In
nonprimacy States, the Governor shall
determine which State Agency shall
have this responsibility. States must
have appropriate enforcement
capabilities such as, but not limited to:
administrative orders, bilateral
compliance agreements, criminal or
civil administrative penalties, and
stipulated penalties.
States must have die ability to revoke
operator certifications.
States must also have the ability to
suspend operator certifications or take
other appropriate action for operator
misconduct such as, but not limited to:
fraud, falsification of application,
falsification of operating records, gross
negligence in operation, incompetence,
or failure to use reasonable care or
judgement in the performance of duties.
5. Certification Renewal
To avoid DWSRF withholding, the
State must establish training
requirements for renewal based on the
level of certification held by the
operator.
States must require operators to
acquire necessary amounts and types of
approved training. States may determine
other requirements as deemed
necessary.
States must have a fixed cycle of
renewal not to exceed three years.
The State must consider a certificate
to have lapsed and the individual must
recertify, if the individual fails to renew
or qualify for renewal and is beyond a
grace period (not to exceed two years).
6. Resources Needed To Implement the
Program
To avoid DWSRF withholding, the
States must provide sufficient resources
to adequately fund and sustain the
operator certification program
(including components such as, but not
limited to: staff, data-management,
testing, enforcement, administration,
and training approval). EPA
recommends that States establish a
dedicated fund that is self-sufficient.
7. Recertificatioti
To avoid DWSRF withholding, the
States must have a process for
recertification of individuals whose
certification has lapsed. This process
must include: review of the individual's
experience and training, and
reexamination. The State must consider
the certificate to have lapsed and the
individual must recertify, if die
individual fails to renew or qualify for
renewal and is beyond a grace period
(not to exceed 2 years). The State may
develop more stringent requirements for
recertification for individuals whose
certificates have been revoked or
suspended.
8. Stakeholder Involvement
Stakeholder involvement is important
to die public health objectives of the
program. It helps to ensure di.e
relevancy and validity of the program,
and the confidence of all interested
parties.
To avoid DWSRF withholding, States
must include ongoing stakeholder
involvement in the revision and
operations of State operator certification
programs. A stakeholder board or
advisory committee is strongly
recommended.
9. Program Review
To avoid DWSRF withholding, States
must perform reviews of their operator
certification programs. EPA
recommends that States perform
periodic internal reviews and occasional
external/peer reviews. Examples of
reviews include, but are not limited to:
regulations, exams and exam scores for
bias, exam items for relevancy and
validity, compliance, enforcement,
budget and staffing, training relevancy,
training needs through examination
performance, and data management
system.
IV. Program Submittal Process
A. Requirements
1. Submittal Schedule
Not later than two years after the
guidelines are published, to avoid . •
DWSRF withholding, States must have
adopted and implemented a program for
the certification of Operators of
community and nontransient
noncommunity public water systems
that meets the requirements of or is
substantially equivalent to these
guidelines. States are encouraged to
submit their operator certification
programs to the appropriate EPA
Regional Administrator for review as
early as possible. Any State that expects
to receive its FY 2000 or FY 2001
capitalization grant after February 6,
2001. should submit its operator
certification program to EPA by August
2000. Also, any State that intends to
enforce its existing operator certification
program in lieu of these guidelines must
submit its program to EPA by August
2000. EPA must determine whether an
existing State operator certification
program is substantially equivalent to
diese guidelines.
Future annual submittals of state
operator certification programs to EPA
must be submitted eidier before or with
the annual capitalization grant
application.
2. Submittal Contents
The submittal of operator certification
programs to EPA by States must include
the following:
(1) The State Attorney General's
certification tiiat the State has the legal
authority to implement die program
requiring the certification of operators of
all community and nontransient
noricommunity water systems and to
require diat the systems comply with
the appropriate requirements of the
program;
(2) A full description and explanation
of how the State's operator certification
program complies with or is
substantially equivalent to the
requirements of these guidelines;
(3) A copy of die State operator
certification regulations; and
(4) All annual program submittals
subsequent to the initial submittal must
include documentation and evaluation
of ongoing program implementation.
B. Approval Process
EPA must approve or disapprove a
State program within nine months after
submittal. If there is no EPA action
within the nine month period, a State
program will be deemed approved and/
or substantially equivalent to the
guidelines.
C. Disapproval Process
If the Regional Administrator
determines that a program (or portion
thereof) is. to be disapproved, EPA will
send a Written statement of the reasons
for such disapproval to the State.
Within six months of EPA's written
statement to the State, the State must
submit a modified program to EPA to
avoid DWSRF withholding. The State's
modifications to the program must be
based upon the recommendations of
EPA. If EPA disapproves the program
(or portion thereof). EPA will advise the
State of any deficiencies in an
expeditious manner to ensure that the
State has an opportunity to develop an
approvable program.
EPA must then make a decision on
whether to approve or disapprove a
State's re-submittal.
D. Withholding of Funds
The Administrator shall withhold
20% of a State's funds that it is entitled
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to receive under the DWSRF program
(section 1452) unless the State has
adopted and is implementing a program
for the certification of operators of
community and nontransient
noncommunity public water systems
that meets the requirements of these
guidelines. This withholding provision
will begin two years after the effective
date of these guidelines.
E. Reallatment of Funds
All funds withheld by the
Administrator because the State does
not develop and implement an operator
certification program that meets the
requirements of these guidelines shall
be reallotted using the allotment
formula that was used to distribute
funds for that year, except that the
Administrator may reserve and allocate
10 percent of the amount for financial
assistance to Indian Tribes. None of
these funds reallotted by the
Administrator shall be allotted to a State
unless the State has met the
requirements of these guidelines.
V. Definitions
Administrator—means the
Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
Available—Based on system size,
complexity, and source water quality, a
certified operator must be on site or able
to be contacted as needed to initiate the
appropriate action in a timely manner.
Community Water System (CWS)—a
public water system providing water to
at least 15 service connections used by
year-round residents or regularly serves
at least 25 year-round residents.
Distribution Complexity—Such as, but
not limited to, pressure zones, booster
stations, storage tanks, fire protection,
chlorination, non-residential
consumers, cross connection potential,
and demand variations.
Distribution Size—Such as, but not
limited to, population served, number of
service connections, size of pipes, total
distance of pipe, and quantity.
Distribution System—Any
combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, etc.
which delivers water from the source (s)
and/or treatment facility(ies) to the
consumer.
Grandparenting—The exemption for
the existing operators) in responsible
charge, as of the effective date of the
State's regulation, from meeting the
initial education and/or examination
requirements for the class of
certification the system has been
assigned.
Nontransient Noncommunity (NTNC)
Water Systems—is a public water
system that is not a community water
system and that regularly serves at least
25 of the same persons over six months
per year. Common types of NTNC water
systems are those serving schools, day
care centers, factories, restaurants,
nursing homes, and hospitals.
Operating Shift—That period of time
during which operator decisions that
affect public health are necessary for
proper operation of the system.
Primacy—Primary enforcement
responsibility for administration and
enforcement of the primary drinking
water regulations and related
requirements applicable to public water
systems within a State.
Responsible Charge—The Operators)
in Responsible Charge or his/her
equivalent is defined as the person (s)
designated by the owner to be the
certified operators) who makes
decisions regarding the daily
operational activities of a public water
system, water treatment facility and/or
distribution system, that will directly
impact the quality and/or quantity of
drinking water.
Source Water—Such as but not
limited to: type (surface water,
groundwater, groundwater under the
influence of surface water, purchase),
quality (variability), protection (e.g.,
wellhead protection)
Treatment Size—Such as but not
limited to, population served, number of
service connections, and plant flow.
Treatment Facility—Any place (s)
where a community water system or
nontransient non-community water
system alters the physical or chemical
characteristics of the drinking water.
Chlorination may be considered as a
function of a distribution system.
Treatment Complexity—Such as, but
not limited to, difficulty in controlling
water quality, potential effect to the
consumer and safety of the operator.
VI. Acronyms
CWS—Community Water System
DWSRF—Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund
EPA—United States Environmental
Protection Agency
GED—General Equivalency Diploma
NDWAC—National Drinking Water
Advisory Council
NTNCWS or NTNC—Nontransient
Noncommunity Water System
PWSS Program—Public Water System
Supervision Program
SOW A—Safe Drinking Water Act
Dated: March 23, 1998.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director. Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water. Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 98-8059 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-5O-P
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