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                         United Statesw
                         Environmental Protectionw
                         Agencyw
                         Office of Waterw
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             EPA 816-N-00-002w
             April 2000w
Drinking  Water)
Academy  Bulletin)
                 DWA
  In This Issue .  . .

  • Training for New Unregu-
    lated Contaminants
    Monitoring Regulation

  • The Drinking Water
    Academy Goes Bilingual

  • DWA Contacts

  • Training Course Schedule
                         Training  for  Lead  and  Copper)
                         Rule  Minor  Revisions)
    EPA will hold five 2-day training sessions forF
      States and EPA Regions on the Lead andF
      Copper Rule Minor Revisions (LCRMR).F
The training will discuss minor revisions to theF
rule published on January 12, 2000. (For moreF
information, see www.epa.gov/ogwdwOOO/F
standard/leadfs.html.)F

  The LCRMR do not change the action levels orF
Maximum Contaminant Levels Goals for lead orF
copper, and they do not affect the rule's basicF
requirements to optimize corrosion control and, ifF
appropriate, treat source water, deliver publicF
education, and replace lead service lines. TheF
changes fall into seven broad categories:F

  •F Demonstration of optimal corrosion controlF
  •F Lead service line replacement requirementsF
  •F Public education requirementsF
  •F Monitoring requirementsF
  •F Analytical methodsF
  •F Reporting and recordkeeping requirementF
  •F Special primacy requirementsF

  Training will be offered in five Regional OfficeF
locations during May. See the Training CalendarF
on the last page of this Bulletin (or the DWA WebF
site at www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/calendar.F
html) for specific dates and locations. PleaseF
reserve your space at least 5 days prior to theF
scheduled training in order to ensure that enoughF
training materials will be available.

 or additional information about the rule or theF
training, please contact Leslie Cronkhite at 202-F
260-0713. f*
                         Region 4  Small Systems Peer  Review Program)
   Printed on Recycled Paperw
     Te Peer Review Program is a volunteerF
      program to improve the quality ofF
      drinking water for small communitiesF
and Indian Tribes and to enable them to increaseF
their compliance with Federal and State regula-F
tions. EPA and the States train peer reviewF
volunteers to use an inspection and evaluationF
process developed from components of variousF
State inspection pro grams.F

  The program starts with a self-assessment of aF
community water system. The community thenF
requests a volunteer peer review of its system.F
The volunteer program provides a network ofF
capable and experienced volunteers who use theF
self-assessment and their personal review of theF
system to assist the community in improving itsF
compliance.  Volunteers generally are managersF
of community drinking water systems who bring aF
wealth of experience and knowledge to the PeerF
Review Program.F
  As an example of the program's success, theF
southeastern portion of Georgia, a targeted peerF
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New  Developments on)

the  DWA Web Site)

      Te DWA Web site has a new look and aF
      major new addition. The format andF
      graphics of the Web site were updatedF
early this year. In addition, the Electronic Work-F
shop is now functioning. The Electronic Work-F
shop contains training courses that can be viewedF
or downloaded in pdf format, or viewed asF
PowerPoint presentations. Two of the introduc-F
tory modules (Introduction to the Safe Drinking
Water Act and Introduction to EPA's Drinking
Water Source Protection Programs) are nowF
                       Continued on page 3.

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                            The  Drinking  Water Academy Goes  Bilingual
The DWA's first
Spanish-language
training, "Introduction
to the Safe  Drinking
Water Act," will be
presented in Puerto
Rico in December.
      Te Drinking Water Academy'sF
       goal is to expand theF
       capacities of EPA, State,F
and Tribal staff to implement the 1996F
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments.F
Consistent with this goal-and with effortsF
of EPA's Office of International ActivitiesF
to provide environmental outreach to otherF
countries and speakers of other languages-theF
DWA is making its materials more accessible toF
Spanish-speaking environmental professionals inF
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, EPA RegionalF
Offices, and, potentially, Mexico and Central andF
South America.F
 The DWA's first Spanish-language training isF
 scheduled for December 2000 in Puerto Rico.F
 Introduction to the Safe Drinking Water Act
 and Introduction to EPA 's Drinking Water
Source Protection Programs will be presentedF
 in conjunction with UIC Inspector Training.^
        In addition, the DWA Web site willF
       provide a Spanish-language option.F
       Anyone interested in Spanish-F
       language training, or in using DWAF
     materials in Spanish, should contactF
   Denny Cruz, EPA Headquarters, (202)F
260-7776. (*
                            Training  for  the  New Unregulated  Contaminant
                            Monitoring Regulations)
A                                   final rule published by EPA on SeptemberF
                                    17, 1999, substantially revises theF
                                    existing regulations for unregulatedF
                            contaminant monitoring. The purpose of the ruleF
                            is to obtain reliable data for unregulated contami-F
                                   nants to support the regulatory process.F
                                   The data will be used to evaluate andF
                                  prioritize contaminants on the DrinkingF
                                  Water Contaminant Candidate List,F
                                  support the EPA Administrator's determi-F
                                   nation whether to develop drinking waterF
                                    standards for particular contaminants,F
                                     and support the development ofF
                                       standards for contaminants that theF
                                       Administrator selects.F

                                            The final rule includes a list ofF
                                          contaminants to be monitored;F
                                            procedures for selecting a representative nation-F
                                            wide sample of small public water systems thatF
                                            will be required to monitor; the frequency andF
                                            schedule of monitoring; sampling points andF
                                            approved analytical methods; and procedures forF
                                            entering the monitoring data in the NationalF
                                            Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Data-F
                                            base.F

                                              EPA conducted training in April to explain theF
                                            provisions of the new rule to States and EPAF
                                            Regions. The regulation is posted on EPA's WebF
                                            site at www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-water/1999/F
                                            September/Day-17/w23030.htm, and the trainingF
                                            materials will soon be available on the DWA WebF
                                            site. For more information about the rule or theF
                                            training, contact Charles Job by phone at (202)F
                                            260-7084 or by e-mail atjob.charles@epa.gov. f^
                              Region 4 Peer Review Program (continued from Page 1)n
                            review area, had a 73 percent compliance rate thatF
                            improved to 96 percent after program implemen-F
                            tation. The program has been replicated inF
                            Kentucky and Iowa. Virginia, Mississippi,F
                            Colorado, Vermont, Maine, Florida, and theF
                            United South and Eastern Tribes (representing 23F
                            Tribes from Maine to Texas) are developing PeerF
                            Review Programs.F

                              Information about the program can be found onF
                            the EPA Region 4 Web site at www.epa.gov.F
                            region4/peerreview/index.htm. The site includesF
                            sample peer review forms, training materials, aF
                            start-up flow chart and checklist, and a list ofF
                                            contacts. This information is also available from
                                            the Region on CD-ROM.

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 DWA Web Site Developments (Continued from page 1/n
available in the Electronic Workshop, and theF
other two will be available in mid-May .F

  Introduction to the Safe Drinking Water Act isF
also on the Web site in a simple interactiveF
format. The other introductory modules will soonF
follow. The DWA is working on a more interac-F
tive version of Introduction to the Safe Drinking
Water Act and plans to have it on line by lateF
summer.F

  The Web site continues to contain a courseF
catalog, schedule  of courses, and links to partnerF
sites. Visit the Drinking Water Academy Web
site at www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa.html. f^
Drinking Water
Contact)
MaryJo Feuerbach)
Leonard Torrey)
Rick Rogers)
Janine Morris)
John Taylor)
Bill Davis)
Stephanie Lindberg)
Dan Jackson)
Bruce Macler)
Mike Cox)
Denny Cruz)
Murlene Lash)
James Bourne)
Academy
Location)
Region 1)
Region 2)
Region 3)
Region 4)
Region 5)
Region 6)
Region 7)
Region 8)
Region 9)
Region 10)
EPA HQ)
EPA HQ)
EPA HQ)
Contacts)
Telephone)
(617) 918-1578)
(212) 637-3846)
(215) 814-5711)
(404) 562-9480)
(312) 886-4299)
(214) 665-7536)
(913) 551-7423)
(303) 312-6155)
(415) 744-1884)
(206) 553-1893)
(202) 260-7776)
(202) 260-7197)
(202) 260-5557)
E-mail)
feuerbach.maryjo@epa.gov)
torrey.leonard@epa.gov)
rogers.rick@epa.gov)
morris.janine@epa.gov)
taylor.johnc@epa.gov)
davis.williamh@epa.gov)
lindberg.stephanie@epa.gov)
jackson.dan@epa.gov)
macler.bruce@epa.gov)
cox.mike@epa.gov)
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bourne.james@epa.gov)

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  Training Course Schedule)
Course Title)	Audience)
                                 Date Scheduled)   Location)
                                       Contact)
Lead and Copper Rule Minor)
Revisions)
States and EPA Regional drinking)
water staff)
May 1  & 2, 2000)     Seattle, WA)
May 4  & 5, 2000)     Atlanta, GA)
May 17 & 18, 2000)  Philadelphia, PA)
May 22 & 23, 2000)  Denver, CO)
May 24 & 25, 2000)  San Francisco, CA)
                  Michelle Stoner)
                  EPA HQ)
                  (202) 260-2798)
Introduction to SDWA, Introduc-)
tion to EPA's Drinking Water)
Source Protection Programs,)
Introduction to the PWSS Program)
New Mexico State drinking water)
staff)
May 9 - 11, 2000)    Santa Fe, NM)
                  Robert Gallegos)
                  NM Environment)
                  Department)
                  (505) 827-7536)
Sanitary Survey Training)
EPA Region 3
water staff)
State drinking)
May
16-19, 2000)
Middletown, PA)
Rick Rogers)
EPA Region 3)
(215) 814-5711)
Sanitary Survey Training)
EPA Region 1 Federal and State)
drinking water staff)
May 16-19, 2000)    Lexington, MA)
                  Jackie LeClair)
                  EPA Region 1)
                  (617) 918-1549)
SDWIS/FED Data Retrieval)
Intermediate Training)
Federal and State staff with)
SDWIS data retrieval responsibili-)
ties (must have completed)
beginner's course)
June 20-22, 2000
Falls Church, VA   Michelle Stoner)
                  EPA HQ)
                  (202) 260-2798)
Sanitary Survey Training)
Alaska State drinking water staff) June - Sept. 2000*) Anchorage, AK)
Fairbanks, AK)
Juno, AK)
2 sites TBD*)
Mike Cox)
EPA Region 10)
(206) 553-1893)
SDWIS/FED Data Entry and)
Troubleshooter's Training)
Federal and State staff with)
SDWIS data retrieval responsibili-)
ties (must have completed)
beginner's course)
Aug. 15 - 17, 2000)  Dallas, TX)
                  Michelle Stoner)
                  EPA HQ)
                  (202) 260-2798)
SETS Training)
Federal and State staff whose)
responsibilities include retrieving)
enforcement-sensitive data or)
accessing the SETS data from)
SDWIS/FED (must have com-)
pleted beginner's  and intermedi-)
ate courses)
Sept. 2000*)
Washington, DC)
Michelle Stoner)
EPA HQ)
(202) 260-2798)
Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced) Waterworks operators. State and)
Short Courses for Waterworks)     Federal regulatory staff, graduate)
Operators)                        students)
                                 Aug. 13-18, 2000)
                     Virginia Tech)
                     Blacksburg, VA)
                  Jack Lilly)
                  Virginia Tech)
                  (540) 231-9447)
Drinking Water Laboratory Certifi-)  Regional and State staff respon-)
cation Course for Chemistry)       sible for certifying drinking water)
                                 labs)
                                 Sept. 11-15, 2000)   Cincinnati, OH)
                                       Patricia Hurr)
                                       EPA ORD)
                                       (513)  569-7678)
Drinking Water Laboratory Certifi-)  Regional and State staff respon-)   Sept. 18-22, 2000)
cation Course for Microbiology)     sible for certifying drinking water)
                                 labs)
                                                     Cincinnati, OH)
                                       Patricia Hurr)
                                       EPA ORD)
                                       (513)  569-7678)
Sanitary Survey Troubleshooter's)  EPA Region 3 Federal and State)
Training)                         drinking water staff)
                                 Week of Sept. 15*)   EPA Region 3*)
                                       Rick Rogers)
                                       EPA Region 3)
                                       (215)  814-5711)
*Final dates and locations will be posted on the DWA Web site as soon as they are available (w   .epa.gov/safewater/dwa/calendar.html).w

The following courses may be presented as requested: Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Introduction); Comprehensive Performancew
Evaluations (Progressive); Sanitary Survey Training; Consumer Confidence Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. See the coursew
catalog  on the DWA Web site for more information (w   .epa.gov/safewater/dwa/course.html).w

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