&EPA United Statesw Environmental Protectionw Agencyw Office of Waterw (4606)w 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 Continued on page 2.n 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. ------- 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. ------- 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) cruz.denny@epa.gov) lash.murlene@epa.gov) bourne.james@epa.gov) ------- 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 ------- |