Environmental Protection Agency Region 8
Office of Partnerships & Regulatory Assistance
Water Program

Attn: Drinking Water Unit (Mail Code: 8P-W-DW)

1595 Wynkoop Street

Denver, CO 80202-1129

Business Hours Contact: 1- 800-227-8917

Emergency After-Hours Leave Message at: 303-312-6327

FAX Number: 303-312-6131

Monitoring Plan Template

For
Stage 1

Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

For Small GW PWSs
September 2008

This Template is provided by the Environmental Protection Agency in Region 8 for Public Water Systems to use to prepare their
Monitoring Plans for the Stage 1 D/DBPR. This document provides guidance to public water systems. The document is not, however,
the actual Environmental Protection Agency regulation, nor is it a regulation itself. The actual regulation can be found in 40 CFR
(Code of Federal Regulations) Part 141.


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PWSID#

System Name
Date of Plan

For the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (D/DBPR), each water system must develop
a monitoring plan to show how a system intends to comply with the monitoring requirements of the Rule.
The monitoring plan serves as a uniquely tailored roadmap for each specific system to demonstrate that the
water quality self-monitoring performed by the system is representative of the water distributed to consumers
and is consistent with regulatory requirements.

The purpose of this fill able form (template) is to facilitate small water system operators. This form is also
available in electronic format. If you like to have this form in electronic format, please email us to forward a
copy of the electronic format for your use. This form is available online at:

http://www.epa.gov/region8/waterops/

Please call EPA Region 8 if you need further assistance in filling out the form:

Harry Jong at 800-227-8917, Ext. 312-7077, or email him at iong.harry@epa.gov: or
Mary Wu at Ext. 312-6789, or email her at wu.mary@epa.gov.

Please submit your completed Standard Monitoring Plan to:

Environmental Protection Agency Region 8

Office of Partnerships & Regulatory Assistance

Stage 1 DBPR Rule Manager

Mail Code: 8P-W-DW

1595 Wynkoop Street

Denver, CO 80202-1129

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Drinking Water Monitoring Plan

System Name:

PWSID #

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MONITORING PLAN SUMMARY SHEET

A.	Summary of System Information

1.	PWSID Number: 	

2.	System Legal Name: 	

3.	Legal Address: 	

4.	E-mail Address: 	

5.	Legal Contact Name: 	

6.	Legal Contact's Phone Number: 	

7.	Fax Number: 	

8.	System Type: Community I I Non-Transient Non-Community I I

9.	Total Population Served: 	

B.	Summary of Water Sources Provide a sketch of all source locations in Part II

1.	Number of Surface Water Sources: 	

2.	Number of Ground Water Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water Sources: 	

3.	Number of Ground Water Sources: 	

4.	Number of Sources from which your system Purchases Water: 	

C.	Summary of Treatment Plants Provide a block process schematic for each plant in Part III

1.	Number of Treatment Plants: 	

2.	Number of Treatment Plants Using one or more of the following at any point in the treatment process or
for residual maintenance:

a.	Free Chlorine: 	

b.	Chloramines: 	

c.	Chlorine Dioxide: 	

d.	Ozone: 	

e.	Other disinfectant: 	

3.	Do you provide additional treatment to any water purchased from another Public Water System?

Yes ~ No ~

D.	Summary of Distribution System See schematic map supplied bv EPA in Part IV

1.	Does your system supply treated water to other systems? No ~ Yes Q provide details in Part IV
If Yes, enter the total population served by these systems:	

2.	Number of Entry Points to your Distribution System: 	

3.	Number of Routine Microbiological Samples Submitted to EPA per Month: 	

4.	Number of Chlorine Booster Stations in your Distribution System: 	

Signature of Owner or Authorized Representative and Title	Date

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PART II - Water Sources Details

A. Inventory of Water Sources

1. Untreated Groundwater Sources (Include Purchased Untreated Water Sources)

a. Source Name

Source ID#
(seid)

Aquifer Name

Type:

Permanent (P)
Seasonal (S)
Emergency (E)







P



S



E











P



S



E











P



s



E











P



s



E





PART III - Water Treatment Details

A. Treatment Plant Information

Treatment Plant
Name

Treatment
Plant ID #

Contributing
Sources ID #

Rated Capacity
(MGD, or GPM)

Treatment Process Codes
List all that Apply*

* For complete process codes see Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)

401 Gaseous Chlorination, Post

403 Gaseous Chlorination, Pre

421 Hypochlorination, Post

423 Hypochlorination, Pre

720 Ultraviolet Radiation

B. List all chemicals that are added in each treatment plant

~	Chlorine Gas

~	Sodium Hypochlorite

~	Chloramines

~	UV

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PART IV - Distribution System Details

A.	Residence Times Determination

1.	Provide an explanation of the method(s) used to determine Maximum Distribution System Residence
Time

2.	Provide an explanation of the method(s) used to determine Average Distribution System Residence
Time

3.	Provide an explanation of how the distribution system first customer was determined (if applicable).

B.	Entry Points to the Distribution System

1. Entry Point Designation Description

Entry Point
Location Name

Entry Point
Location Identifier

Name of the Contributing:

Treatment Plants

Purchased Sources

Untreated Sources































2. Evaluation and description of the extent to which Zones of Influence from each source overlap, if
applicable.

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Sketch of Distribution System:

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I. D/DBPR Monitoring Plan Summary
i. Table of Treatment Processes

Treatment

Plant

Name

Treatment
Plant ID #

Associated

Entry

Point

Location

Identifier

Treatment
Processes

Primary
Disinfectant For
microbial
inactivation

Secondary
Disinfectant-F or
maintaining
disinfectant
residual

Other
Oxidants





~ TP01



1 1 Free Chlorine
1 1 Chloramines

~ uv

1 1 Other

1 1 Free Chlorine
1 1 Chloramines











1 1 Free Chlorine
1 1 Chloramines

~ uv

1 1 Other

1 1 Free Chlorine
1 1 Chloramines



ii. Summary of Monitoring Records Location and Maintenance

Disinfection Byproducts

Parameter

Records
Location

Responsible Party
Name or Position

Phone Number

E-mail Address

TTHM/HAA5





























Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level

Parameter

Records
Location

Responsible Party
Name or Position

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Total Chlorine









Free Chlorine









Combined Chlorine



















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II. Disinfection Byproducts Monitoring

i. Paired TTHM/HAA5 Distribution System Monitoring

1. Complete for each paired TTHM/HAA5 distribution system (DS) sampling site:

Sample
Site

Location
Identifier

Site Name

Site Address

Indicate whether
this site represents
DS maximum or
average residence
time

~ DS01





1 1 Maximum
1 1 Average







1 1 Maximum
1 1 Average

2.	Show the location of each sampling point (by location identifier) on the distribution system sketch in Part IV of
your system's monitoring plan.

3.	Explain how any monitoring, including that in excess of minimum requirements, will be scheduled so as to be
representative of system conditions and how this data will be used to calculate compliance. This explanation
should include information about the use of seasonal sources and/or treatment plants and how they will affect the
systems TTHM and HAA5 sampling.

ii. Disinfection Byproduct Sample Analysis

1. Complete for each analyte tested (EP = entry point, DS = Distribution System):

Analyte

Frequency
(W/M/Q/A)

Analytical Method

Indicate whether analyst is a
Certified Laboratory or EPA
Approved Party

TTHM





1 1 Certified Laboratory

HAA5





1 1 Certified Laboratory









2. Additional Information. (If appropriate to explain system characteristics)

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III. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) Monitoring

i. For Chlorine or Chloramine Monitoring

1. Complete for each chlorine residual/total coliform sampling site:

Site

Location
Identifier

Site Name

Site Address



















2.	Show each sampling site (by location number) on the distribution system map.

3.	Additional Information (If appropriate to explain system conditions)

a. Disinfectant Residual Sample Analysis

i. Complete for each analyte tested (EP = Entry Point, DS = Distribution System):

Analyte

Frequency

(W/M/Q/A)

Analytical
Method

Analysis Performed By: Indicate whether
Certified Laboratory or EPA Approved Party

Total Chlorine





1 1 Certified Laboratory |_| EPA Approved Party

Free Chlorine





1 1 Certified Laboratory |_| EPA Approved Party

Combined Chlorine





1 1 Certified Laboratory |_| EPA Approved Party









ii. Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) - For each analytical test to be performed by a party
approved by EPA, other than a certified laboratory, explain the exact QA/QC procedures to be
followed to ensure that the analytical result will be accurate and representative of the water being
sampled.

b. Disinfectant Residual Reporting

Please record your chlorine residuals, measured at the same time and same location when you take Coliform
(BacT) samples, onto your BacT sampling sheet and ask your laboratory to forward that information to
EPA. If your laboratory cannot provide this service to you, use MRDL Form 2 to report quarterly to EPA.

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(DS01)

Max. Residence Time
For TTHM/HAA5

EXAMPLE 2: Sketch of Distribution

EXAMPLE 1: Schematic of PWS:

New Tank. 500,000 Gal.
fKTOn

c >

Chlorinator		

(TP01)

CL

Entry Point
(SP01)

Madison Well #3
(WL03)

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