Region 8 Tribal Drinking Water Monthly Newsletter May, 2023 THIS MONTH Announcement: Region 8 Drinking Water Tribal Team Staff Update Reminder: 2022 CCR Reports due to EPA Region by July 1, 2023 Announcement: Tribal System Scheduled for a Sanitary Survey this Year Announcement: EPA Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would Strengthen the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule Resource: EPA Region 8 Drinking Water Unit Training Presentations Training Resource: EPA Headquarters Upcoming Webinars and Past Webinar Recordings Upcoming Regulatory Deadlines Key EPA Contacts Announcement: Region 8 Drinking Water Tribal Team Staff Update Welcome MotazZarooq! In March, Motaz joined the Drinking Water Program as the new tribal liaison. Motaz is an engineer and was most recently located in the Technical and Financial Services Branch at EPA Region 8 and before that worked for the Indian Health Service. Motaz brings a wealth of information to the Drinking Water Program and is excited to work directly with tribal water systems. Contact Info: zarooq.motaz@epa.gov (303) 312-6780 Reminder: 2022 CCR Reports due to EPA by July 1, 2023 Every community water system (CWS) must prepare and distribute a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) (i.e. water quality report) annually. The CCR must be prepared and delivered to your customers, in addition to sending a copy of the report to EPA Region 8. by July 1st of each year. Please provide the PWS# in the submission. ------- In order to help water systems meet the regulatory deadlines for the Consumer Confidence Report Rule and create their CCRs, EPA has developed a CCR implementation guidance document and a program called CCRiWriter, respectively. These materials can be found on EPA's CCR compliance website at Click here. Please send us your completed 2022 CCR by July 1. 2023, using one of the methods listed below: Instead of submitting the CCRs by mail, we strongly encourage water systems to submit their CCRs via electronic format (email or fax). If you find it difficult to utilize these means of submitting your CCR to the EPA, please contact the CCR Rule Manager, Bailey Smith, immediately. 1. Email: R8DWU@epa.gov (Preferred method of delivery) 2. Fax: l-(877) 876-9101 3. Mail: Attn: Bailey Smith 1595 Wynkoop Street Mailcode: 8WD-SDB Denver, CO 80202-1129 Remember to check our website every year to download the most current version of the appropriate CCR certification form that certifies to EPA how you distributed your reports to your consumers: Click here (click on "Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR)"). The form is due by October 1, 2023. Resources: • Region 8 & Tribal CCR website- Click here • CCR iWriter - Click here • EPA CCR website - Click here • CCR Factsheets & Guidance - Best Practices & Unit Conversions located at Click here and Click here • RTCR PN Templates: Click here. • Drinking Water Watch for DW Data and Water Quality Data Table: Click here • In progress - website FAQ updates Announcement: Tribal Systems Scheduled for a Sanitary Survey this Year The following systems are scheduled to receive a sanitary survey this year. These surveys involve an on-site assessment of all aspects of your water system and are designed to uncover areas of improvement to the water system that should be remedied. These surveys are conducted by EPA staff, IHS staff, or EPA contracted staff. If your system is on the list, expect to be contacted by your surveyor a few weeks prior to the survey. PWS ID Water System Name PWS ID Water System Name 080890010 TOWAOC WATER SYSTEM 083890001 MANDAREE WATER PLANT ------- 083090003 BLACKFOOT WATER SYSTEM 083890015 FOUR BEARS WATER SYSTEM BEDROCK\BABB WATER 083890016 LITTLE SHELL 083090004 SYSTEM 083890038 MOONLIT BAY RV SITES HEART BUTTE WATER 083890039 LAKESIDE HAVEN 083090005 SYSTEM 084690025 EAGLE NEST HOMES STARR SCHOOL WATER SYSTEM 083090007 084690441 LOWER BRULE RED IRON LAKE WATER SYSTEM 083090008 SEVILLE WATER SYSTEM 084690456 083090017 BIG HORN VALLEY RANCH LONG HOLLOW WATER 083090022 DAYTON WATER SYSTEM 084690457 SYSTEM 083090023 DIXON (OLD AGENCY) 084690458 OLD AGENCY WATER SYSTEM 083090026 HOULE VILLA WATER SYSTEM ENEMY SWIM WATER 083090027 ARLEE 084690460 SYSTEM MISSION DAM WATER PEEVER FLATS WATER 083090029 SYSTEM 084690461 SYSTEM 083090033 WOODCOCK WATER SYSTEM FINLEY HEIGHTS WATER POST CREEK 44 TAP AND 084690462 SYSTEM 083090035 STEAK 084690463 VEBLEN FLATS 083090037 KICKING HORSE JOB CORPS 084690466 AMERICAN HORSE SCHOOL FORT KIPP SUBDIVISION WOUNDED KNEE DISTRICT 083090052 WATER 084690467 SCHOOL 083090064 LAME DEER WATER SYSTEM 084690480 OGLALA RWS PIPELINE EAGLEMAN COMMUNITY SICANGU MNI WICONI 083090074 WATER 084690516 RURAL WATER ROCKY BOY AGENCY WATER 084690526 WINNER HOUSING 083090079 SY 084990004 WHITE MESA WATER SYSTEM 083090301 GRAY WOLF CASINO 085690016 WY DOT-DIVERSION DAM RA 083090302 DAYTON SCHOOL 083090306 WINDMILL VILLAGE BAKERY MISSION VALLEY AMISH 083090313 CHURCH Announcement: EPA Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would Strengthen the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule On March 28th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would strengthen the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule making annual drinking water quality reports with important public health information more accessible to residents and businesses across the country. A Consumer Confidence Report, sometimes called an "Annual Drinking Water Quality Report/' summarizes information about the local drinking water for the previous year. EPA's proposal would support public education by more clearly communicating important information in water quality reports and improving access to the reports. When finalized, EPA's proposal would: • Improve the readability, clarity, and of water quality reports ------- • Enhance risk communication • Encourage modern electronic delivery options • Clarify information regarding lead levels and efforts to reduce lead in drinking water • Provide translation for customers with limited English proficiency • Require reports be issued twice a year (for systems that serve 10,000 or more people) • Require states to submit compliance monitoring data to EPA EPA is requesting public comment on the proposed regulation. The public comment period is now open following the proposed rule publishing in the Federal Register on April 5, 2023. Public comments can be provided at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2022- 0260. Comments must be submitted during the public comment period that ends on May 22, 2023. Information on submitting comments to EPA dockets can be found here. Resource: EPA Region 8 Drinking Water Unit Training Presentations On this page (click here) you will find presentation materials from past conferences and other training venues. Here are a few examples of presentation available: Lead & Copper Rule (LCR) Training - Presented by Chelsea Ransom at the WARWS Conference held in April of 2023 and again at the Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) training event. Revised Total Coliform Rule for Transient Systems in Wyoming and on Tribal Lands in EPA Region 8 - Prepared and presented by Jamie Harris at the WARWS Conference held in April of 2023. Nitrate & Nitrite Rule for Transient Non-Community Water Systems Presentation - Prepared by Bailey Smith and Jamie Harris. Presented by Jamie Harris at the WARWS Conference held in April of 2023. Consumer Confidence Report Rule (CCR) Presentation - prepared by Bailey Smith and presented by Judy Bloom at the WARWS Conference held in April of 2023. Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Presentation - given by Kendra Morrison at the Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems (WARWS) conference held in the spring of 2023. Training Resource: EPA Headquarters Upcoming Webinars and Past Webinar Recordings Click here to receive notifications for upcoming webinars. Upcoming Webinars (registration not yet available): ------- Date Topic May 30, 2023 Harmful Algal Blooms and Algal Toxins June 27, 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) July 25, 2023 Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring rule (UCMR 5) August 29, 2023 TBD Past Webinar Recordings: Date Topic and Presenter(s) April 25, 2023 Manganese Presenters: Matthew Alexander (OW), France Lemieux (Health Canada) March 28, 2023 Lead and Copper Presenters: Kira Smith, OW, Christine Devine, ORISE/ORD Upcoming Regulatory Deadlines Date Event Location Last day of every calendar month Last day to collect monthly total coliform samples Sites approved on your RTCR sample plan 10th of every month Last day for EPA to receive total coliform and DBP samples collected during the previous month N/A Key EPA Contacts Region 8 Tribal Team Motaz Zarooq - Denver, CO Office - 303-312-6780 - zarooq.motaz@epa.gov Joe Faubion - Helena, MT Office - 406-457-5005 -faubion.joseph@epa.gov Andrea Griese - Pierre, SD Office - 605-945-1192 - griese.andrea@epa.gov Other R8 Drinking Water Employee Contact Information Can be Found Here. 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