MassDEP Policies for Public Water Systems
Table of Contents
87-04 Procedures for Use of EPA’s Proposed Maxium Contaminant Levels
87-05Declaration of State of Water Supply Emergency (revised 2/97)
87-06Boil Water Orders or Do Not Drink Orders
87-17Water Vending Machine Policy
87-17a Water Vending Machine Policy Addendum
87-18 DEP Sampling and Analysis for Public Water Systems
87-25Items to Consider When Conditioning New Source Approvals
87-27Procedures Relative to the Detection of Contaminants During the New Source
Approval Process
88-03Interim Wellhead Protection/Area
88-06Estimated Registration Statement
88-10Daily Consumption per Person
88-11Public Water System Determination
88-12Procedure for Changing Public Water Supply Classification
88-14Secondary Standards Exceedances
88-16Volatile Organic Compound Sampling: Confirmation Sampling and Discounting Results
88-19Request for Final Inspection of New or Improved Treatment Facilities
88-23Consecutive Public Water Systems – Bacterial Contamination Validation Sampling
88-25Policy on Metering Requirements for Water Management Act Registrants and
Permit Applicants
89-01New Product or Technology Review Policy
89-04Review of Water Conservation Plans Submitted by Public Water Suppliers for Water Management Permits
89-06Public Notice Requirements – Water Management Act Application
90-04Pilot Study Requirements for Proposed Treatment
91-02Treatment for Radionuclide Removal
91-05Follow-up Action for Coliform positive Results from a Single Routine Sampling Point
91-06Variances from the Total Coliform Rule
91-07Acceptability of Results from Radiological Laboratories Certified Outside Massachusetts
91-09Use of Bottled Water by Public Water Suppliers
92-05Procedure for Determining the Activity Type and Status of a Drinking Water Source
92-07Bulk Water Suppliers – Sampling Requirements and Transport Responsibility
93-01aRequirement for Disinfection with Water Supply Treatment
93-02Operation and Maintenance Manuals
94-02Determination of Public or Private Water System Type for Establishments Serving Food
94-03Implementation of Zone I Requirements
95-04PWS Control of Zone I Within Publicly Owned Lands
96-02Safe Drinking Water Act Assessment Billing and Collection Policy
97-01Zone II Status Policy
98-01 Antennae Policy Guidelines
DWS G98-01
DWP 98-01
03-01Review of Sewer Line and Water Supply Protection (updated for Jan 2003)
06-01Small Water System Operator Requirements
08-01Substantial Modifications to a Public Water System that Require a Permit
08-02Actions to Protect Public Health in the Period between Federal Rule Promulgation and State Promulgation
09-02Pipe Bursting of Potable Water Mains Using Pre- and Post-Chlorinated HDPE Pipe
Superseded MassDEP Drinking Water Policies
The following policies have been deleted from the policy page because they have been superseded by: (1) subsequent policy changes, (2) incorporation into the Drinking Water Regulations of Massachusetts (310 CMR 22.00), or (3) incorporation into the Guidelines and Policies for Public Water Systems.
Deleted
PolicyName of Deleted Policy
86-01Submission of Hydrogeological Reports by Hydrogeologists
86-02Procedure for New Groundwater Source Approvals
86-03Non-Municipal Water Quality Analysis (incorporated into 310 CMR 22.11A)
87-02Procedure for Performance of Sanitary Surveys by the Boston Office
87-09Adoption of DWS Water Supply Contamination Correction Policies WSCC-1 through WSCC-6
87-12Quality Assurance for Groundwater Modeling
87-14Microbiological Sampling - Bad and Excluded Samples (incorporated into310 CMR 22.05(3))
87-19Definition of a New Source
87-20The Determination and Management of the Protective Radius (Zone II) for Public Water Supply Wells
87-26Steps for New Source Approval for Wells With Yields Less Than 100,000 Gallons Per Day
88-01Trichloroethylene (TCE) Air Stripper Policy
88-02Review of Sewer Line/Water Supply Protection
88-04aProcedures for Determining Whether a Potentially Productive Aquifer Constitutes a Potential Public Groundwater Source
88-05Adoption of DWS Water Supply Contamination Correction Policies WSCC-7 through WSCC-12
88-07aPoint of Use and Point of Entry Drinking Water Treatment Devices
88-09Watershed Resource Protection Plan Policy
88-13Use of Registered Well Drillers Only
88-21Coordination of New Source Approval and Water Management Act Permits
89-03Policy on Issuance of Interim Permits
89-07Developmental Procedures for Low Yield Bedrock Public Water Supply Wells
89-09Watershed Resource Protection Plan
89-10Developmental Procedures for High Yield Bedrock Public Water Supply Wells
89-11Developmental Procedures for All Confined Aquifer Public Supply Wells
91-10When to Use a Pre-enforcement Letter
91-11Minimum Information for the Cover Page of the Notice of Non-compliance
92-01Interim Wellhead Protection Area Policy for Small Wells
92-03Developmental Procedures for the Use of Springs as Public Water Supplies
92-04Procedure for Approving an Exception to an Established DWS Policy /Guideline
92-06Division of Water Supply – Operational Consistency
92-08Use of Floordrains in Water Supply Pump Houses
94-01Viability Assessment and Assurance
94-04Process for Redelineating and Approved Zone II
94-06Default Radii for IWPA and Zone I Areas for Non-Community Wells