This is a FREE Workshop for Small Public Water Systems, Community and Non-Community Water Systems serving a population of 10,000 persons or fewer Only.
Description:
To assume
the safety of the water delivered to their customers, all water systems must
sample the quality of the water supplied.
Because the exact number and frequency of water quality samples required
for each system is unique, it’s impossible to have a one-size-fits-all sampling
plan. Each system must develop and
follow its own distinctive plan.
Water
quality sampling is:
·
Complex – there are over 100 different
compounds and parameters that must be sampled;
·
Time
sensitive –
typically sampling must take place within exact schedules;
·
System
specific – the
number and type of samples required is dependent on the systems size,
complexity, population served, source water type, and number of water sources.
All
these factors lead to uncertainty, confusion, and ultimately, errors in
sampling and reporting. In 2021, about
882 violations of California-specific drinking water standards were incurred by
public water systems, with 429 violations for failing to meet an MCL/TT, 272
violations for failing to meet a monitoring or reporting requirement, and 181
violations of other California SDWA requirements. Clearly there is a need for training in
sampling and reporting procedures and techniques.
Participants
of this training will learn the fundamental water quality monitoring framework
and the specific sampling and reporting requirements for their water
system. Participants will:
1.
Identify
system type, system size/complexity, population served, source type, and number
of water sources as the parameters that determine required water quality
sampling for each public water system
2.
Describe
the types of contaminants standards (MCLs, SMCLs, NLs, MRDLs and TTs)
3.
Use
SDWIS to look up their water system’s monitoring schedule
4.
Describe
the basic requirements of ten types of sampling
5.
Correctly
fill out a chain-of-custody form
The
training is conducted in a hand-on participant-centered format. It is a must attend event for all operators,
managers or board members who take water sample or report water quality
monitoring results.
This class is 8:30 am - 3:30 pm on June 1.
Contact hours will not be issued until your PWSID number is submitted on the registration form.
Instructor: Jim McVeigh