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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-497

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Availability of Technical Guidance

[52 Pa.B. 2066]
[Saturday, April 2, 2022]

 Technical guidance documents (TGD) are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/. The ''Technical Guidance Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final TGDs are posted. The ''Technical Guidance Draft Documents'' heading is the link to the Department's draft TGDs.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

 The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download TGDs. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final TGDs by contacting the Department at (717) 783-8727.

 In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to TGDs

 Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should contact the person whose name and phone number are listed with each document.

Final TGD: Substantive Revision

 DEP ID: 393-2129-003. Title: Policy for Determining When Loss of Positive Pressure Situations in the Distribution System Require One-Hour Reporting to the Department and Issuing Tier 1 Public Notification. Description: The purpose of this TGD is to provide a uniform protocol for public water systems when responding to loss of positive pressure situations in the distribution system to ensure the protection of public health. The distribution system is the final barrier of protection against contaminants that may cause waterborne disease. A situation that causes a loss of positive pressure in a distribution system poses a potential threat to public health, due to the potential for intrusion or backflow, or both. Loss of positive pressure situations are not uncommon—water main breaks occur routinely for a variety of reasons and other events can cause widespread loss of positive pressure. When these situations occur, the keys to preventing a waterborne disease outbreak are identifying which situations pose a high risk of allowing contaminants to enter the distribution system and then notifying water system customers of the risk to prevent consumption. The intent of this policy is to provide consistent guidance for water system operators in making those critical determinations.

 The Department received no public comments on the draft TGD published at 50 Pa.B. 1758 (March 21, 2020). Compared with the draft TGD, only minor formatting and stylistic edits were made to the final TGD.

 Contact: Questions regarding this TGD can be directed to Jill Anderson at jianderson@pa.gov or (717) 772-4049.

 Effective Date: April 2, 2022

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-497. Filed for public inspection April 1, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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