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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-153

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[35 Pa.B. 597]

   Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Participate). The ''Current Inventory'' heading is the Governor's list of nonregulatory guidance documents. The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus and from there to each bureau's final technical guidance documents. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2005.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a bound paper copy of the latest inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the inventory by calling 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 Technical Guidance Documents

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

Final Guidance--Minor Revision:

   DEP ID: 383-3130-208 Title: New Source Sampling Requirements for Groundwater Sources for Community and Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems. Description: The guidance contained in this document provides Departmental staff with guidance and procedures to direct and support the implementation of new source sampling activities under the Commonwealth's drinking water management programs. It was issued on September 1, 1997, under the authority of Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17) and regulations at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 (relating to safe drinking water). Changes were made to the guidance to reflect recent regulatory amendments to Chapter 109, which were codified at 34 Pa.B. 1762 (April 3, 2004). Those changes include the addition of uranium as a regulated primary contaminant for which initial testing must be completed and a change that requires community water systems to monitor for the primary contaminants Radium-226 and Radium-228 as a routine compliance monitoring requirement. Additional changes were also made to the guidance to clarify that monitoring for Radium-226 and Radium-228 is required for noncommunity water systems that exceed 5pCi/L of Gross Alpha particle activity. Based upon the regulatory authority provided at 25 Pa Code §§ 109.302(f)(1) and 109.503- (a)(1)(iii)(B)(XIII) (relating to special monitoring requirements; and public water system construction permits) monitoring for turbidity was also added to the guidance as another contaminant of interest for groundwater sources. Contact: Jeff Gordon, Drinking Water Management Division, (717) 772-4018 or jegordon@state.pa.us. Effective Date: January 22, 2005.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-153. Filed for public inspection January 21, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]


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