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National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

Course List

The Lead and Copper Short Term Revisions Webcast

Course Description: This Web cast will provide an overview of the current Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), which will include a discussion of the basic requirements of the rule, lead and copper tap monitoring requirements, and 90th percentile calculations. The focus of the presentation will be the new requirements under the October 2007 LCR Short-Term Revisions. The discussion of the regulatory changes will cover four main areas: monitoring revisions, requirements to inform the public, advanced notification of long-term treatment changes and source additions, and re-evaluation of lead service lines with samples levels below 0.015 mg/L. Changes to State reporting requirements and the State primacy package will also be discussed.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Intended for: State staff, primacy agencies, technical assistance providers, and water system operators.

Duration: 2 hours

For More Information, Contact: Francine St. Denis (st-denis.francine@epa.gov), 202-564-3829.

Cryptosporidium and E. coli Source Water Sample Collection for the LT2ESWTR Rule

Course Description: This webcast covers source water sampling for LT2 monitoring, including sampling locations, sample collection techniques, packing and shipping samples, and arranging for laboratory analytical services. The webcast is intended for public water systems and other personnel that will be collecting source water samples for the LT2ESWTR.

Sponsored by: EPA, OGWDW

Intended for: water system staff and others collecting source water samples for the LT2ESWTR

Duration: 2 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-4618

From Risk to Rule: How EPA Develops Risk-Based Drinking Water Regulations

Course Description: This training course provides an understanding of the basis for EPA’s primary drinking water regulations. The course explains the historical context of the public health protection basis for regulating drinking water; presents an overview of the risk reduction objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act; explains how EPA considers risk and integrates cost and benefits in developing regulatory alternatives; and explains the principles of risk communication.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Intended for: State, Tribal and EPA Regional staff who implement SDWA rules.

Duration: One day.

For More Information, Contact: Jamie Bourne (bourne.james@epa.gov), 617-918-1610

How to Submit Your Stage 2 IDSE Plan Electronically Using the IDSE Tool

Course Description: The goal of this webcast training is to inform the Stage 2 systems how to request CDX and DCTS access, how to access the IDSE Tool, and finally, how to submit electronically via the IDSE Tool. The training will review how to fill out the Standard Monitoring plan, System Specific Study plan and the 40/30 certification templates electronically, and how to generate a pdf file for your records and submit.

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Washington, DC

Intended for: For water utilities that need to comply with the Stage 2 DBPR, States and Regions

Duration: 2 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez-Carbo (lopez-carbo.maria@epa.gov), (202) 564-4618

Arsenic Rule

Course Description: This course presents EPA's approach to implementation of the arsenic rule and provides information for regulators and water systems on compliance options. The training covers State issues such as rule requirements, violation determinations, SDWIS reporting, and the small systems compliance strategy. A majority of the training will cover implementation issues such as treatment options and decision processes, point-of-use (POU), waste disposal, and financial assistance.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D. C.

Intended for: state and EPA Regional staff, as well as training providers and water system operators

Duration: One and one-half days

For More Information, Contact: Jennifer Moller (moller.jennifer@epa.gov), 202-564-3891

Arsenic Treatment Technology

Course Description: The course covers mitigation techniques; adsorption technologies; iron and manganese removal processes; arsenic removal by coagulation, preciptation, and ion exchange; and POU/POE arsenic removal

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Intended for: State drinking water staff, design engineers, system owners and certified operators.

Duration: 2 days

For More Information, Contact: Jennifer Moller (moller.jennifer@epa.gov), (202) 564-3891

IDSE Tool & DCTS: Implementation Tools for Early Implementation of Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR for EPA Regions and States

Course Description: General information on the IDSE tool, DCTS & IPMC, demonstration on how to find LT2 information submitted by systems & laboratories in the DCTS, how to create reports to track both LT2 & Stage 2 submissions, demonstrate how reviewers will be able to go into the DCTS & approve/disapprove Stage 2 submissions, how to utilize the IDSE tool. Q & A session will also be part of the training.

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Washington, DC

Intended for: EPA Region and State staff that will be working on early implementation for Stage 2 DBPR and LT2ESWTR.

Duration: 2.5 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez-Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), (202) 564-4618

IDSE Tool & DCTS: Implementation Tools for Early Implementation of Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR for Systems & Laboratories

Course Description: General information about the IDSE Tool & DCTS, demonstration on how labs will upload Crypto, E. Coli samples, show how systems wil be able to approve/contest samples, display the IDSE tool wizard & how it determines IDSE requirements, exhibit the IDSE Plan/Report & how it allows systems to submit IDSE submissions online. Q & A sections will also be part of the training.

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Washington, DC

Intended for: Systems & laboratory staff that will be working on early implementation requirements for Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR.

Duration: 2.5 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez-Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), (202) 564-4618

LT2ESWTR Workshop: Early Implementation

Course Description: The course focuses on the early requirements of the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR) and includes workshops to reinforce and practice key requirements. The LT2ESWTR was published in January 2006. Some systems need to begin complying with certain requirements of this new rule immediately. The purpose of this presentation is to explain the requirements of the LT2ESWTR in general and to address the first provisions with which systems will have to comply. This course can be presented as either a straight LT2ESWTR-only training or as a Trainer the Trainer course. The training is in a modular format, so only the modules that are relevant to those attending would need to be presented.

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Washington, DC

Intended for: Public water systems, State staff, or technical assistance providers who will train water systems

Duration: 1 day

For More Information, Contact: Edward Moriarty (moriarty.edward@epa.gov), (202) 564-3864

Comments: This course can be taught in combination with the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Early Requirement Course to provide a complete overview of the early requirements systems must comply with in 2006 and 2007.

Overview of the Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR

Course Description: The Webcast discusses Stage 2 in the first two hours and LT2 in the last two hours. The Webcast covers both early implementation and rule compliance requirements.

Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Washington, DC

Intended for: EPA Regions, states, public water systems and laboratory staff interested in learning the requirements of the new rules.

Duration: 4 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-4618

Phase II and V Chemicals and Radiological Rules

Course Description: The purpose of the chemical and radiological rules training course is to provide an overview of the requirements of the Phase II and Phase V rules, as well as the recent Radionuclides Rule. The training includes information on monitoring requirements including the Standardized Monitoring Framework, compliance issues such as Significant Noncompliance and return to compliance definitions, rule requirements, and the primacy revision application process.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Intended for: State, Tribal and EPA staff, technical assistance providers, and water system personnel.

Duration: The full course is one and a half days. However, the chemical and radionuclide rules may be taught separately in shorter courses.

For More Information, Contact: Jennifer Moller (moller.jennifer@epa.gov), 202-564-3891

Public Notification and Consumer Confidence Report Rules

Course Description: This webcast will provide the basic requirements of the PN Rule and the CCR Rule as well as information about effective communications between a water system and their consumers. The PN discussion will outline each of the three tiers of violations and situations requiring public notice, the distribution requirement for each tier, and all of the required content for the notice. The CCR discussion will review the required information for the main contaminant table, provide an example of how the table must be displayed, and will also review other requirements for the CCR completion.

Sponsored by: EPA, OGWDW

Intended for: State drinking water staff, water system owners and operators, tribal partners and EPA regional staff

Duration: 3 hours

For More Information, Contact: Lisa Christ (christ.lisa@epa.gov), 202-564-8354

Public Notification Rule Training

Course Description: The training presents the May 4, 2000, revisions to the Public Notification Rule, discusses SDWIS reporting, and explains primacy requirements in order to improve consistent implementation of the rule nationally. The training presents and reviews examples developed from data verification observations.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Intended for: Federal and State personnel whose responsibilities include entering data into the SDWIS/FED system and all regulators.

Duration: One day.

For More Information, Contact: Lisa Christ (christ.lisa@epa.gov), 202-564-8354

Radionuclides Rule

Course Description: The course covers treatment options, residual types and disposal options, analytical methods, and worker safety.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Intended for: State staff, technical assistance providers, and water system operators.

Duration: 2 hours or one day

For More Information, Contact: Lisa Christ (christ.lisa@epa.gov), 202-564-8354

Surface Water Rules Training

Course Description: This course combines the SWTR/TCR course and the Stage 1 / IESWTR course to take a comprehensive look at the surface water treatment rules (Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule), and their relation to the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. The session begins with an overview of the organisms of concern and their relative responses to disinfection and physical removal. The theory of treatment techniques is covered. The training illustrates the progression of the development of the Microbial and Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (MDBP) cluster and summarizes the intent of each rule - how they build on each other. The requirements are presented by treatment technology with related effective dates, treatment techniques and implications for State efforts during sanitary surveys at each type of system. A session on public notification, system reporting and recordkeeping is incorporated into each technology. Exercises are incorporated throughout.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Intended for: Federal and State personnel, technical assistance providers, and water system operators.

Duration: Two days.

For More Information, Contact: Edward Moriarty (ogwdw.mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-3864

Surface Water Treatment Rule and Total Coliform Rule

Course Description: This course provides an overview of the purpose and requirements of the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) and the Total Coliform Rule (TCR). In addition, participants will view two instructional videos that will review analytical methods for TCR and the avoidance criteria for the SWTR. The course also includes a workshop designed to illustrate how filtered systems calculate removal/inactivation requirements of the SWTR. This course is intended to serve as a refresher for veteran staff and as a baseline training for new staff.

Sponsored by: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Intended for: State, Tribal and EPA staff, technical assistance providers, and water system personnel.

Duration: One and a half days.

For More Information, Contact: Edward Moriarty (ogwdw.mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-3864

Comments: This course can be taught in combination with the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule courses to provide a complete overview of the current MDBP rule cluster (see Surface Water Rules course).

Tools for Compliance with the Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR

Course Description: The Webcast will discuss the Data Collection and Tracking System (DCTS), Individual Distribution System Evaluation (IDSE) Tool, and the Information Processing & Management System (IPMC).

Sponsored by: OGWDW, U.S. EPA

Intended for: EPA Regions, states, public water systems and laboratory staff who will be implementing or complying with these new rules.

Duration: 4 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-4618

Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, the Second Cycle (UCMR2)

Course Description: This webcast is for public water systems (PWSs), drinking water laboratories, and state drinking water primacy agencies interested in a general overview of the UCMR 2 program. We will review the different roles and responsibilities of EPA Headquarters and Regions, states, PWSs, and laboratories. The instructor will explain PWS monitoring requirements, and highlight important issues for PWSs to consider when contracting with laboratories for analytical services. Finally, we will introduce the new version of SDWARS, and review the reporting requirements for PWSs and laboratories (immediate reporting and once monitoring starts).

Sponsored by: EPA, OGWDW

Intended for: public water systems, drinking water laboratories, state drinking water primacy agencies

Duration: 3 hours

For More Information, Contact: Daniel Hautman (hautman.dan@epa.gov), 513-569-7274

Using the Data Collection and Tracking System (DCTS) to Comply with the LT2ESWTR

Course Description: This Webcast will cover registering for DCTS using the CDX Web site; submitting an LT2 intent to grandfather, source water monitoring data, or intent to provide full treatment using DCTS; entering sample schedules and creating facilities; and how a public water system can identify their laboratory and upload and review Cryptosporidium and E. coli samples.

Sponsored by: OGWDW, U.S. EPA

Intended for: EPA Regions, states, public water systems, and laboratory staff who will interact with the DCTS.

Duration: 2 hours

For More Information, Contact: Maria Lopez Carbo (stage2mdbp@epa.gov), 202-564-4618

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