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Water Rules and Regulations
Title 51, Public Health - Sanitary Code (LAC Online)
Drinking Water Regulation Presentations
Customer Complaint Log templates for water systems
Water Quality Testing Guidance
- LDH Certified Laboratories for Chemical and Microbial Public Water System Testing
- New Source Chemical Testing Guidance
- Approved Laboratory Form (Click here for Instructions)
- Private Well Initiative (Sampling Instructions) (Private Well Testing Forms)
Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)- Compliance begins April 1, 2016 for all public water systems
- EPA - Revised Total Colifrom Rule (Final Rule)
- EL219 - Maintaining and Achieving RTCR Compliance for Small Systems- This free eLearning course was funded by the EPA and is available to anyone. (3 hour course)
Surface Water Treatment Rules
- Long Term 2 ESWTR Monitoring Plan for Schedule 2 Water Systems
- Long Term 2 ESWTR Round 2 Source Sampling Presentation
- Procedure for collecting LT2 Bulk Samples (Giardia/Cryptosporidium)
- Calibration & Validation Spreadsheet
- Monthly Operating Reports (MORs)
Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) Rule
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR)
- Stage 2 Compliance Monitoring Plan
- Stage 2 Monitoring Cheat Sheet
- DBP Operational Evaluation Level (OEL) Report
- Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Calculator (MRDL)
- Operating Reports
LDH Approved Chlorine Residual Forms
- Daily Chlorine Residual at Entry Point
- Daily Chlorine Residual at Maximum Residence Time (MRT)
- Monthly Chlorine Residual at Additional Chlorine Residual Sites
Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)
- Safe Drinking Water Lead Page
- Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water
- Lead Consumer Notices and Lead Public Education Guidance
- Tier Classifications for the Selection of Lead and Copper Sites
- Water System handouts for collection of compliance samples
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions & Improvements (LCRR/I)
EPA Links
- Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5)
- Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO)
- EPANET
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Fact Sheet - Arsenic in Your Drinking Water(Just the Facts for Consumers)
Safe Drinking Water Resources
- Guidelines for the Physical Security of Water Utilities (ASCE/AWWA)
- Simultaneous Compliance GM for the LT2SWTR and Stage 2 DBP Rules
Chloramination Guidelines
Policy Statements
- Pressure Filters with a loading rate greater than 4.0 gpm/ft2 or non-conventional filter media
- Alternative Filtration (Membrane Filters)
- Ultraviolet Disinfection Requirements for Cryptosporidium Treatment (Rev. 9/30/2015)
Guidance and Training Videos
- Rural Community Assistance Partnership RCAP) Videos - More videos at RCAP
- Safe Drinking Water Program Training Resources
Contact us for Safe Drinking Water Concerns LDH/OPH Engineering Services
P.O. Box 4489
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: 225-342-7499