Water Rules & Regulations

Title 51, Public Health - Sanitary Code (LAC Online)

Rulemaking Timeline & Reports

Boil Water Advisories

Customer Complaint Log templates for water systems

• Complaint Log (pdf)
• Complaint Log (excel spreadsheet)

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)
  
  • Data Sheet Turbidity/Chlorine with One Settling Unit (Printable Copy)
  • Date Sheet Turbidity/Chlorine with Two Settling Units (Printable Copy)
  • Maximum Individual Filter Turbidity
  • Distribution Disinfectant Residual Data MOR to LDH/OPH
  • MOR Report to LDH/OPH for Compliance

Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) Rule

• 2023 Consumer Confidence Reports by Parish
• Certification of Distribution Form
• Archived Consumer Confidence Reports

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
  • Quarterly TOC
  • Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite
  • Bromate

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
• Chlorine Cleanse Request Form

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
  • Consumer Sampling Instructions
  • Sample Log Sheet (Form A)
  • Change of Sample Location (Form B)
  • Site Certification (Form C)

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)

• Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
• Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI)
• LSLI Frequnetly Asked Questions

EPA Links

• Fifth Unregualted 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

• Nitrification Control Requirements
• Nitrification Plan Presentation

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
  • Protecting Distribution System Water Quality (7:55 min video)
  • Hydrant Inspection and Flushing (6:00 min video)
  • Measurement of Chlorine Residual (7:06 min video)
  • Coliform Sampling Best Practices (5:53 min video)
  • Valve Maintenance (4:35 min video)
• Safe Drinking Water Program Videos and Presentations (Training)

Contact us for Safe Drinking Water ConcernsLDH/OPH Engineering Services
P.O. Box 4489
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: 225-342-7499