(1) The department has numerous guidance documents available to help purveyors comply with state and federal rules regarding drinking water. These include documents on the following subjects:

(a) Compliance;

(b) Consumer and public education;

(d) Cross-connection control and backflow prevention;

(e) Emergency response and drinking water security;

(f) Engineering design and water treatment;

(g) Financial assistance and state revolving fund (SRF);

(h) General information;

(i) Groundwater protection;

(j) Growth management;

(k) Operations and maintenance;

(l) Operator certification;

(m) Planning and financial viability;

(n) Regulations;

(o) Small water systems;

(p) System approval;

(q) Water quality monitoring and source protection;

(r) Water system planning; and

(s) Water use efficiency.

(2) The department's guidance documents are available online at https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/eh/dw/publications/publications.cfm or through U.S. mail at P.O. Box 47822, Olympia, Washington 98504-7822.

(3) Federal guidance documents are available from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a wide range of topics. These are available from the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water web site at http://water.epa.gov/drink.index.cfm.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and 70.119A.080. WSR 17-01-062, § 246-290-002, filed 12/14/16, effective 1/14/17; WSR 10-20-068, § 246-290-002, filed 9/29/10, effective 11/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119A.180 and 43.20.050. WSR 08-03-061, § 246-290-002, filed 1/14/08, effective 2/14/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 (2) and (3) and 70.119A.080. WSR 03-08-037, § 246-290-002, filed 3/27/03, effective 4/27/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.02.050 [43.20.050]. WSR 99-07-021, § 246-290-002, filed 3/9/99, effective 4/9/99.]

PDFWAC 246-290-002

Guidance.