401 KAR 8:350. Corrosivity monitoring.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 224, 40 C.F.R. 141.42

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 224.10-100, 224.10-110, 40 C.F.R. Part 141 (1995), 42 U.S.C. A 300f, 300g, 300j

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 224.10-110 directs the cabinet to enforce rules and administrative regulations adopted by the secretary for the regulation and control of the purification of water for public and semipublic use. The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, provides for primary enforcement responsibility by states that have adopted regulations "no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations", as well as meeting other criteria stipulated by the Act. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has accepted and is currently exercising this primary enforcement responsibility. This administrative regulation sets forth the requirements for the monitoring and reporting of corrosion characteristics of water supplies. This administrative regulation conforms to, and is no more stringent than, federal regulations.

 

      Section 1. Potentially Corrosive Elements. Community water supply systems shall notify the cabinet whether any of the following materials are present in the distribution system:

      (1) Lead from piping, solder, caulking, interior lining of distribution mains, alloys, or any other source;

      (2) Copper from piping, alloys, service lines, or any other source;

      (3) Galvanized piping in service lines;

      (4) Ferrous piping materials, such as cast iron and steel; and

      (5) Asbestos cement pipe.

 

      Section 2. In addition, the cabinet may require identification and reporting of other materials of construction present in distribution systems that may contribute contaminants to the drinking water, including, but not limited to:

      (1) Vinyl-lined asbestos cement pipe; and

      (2) Coal tar-lined pipes and tanks. (17 Ky.R. 624; Am. 1443; eff. 11-15-90; 23 Ky.R. 2593; eff. 5-14-97.)