Tuesday July 25, 2017

How to Administer a Sanitary Survey Program as a Drinking Water Primacy State Agency
Gloria B. Nelson Public Service Building, Mangilao, Guam

Sponsored by Guam Environmental Protection Agency and CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality
conducted by:
Derek Chambers, P.E., MPH
Captain, USPHS 

Objective

• Show each agency how much flexibility they have in administering a sanitary survey program that works for their agency.
• Show how to tweak your program so that you can get the work done (that needs to be done) in a very timely way.

Agenda

MONDAY

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Sanitary Survey Reference Materials
• Federal Regulations
• State/Local Regulations
  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Washington
  • American Samoa
  • CNMI
  • Guam

TUESDAY

• Sanitary Survey Programs from US Territories
  • Guam Environmental Protection Agency
  • American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency
  • CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality
• How to Prepare for a Sanitary Survey
• How to Document a Sanitary Survey

WEDNESDAY

• Standardized Sanitary Deficiency List
  • CNMI List
  • Hawaii List
  • Guam's Standardized Sanitary Deficiencies from their manual
• Eight components of a Sanitary Survey
• Site visits:
  • Well A-14
  • Mangilau Storage Tank

THURSDAY

• Prepartion for Field
• Site visits:
  • Garinaro Booster Pump
  • Private Water Vendor

FRIDAY

• Site visits
  • Ugum Surface Water Treatment Plant

American Samoa EPA describing their sanitary survey program

Inspecting the GAC filter at the airport.

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Instructors' Bios

Derek Chambers

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Presentations

Click on a link below to download a pdf copy of the PowerPoint presentation used in the training:
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Course Outline
MONDAY

• Reference Materials
• Federal Regulations
• State and Local Regulations

TUESDAY

• Sanitary Survey Programs in US Territtories
• How to Prepare for a Sanitary Survey
  • Inventory
• How to Document a Sanitary Survey

WEDNESDAY

• Standardized Sanitary Survey Deficiency List
  • Hawaii Published Significant Deficiencies
• Eight Components of a Sanitary Survey

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Sanitary Survey Sample Forms

Below are links to forms in MSWord that can be customized for each State based on their particular requirements:

• Wellhead Inspection Form
• Spring Source Inspection Form
• Surface Water Source Inspection Form
• Pump Facility Inspection Form
• Storage Facility Inspection Form
• Hypo-Chlorination Inspection Form
• Gas-Chlorination Inspection Form
• Fluoridation Inspections Form
• Slow Sand Filter Inspection Form
• Reverse Osmosis Inspection Form

Sanitary Survey Checklist Form
Inventory Collection Form
Significant Deficiency Paragraphs
Sanitary Survey Cover Letter Template
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Reference Materials

• How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey of a Drinking Water System, A Learner's Guide September 2015
• Sanitary Survey Guidance Manual for Ground Water Systems October 2008
  • Ground Water Rule Fact Sheet: Sanitary Surveys June 2008
• Sanitary Survey Fundamentals [This software program developed by Montana University Water Center is no longer available on-line, but can be obtained from BECQ either by CD, DVD or Flash Drive.  It is too big to post to this website 158 MB].
• How to conduct a Sanitary Survey of a Small Water System, A Learner's Guide 2003
• Drinking Water Inspector's Field Reference - Surface Water System 2003
• Drinking Water Inspector's Field Guide - Small Groundwater System 1999
• Drinking Water Inspector's Field Guide - Small Surface Water System 1999
• Guidance Manual for Conducting Sanitary Surveys of Public Water Systems; Surface Water and Ground Water Under the Direct Influence (GWUDI)
• Cross Connection Control Manual
  • Cross Connection Control: A Best Practices Guide August 2008
• Security Vulnerability Self-Assessment Guide for Small Drinking Water Systems May 2002
• Security Vulnerability Self-Assessment Guide for Small Drinking Water Systems Serving 3300 - 10000 people November 2002
• Before You Begin Videos
  • Cross Connections
  • Distribution
  • Gas Chlorination
  • Ground Water Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water
  • Hypochlorination
  • Sampling and Monitoring
  • Storage Facilities
  • Wells
• Other Videos
  • Security Considerations - Small Water Systems (for inspectors)
  • Security Considerations - Small Water Systems (for operators)
  • Small Water System Emergency Response Plans
  • Water System Security Vulnerability Assessment for Small Water Systems
  • Water System Security Vulnerability Assessment for Very Small Water Systems
• Drinking Water Regulations
  • Alaska 18-AAC-80 2017
  • CNMI 2016
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Washington State WAC 246-290
    • Sanitary Surveys of Public Water Systems Fact Sheet January 2015
    • Field Guide: Information for Washington's Third Party Sanitary Surveyors January 2017
  • 40 CFR 141 - 2016
  • 40 CFR 142 - 2016
  • 40 CFR 143 - 2016
  • Safe Drinking Water Act USCODE Title 42 Chap 6A Subchap XII

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Attendance and Certificates

The following is a list of attendees for this training.  Those on this list can apply for 3 hours of continuing education credit to be applied to their water operator certification renewal: 

• Last_Name  First_Name
• Charfauros Verony
• Mesa Vince
• Cepeda Vincent
• Joya Rustico A.
• Aquino Jerry
• Diego Richard
• Faaiuaso Siumu
• Tuitele Christianera
• Camacho Ramon
• Lewis Maria
• Cortez Carmencita
• Beleno Kathleen
• Topasua Rory
• Abedania Johnny
• Ibay Edgardo
• Quezam Jun
• Ventura Elvis
• Mendoza Julie
• Ibay Edgardo P.
• Topasna Ron

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