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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 
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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
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American Samoa EPA describing their sanitary survey program
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Inspecting the GAC filter at the airport.

Instructors' Bios

Derek Chambers

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

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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