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Letters 2012-2016 nportant:When (ling out forms n the computer, se only the tab ey to move your ursor-do not se the return ey t ,LL distribution/ elivery/ ublication must e completed efore July 1". Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection — Drinking Water Program Consumer Confidence Report Certif A. PWS Information Facility- the site at which the regulated activity occurs: City of Northampton 237 Prospect St. PWS Name Northampton Mass. City/Town The community water system named above hereby confirms that its Consumer Confidence Report(CCR)was distributed to each customer and/or appropriate notices of availability have been given in compliance with 310 CMR 22.16A. Further, the system certifies that the information contained in the report is correct and consistent with the compliance monitoring data previously submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. 1214000 PWS ID# David Sparks Name Superintendent Title 413 Mai e 5-7-2012 Date f Signature B. Public Notice Is this system using this CCR also as a Tier III Public Notice document? ❑ Yes El No C. For Systems Selling Water to Another Community Water System ❑ My system delivered the applicable information required at 310 CMR 22.16A(4), to the buying system(s) no later than April 1st of this year, or by the mutually agreed upon date specifically included in a written contract between the parties. D. Consumer Delivery Methods — Based on Population Served For systems serving less than 500 persons: (Choose#1 or#2) Date completed ❑ 1. My system used one or more of the following methods to notify customers that the CCR would not be mailed directly to them and is available to them upon request. (A copy of the notice is attached). ❑ Mail ❑ Door-to-door delivery ❑ Newspaper ❑ Posting notices Locations of posted notices ❑ 2. My system provided a copy of the CCR to each customer by one of the following methods: ❑ Published the report in a local newspaper(a copy of the published report is attached). ❑ Directly mailed or delivered a CCR to consumers. For systems serving between 500 and 9,999 persons: (Choose#1 or#2) Date completed ❑ 1.My system provided a copy of the CCR to each customer by publishing the full report in a newspaper(a copy of the published report is attached)and provided notice to consumers of this action by either: ❑ Publishing a notice of this in a local newspaper or ❑ Directly mailed or delivered a notice of this to consumers. ❑ 2. My system provided a copy of the CCR to each customer by direct mail or delivery. corcert.doc•Rev.2-11 Consumer Confidence Report Certification•Page 1 of 2 assDEP Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection — Drinking Water Program Consumer Confidence Report Certification D. Consumer Delivery Methods — Based on Population Served (cont'd.) For systems serving 10,000 or more persons: 5-7-2012 Date completed N My system provided a copy of the CCR to each customer by direct mail. ❑ My system provided a copy of the CCR to each customer by the following direct delivery methods (other than mail): List how it was delivered ❑ In addition to one of the delivery methods checked above, my system serves greater than 100,000 persons and as required has posted the CCR on a publicly accessible Internet site: Web address E. Good Faith Delivery Methods A minimum of three of the following were conducted in addition to the required delivery: N Posted CCR on a publicly accessible Internet site at the following address: www.northamptonma.gov/dpw/VVater/ Web address ❑ Mailed the CCR to all postal patrons within the service area (list of zip codes used is attached). Z Advertised availability of the CCR in the following news media(a copy of the announcement is attached): ❑ Radio N Newspaper ❑ Television/cable ❑ Published CCR in local newspaper(a copy of the published CCR is attached). N Posted the CCR in public places, including post office, town hall, and public library(a list of locations is attached). ❑ Delivered multiple copies to single bill addresses serving several persons i.e., apartments, businesses, and large private employers. ❑ Delivered to community organizations (A list of organizations is attached.) ❑ Post report or notice of availability in the lobby of apartment complexes. Other F. Mandatory Agency Delivery Requirements -For all systems N Delivered 1-copy of CCR and 1-copy of Certification Form to the local board of health. N Delivered 1-copy of CCR and 1-copy of Certification Form to MA Dept. of Public Health. 250 Washington St.; Boston,MA 02108 N Delivered 1-copy of CCR, 1-copy of Certification Form and 1-copy of ALL the attachments check-marked above to MassDEP Boston Office. 1 winter Sr, Boston, N Delivered 1-copy of CCR 1-copy of Certification Form and 1-copy of ALL the attachments check-marked above to the appropriate MassDEP regional office. ccrcert doc•Rev.2-11 5/14/2012 Date completed 5/14/2012 Date completed 5/14/2012 Date completed 5/14/2012 Date completed Consumer Confidence Report Cert ification•Page 2 of 2 NORTI-LIMPTON WATER DEPT P WS IDM: 1214000 INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PAGE 2 OF 2 Questions regarding this document,or other drinking water issues,should be directed to Dan Laprade at daniel.laprade(3 state.ma.us or 413-755-2289. Respectfully, �� .t4f- eajvvj Deirdre Cabral, Section Chief Drinking Water Program Bureau of Resource Protection Attachments: Sanitary Survey Report cc: Board of Health—Northampton Dave Sparks,Northampton Water Dept. 125 Locust St.,Northampton,MA 01060 Greg Nuttleman,Northampton Water Dept. Boston—DWP Dan Laprade,MassDEP WERO WERO File: adbrp\ws\cce-ss\dlaprade\northampton\northampton 5-2012d1 fnl.docx IEVAL L PATRICK lovernor IMOTHYP MURRAY ieurenant Governor Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy &Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection Western Regional Office•436 Dwight Street, Springfield MA 01103.413-784-1100 Mr.Edward Huntley,Director Northampton Dept. of Public Works 125 Locust Street Northampton,MA 01060 May 30,2012 Re: Northampton-DWP Northampton Water Dept PWS 1D#: 1214000 Sanitary Survey RICHARD K.SULLIVAN JR. Secretary KENNETH L.KIMMELL Commissioner Dear Mr.Huntley, On April 18,2012,Dan Laprade of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection(MassDEP), Drinking Water Program(DWP)conducted a Sanitary Survey of the Northampton Water Dept("NWD") public water system. A sanitary survey is an on-site review of the water sources.facilities, equipment, operation and maintenance of a public water system for the purpose of evaluating the system's ability to produce and distribute safe drinking water. During the course of the survey,MassDEP identified areas in which improvements in the administration,and operation and maintenance of the system could be made. MassDEP's evaluation of the water system,and the specific required and recommended actions,were discussed during a debriefing meeting with David Sparks and Greg Nuttleman. This report contains time sensitive requirements,which are summarized in the Compliance Plan Tables. Please review the items noted in the report and Compliance Plan Tables B and C, and return the signature page to MassDEP by June 30,2012. Specifically,MassDEP requires the following actions to remedy items noted in the inspection: The Audubon Road storage tank has an undersized overflow pipe. MassDEP requires that the next project to repair/repaint the tank include the installation of a properly sized overflow structure/pipe. A number of deficiencies were noted in the cross connection control program. MassDEP requires the following: • By June 30,2012 the NWD must begin providing written notification to owners of failed devices,noting that the failed devices must be repaired/replaced within 14 days. • By December 31,2012 the NWD must establish formal internal procedures to ensure that the NWD is notified of all facility plumbing changes/change of use. • By December 31,2012 the NWD must have up to date,and easily accessible records,of all facility surveys and device testing Fle Ironic File Location:To MVP Archive RTItO\Northampton-1214000-SS-2012-03-30 The signature on this cover letter indicates formal issuance of the attached dbcument. This information is available in alternate format.Call Michelle Waters-Ekanem,Diversity Director,at 617-292-5751.TDD#1-866-539-7622 or 1-617.574-6868 MassDEP Website:w•.re.mass govIdep Printed on Recycled Paper NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 PWS IDN: 1214000 Page 2 'NITER TREATMENT PLANT ELEVA ION:N (2MT) MIDCRON RD.TANK TOP ELEVATION SW )KIT.OM EIAVATIT'MS RV,V RT,SERVO[ 104.01(400 GAL CIP.ACITY ELEVATION EIS IMO VEST w tATTiv UM:IWO)* 24.0&J.900 GAL.CAPACITY ELEVATION VS (150.51 c!VD CLEAR WMI POINT OF ENTRY MOUNTAIN ST.RESERVOIR 3S OO.".00 GAL CAPACOR LLL'V.\TIOS 4.54 11406) a m_o LEEDS SYSTh GS.:'NE SYSTvM PUNT?STATION EL.Et'.\TION VII (C'L[Y CL SPING ST IN-NI'NED) Pia- CZ CLARK ST (PLANNED) WELL /IN TO NORR CITY OF NORTHAMPTON-WATER SYSTEM SCHEMATC CITY OF NORTHAMPTON EPARTER1 OF PLOLC WKS 10 LOOORS S SMUT MCC111•IP1E4 W 01010 SANITARY SURVEY REPORT Northampton Water Dept May 30, 2012 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The description of the water system remains essentially the same as reported within MassDEP's December 14,2009 sanitary survey report with minor changes. See diagram on page 2. General: The water supply system for the City of Northampton includes both groundwater and surface water sources. The surface water supply consists of three reservoirs: Frances P. Ryan(Ryan), West Whately, and Mountain Street. The City also maintains a fourth reservoir, the Roberts Meadow Reservoir, as an emergency source. The groundwater supply consists of the Clark Street Well(Well#1)and the Spring Street Well(Well #2). Surface Water Supplies The West Whately Reservoir operates as a diversion dam on West Brook with discharge to the Mountain Street Reservoir which is not located in the West Brook drainage basin. West Whately is an 18 million gallon reservoir constructed in 1906 in Whately (See Photo No. 1). West Whately Reservoir has a spillway elevation of 596 feet and an intake elevation of 582 feet. It is fed primarily by an upper tributary of West Brook. Source water originating from the West Whately Reservoir, flows cross-country through a 20" diameter transmission line that discharges to an open channel. The open channel stream is referred to locally as Borowski Brook and runs for approximately 4,000 feet adjacent to Mountain Street before discharging to the Mountain Street Reservoir (See Photo No. 2). According to the "Final Report To The City Of Northampton Analysis Of Reservoir", Metcalf& Eddy, October 1995, the safe yield of the West Whately Reservoir is 0272 mgd. Spillway overflow from West Whately enters West Brook and eventually the Mill River in Hatfield. Northampton recently repaired the reservoir drain valve and will be hiring Underwater Solutions to clean sludge from the gatehouse. Northampton is also planning to appropriate funding to make substantial improvements to the dams and dikes at all three reservoirs. The Mountain Street Reservoir is a 330 million gallon reservoir constructed in 1906 at the headwaters of Beaver Brook in Williamsburg with a spillway elevation of 459 feet and an intake elevation of 435 feet(See Photo No. 3). According to the 1995 study, the Mountain Street Reservoir has a safe yield of 0.632 mgd. Mountain Street Reservoir is fed by discharge from the West Whately reservoir and storm water runoff from the adjacent hillsides. A portion of the adjacent drainage area to the north of the reservoir is diverted around the reservoir by a system of dykes and a swamp drain. The swamp drain discharges south of the Mountain Street Reservoir dam via a pipe along the bottom of the reservoir. A wetland has developed in the swamp drain discharge area south of the reservoir. Discharge over the Mountain Street Reservoir spillway enters Beaver Brook and eventually flows to the Mill River in Northampton. Currently about 20% of Northampton's surface water comes from the Mountain Street Reservoir. Water from the Mountain Street Reservoir cannot feed the WTP by gravity and must be pumped using a pump station located next to the dam. The pump station is further described in the `Water Treatment" plant section of this report. New intake screens were installed in the gatehouse in 2011 and, like the West Whately Reservoir, Underwater Solutions with be cleaning the bottom of the gatehouse in 2012. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 A 500,000-gallon steel storage tank was constructed in Leeds. Water supply system plans involving the has never been used. Distribution: P W S ID#: 1214000 Page 4 in the 1980s adjacent to the Roberts Meadow Reservoir use of this tank changed after its installation. The tank Northampton reports a total of 12.3 miles of transmission water mains. There are two surface water transmission lines in addition to the 20-inch pipe connecting the West Whately and Mountain Street Reservoirs. The Mountain Street Reservoir transmission main is a 20-inch diameter cast iron cement lined pipe constructed in 1906 from the Mountain Street Reservoir in Williamsburg to the distribution network in Northampton. It travels approximately 4 miles along Beaver Brook to the chlorination house in Leeds. The Ryan Road Reservoir transmission math is a 24/36-inch diameter pipe constructed in 1994. The 24-inch diameter section is located between the Ryan Road Reservoir and the Ryan Pressure Reducing Chamber. The 36-inch diameter pipe extends along Mountain Street and Route 9 from this junction to the Northampton distribution network. Treated water that leaves the clearwell of the WTP and passes through pressure reducing valves located in a below grade pit adjacent to the dike of the Mountain Street reservoir (See Photo No. 8). These pressure reducing valves serve to minimize the potential for high pressure transmission line breaks as the main travels cross country through the wet areas along Beaver Brook. Enroute to the Northampton distribution system, the 20-inch Mountain Street and 36-inch Ryan transmission mains cross at several locations and run parallel along a 4,000 foot section of Route 9 adjacent to Beaver Brook. The two maths have several interconnections to provide redundancy in transmission from the WTP. The interconnecting valves are normally closed to maintain independent flow within each main. Each main passes through a pressure reducing valve at the Beaver Brook Pressure Reducing Chamber located at the Route 9/Beaver Brook crossing and installed in 1995. The pressure reducing valves in this chamber help equalize flows through the two transmission mains into the City. Twice a year the valves are serviced by an outside contractor. The 2007/2008 addition of the Northampton WTP to the system altered the path and operation of the Mountain Street and Ryan Road Reservoir transmission mains. The transmission main from the West Whately Reservoir to Borowski Brook was not changed. The Mountain Street transmission line was intercepted by a new pumping station (the Mountain Street Pump Station). The pumping station transfers Mountain Street Reservoir water to the WTP(See pump station description in WTP section). The remainder of the Mountain Street transmission main has been connected to the discharge from the WTP and conveys treated water to the Leeds Pump Station. The Ryan transmission line was intercepted by the WTP influent and discharge lines along Mountain Street between the WTP and the Mountain Street Reservoir. All three reservoirs have been physically separated from the Northampton distribution system by the WTP. The Northampton distribution system consists of approximately 156 miles of water mains ranging in size from 4 to 24 inches in diameter. Based on the 2011 Annual Statistical Report, there are a total of 8,667 metered service connections on the distribution system. Treatment: Northampton first treated the water supply with a chlorination station near the Leeds Pump Station and Audubon Road Tank. In 1993 and 1994, chlorination stations were constructed along the Ryan Road and Mountain Street Reservoir transmission mains (Chlorination Stations #1 and #2 respectively). These two (originally temporary)stations were upgraded to improve safety and ease of operation in 1997. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT PWS ID#: 1214000 INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 Page 3 The Ryan Reservoir is a 720 million gallon reservoir constructed in 1971 on Avery Brook north of and adjacent to the West Whately Reservoir (See Photo No. 4). It was originally designed and operated to provide additional storage for the West Whately/Mountain Street system. In the mid-1990's it was modified to operate as an independent water source. It is currently the primary source of raw water for the WTP. The reservoir is fed by Avery Brook and other unnamed streams. The spillway has an elevation of 675 feet and the overflow discharges to West Whately Reservoir. There are three different intake levels in the gatehouse and normally the middle intake is used. This intake is located at an elevation of approximately 630 feet. According to the 1995 study, the safe yield of the Ryan Reservoir is 2.616 million gallons per day (mgd). The combined watershed for the Ryan and West Whately reservoirs extends from Whately into the towns of Williamsburg and Conway. The MassDEP notes that the October 1995 study contains an additional 1.523 mgd yield from a combination of the Ryan, West Whately, and Mountain Street Reservoirs. The approved cumulative safe yield for the Ryan,West Whately,and Mountain Street Reservoirs is 5.043 mgd. Groundwater Supplies Northampton currently operates two groundwater wells to supplement the surface water sources. Both wells were installed in gravel deposits in the 1950s and are equipped with vertical turbine pumps housed in pumping stations. The Clark Street Well#1 is finished at 85 feet in depth and is equipped with a 75 hp motor and is capable of producing 1 MGD (See Photo No. 5). The Spring Street Well #2 is finished at 88 feet in depth and is equipped with a 60 hp motor and is capable of producing about 0.8 MGD. Substantial upgrades were recently completed at both wells. These upgrades included: well cleaning and redevelopment, installation of a valve control and meter pit,complete electrical panel upgrades,new controls and alarms, and sodium hypochlorite injection equipment(See Photo No. 6). Previously the wells were ran off of a timer,but can now be controlled locally or remotely. The wells will automatically shut down once the discharge pressure reaches 90 psi which equates to 120 psi in the downtown area. Currently neither well house is equipped with emergency power. Both well stations are checked daily regardless of whether or not they are being used. Storage: In addition to the 4 MG of storage at the WTP clearwell,there is a single distribution storage tank in use. The Audubon Road storage tank is a steel elevated tank with a volume of 200,000 gallons that was constructed in 1935 on Audubon Road in Leeds(See Photo No. 7). A thorough inspection of the interior and exterior of the tank was conducted in the Fall of 2006 and no significant deficiencies were found. A pump station located on Main Street in Leeds (referred to as the Leeds Pumping Station) transfers water to the Audubon Road storage tank, creating a high pressure zone for the Leeds service area. The pump station consists of two centrifugal pumps and one variable drive frequency centrifugal pump. The main pumps are controlled by the water level in the storage tank. The pumps come on at 16 feet,shut off at 18.5 feet and the overflow alarm is set at 20 feet. A 50 KW generator was installed outside the pump station in 2007. The generator is exercised automatically on a weekly basis. After a new subdivision was constructed, controls were put into the pump station so that if the pressure drops below 80 psi,and the tank is full,the variable speed pump will operate to maintain distribution system pressure. The following additional storage tanks located on the system are not in use: The Turkey Hill Road storage tank is a ground level steel tank constructed off of Turkey Hill Road in Florence in 1987. The tank was taken off line in 1995 when the Ryan Reservoir transmission main was activated. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 Page 6 P WS De: 1214000 Source Water Conveyance and Flow Measurement Water from the Mountain Street Reservoir is pumped to the WTP via a new pump station and a 20-inch transmission main (See Photo No. 11). The Mountain Street Pump Station consists of three 12-inch 200 HP horizontal double suction pumps. The pumps have manual and automatically controlled variable speed drives with a maximum rating of 3,400 gpm. The pump station includes provisions for connection to a portable emergency generator. Flow from the Mountain Street Reservoir is measured by a venturi flow meter located at the lift station. Mountain Street flow data is transmitted to and displayed at the WTP. Water from the Ryan Reservoir flows through a 24-inch diameter main by gravity into the WTP and/or Mountain Street Reservoir. Normally, 100 percent of the Ryan Reservoir flow is directed to the WTP. Flow from the Ryan Reservoir is measured by a 20-inch magnetic flow meter located in the basement of the WTP upstream of the junction with the Mountain Street Pump Station discharge. Total flow into the WTP is calculated as the sum of the Ryan Reservoir magnetic meter and Mountain Street Lift Station venturi meter flow rates. Chemical Addition: The Northampton WTP has operational provisions for feeding five different chemicals at a number of locations along the treatment process. These systems provide iron and manganese removal, raw water coagulation,pH stabilization corrosion control,and disinfection. The type and location of each chemical feed system,the purpose for the chemical,and the current status of use are summarized in the following table: Chemical Supply Type Application Point Purpose Status Potassium Permanganate Aluminum Sulfate (Alum) Dry Raw Water prior to WTP at Chemical Manholes Concentrated Liquid Raw Water in WTP prior to Static Mixer Oxidizer to aid iron/manganese removal, taste or odor problems Not currently used Coagulant for removal of non-settable solids Used Coagulant Aid Polymer Superfloc C572 Dry or Liquid Raw Water in WTP prior to Static Mixer Troubleshooting and correction of Coagulation Used problems Sodium Carbonate Dry Raw Water in WTP prior to Static Mixer Finished Water Stabilize alkalinity and facilitate the Precipitation Not currently of solids in the adsorption used clarifier Increase alkalinity as needed for Corrosion Used Protection Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrated Liquid Raw Water in WTP Pretreatment -special prior to Static problematic conditions Mixer only Filtered Water prior to Chlorine Primary Disinfection Used Contact Not normally used NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE APRIL 18,2012 The results of the lead and copper monitoring conducted July 1 and December 31, 1992 in Northampton indicated that concentrations in the distribution system were above the action levels requiring treatment for corrosion control. In 1999/2000,the Corrosion Control facility was installed along Route 9 upstream of the Beaver Brook crossing. Together,the chlorination and corrosion control systems maintained adequate water quality in the distribution system. In 2006, monitoring detected concentrations of chlorination byproducts above regulatory action levels. The new WTP placed on line in January 2008 provides filtration, corrosion control, and disinfection. The following discussion describes the current status of all of the treatment systems serving the Northampton water supply. Distribution System Disinfection The chlorination station located on Water Street in Leeds formerly provided booster chlorination to water conveyed in the 20-inch Mountain Street transmission main. Although daily chlorine residual, pH, temperature, color, and turbidity monitoring continues at the facility, the Leeds Chlorination Station has not been used as a point of chemical application since the WTP was placed on line. The gas chlorine cylinders have been removed. Chlorination Stations#1 and#2 on the Ryan and Mountain Street transmission mains respectively have also not been operated since the completion of the WTP (See Photo No. 9). The Chlorination Station#2 building and injection point are to be maintained for emergency use. If needed, a temporary connection from the Mountain Street Reservoir to the Mountain Street transmission main can be made upstream of Chlorination Station#2(by inserting a spool piece)and chemicals can be added for disinfection or other purposes. P W S ID#: 1214000 Page 5 Corrosion Control Facility The Corrosion Control Facility was constructed in 1999 and placed on line in February 2000. Up until the new WTP went on line, the Corrosion Control Facility was used to inject both sodium hydroxide (pH adjustment) and liquid zinc orthophosphate (corrosion inhibitor) into the 20-inch and 36-inch water source transmission lines. Sodium hydroxide is now injected up at the new WTP and only zinc orthophosphate continues to be injected at the Corrosion Control Facility. Northampton Water Treatment Plant(WTP) The Northampton WTP is located in Whately on the west side of Mountain Street at the south end of the Mountain Street Reservoir. The WTP receives and treats water from the Ryan and Mountain Street Reservoirs. It is designed for a peak delivery of 6.5 mgd that includes 0.6 mgd for filter backwash. The minimum and average design flows are 1.5 and 4.2 mgd respectively. The treatment processes included at the facility include chemical addition and mixing,clarification, filtration,pH adjustment,and disinfection. Chemical addition, clarification, filtration, and system control functions take place inside the main building. Combination disinfection retention and finished water storage are provided by the 4-million gallon chlorination contact tank/clearwell installed below ground adjacent to the main building. Wastewater generated by the treatment processes is also managed at the WTP site by means of an equalization basin and parallel settling/drying lagoons (See Photo No. 10). The southernmost lagoon has been cleaned once since the WTP went on line and the City has filed to have a`Beneficial Use Determination" or BUD to have the material used as cover on the City's landfill. Finished water flows by gravity from the clearwell to the Northampton distribution system. The general purpose and operation of key processes are summarized as follows: NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 8 at the discharge from the tank. Additional chlorine can be added at the discharge if needed. Sodium hypochlorite can also be injected upstream of the clarifier or to the backwash water for the filters if needed for periodic maintenance of these treatment units. Additional/Future Treatment: Provisions for future additional chemical addition include piping taps for the addition of fluoride to the filtered water and for the addition of coagulant polymer upstream of the lagoons to aid in solids separation. Connections are also provided for the future addition of ozonation and ultra-violet disinfection processes. Northampton is also considering relocating the orthophosphate injection equipment from the Corrosion Control Building on Route 9 to the WTP. l catment Plants and Components WTP ID WTP Name Class Treatment Description L1214000-04T Corrosion Control Facility II-T Orthophosphate Inhibitor 1214000-08T Northampton WTP 11I-1 Coagulation, Clarification, Filtration, Disinfection and pH Adjustment T'urQ t T l catment Plants and Components NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 7 Tank/Clearwell Finished Water Filter Backwash Water Additional disinfection Not currently boost used Periodic intense filter Not normally cleaning used Clarification: Clarification is achieved by flocculating and filtering solids in the raw water supply. After the thorough incorporation of alum and polymer through the static mixer,the chemically treated water flows by gravity to the Triton"' Adsorption Clarifiers. These three prefabricated units are high rate upflow clarifiers that remove flocculated solids by adsorption to the buoyant plastic clarifier media. The units operate on staggered timers and/or pressure sensors that indicate when the media is loaded with solids. Solids are removed by backwashing the clarifier media with compressed air. Backwashing occurs automatically every 6 hours and only one of the three units is backwashed at a time. Once the solids have been separated from the media, influent to the unit resumes. Automatic mechanized valves are used to direct the slurry to the equalization basin and drying lagoons as influent is flushed through the clarifier to waste for a set period of time. The valves then reset to pass influent through the clarification units to the filters. Filtration: Clarified water is polished through four high rate deep bed granular activated carbon filters. The media provides both filtration and adsorption to remove any flocculation carry, reduce turbidity, and correct potential taste/odor problems. Each of the four filters functions independently of the others with pressure automated valves that maintain a constant head over the filter. Backwashing is staggered and is initiated by manual timers (72 hrs), turbidity breakthrough (0.3 NTU), and/or head loss (6 ft)—whichever comes first. Each unit is equipped with a turbidity meter. The normal automated backwash cycle includes a mixed compressed air/low water wash followed by a high water wash. First the unit to be backwashed is isolated and allowed to drain to the chlorine contact tanldclearwell until the water level extends only 2 to 6 inches above the media bed. Compressed air and washwater are then added until the water level approaches the washwater inlets. The air and washwater are then turned off to allow the media to settle. Washwater is then flushed through the filter maintaining the higher water level for approximately 15 minutes. Washwater for this process is pumped from the chlorine contact tank/clearwell. During backwashing, spent washwater flows by gravity to the equalization tank and drying lagoons. Other options for backwash operation include rapid filter draining (direct release to equalization basin/lagoons rather than infiltration through filter media to the contact tank/elearwell), backwashing the filters without the air addition, and/or omitting the filter-to-waste step and placing the filter in service directly after a high rate wash. Disinfection: Primary disinfection is provided by the addition of sodium hypochlorite to the clarified and filtered water. The rate of sodium hypochlorite addition is proportional to the flow from the filters. Primary disinfection takes place in the 4 million gallon chlorine contact tank/clear well prior to the water entering the distribution system. A minimum water level must be maintained in the tank to provide adequate time for the chlorine to neutralize pathogens. Chlorine is consumed in the process. A residual chlorine concentration is needed to carry out disinfection in the distribution system. Residual chlorine concentration is monitored continuously NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 Photo No. 4 Ryan Reservo Photo No. 5. Clark Stre PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 10 flow control and metering ph in the front of the building. Photo No.6. 60 horsepower motor and chlorine analyzer for Spring St. well. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT Page 9 INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 Inspection Photos PW s ID#: 1214000 Photo No.2. Borowski Brook Beginning of open channel flow from West Whately Reservoir to Mountain Street Reservoir. Photo No.3 Mountain Street Reservoir. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 8.2012 Photo No. 10. Sludge lagoons at WTP. 'Igts: his 4:121i" Photo No. 11. Raw water pumping station for the Mountain Street Reservoir. PWSIDt4: 1214000 Page 12 NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 Photo No.7. 200,000 gallon Audubon Rd. storage tank. Photo No. 8. Mountain Street pressure reducing station. PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 11 Photo No.9 Old Mountain Street and Ryan Reservoir gas chlorination stations. One building has been converted to provide emergency chlorination of the Mountain Street Reservoir using liquid sodium hypochlorite. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 Operator Name Greg Nuttleman Dean Downer Grade 3T License N 11444/12079 Primary Distribution Rebecca Smith Scott Ingram Douglas Ducharme John Kokosa Todd Cromack Peter Tobin 2T OIT 2T OIT 2T O1T 4T OIT/2T 2D 2D 22715/22730 22426 20340 8102 11722/11378 11227/11226/ 8113 J X Primary Treatment X PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 14 Secondary Distribution X Secondar Treatmen X X X X 4D OIT X J The WTP is staffed 7 days/week, 8 hrs/day from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Normally there are at least two certified operators at the plant during the week, and may be one operator on weekends/holidays. During unstaffed periods, all alarms are dialed out to a prioritized listing of licensed operators. Operators can remotely identify the alarm condition, but must report to the WTP to address the alarm. MassDEP has determined that the NWD meets the Certified Operator requirements. The NWD must notify MassDEP whenever there is change in operator staffing. Emergency Response Plan During the survey, MassDEP observed that NWD maintains its emergency response plan in a readily available location as required by the regulations at 310 CMR 22.04(13)(a). During the survey it was determined that NWD had emergencies that required implementing its emergency response plan. Consumer Confidence Report: All Community Water Systems must prepare an annual Consumer Confidence Report(CCR)as specified in 310 CMR 22.16A. The CCR must be completed and delivered to consumers by July 1 of each year. MassDEP will complete CCR reviews on a selected number of systems each year. if the NWD system is selected for review,NWD will receive a copy of a CCR compliance checklist,along with any enforcement, if applicable, by December 31, 2012. MassDEP has prepared Source Water Assessment Reports for all Public Water Systems. Each system must include in the CCR Report, notification to customers of the availability of the report and the means to obtain it. SECTION 2: OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MassDEP notes that the NWD has a comprehensive Operation and Maintenance program for all facilities. MassDEP recommends that the plan be reviewed yearly to assure that all improvements or changes are added or changed in the plan. Periodic updating of the maintenance plan,and distribution system map should also be included in the CIP as projects from the plan are completed. The NWD flushes its water distribution system I time per year. MassDEP recommends that samples for coliform bacteria be collected during the periodic flushing events to assure that system disruption does not result in bacteria problems. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 SANITARY SURVEY REPORT Northampton Water Dept May 30, 2012 FINDINGS PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 13 SECTION I. ADMINISTRATION,MANAGEMENT,AND STAFFING Administration and Finance: The Northampton Water Department(NWD)currently charges $4.95 per 100 cubic feet of metered water. This is an increase of roughly 9%over the previous year and another increase of roughly 10% is planned for next year. The following is a summary of some of the projected capital improvement projects that will require funding over the next several years: Norse St.Water Main Replacement—2,000ft of 8" North King St.Water Main Replacement-1,500 ft of 8" Upgrades and Repairs to Reservoir Dams,Dikes and Spillways(approximately$7M) Replacement of carbon media at WTP There are also ongoing discussion about providing emergency power for the two wells and the Mountain Street Pumping Station. Capacity: "Capacity" refers to the ability of a public water system to assess,achieve,and maintain financial, managerial and technical compliance with applicable federal and state drinking water standards for the foreseeable future by demonstrating effective controls in all these areas. After conducting the sanitary survey and reviewing its managerial and financial status,MassDEP has determined that the NWD has Adequate Capacity. System Classification: NWD is classified as a Community(COM)public water system (PWS)because the facility regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. MassDEP has reviewed the classification status of the NWD distribution system and has determined that the distribution system should be rated as a Class III-D system because it serves a population of 27,244 residents. The Corrosion Control Facility on Route 9 is rated as a Class II-T and the WTP is rated as a Class III-T. The following table lists the personnel employed by the NWD for operation of its treatment and distribution systems: NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 16 • There is a good master list of device testing, but not for facilities surveyed. • Notification of a new facility, or a renovation of a facility, usually is relayed to Tom McCarthy or Dave Sparks from the plumbing or building inspector. However,the method of notification does not appear to be a formal process and,as such,some needed surveys, may be missed. • If a device fails a test the owner is notified verbally and follow-up repairs and retesting may lapse beyond the required time periods. As a result of these finding MassDEP requires that the NWD make improvements in several areas of the Cross Connection Program. Specifically: • By June 30, 2012 the NWD must develop procedures to notify facility owners of any failed cross connection device in writing. The notice must state that they have 14 days to repair or replace the device(310 CMR 22.22(13)(b)). The NWD most enforce the requirement to repair and/or replace,and retest,the device. Copies of the notice,and any follow-up correspondence, must be kept on record by the NWD and be made available to MassDEP upon request. • By December 31,2012 the NWD must establish formal internal procedures to ensure that the NWD is notified of all facility plumbing changes/change of use. • By December 31, 2012 the NWD must have up to date, and easily accessible records, of all facility surveys and device testing. MassDEP requires these improvements to the Cross Connection Program to be fully implemented by December 31,2012. SECTION 5: WATER QUANTITY No water quantity issues were identified during the Sanitary Survey inspection. The average daily withdrawal for NWD was 3,230,000 gallons per day based on the 2011 Annual Statistical Report. MassDEP issues two types of approvals, for water withdrawals in excess of 100,000 gallons per day, WMA registrations and permits. Water Management Act withdrawal registrations are based on a system's water withdrawal from 1981 to 1985 and are reviewed for renewal every 10 years. The NWD WMA registration was last reviewed and renewed in 2008. MassDEP reviews WMA permits every five years. WMA registration and permit volumes are additive. The permit volume is authorized for withdrawals above any withdrawal volume registered to the PWS. The NWD authorized WMA registration and/or permit volume(s)are as follows: Registered Withdrawal Volume: Permitted Withdrawal Volume: 3.96 mgd Total Approved Withdrawal Volume: 0.81 mgd 4.77 mgd Actual System Withdrawal based on the 2011Annual Statistics Report: 3_23 mgd NWD is therefore in compliance with the WMA water withdrawal volume requirements. WMA conservation standards have been created to insure water withdrawn from the State's water resources goes to supply the water system demand, not to waste or uses that are unaccounted for. Water Management Act residential water conservation goals are 65 gallons per person per day. Based on the data from 2010 the NWD residential use is 68 gallons per person per day. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 15 NWD is in compliance with MassDEP requirement that all Community PWSs have redundant sources, capable of supplying system demand with the highest capacity source off-line,or maintain two days available storage capacity. NWD has a storage capacity of 4.2 million gallons and an average daily demand of 3.062 million gallons per day. SECTION 3: TREATMENT MassDEP notes that both wells have been equipped with chlorination injection and monitoring equipment that satisfies the requirements of the Groundwater Rule. However,the inline chlorine analyzer does not currently measure the residual at the location necessary to accurately calculate the required contact time for virus inactivation(prior to first customer) Therefore,unless the residual is monitored at another downstream location,the contact time calculation can only include that portion of pipe where the chlorine residual is being monitored. During the inspection MassDEP noted the following: • NWD has chemical injection ports at its storage tank so that the tank can be disinfected. • NWD has an Operations and Maintenance manual available for its treatment processes. The manufacturer's reference material for the treatment units was available at the time of the survey. • NWD is complying with all permit conditions for its treatment plant peraiio activities. • NWD maintains adequate logs of its chemical feed,alarm, and control • NWD has written procedures for testing its chemical feed systems, alarms, and controls. SECTION 4: DISTRIBUTION STORAGE AND PUMPING FACILITIES During the survey, MassDEP noted that the NWD makes daily rounds at all facilities and keep logs at each location. During the inspection MassDEP notes that the overflow pipe for the Audubon Rd.tank was plugged at the screened outlet and that the outlet to the drain pipe could not be located and determined to be equipped with a screen. Subsequent to the inspection the NWD cleaned the overflow outlet and cleared the area around the drain outlet. The drain was confirmed to be equipped with a screen. MassDEP notes that the 2 inch overflow pipe on the Audubon Rd.tank is undersized and inadequate to properly overflow water in the event that the water level control fails. MassDEP requires that,during the next capital project to repair or repaint the tank that the project include the installation of a properly sized overflow structure/Pipe. The NWD must notify MassDEP once this work has been completed. MassDEP notes that the NWD is proactive in maintaining compliance with MassDEP's recent"Asbestos Cement Pipe Guidance Document" (June 2011). The NWD routinely has its distribution system staff trained by attending the 8 hour OSHA Class I1 Asbestos Training course. A review of the cross connection program was completed during the inspection. Currently Mr.Tom McCarthy is hired by the NWD to conduct all facility surveys and device testing. Mr.McCarthy utilizes the TokayTM computer software to track all such surveys and device testing. After reviewing the NWD cross connection program,MassDEP notes the following: • A number of facilities have not been resurveyed in over 10 years, and some of these may have had type of use changes,or plumbing changes. NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 18 registered Public Water System. The new WQSS reflects the baseline sampling required to satisfy the water quality requirements and baseline sampling for monitoring waivers. The new schedules reflect updates and clarifications to the monitoring requirements that include the following: • Asbestos monitoring in the distribution system is required of Community and Non-transient Non- community systems that have asbestos-cement or asbestos-cement vinyl-lined pipe. See htt ://www.mass.•ov/de./water/drinkin_ leadothe.htm#asbestos. • Perchloroethylene(aka tetrachloroethylene)monitoring in the distribution system is also required of Community and Non-transient Non-community systems that have asbestos-cement vinyl-lined pipe. • The new schedules reflect the requirements of the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproduct Rule(DBPR). Beginning in the 4th quarter of 2013 the NWD will need to monitor two distribution system sites in the specified month and week. See the WQSS for details on DBPR monitoring. The Stage 2 DBPR does not change the MCL for total trihalomethanes(TTHMs)or haloacetic acids (I-IAA's). The MCL for TTLIMs remains at 80 ppb, and for HAA is 60 ppb. However, compliance under the Stage 2 rule will be determined by using the running annual average at each sampling location instead of averaging the results from all sampling sites as one done under the Stage 1 rule. Monitoring Waivers Monitoring waiver applications have been mailed to all Public Water Systems. Those systems applying for and receiving monitoring waivers will be mailed an updated schedule with the waiver decision. As a reminder, monitoring waivers for Inorganic Chemicals (IOCs) do not include sodium, and arsenic will be evaluated separately from the other lOCs. Radiological Monitoring Monitoring waivers will not be granted for radiological monitoring. Monitoring frequencies for radionuclides are pre-determined by the Standardized Monitoring Framework and have been incorporated into the WQSS by MassDEP/DWP/WERO. These frequencies are based on either the grandfathered results of samples collected before December 8,2003 or from results collected since that date. Lead and Copper A review of MassDEP records indicates that NWD has been approved for reduced Lead and Copper monitoring to 30 samples every three years. NWD is required to collect the next round of 30 samples during the period between June and September of 2012. The following tips may be useful in complying with the Lead and Copper regulations in the future: • All samples must be collected within the required time frame. Late sample data submitted will not be accepted. Once a sample bottle has been accepted by the water system and delivered to the laboratory, the results cannot be invalidated due to sampling practices. • NWD must collect 2 samples (kitchen and bubbler) from two schools served by the water system during each sampling round. School results are not included in the 90th percentile calculation. Samples from schools are to be 250 milliliters in volume, not 1 liter. SORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 The WMA unaccounted for water("UAW")water conservation goal is 10%. The 2010 UAW was calculated as being 16%. SECTION 6. WATER UALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING MassDEP reviewed the 2010. NWD is required rto collect water quality samples according to hat schedule. dated December 1, Bacteriological Monitoring The required number of total coliform samples is based primarily on population and system characteristics. If the NWD population changes such that it exceeds or falls below a threshold listed in Table I of 310 CMR 22.05, NWD must contact the MassDEP regional office to update its Coliform Monitoring Plan. System characteristics such as storage,treatment facilities,source water quality,and the number of sources also affect the total number of required coliform sampling locations. For those systems that treat the source water, the Coliform Monitoring Plan must include an additional sample collected from the raw water source(s)under 310 CMR 22.05(1)(a). MassDEP reviewed the current Coliform Bacteria Sample Plan dated January 26, 2011. The schedule was determined to satisfy the following criteria from the regulations at 310 CMR 22.05 (1): o Site(s)representative of the water throughout the distribution system: Chartpak#1 River Road(002),Look Park 300 North Main Street(003), Florence Fire Station 69 Maple Street (004),Cooley Dickinson Hospital 30 Locust Street(005), 15 West Farms Rd (006), Northampton State Hospital Prince Street(007),City Hall 210 Main St(008),Clarke School Hubbard Hall(009), Water Department 237 Prospect ST(010),Clarion Hotel 23 Atwood Dr (011), State Police Barracks 555 King St(013), Burger King Restaurant 344 King St(014), Rollands Motor Works 504 Easthampton Rd(015),355 Bridge St(016),Minute Maid Corp 45 Industrial Dr(017),Northampton Nursing Home 737 Bridge Rd(018),Hampshire Co Jail 205 Rocky Hill Rd(019) o Site(s) representative of raw water prior to treatment: Ryan Reservoir,Mountain Street Reservoir o Site(s)representative of treated water: Entry Point(001) o Site(s) representative of storage: Audubon Road Tank(020) In December 2011 a triggered Ground Water Rule sample from the Spring St. Well (Well No. 2) tested positive for enterococcus which is an indicator of fecal contamination. The required five follow-up sampling was negative for enterococcus. The NWD was required to conduct a Tier 1 Public Notification of the initial enterococci sample result and also included o itcedeve the NWD was recent the Confidence Report (310 CMR 22.16(A)). process of installing permanent disinfection equipment at both wells in order to provide 4 log inactivation of viruses as required by the Ground Water Rule (See "Groundwater Supplies" section of System Description) Chemical Monitoring The current monitoring period for 2011-2013 represents the first period of a 9-year monitoring cycle. All existing monitoring waivers expired at the end of 2010. During 2011, all Public Water Systems were required to conduct baseline monitoring which assisted MassDEP/DWP in evaluating monitoring waiver applications. The Water Quality Sample Schedule (WQSS) for 2011-2013 has been mailed to each PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 17 NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS iD#: 1214000 Page 20 line at http://www.mass.gov/dap/water/laws/regulati.htmitchems); 8. Potential or imminent threat of an overfeed of an approved drinking water treatment chemical into the system; 9. An act of vandalism or sabotage that has the potential to impact or impacts water quality or the quantity of water available to the system. 10. A shortage or lack of resources that could affect the operations of the system, such as: a. Staffing shortages: b. Receipt of notice from a power utility of lengthy power outages;or c. Imminent depletion of treatment chemical inventory; and 11. Any other failure of part or all of the water supply system due to equipment failure,human acts(deliberate or accidental)or natural or human made disasters. These requirements are described in sections 310 CMR 22.04(13)of the Regulations. Section 310 CMR 22.15(9)of the regulations incorporates 2-hour and 24-hour emergency notification requirements to both MassDEP and the Board of Health, for specified emergency. Within 30-days of a reportable emergency, the water supplier must complete an Emergency Response Report and submit a copy of that Report to MassDEP for Level 111, Level IV or Level V emergencies,Cross Connection incidents, and any of the emergency incidents listed in Items 41 through#11 above. Every public water supplier was required to submit an Emergency Response(ERP)Compliance Checklist to MassDEP by December 31, 2009. UIC Issues The Underground Injection Control (UIC)Program regulates discharges to the ground via Class V wells such as dry wells, septic systems tied to industrial processes, leaching catch basins and other subsurface leaching systems. The UIC Regulations list authorized activities in 310 CMR 27.05, including heat exchanger return water, non-contact cooling water, storm water drainage, waste fluids other than sanitary waste, aquifer recharge wells, and salt water barrier intrusion wells. Prohibited activities are listed in 310 CMR 27.04, and generally, include the introduction of fluid containing any pollutant that would likely cause a violation of the Massachusetts Drinking Water Regulations, the groundwater discharge standards listed in 314 CMR 5.10 or adversely affect the health of persons. One common unpennitted UIC application is for floor drains in a boiler room piped to a drywell or septic systems in facilities that are unsewered. Contact Richard Larson at(413)755-2207 if the PWS source area has any unregistered UICs. Radionuclides Rule This rule applies to community water systems of all sizes and is currently in effect. This rule retains the existing MCLs for combined radium-226 and radium-228,and gross alpha particle radioactivity, and specifies an MCL of 30 ug/L for uranium. Please refer to the NWD Water Quality Sampling Schedule for specific testing requirements. Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule(LTIESWTR) This rule applies to all public water systems that use surface water or ground water under the direct influence of surface water and serve less than 10,000 people and was made effective on January 14, 2005. This rule adds requirements for control of Cryptosporidiuni and sets a MCLG of zero for this pathogen. Systems must achieve at least a 2-log removal of Cryptosporidiunr, which is demonstrated by meeting new effluent turbidity limits specified below. Systems are still required to meet a 3-log IORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT NSPECTION DATE: APRIL 18,2012 iECTION 7: SOURCE AND SOURCE PROTECTION the protection of a groundwater recharge area is critical to maintaining a safe and ample supply of water :o the NWD customers. Protection zones become more critical to water quality, and the activities within the zone more restrictive,as the wellhead is approached. Zone 1 is the most vulnerable and restrictive protection zone around a well. Depending upon pumping volume,a Zone I ranges from a radius of 100 to 400 feet around the wellhead. The Regulations at 310 CMR 22.21 (3) specify that only activities that are directly related to the water system and/or non-threatening to water quality occur within this zone. Zone I should be owned or controlled by the water supplier. The Zone II or Interim Wellhead Protection Area (IWPA)encompasses a larger area around a wellhead. Zone Its are established using pumping test observations and groundwater modeling to estimate the contributing area to a groundwater source. Table 2 lists the two groundwater sources for the NWD and the dimensions of their wellhead protection zones. PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 19 Suffix 01G 02G Table 2: Wellhead Protection Zones The NWD system is currently in compliance with Zone I requirements. Any modifications to the Zone I or activities within are subject to MassDEP approval. The NWD maintains 4 surface water sources: Mountain Street Reservoir(Source ID#1214000-01S), Ryan Reservoir(03S)and West Whately Reservoir(04S). Much of the source watershed is located in the Town of Whately. The NWD has a MassDEP-approved source water protection plan and has received an additional '/-log credit for disinfection and,as such, is inspected every other year by MassDEP. The last MassDEP watershed inspection was conducted on October 27,2010 and the report was issued February 1, 2011. The watershed inspection report includes a number of source protection recommendations and requirements. SECTION 8: CURRENT AND FUTURE REGULATORY RE I UDREMENTS Emergency Plans,Response and Reporting Requirements: On May 2, 2008, MassDEP issued revised regulations regarding emergency plans,response and reporting requirements. As of that date,Public Water Systems were required to have prepared an Emergency Response Plan,which includes appropriate response actions to potential or actual emergencies, including but not limited to: 1. Loss of water supply from a source; 2. Loss of water supply due to major component failure; 3. Damage to power supply equipment or loss of power; 4. Contamination of water in the distribution system from backflow or other causes; 5. Collapse of a reservoir,reservoir roof, or pump house structure; 6. Break in a transmission or distribution line that could result in a loss of service to customers for more than four hours; 7. Potential or imminent threat of chemical or microbiological contamination of the water supply over limits specified by MassDEP's Office of Research and Standards' as set forth in the Standards and Guidelines for Contaminants in Massachusetts Drinking Waters. (available on- Source Name Wellhead Protection Rate Zone I(ft.) GP WELL 1 GP WELL 2 NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 22 groundwater source, regardless of population,the fecal indicator is ecoli. If a source sample is collected on the same day as a distribution system sample, and the distribution system sample is total coliform positive,then the source sample can be used to satisfy the triggered monitoring component of the GWR,and consequently the fecal indicator is ecoli. 4. Any GWS with significant deficiencies or source sampling indicating fecal contamination must take corrective action including using altemative sources of water,correcting and removing the source of contamination,or providing 4-log removal of viruses. 5. The rule specifies that nanofiltration, certain types of microfiltration, chemical disinfection using chlorine or ozone will provide 4-log removal of viruses when used in stand-alone applications. 6. The rule does not specify that ultraviolet(UV)disinfection can be used in a stand-alone application to achieve 4-log removal of viruses. 7. GWSs that install a treatment technique to comply with the GWR are required to conduct" compliance monitoring"that verifies the effectiveness of their virus removal. GWSs that employ a treatment technique and serve greater than 3,300 persons must install continuous chlorine monitoring at or before the first customer. GWSs that employ a treatment technique and serve 3,300 persons or less are required to monitor their process once per day at or before the first customer. The text of the Rule regulations is available on-line at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/disinfection/gwr/. Proposed Radon Rule This rule was proposed by EPA on November 2, 1999. As proposed, this rule will apply to community water systems that use groundwater or mixed ground and surface water. The rule specifies an MCL of radon of 300 pCi/L and proposes an alternative MCL of 4,000 pCi/L if the State, or local community, develops a multimedia mitigation(M4)program to mitigate overall radon levels in indoor air. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule(LT2ESWTR) EPA published the LT2ESWTR on January 5,2006,which will reduce illness linked with the contaminant Cryptosporidium and other pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water. Under this rule, systems will monitor their water sources to determine treatment requirements. This monitoring includes an initial two years of monthly sampling for Cryptosporidium. To reduce monitoring costs,small filtered water systems (those serving under 10,000)will fist monitor for E. coli,which is less expensive to analyze than Cryptasporidium,and will monitor for Cryptosporidium only if their E. coli results exceed specified concentration levels. Monitoring starting dates are staggered by system size, with smaller systems beginning monitoring after larger systems. Systems must conduct a second round of monitoring six years after completing the initial round to determine if source water conditions have changed significantly. Systems may use (grandfather) previously collected data in lieu of conducting new monitoring, and systems are not required to monitor if they provide the maximum level of treatment required under this rule. N WD must report the sampling schedule and sampling location description for initial source water monitoring for Cryptosporidium,E. coli,and turbidity no later than October I,2007. Initial source water monitoring for these parameters must begin one year after the monitoring plan deadline. •ORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 removal/inactivation of Giardia and a 4-log removal/inactivation of viruses. The new turbidity requirements are stipulated as follows: • Combined effluent performance requirements for plants using conventional filtration treatment or direct filtration: to 0.3 NTU in at • least 95%d filtered turbidity ofthe measurements taken ea h u month,with mea rements taken every four hours of operation. • Combined filtered water effluent turbidity must not exceed 1.0 NTU at any time with measurements taken in four-hour intervals. • Individual filter performance requirements for these systems. • Individual filter effluent must be monitored continuously for turbidity. • Any individual filter with a turbidity level greater than 1.0 NTU must be reported to MassDEP. • Any individual filter with a turbidity level greater than 0.5 NTU at the end of the first four hours of filter operation(following backwash or when off-line filters are put on-line) must be reported to MassDEP. Turbidity limits and monitoring requirements for slow sand systems will not change under this rule. PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 21 Arsenic Rule On January 23,2001,The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)issued a Final Rule to reduce the public health risk from arsenic in drinking water by changing the Contaminant n is in rant Level( he L)for arsenic from the current 50 parts per billion (pp ) 10 pp b. EPA's and unon-transient,t non-community water systems and was effective January 23,2006. affect community Groundwater Rule EPA finalized this rule on October 12,2006 and MassDEP adopted the Rule into regulation on December 25,2009. The rule applies to all public water systems that rely on groundwater sources. PWS compliance with this rule is now mandatory. Major components of the rule include: MassDEP must conduct regular, comprehensive sanitary surveys on Ground Water Systems (GWS -PWSs with groundwater sources that do not disinfect)and identify significant deficiencies. Beginning in 2009,all community GWSs must be surveyed every three years unless they are classified as exceptional by the State. All non-community GWSs must be surveyed every five years. 2. All GWSs are required to sample and test their groundwater sources for fecal contamination (fecal indicator)within 24 hours of any detection of Total Coliform in any routine distribution system bacteria monitoring sample. The triggered monitoring sample must be taken at a location representative of the source,prior to storage. MassDEP requires that all GWSs have the ability to get this source sample on short notice and requires that sampling ports be installed on all groundwater sources if not available. 3. The fecal indicator for Community systems serving greater than 3,300 persons is enterococci. The fecal indicator for all other GWSs is ecoli. Furthermore, if ecoli is detected in any NORTHAMPTON WATER DEPT INSPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 24 SANITARY SURVEY COMPLIANCE PLAN RESPONSE FORM for TABLE A or B Within 30 da s of recei t of this ins ection re ort you must complete and submit this response form if you] system has TABLE A—Violations and/or TABLE B-Deficiencies (see attached Compliance Tables). Attach copy of the completed tables listing the date that the corrective action was or will be taken by your system anc all other applicable documentation. (310 CMR 22.04(12)) Please note that violations listed in TABLE A of the Compliance Plan are also a Notice of Noncompliance (NON) pursuant to M.G.L. c.21A, §16 and 310 C.M.R. 5.00 and may require the submission of quarterly written progress reports on the identified violations. The following corrective actions listed in the Sanitary Survey Compliance Plan(s) TABLE A and/or B has been taken by the public water system.(Please check all that apply). ❑ My system has taken ALL of the corrective actions listed within the timeframes specified in the Sanitary Survey Compliance Plan(s). • For each item, I have listed the completion date of the corrective action within each table. • I have attached copies of supporting documentation as required. ❑ My system has taken SOME BUT of the corrective actions listed within the timeframes specified in the Sanitary Survey Compliance Plan(s) My system HAS NOT complied with ALL of the requirements set forth in the Sanitary Survey Compliance Plan(s). • For each item, I have listed the actual or anticipated completion date of the corrective action within each table. 1 have attached copies of supporting documentation as required. • I have attached a revised corrective action schedule establishing timelines for my system to address outstanding items and I will submit a written progress report each quarter(every 3 months)until all items have been addressed. 1 understand that my system may be subject to further enforcement action. ❑ My system is UNABLE to comply with some or all of the corrective actions within the timeframes specified in the Sanitary Survey Compliance Plan(s). I understand that my system may be subject to further enforcement action. • An explanation is attached. I hereby acknowledge receipt of the inspection findings and compliance plan table(s)of the sanitary survey conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection's Drinking Water Program. I certify that under penalty of law 1 am the person authorized to fill out this form and the infonnation contained herein is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief Water Commissioner,Owner,Owner Representative or Other Responsible Party: Signature: Print Name: Date: Title: Return this form, a copy of each Compliance Plan Table and all attachments to: DEP-BRP Drinking Water Program,436 Dwight Street,Springfield,MA 01103 Attention: Dan Laprade JRTHAMPTON WATER DEPT ISPECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 iltered water systems have been classified in one of four treatment categories(bins)based on their ionitoring results. The majority of systems were classified in the lowest treatment bin,which carries no dditional treatment requirements. Systems classified in higher treatment bins must provide 1.0 to 2.5-log dditional treatment for Cryptosporidium. Systems will select from a wide range of treatment and ranagement strategies in the"microbial toolbox"to meet their additional treatment requirements. All infiltered water systems must provide 2 or 3-log inactivation of Cryptosporidium,depending on the results of heir monitoring. .n addition, systems must review their current level of microbial treatment before making a significant :Mange in their disinfection practice. This review will assist systems in maintaining protection against microbial pathogens as they take steps to reduce the formation of disinfection byproducts under the Stage 2 DBPR. MassDEP has obtained primacy for this rule,submittals are required to be made to MassDEP,Michael McGrath,Western Regional Office,436 Dwight Street,Springfield,MA 01103. Mike may be contacted at (413)755-2202. Beaver Conflict Resolution In July 2000,the Massachusetts Legislature enacted a new law that provides any parties who are experiencing public health threats as a result of beaver or muskrat flooding may apply to the local municipal Board of Health(BOH)to abate those threats. The Division of Fisheries &Wildlife regulations that oversee this process(321 CMR 2.08)further state that the MassDEP's Drinking Water t determination t determin t on iso be n ed to bta nan Emergency Pernit from the to al BOH.Water epending upon he situation,the local Conservation Commission may also become involved. MassDEP's policy applies to surface water reservoirs,ground water wells and pump stations. MassDEP may determine a threat to human health and safety exists if beaver or muskrats or dams or active lodges are observed within designated areas. In some cases,documented water quality degradation is required before a threat to human health and safety is determined. The MassDEP contact for beaver confl ict resolution issues in western Massachusetts is James Gibbs (413- 755-2299). PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 23 NORTHAMPTON WAThR DEPT INSPTCTION DATE:April 18,202 I'WS IDH: 1214000 SANITARY SURVEY PAGE 260E 29 COMPLIANCE PLAN- TABLE B - REQUIREMENTS Sanitary survey items that are required to be corrected to improve the protection of drinking water and public health pursuant to M.G.L. 1 1 1§ 160. MassDEP/DWP will provide technical assistance to s sterns res.ondm_ to these deficiencies. Please call our re.Tonal DWP office for referral to the as.ro.riate staff person, Section - - - - -- - - _ -- - - Deficiencies Corrective Actions - - - -. Deadline Sig. Completed for Def.? Date I �- Taking II Distribution Corrective MassDEP observed that the outlet of the overflow Clean the outlet pipe of any debris, MassDEP notes June 23, II 1 pipe for the Audubon Rd. storage was plugged Actions with debris. g P gged that the day after the inspection the NWD cleaned 2012 Distribution The overflow pipe for the Audubon Rd. storage tank the outlet pipe. April 18, g The next tank repair or repainting ® 2012 is undersized. P inclodethein requires that Ca properly�Ject shall Next Tank ®��I Distribution Cross Connection Control Program: include uru/,i,e. p P Y 91Zed overflow Upgrade 1 11 Protection a) Inadequate tracking and resurveying of MassDEP requires that NWD: II II existing facilities. a) Resurvey all existing facilities on a regular Dec. 31, b) Lack of formal procedures for notification basis. between building/plmnbing inspector and b) Establish formal method of communication 2012 NWD of new or renovated facilities requiring or between renovated inspectors and NWD regarding new Dec. 31, resurveying. or renovated facilities. c) Lack of written notification and c) Provide written not I Paired nd followup for notification and followu for b ackflow d an failed P June 30, devices. Y led backFlow devices. 0' 'MassDLP reserves the right to exercise 1 Order authority I der M.G.L.Chapter 111,Section 160,or to take other 2012 *MassD Prise water a supply ht and to order- - `Mctjon of l'ewatethat ' re shed li cry f f[and aout limas act on as pain ttdbyl GWR SD Groundwater Rul S eifcantsDefieamy s b 'a d, p etc sl pply la oil eussomers, d gw'tl�Ull taro -fe to o pollution dl Significant g quarterly(each January 1` April 1 ,Augstl ,and December 1 for a sufficient lo progress c meeting Me sanitary g as necessary) ' recommended led deadl'ne fs not acs evcd. ry)er otherwise. THAMPTON WATER DEPT 'ECTION DATE:APRIL 18,2012 PWS ID#: 1214000 Page 25 COMPLIANCE PLAN- SECTION C RECOMMtiNI,fi `"' "' Tonal DWP office for referral to the a..ro.riate staff.erson. Recommended �I Recommendations that are intended to improve the protection of drinking water and public health. DEP/DWP will provide technical assistance to systems responding to these recommendations. Please Cali our re. - - - Identified Concern Deadline for II Section Taking Corrective Actions - - - - - - l _II II O and M Equipment changes or upgrades require that Review the O&M plan annually and make plan be revised revisions as necessary. Al]NWD staff should the established 0 &M p be made aware of an Chan_es. Water quality can be impacted during periods Collect additional bacteria samples during 11 0 and M periods of distribution system repairs and of routine flushing and maintenance maintenance. 1 Certification Statement In accordance with 310 CMR 19.011, I attest under the pains and penalties of e personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this submittal, including any and all documents perjury that I have uments accompanying this certification statement and that, based on m , the information contained in this submittal is, to the best of my y inquiry of those persons responsible for obtaining the information bind the entity re y knowledge, true, accurate and complete. I am fully authorized to required to submit these documents and to make the attestation on behalf of such entity. I am aware that there are significant penalties,including, but not limited to,possible administrative and civil penalties for submitting false, inaccurate, or incomplete information and possible fines and imprisonment for knowingly submitting false, inaccurate, or incomplete information. Please contact me(413)587-1570 ext. 4307 or David Veleta(413)587- 1570 ext. 4310 if there are any questions regarding this information. Sincerely, R. Laurila, P.E. ty Engineer, Acting Director Cc: Director of Public Works Greg Nuttleman, Water Department Superintendent Dan Hall, Solid Waste Section Chief, DEP-WERO Northampton Board of Healthy' Pg212 David K. Veleta, P.E. Senior Civil Engineer CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 125 Locust Street Northampton,MA 01060 413-587-1570 Fax 413-587-1576 bruary 1,2016 a. Peter A. DeGabriele,Director usiness Compliance Division ureau of Waste Prevention Ine Winter Street toston,MA 02108 1E: 2015 Annual Report—City of Northampton Water Treatment Plant Residuals Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) Dear Mr.DeGabriele, In a letter dated September 30, 2010,the Department of Environmental ProtectioBp anted a ton Department n(DE of Public e Protection(D g< to use Drinking Water Treatment Plant Residuals (DWTPR) generated at the Beneficial Used Determination(BWP SW 40)for the City of Northampton Mount(DPW) annual Mountain Street Water Treatment Facility as Alternative Daily Cover material at Massachusetts form, of Section , am of that approval and ((daily cover that and/or disposal)posal)submit an all shipped dr oOolid waste facilities in amounts and use This waste facilities in Massachusetts."This correspondence provides the annual summary In calendar year 2015,Drinking Water Treatment Plant Residuals were removed from the lagoons located at the treatment plant during September 2015.A total of 154.11 tons of DWTPR were hauled to the Chicopee Landfill for use as Alternative Daily Cover. A tabular summary of the Northampton WWTPR managed in 2015 is presented below. Pg 1/2 M\lanclfill\COMM97soils\WUP SUO\2015 Report 20160201 DeGabnele.DEP doe on a path to compliance, it is essential to promptly and completely respond to all MassDEP enforcement act including Notices of Noncompliance. If there are any questions regarding this matter please contact Douglas Paine at (413) 755-2281 or me at(4 2148. Respectfully, Deir.re Doherty Drinking Waler/Municipal Services Chief Bureau of Water Resources wtbepwaFnComemett&Complianc&NONIREM NONCSAWonhampmn Wat&Department LCR NOHf Cen 2016-03-08 Attachments: Lead and Copper-90th Percentile Compliance Report(Fenn LCR-D) Lead and Copper Compliance Sampling Program-Homeowner Results Lead and d Copper Compliance Sampling Program-School Results pate Rule(LCR)—Certification of Consumers and Schools/Early Education&Care Facilities;Notice c Lead Tap Water Monitoring Results cc: MassDEP-Boston-D WP&OE Northampton BOB Baker Commonwealth of Massachuses ironmental Affairs Executive Office of Energy Env Department of Environmental Protection Western Regional Office•436 Dwight Street, Springfield MA 01103.413-764-1100 Matthew a.Beaton Secretary Polite It GOVemor hampton Water Department Locust Street hampton,MA 01060 Intion: Mr. lames Laurila,P.E. March 8,2016 Re: Northampton Northampton Water Department p W S 1Dµ 1214000 Enforcement NON-WE-16-5D056 CSA NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE With Violation-Res rouse/Coin Hance-Schedule-A 1 r royal CSA Form RS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE. FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS )TICE COo LD � N SERIOUS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES. THIS N ICE S IS UED PURSUANT ) 21A 16, O M.G.L. 111, AND 310 C Martin suuberg Commissioner 3ar Mr.Laurila: has determined that Northampton Water Department copper monitoring results of 2015 oe Department) filed to complete Protection(d actions r ton the lad and renot r compliance i results with one or Northampton")m n n railed to ro ew all required actions in response to the lead and cope t a timely manner in s,accordance dcan es,permits,or approvals enforced by MassDEP. lore laws,regulations,orders, inclosed is a Compliance-Schedule-Approval(CSA)Form which includes required compliance actions and leadlines. Please sign and remm the CSA Form indicating either: (a) Your agreement with the action(s)and schedule in Option 1 as described in Option 2.Option 2 OR 22.00. (b) Your submittal of a proposed compliance plan for app compliance plans must contain an action schedule and satisfy the requirements of 310 CMR If you fail to comply with requirements of this Notice of Noncompliance(NON)by the prescribed deadline(s),or if you otherwise fail to remain in compliance in the future with requirements applicable to you,you could be subject to legal action,including,but not limited to,criminal prosecution,court-imposed civil penalties,or civil administrative placed on now on that States o penalties assessed by MassDEP. A Civil Administrative Penalty may be assessed for every day from now on that you list public water systems y,to unaddressed of ing violations sited are not are ironment l Protection with the Agency's EP A' )list of p blic water er systems emslw to avoid d being p Environmental Protection Agency's(CPA's) P YIDWP Fvchive\WERO\Northampton-1214000-Enforcement-2016-03-0S Diversity Director,at 617-292-5751.TTYte MassRelay Service 1-000-439-2370 MassDEP W ebsue:vnw+.mass.govldep This information is available in alternate format Gall Michelle Wa[ Printed on Recycled Paper 3W CMR 22 03(1)states in part "Failure to comply with 310 CMR 22.00 constitutes a violation. For any L interim measures that the supplier of water must take." violation...the Department may set a schedule for com p once within an enforcement document with specif ACTIONS TO TAKE AND DEADLINES: By April 8,2016,complete and submit the attached M&R Response/CSAForm to respond to the alleg violations by either: (1) selecting and implementing Option 1 with MassDEP approval,or (2) selecting Option 2 and obtaining MassDEP's approval of your corrective action plan and sched then implementing the plan,as approved. If you need additional time to prepare submit in response to this NON,please contact Douglas Paine at(413)755- Douglas.Paine @state ma.us before the deadline for responding to this NON expires to vrequestaddiittio. time. ( ) 2281 es or by email at DATE: 3 /E 7 -fSeir f Doherty Diuikuag Watefwiwticipal Services Chief Bureau of Water Resources NOTICE OF NON 5 PUMMACE NONCOMPLIAN CE Northampton Water Department Northampton,Massachusetts September 2015 and December 31,2015 OF ENTITY IN NONCOMPLIANCE: LION WHERE NONCOMPLIANCE OCCURRED SS OBSERVED: WHEN NONCOMPLIANCE OCCURRED OR )BSERVED: RIPTION OF NONCOMPLIANCE: unpton collected samples for lead and copper analysis between July 8,2015 and August 12,2015,and the were submitted to MassDEP via eDEP on August 20,2015. Northampton failed to submit Lead and Copper Torn LCR-D,reporting the 90°i percentile compliance calculations This calculation required was e purred to be violation issachusetts Drinking Water Regulation 310 CMR 22.06B(11)( ) itted by October 10,2015. copper sample results,in violation ion of 310 CMR from both. ton's water users with the specific tap water sample rampton has failed to provide consumer notice of the lead and copp io ner and d school lice provides locations.,owner and school samphng locations. This consumer notice of the actual results for each of the thirty fired whether or not the individual result indicates an exceedanee. This notice was required to be provided by no eowner taps and the school results is different from public education for an exceedanee of the Action Level,and is •than 30 days after the system teamed of the tap monitoring results. thampton has failed to subsequently submit certification of the required notifications,in violation of sachuseHS Drinking Water Reg ulations 310 CMR 2206B(l l)(03. This certification was required to be submitted no later than December 31,2015. ;SCRIPTION OF THE APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS: 0 CMR 22.06B(6) states in part:Public Education and Supplemental Monitoring Requirements. All water o 310 CMR 22.06B(6)(6)2.t.opersons served by the ater stems ystem at sites that are tested,tas specified ind310 CMRp22 water 06B(6)O.310 results 2. persons by t A ater system must provide the consumer notice as soon as practical,but no later than 30 days after the system anus of the tap monitoring results. 10 CMR 22.06B(11)states in part:"All water systems shall report all of the following information to the estem.-c. the 9o'"the information lead and capper concentrations )epsfollow n g Reporting end eachiremecable 1. .a water period.shalt report pee ienormlead and oo p.copper 3.No later ten lays following the end of each applicable monitoring watr p in copy odtit(conNo l neasured from among all lead and copper water samples od,each systtem shall mail a sample gopy hail lc days following tresults tut end of the monitoring period, notification of tap results to the Department along with a certification that the notification has been distribute in a manner consistent with the requirements of 310 CMR the results of every test, 310 CMR 22.15(2)states,in part; "...the supplier of water shall report to the Department measurement or analysis the the st ten of days 11 required wing the by 310 t CMR 22.00 to make within the shorter of e t first ten days following the month in which the results are Department." or(b)following time periods:(a) period as stipulated by the ten days following the end of the required monitoring p ❑ OPTION TWO PWS'SPROPOSED COMPLLINCE PLAN A proposed Compliance Plan must include a schedule for coming into compliance with each of the monitorin reporting violations cited in the NON. My system has compliance and, as appropriate,e, t p prevent noncompliance. I understand and that MassDEP will notify me writing, my system proposes to take to reran g which may include e-mail, if my system's proposed Compliance Plan and schedule is approved. C• CERTIFICATION: WATER COMMISSIONER,OWNER,AND OWNER REPRESENTATIV OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PARTY I certify that I am duly authorized to complete and submit this fonn on behalf of information contained herein is true,accurate and complete to the best ofm the public water system identified above and that the civil administrative penalties in accordance with M.G.I..c.21k 310 knowledge CMR 5.00 and any Su. I Supplier understand that that MassDEP may as the provisions and schedule set firth in a MassDfp- C' m li and 3]a . 5.00 on aPProved Compliance Plan. �Y Svppller of Water that fa7s to comply, Signature: Date: Print Name: Phone#: Email Address: Please return this Form with all attachments(if any)to MassDEP at: MassDEP-Westem Region Drinking Water Program 436 Dwight Street Springfield,MA 01103 Title: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Beau of Water R ourcesDr nking Wa ter Program MONITORING-AND-REPORTING(M&R)-VIOLATION RESPONSE AND COMPLIANCE-SCHEDULE-APPROVAL(CSA)FORM M.G.L.c.21A, §16,310 CMR 5.00 re to complete and return this form,and failure to take the actions required to return to compliance, result in serious legal consequences. supporting documentation to 'RUCTIONS: By April 8,2016,please complete and submit this form and supp g DEP at the address specified at the bottom of this form to obtain MassDEP approval of your system's )sed plan for returning to compliance with the requirements cited in your Notice of Noncompliance(NON). GENERAL INFORMATION M&R Response CSA Form hampton Water Department Locust Street hampton,MA 01060 Re: Northampton Northampton Water Department PWS ID# 1214000 Enforcement NON-WE-16-5D056 CSA CORRECTIVE ACTIONS required under M.G.L.c. 111,§§159-160 and 310 CMR 22.00 AND QUEST FOR COMPLIANCE PLAN APPROVAL ase select either Option 1 or Option 2 below by checking the appropriate box. nderstand that,if I check Option 1,my system's Compliance Plan will be deemed approved upon MassDEP's ;eipt of this completed form. .nderstand that, if 1 check Option 2,MassDEP will notify me by e-mail if my system's proposed Compliance Plan approved. 1 OPTION ONE: MASSDEP APPROVAL OF PREDETERMINED COMPLIANCE PLAN April 8, results from My m ttemwillsuborn the certification tap water Iy system shall complete consumer notice of the individual tap results from the 2015 lead and copper taP w'a er completed by April 8,2016. The reporting forms for this purpose are attached and are also ronitoring to the persons served by the water system by onsumer notification was come Y P dyrsybstem will contact Ca1therine`Wanat at(413)755-2216 for assi alsldrin stance if n ded. kmo-water-fornshtml#. Attention Public Water Systems:Community PWS may adapt this form to no form i M s located at the assDEP website at Into//v trfy schools ofthetr results.An electronle copy ojt6 °LWwater/awov / twsfor telannblead LEAD AND COPPER COMPLIANCE SAMPLING PROGRAM SCHOOL RESULTS Name of School: Sampling Address: Date Sample Collected Sampling period: Name of Sample Provider: City/Town: PWS Name: PWS ID#: Date: Telephone No: Email address: Dear School Superintendent: PThhank you very much for your participation in the dam Lead and Copper Sampling The lead and copper levels in your school water samples are as follows: KITCHEN: LEAD:, FOUNTAIN: LEAD: milligrams per liter(mg/1) COPPER ® milligrams per liter(mg/l) COPPER: mg/I For schools, the Massachusetts De partment mg//or (MascDEP/DWP of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program Action Level for Lead in school drinking water is 0.015 mg/1. The M.3 mWJ./EWP action level is more stringent than the federal Lead Action Level. The standard for Copper is 1.3 mg/l. Even though the lead level in the water at your school is City/Town and ®the Mtips to keep a Lead Action Level,the the water in your school: recommend the following tips to keep any potential lead out of Most importantly—Daily before the school is open,please flush all the taps and drinking water fountains at your school until after the water feels cold. The flushing of the taps ensures the best quality water. The water in the pipe in the street has no lead. Never use hot water from the faucet for drinking or Never boil water to remove lead. Boiling water for an extended time may make the lead more concentrated. If your results were above the lead or copper action level,follow the document titled"Recommended Remediation Actions to Reduce or Elimi ate Lead Exposure from Drinking Water in Schools".A copy of this document is located at the website address listed below. free to contacIf you have any ueshons regarding lead or cop er in or your sampling drinkin water tin t C -- __ p g results,please feel For more information on lead or copper in school drinking water visit the following website: httQ//www.mass._ov/eea/a encies/massde /water/drinking/lead-and-other-contaminants-in- drinkin -water.hhnl#8. Check box if applicable: Copy of analytical report attached cc:MassDEP regional Office PWS File tendon Public Water Systems: The bolded language in this letter-is mandatory, which requires that it be included in this least^v mnssrt aei✓eed, d n this form/prarals/lead and-moo� P website at LEAD AND COPPER COMPLIANCE SAMPLING PROGRAM HOMEOWNER RESULTS WS Name: WS Town: WS m: r- Mar , nsurtl`is " anPee�- ' This letter is to repo �e lead and [hank you for your participation in the lead and copper tap momtorrin o ° - on W. ;upper results from the sample collected at your residence,i- , I?ua J The lead and copper levels in your water sample�are s as result s[�above/0 at or below the lead action level. LEAD: ; . milligrams per titer ter/O. /f This result is 0 above/0 at or below the copper action level. COPPER' milligrams per Titer(mg )� What Does This MeanR (EPA)and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental on)• The United States Environmental P) ed Action evencf for )in the EPA and s per mil ion)at Protection the Copper r Action set the lied 1.3 mg/I.Becal eoe ld may dose Seri water health risks, hg/1( P for lead of zero.The MCLG for copper is 1.3 mg/l. and the Cppe Action Level at 1.3 mg/1.Because lead may pose serious health xis , set a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal(MCLG) If present,elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems,especially for pregnant women and is primarily from materials and componen associated with service des young home children.Lead in dublic quality water, but and et and home variety o ma public water plumbing responsible s. pore infor pith Water Hotline or at: control the variety of materials nuseed s ai lfrom the Safe Drinking o oration on lead in g you can take to minimize exposure er.e a. ov/drink/info/lead)ndexefin copper out of the water you drink: We recommend the following tips to keep any potential lead and copy • Most importantly—Flushing your water is the simplest way to reduce exposure to lead.When your water has been sitting for several hours,flush the tap until the water feels cold before use. • Never use hot water from the faucet for drinking or cooking especially when making baby formula.• Never boil water to remove lead or copper. Boiling water for an extended time may make the lead or copper more concentrated. water visit _ta,_waim'.httnl For more information on lead in drinking is-there-lead-in-m h �://www.mess.•ovleee/aeenoieshnassda•�wa�rrV�r�m° For more information on copper m drinking htt.://www.mass.•ov/eea/docs/de,iwater/drinkin al ij -topner�.cfin arfs df httsd! aterea v/d ink/co mminants/b i please lease free questions regarding lead or copper in drinking water or your lead or copper sampling fee have any feel fr to contact [insert:PWS Contact at PWS Phone N°fiber' Sincerely (PWS Signature Block) Check box if applicable:0 Copy of analytical report attached *Use a unique Location ID instead of name and address if you plan to maintain confidential homeowner information i The Action Level is the concentration of a contaminant which,if exceeded,triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system most follow. (MCLG)is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no °The of Contaminant h Level Goal ) known wv or expected expected rris isk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. November 2015 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection — Drinking Water Program Lead& Copper Rule(LCR)- Certification of Consumers and Schools/Early Education & Care Facilities Notice of Lead Tap Water Monitoring Results D. Mandatory Agency Delivery Requirements — Checklist for All PIM PWS has ❑ Completed this form. ❑ Attached an example of the consumer and schools/early education &care facilities notification form. ❑ Within 90 days following the end of the monitoring period: Delivered 1-copy of LCR Certificatiot and 1-copy of ALL the attachments check-marked above to the appropriate MassDEP regional Failure to submit this Certification Form is a violation of 310 CMR 22.06B (11)(f),which may i in enforcement action that may include penalties, pursuant to M.G.L. c.21A sec. 16 and 310 5.00. LCR Certification•rev 11-2012 Page 2 of F 1 not lirn that Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection — Drinking Water Program Lead& Copper Rule(LCR)— Certification of Consumers and Schools/Early Education & Care Facilities Notice of Lead Tap Wafer Monitoring Results A. PWS Information and Certification PWS Name — —. -- PWS ID# City/Town Title Name Dale Phone Number Signature The public water system (PWS)named above hereby certifies that its lead and copper consumer notice has been provided to each person it serves at the specific sampling site from which the sample was tested in compliance with 310 CMR 22.068, as well as to schools/early education &care facilities for any sampling conducted in those facilities. I hereby certify that the PWS has provided the lead and copper consumer notice to the following: ❑ Homeowners ❑ Schools/Early Education & Care Facilities Compliance Monitoring Period: Stan date to end date Number of Sites Sampled: --- Date PWS Received Results From Lab: Date B. Consumer Delivery Methods — Based on Type of Public Water System For Community water s stems (choose a or b) ❑ a. My system notified consumers, including schools/early education &care Date Completed facilities if applicable, by U.S. Mail. ❑ b. My system notified consumers, including schools/early education &care Date Completed facilities if applicable, by hand/direct delivery. For Non Transient Non Communit water system(choose a or b ❑ a My system posted the notice within the facility in which the samples were collected and will post the results along with a copy of the consumer notice until the next lead and copper results are reported. ❑ My system is a school/early education &care facility;we also sent the notice home with the student/child. ❑ b. My system notified consumers by hand/delivery. C. Consumer Delivery Requirements to all consumers, including homeownelrs a)and schoolslearly education &care facilities sampled asdpart of the PWS lead and copper sampling program, within 30 days of receiving the test results from the laboratory: ❑ Individual tap results from lead and copper tap water monitoring. ❑ An explanation of the health effects of lead and copper with steps that consumers including schools/early education &care facilities can take to reduce exposure to lead and copper in drinking ❑ Contact information for your water system. ❑ The maximum contaminant level goals and action levels for lead and copper, and the definitions of these two terms from 310 CMR 22.02, Date Completed Date Completed Date Completed Page 1 of 2 CR Certification•rev 11-2012 1 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Drinking Water Program Lead and Copper - 90th PERCENTILE COMPLIANCE Report (For Systems Required to Collect More Than 5 Samples) I INFORMATION: Pleasereferto yOurDEP Lead&COppersamplmg plan for approved sampling io`wtions. _.. D#. City/Town: • LCR-D PWS Class: COM 0 NTNC 0 est Value system was required to collect: lead and copper samples. My system collected: lead and copper same es. Total#of samples collected: x 0.9= ?the 9C/ft percentile sample#for both lead and copper in the tat Compared to 0.015 mq/L d result at 901"percentile sample#) e lead action level) This number is my system's 9015 percentile sample#. - Dropnate spaces below. Compared to 1.3 mq/L r result at 90th percentile sample# he copper action level) ERTIFICATION: ' . -- :k and complete the correct statement for lead as determined by the above results.If you have an exceedance and you are a community system rust comply with the Consumer Confidence Rule(CCR)reporting requl ements in accordance with 310 CMR 22.16A 4 6. O My system was at or below the lead action level. sampling sites exceeded the lead action level. ❑ My system exceeded the lead action level and (Insert#of samples) :k and complete the correct statement for copper as determined from the above results.If you have an exceedance and you r community am you must comply with the Consumer Confidence Rule(CCR)reporting requirements in accordance with 310 CMR 22.16A(4)(06. ❑ My system was at or below the copper action level. sampling sites exceeded the copper action level. ❑ My system exceeded the copper action level and (Insert It of samples) ignetime below Indicates that all sampling sites on this report have been previously approved in writing by the DEP and that I have complied with 310 CMR 22.065O). e also notified the owner of each sampling site of their sites'individual results I certify under penalty of law that 1 am Me person authorized to fill our this form end the mtion contained herein is We,accurate and complete b the best of my knowledge and belief. Title Signature of PWS ar Owners Representative ee submit Form LCR-C along with this form. Date Page of ❑ REDUCED-EVERY THREE YEARS ling arty: one) ❑ FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL SAMPLING PERIOD 0 SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL SAMPLING PERIOD 0 LEAD SERVICE LINE(LSL)REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ❑ DEMONSTRATION 0 REDUCED-ANNUAL _ Place lead results in ascending order(from lowest to highest value)with lowest value report results that are ND or less than(<)the laboratory's reported detection limit(MDL) IDL)but below S005 mg/L for lead or 0.05 mg/L for copper shall be reported as measured a copper. at#1,in the table below. Repeat for copper results. as zero.Results at or above the laboratory's detection or may be reported as 0.0025 mg&L for lead or 0.025 number).Round to the nearest whole number,if :Multiply the total number of samples collected by 0.9(this is your 90m percentile sample :ary. lComonre the have an exceedance and are required to contact MassDEP have at theceeanceeanid re required number nanst theDEP corresponding s poniblefrthemat percentile on ompalucis higher as soon as possible for information on compliance actions. then you le action level,then you Jo not include school results on this farm unless the PWS is a school. COPPER RESULTS (mg/L) LEAD RESULTS(mgIL) Results # Results # Results # Results # Results #6 Re-® Results 46 Re- 46 2 3 17 32 47 48 17 32 — 47 18 33 IIIII_ 48 19 34 49 — - I 5 : 6 7 a 9 1 10 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 _ � 35 36 3] 38 3g 40 41 42 43 44 45 — 49 50 51 52 53 51 56 56 57 58 59 60 20 35 50 21 22 23 36 3] 38 51 52 53 25 40 54 25 40 55 26 41 56 11 27 42 58 12 14 14 LS 28 30 30 II_ 43 44 45 58 59 60 — _ est Value system was required to collect: lead and copper samples. My system collected: lead and copper same es. Total#of samples collected: x 0.9= ?the 9C/ft percentile sample#for both lead and copper in the tat Compared to 0.015 mq/L d result at 901"percentile sample#) e lead action level) This number is my system's 9015 percentile sample#. - Dropnate spaces below. Compared to 1.3 mq/L r result at 90th percentile sample# he copper action level) ERTIFICATION: ' . -- :k and complete the correct statement for lead as determined by the above results.If you have an exceedance and you are a community system rust comply with the Consumer Confidence Rule(CCR)reporting requl ements in accordance with 310 CMR 22.16A 4 6. O My system was at or below the lead action level. sampling sites exceeded the lead action level. ❑ My system exceeded the lead action level and (Insert#of samples) :k and complete the correct statement for copper as determined from the above results.If you have an exceedance and you r community am you must comply with the Consumer Confidence Rule(CCR)reporting requirements in accordance with 310 CMR 22.16A(4)(06. ❑ My system was at or below the copper action level. sampling sites exceeded the copper action level. ❑ My system exceeded the copper action level and (Insert It of samples) ignetime below Indicates that all sampling sites on this report have been previously approved in writing by the DEP and that I have complied with 310 CMR 22.065O). e also notified the owner of each sampling site of their sites'individual results I certify under penalty of law that 1 am Me person authorized to fill our this form end the mtion contained herein is We,accurate and complete b the best of my knowledge and belief. Title Signature of PWS ar Owners Representative ee submit Form LCR-C along with this form. Date Page of