- A. Under the monitoring assistance program, a contractor is authorized to collect, transport, analyze, and report water samples on behalf of a participating public water system.
- B. A contractor or a party designated by a contractor to conduct baseline monitoring shall conduct baseline monitoring for all contaminants for which the system is required to monitor under this Chapter, except for copper, lead, disinfection byproducts, and contaminants monitored under any Surface Water Treatment Rule, such as turbidity, and microbiological contaminants, which all remain the responsibility of the public water system.
- C. A contractor or a party designated by a contractor to conduct triggered monitoring shall conduct triggered monitoring as required pursuant to this Article and the Department’s contractual agreement with the contractor.
- D. A contractor shall deliver electronic copies of monitoring analysis results to the public water system and to the Department according to the method established in the contract.
Historical Note
Adopted effective April 28, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Amended effective June 3, 1998 (Supp. 98-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3046, effective May 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Section R18-4-302 repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 2978, effective August 30, 2008 (Supp. 08-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4179 (October 31, 2025), effective December 7, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).