1. A. Public notification (PN) shall be provided in accord with the requirements of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, as amended under Chapter 19 of this Part. In accordance with the NPDWRs, public water systems shall provide a Tier 1 PN for an E. coli MCL violation, a Tier 2 PN for a treatment technique requirement violation for failure to conduct assessments or corrective actions, and a Tier 3 PN for a monitoring violation or a reporting violation.

   1. 1. If a replacement sample cannot be analyzed and give a readable result, the public water supply will be assessed a monitoring violation and must give appropriate public notification.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 40: 4 (A)(8) and R.S. 40:5.A. (3)(5)(6)(17)(20).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1335 (June 2002), amended LR 35:484 (March 2009), amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 43:88 (January 2017).