1. A. All suppliers of water of each community water system and each nontransient noncommunitiy water system shall provide public education about lead as specified by 40 CFR §§141.85 and 141.154, including consumer notice of lead tap water monitoring results to persons served at the sites that are tested.
2. B. A supplier of water of each community water system and each nontransient noncommunity water system that exceeds the lead action level shall issue notice to persons served by the system that may be affected by lead contamination of their drinking water, sample the tap water of any customer who requests it, and provide other public education in accordance with §A of this regulation.

3. C. Community water suppliers that exceed the lead action level and are not already repeating public education tasks shall deliver public education materials to persons served by the system within 60 days after the end of the monitoring period in which the exceedance occurred.

   1. (1) Suppliers shall submit a press release to newspaper, television and radio stations twice every 12 months on a schedule agreed upon with the State.
   2. (2) The Approving Authority may extend the activities §C of this regulation beyond the 60 day requirement if the extension is approved in writing by the State in advance of the 60 day deadline. This extension is only appropriate if the system has initiated public education activities prior to the end of the 60 day deadline.

4. D. Nontransient noncommunity water suppliers that exceed the lead action level and are not already repeating public education tasks must deliver public education materials to persons served by the system in accordance with 40 CFR §141.85 within 60 days after the end of the monitoring period in which the exceedance occurred.

   1. (1) Suppliers must repeat public education tasks in §D of this regulation twice every 12 months on a schedule agreed upon with the Approving Authority.
   2. (2) Activities in §D of this regulation may be extended beyond the 60 day requirement by the Approving Authority if the extension is approved in writing by the Approving Authority in advance of the 60 day deadline, and only if the system has initiated public education activities prior to the end of the 60 day deadline.

Authority: Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitles 2 and 4, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 21, 1977 (4:22 Md. R. 1670)

Appendix E adopted effective January 27, 1978 (5:2 Md. R. 84)

Regulations .01, .06—.11, .15A, .19A and B, .20F, and .22 amended effective August 10, 1987 (14:16 Md. R. 1774)

Regulations .15G—P, .19E, .28—.33, and .35 adopted effective August 10, 1987 (14:16 Md. R. 1774)

Regulations .26, .27, and .34 adopted effective November 30, 1987 (14:24 Md. R. 2555)

Appendices A—E recodified as Regulation .36

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.17.07 to COMAR 26.04.01

Chapter revised effective March 18, 1991 (18:5 Md. R. 596)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .03A amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .04A amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .05-2 adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .10 repealed and new Regulation .10 adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .11 repealed and new Regulation .11 adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .11-1—.11-3 adopted effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .12 amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .17 amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .20A, F amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .33 amended effective December 21, 1992 (19:25 Md. R. 2208)

Chapter revised effective January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2192)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 4, 1999 (26:20 Md. R. 1548); October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .03A amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .04 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .12 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .15 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .15-1 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .15-2 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .20-1 amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .20-2 adopted effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .23C adopted effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .29D adopted effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .31 repealed effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1842)

Regulation .36 adopted effective October 4, 1999 (26:20 Md. R. 1548)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 415); revised permanently effective April 29, 2002 (29:8 Md. R. 702)

Chapter revised effective September 1, 2003 (30:17 Md. R. 1205)

Regulation .01B amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743); December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .01-1 amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .01-1B amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .03A amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .04A amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .05F adopted effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .05-2 amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .15-2I amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .05-2L adopted effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .05-5 adopted effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .06-2 amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .07-1 amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .08E amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .09C amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .10 amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .11 amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .11D adopted effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .11-1 amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .11-2 amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .11-3D adopted effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .11-4 adopted effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .12 amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .15-2 amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743); December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .17A amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .19D amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .19D, G amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .20 amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743); December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .20-1 amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .20-2 amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .20C, D amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .20-2E amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .21 amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956); March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .21H amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .21I adopted effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 957)

Regulation .23 amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .23C amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 319)

Regulation .25B amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .25C amended effective April 25, 2005 (32:8 Md. R. 743)

Regulation .30B amended effective December 14, 2009 (36:25 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .34 amended effective March 1, 2004 (31:4 Md. R. 318)