RTCR (SBDDW-20-002) Complete Rulemaking File

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)

Tab Item Date
  Request for Early Effective Date  

1

Request for Early Effective Date (withdrawn)

March 3, 2021

  Certified State Water Board Resolution 2021-0021, Adopting the Revised Total Coliform Rule  

2

February 2, 2021

 

May 28, 2021
  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  

3

October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020

October 29, 2020

October 2020

October 2020

October 2020

 

October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020

Statement of Mailing Notice

February 11, 2021

  December 17, 2020 Public Hearing  

4

December 17, 2020

  Written Comments Received During the 45-day Notice Period from 23 October to 18 December 2020  

5

  • Transmitting Email Including List of Commenters
  • List of Commenters
    (See also APA hearing transcript, hearing recording, and Final Statement of Reasons for oral comments received)
  • Written Comments Submitted During 45-Day Comment Period (Access to the complete set of written comments is available upon request. Please identify the action by using the State Water Board regulation package identifier, “SBDDW-20-002: RTCR” in inquiries to CommentLetters@waterboards.ca.gov)
    • Steve Bigley, Coachella Valley Water District
    • Dawn White, Golden State Water Company
    • Jody Frymire, IDEXX
    • Isabella Johannes, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    • Andrew Degraca, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
    • Bhavani Yerrapotu, Santa Clara Valley Water District
    • Mic Stewart, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020

Various

  Standard Form 399  

6

  • Standard Form 399
    Textual Description: The following document is the State of California, Department of Finance’s Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form STD. 399 (Rev. 10/2019) for the Revised Total Coliform Rule regulations. The form is required for regular and emergency rulemaking actions. Requirements for Form STD 399 are found in the State Administrative Manual (SAM), sections 6600 through 6615. The complete manual can be found at: https://www.dgs.ca.gov/Resources/SAM/TOC/. Form STD. 399 was signed by the State Water Board Fiscal Officer, Ryan M. Wilson, on March 24, 2021, California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary, Jared Blumenfeld, on March 26 2021, and approved by the Department of Finance Budget Manager on April 9, 2021.

    For any additional questions about the Form STD. 399 for the Perchlorate DLR regulation please contact: DWRegUnit@Waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Attachment A: Written Text in Form STD 399

April 9, 2021

  Notice of 2 February 2021 State Water Resources Control Board Meeting to Consider a Proposed Resolution to Adopt Revised Total Coliform Rule  

7

January 21, 2021

January 30, 2021

October 2020

January 26, 2021

February 2, 2021

  Updated Informative Digest  

8

Updated Informative Digest
(no changes from originally provided informative digest)

February 16, 2021

  Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR)  

9

Final Statement of Reasons

Addendum

March 5, 2021

May 27, 2021
  Materials and Documents Relied Upon  

10

 1. CDHS, 1991. Surface Water Filtration and Disinfection Treatment, Initial Statement of Reasons, R-31-89, pages 14 to 15, California Department of Health Services, operative June 5, 1991.

June 5, 1991

2. CDHS, 1992. Monitoring Regulations and Maximum Contaminant Level for Total Coliforms (Including Fecal Coliforms and E. Coli), Final Statement of Reasons, R-84-90, pages 9 to 10, California Department of Health Services, operative July 31, 1992.

July 31, 1992

3. CDHS, 1999. Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection (DWAP) Program, California Department of Health Services, Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management, January 1999, including Revisions 1 (dated April 1999) and 2 (dated January 2000).
(Document incorporated by reference).

January 1999

4. CDPH, 2015. Memorandum – Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Analytical Methods for Drinking Water, California Department of Public Health, Drinking Water and Radiation Laboratory Branch, October 1, 2015.

October 1, 2015

5. FedEx, 2017. FedEx Rates and Transit Times, 100 Miles (Richmond, CA to Auburn, CA), 1 Package, 1.0 lbs, 17” x 12” x 15”, October 6, 2017.

October 6, 2017

6. FedEx, 2017. FedEx Rates and Transit Times, 100 Miles (Richmond, CA to Auburn, CA), 1 Package, 5.0 lbs, 17” x 12” x 15”, October 6, 2017.

October 6, 2017

7. FedEx, 2017. FedEx Rates and Transit Times, 100 Miles (Richmond, CA to Auburn, CA), 1 Package, 10.0 lbs, 17” x 12” x 15”, October 6, 2017.

October 6, 2017

8. FedEx, 2017. FedEx Rates and Transit Times, 100 Miles (Richmond, CA to Auburn, CA), 1 Package, 20.0 lbs, 17” x 12” x 15”, October 6, 2017.

October 6, 2017

9. SWRCB, 2015. Survey of State Water Board District Offices and Local Primacy Agencies on Bacteriological Monitoring Frequency for Community Water Systems, Using Groundwater (not GWUDI), and Serving 25 – 1,000 Persons Per Month, State Water Resources Control Board, June 2015
(See Tab 3, CEM, pp. 7, 39).

June 2015

10. SWRCB, 2015 and 2017. Survey of State Water Board District Offices and Local Primacy Agencies on Raw Water Bacteriological Monitoring Practices, State Water Resources Control Board July 2015 (Initial Survey) and May 2017 (Follow-Up Survey)
(See Tab 3, CEM, pp. 7, 39).

July 2015

11. SWRCB, 2016 and 2017. Survey of State Water Board District Offices and Local Primacy Agencies on Bacteriological Monitoring Frequency for Nontransient-Noncommunity Water Systems, Using Groundwater (not GWUDI), and Serving 25 – 1,000 Persons Per Month, State Water Resources Control Board, August 2016 (Initial Survey) and March 2017 (Follow-Up Survey)
(See Tab 3, CEM, pp 7-8,40).

August 2016

12. Safe Drinking Water Information System database, August 14, 2017.
(Note that this is a database that cannot be transmitted electronically; the same data may be obtained from Drinking Water Watch at https://sdwis.waterboards.ca.gov/PDWW/.)

August 14, 2017

13. SWRCB, 2017. List of Environmental Laboratories Accredited Under Field of Testing 101 – Microbiology of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Environmental Accreditation Laboratory Program, November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

14. Survey of Environmental Laboratories Accredited Under Field of Testing 101 for Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule Analytical Methods, State Water Resources Control Board, December 2017.
(See Tab 3, CEM, pp. 12,44).

December 2017

15. SWRCB, 2020. Cost Estimating Methodology, Revised Total Coliform Rule, SBDDW-20-002, State Water Resources Control Board, February 27, 2020.
(See Tab 3, CEM).

February 27, 2020

16. USBLS, 2017. Employment Cost Index, Series Index CIU2014400000000I (B), Total Compensation, Utilities, from 2007 to 2017, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics October 2, 2017.

October 2, 2017

17. USCB, 2010. American FactFinder – 2010 Census (DP-1, Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010, 2010 Census Summary File 1, California), United States Census Bureau.

2010

18. USEPA, 2010. Memorandum – OGWDW Review of Small System Monitoring Requirements Under the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, February 4, 2010.
(Document available upon request at DDWRegUnit@Waterboards.ca.gov)

February 4, 2010

19. USEPA, 2012. Economic Analysis for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (4706M), EPA 815-R-12-004, Exhibit 7.6, September 2012.

September 2012

20. USEPA, 2012. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (4707M), EPA-815-R-12-005, December 2012.

December 2012

21. USEPA, 2013. “National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule,” 78 Fed. Reg. 10270 (February 13, 2013).
(Document incorporated by reference).

February 13, 2013

22. USEPA, 2014. “National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Minor Corrections to the Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule,” 79 Fed. Reg. 10665 (February 26, 2014).
(Document incorporated by reference).

February 26, 2014

23. USEPA, 2014. The Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) State Implementation Guidance – Interim Final, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, EPA 816-R-14-004, page 137, Item A17, December 2014.

December 2014

24. USEPA, 2019. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 40 C.F.R. §§ 141.23 through 141.41, 141.66 and 141.89 (2019).
(Document incorporated by reference).

2019

25. USGSA, 2017. Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rate, Automobile (Effective January 1, 2017), United States General Services Administration, October 2, 2017.

October 2, 2017

  Other Document(s)  
11

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

February 22, 2021


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