Virginia Department of Health

 

GDForum ID: 2092

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

The Field Operations Manual is a new document, arising from a comprehensive update and compilation of existing policy and working memos covering sanitary surveys, disinfection of groundwater sources, disinfection of surface water sources, Virginia’s Optimization Program, status reporting of waterworks during emergency situations, assessments, sanitary defects and corrective actions, seasonal waterworks, treatment technique requirements, contaminants of emerging concern and health advisories, consumer confidence reports, oversight of water main breaks, information sharing on Legionella in drinking water, notices of alleged violation, public notification, emergency notices, data entry and SDWIS basics, and hauling water. This Field Operations Manual voids the following Office of Drinking Water guidance documents: 259, 276, 327, 547, 574, 657, 680, 704, 740, 743, 769, 782, 801, 802, 810, 817, 834, 835, 841, 842, 844, 850, 851, 859, 884, 886, 894, 897, 900, 902, 906, 908, 914, 915, and 918, as well as ODW Working Memos 743 and 900.

 

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Current Document	Proposed Document
WTR-259(W)	Replacement of Filter Sand with Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-276(W)	Interaction with the Board of Housing and Community Development	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-327 (W)	Policy - Requirements to Connect to Water and Sewage Systems	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-547(W)	Precast Concrete Water Reservoirs	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-574(W)	Water Horsepower and Mean Velocity Gradient	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-657(W)	Distribution System-Fire Pump For Small Systems	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-680(W)	Treatment-Fluoride	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-704(W)	Abandonment of Waterworks	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-740(W)	Technical Assistance Lead and Copper Rule Desktop Evaluations	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-769(W)	Monitoring of Additives to Drinking Water	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-782(W)	Distribution System - Air Release Valves	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-801(W)	Cross Connection Control	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-802(W)	Pitless Adapters and Watertight Well Caps	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-810(W)	Package Water Treatment Plants	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-817(W)	Cartridge Filtration	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-834(W)	Consumer Confidence Report Implementation Instructions	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-835(W)	Cross Connection Control	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-841(W)	Interim Guidance on Waterworks Classification	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-842(W)	Board for Water and Wastewater Operators vs. Dept of Health Responsibilities	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-844(W)	Procedure – Enforcement – Special Notices (Boil Water, Do Not Drink, Do Not Use, Rescission Notices)	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-850(W)	Review of Changes to Disinfection	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-851(W)	Surveillance & Regulations - Sanitary Surveys	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-859(W)	Public Notification Rule Implementation	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-884(W)	Use of Emergency Wells	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-886(W)	Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-894(W)	Sample Collection & Analysis - Special Sampling Procedures	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-897(W)	System Evaluation, Design & Construction - MIOX Mixed Oxidant Treatment Systems	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-902(W)	Exception to Surface Water Treatment Plant Loading Rates	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-906(W)	Procedures for Arsenic Removal Treatment Systems	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-908(W)	State Only - Non Federal - Violations	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-915(W)	Disinfection of Groundwater Sources	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
WTR-918(W)	Disinfection of Water Mains, Distribution Storage Tanks, Wells and Treatment Facilities	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023
ODW-2022-01	Field Operations Manual	n/a	Proposed Document
WTR-914(W)	Virginia's Optimization Program (VOP)	Document	To Be Deleted	Deleted on 3/30/2023

 

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