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Federal and State Re lotions
• "Safe Drinking Water Act " 42 United States Code (USC), §300g-4 and §300g-5, and
according to National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Subpart K, 40 CFR§§142.301 -
142.313 which have been promulgated by the EPA to the State of Texas
• Code of Federal Register Title 40 Chapter 403 National Pretreatment Standards which have
been promulgated by the EPA to the State of Texas - "...to control pollutants which pass
through or interfere with treatment processes in Publicly Owned Treatment Works(POTWs)
or which may contaminate sewage sludge."
• Texas Administrative Code Title 30 Chapter 291, Utility Regulations
• 291.93 Quality of Service
291.94 Adequacy of Sewer Service
• Texas Administrative Code Title 30 Chapter 290, Public Drinking Water
• 290. 44 Water Distribution
• 290.45 Minimum Water System Capacity Requirements
• 290.46 Minimum Acceptable Operating Practices for Public Drinking Water Systems
Parties Involved- -- ----
Public water system--A system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption
through pipes or other constructed conveyances, which includes all uses described under the
definition for drinking water. Such a system must have at least 15 service connections or serve
at least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year. This term includes; any collection,
treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under the control of the operator of such system and
used primarily in connection with such system and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities
not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. Two or more
systems with each having a potential to serve less than 15 connections or less than 25 individuals but
owned by the same person, firm, or corporation and located on adjacent land will be considered a
public water system when the total potential service connections in the combined systems are 15 or
greater or if the total number of individuals served by the combined systems total 25 or greater at
least 60 days out of the year. Without excluding other meanings of the terms"individual"or"served,"
an individual shall be deemed to be served by a water system if he lives in, uses as his place of
employment, or works in a place to which drinking water is supplied from the system.
Nontransient noncommunity water system--A public water system that is not a community water
system and regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons at least six months out of the year.
- see attached list -
Responsibility Defined
Minimum Operating Practices( 30 TAC 290) - If the customer is listed as a Public Water System by
rule or by state issued identification number they will be required, by the state, to monitor and report
the water quality inside of their property on a monthly basis. Potentially, if we do not have a contract
with them, we will be required to perform the monitoring.
SERVICE AGREEMENT LIST 2006
Customer
W Arkema, Inc. - Beaumont (Elf Atochem)
VV Equistar Chemicals, LP Beaumont Plant
\N ExxonMobil Chemical Beaumont Polythylene Plant
W Lucite (DuPont)
B Northwest Forest MUD
W Peak Sulfur, Inc. (Olin)
VV A&A Fertilizer
W BASF Corporation
W ExxonMobii Refinery
VV ExxonMobil BCSP/OA
B Texas Department of Criminal Justice
B Cardinal Meadows Improvement District
B Federal Bureau of Prisons
B Gerdau Ameristeal of Beaumont
B GE Betz
B,E West Jefferson County MUD
E Meeker MUD
POTENTIAL REQUIRED WATER SYSTEMS
(16) Industrial Customers
(4800) Commercial Customers
(Estimate that 1/2 have greater than 25 Employees at one time)