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• Each Surface Water Engineer has made AWOP a priority for the systems in their district<br />
and incorporates AWOP into their daily activities.<br />
Enforcement Activities<br />
Drinking Water Branch enforcement activities are shown in Table 3. 75 violation letters (e.g. –<br />
Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, Monitoring and Reporting violations, etc.) were<br />
mailed to <strong>water</strong> systems during FY2011. Because of the seriousness of MCL violations,<br />
Drinking Water staff attempt to perform as many follow-up inspections as possible for this type<br />
of violation. These follow-up inspections were conducted as either separate inspections or in<br />
conjunction with the <strong>annual</strong> inspection or sanitary survey. Circumstances surrounding the<br />
violation were discussed with system personnel and, if necessary, procedural changes were<br />
implemented by the system to prevent recurrence of the violation. Drinking Water Branch staff<br />
conducted a total of eight of these follow-up visits.<br />
TABLE 3<br />
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS<br />
Enforcement Action<br />
No.<br />
Violation Letters 75<br />
Compliance Meetings 0<br />
Violation Follow-ups 8<br />
Notices of Violation 12<br />
Show Cause Hearings 0<br />
Consent Orders 10<br />
Unilateral Orders 0<br />
Court Cases 0<br />
Twelve Notices of Violation (NOVs) were issued for systems incurring multiple violations,<br />
having multiple deficiencies at one time, or having an issue needing increased attention from the<br />
<strong>water</strong> system. The majority of the ten consent orders were issued for <strong>water</strong> systems that became<br />
disinfection byproducts Significant Non-Compliers (SNC). Prior to finalizing a consent order, a<br />
<strong>water</strong> system is afforded the opportunity to meet with Branch staff and “show cause” why the<br />
order should be modified or withdrawn. No show cause hearings were held during the fiscal<br />
year. The <strong>Department</strong> did not enter into any court cases during FY2011.<br />
Bacteriological Monitoring and Compliance<br />
A total of 530 community <strong>water</strong> systems were required to monitor for bacteriological<br />
contaminants. Thirteen systems incurred monitoring violations, and fifteen systems incurred<br />
MCL violations. A complete list of all <strong>water</strong> systems with bacteriological violations can be<br />
found in Appendices B and C.<br />
97.5% of the community <strong>water</strong> systems were in compliance with monitoring and <strong>report</strong>ing<br />
requirements for the Coliform Standard and 98.4% were in compliance with MCL standards.<br />
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