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    Department of Environmental Protection

    Submit Monitoring Waiver Renewal Request (3930-FM-BSDW0020g)

    Waiver requests and renewals must be submitted in writing and approved before the end of the applicable monitoring period. Until the waiver is granted, the Public Water System (PWS) is responsible for completing all required monitoring.

     

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    Overview

    The Chapter 109 Safe Drinking Water regulations provide an option for public water systems (PWSs) to obtain a monitoring waiver for Inorganic Chemicals (IOCs) and Asbestos, Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs) and Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs).  Public water systems (PWS) must conduct the required monitoring or obtain and maintain monitoring waivers using the application forms available on DEP's eLibrary.

    Compliance Periods

    IOC waivers are valid for one 9-year compliance cycle; SOC and VOC waivers are valid for one 3-year compliance period.  The current 9-year compliance cycle is 2020 - 2028 and includes these 3-year compliance periods:

    • 1st period: 2020-2022
    • 2nd period: 2023-2025
    • 3rd period: 2026-2028

    Submitting Your Waiver Renewal Request

    Waiver renewal requests must be made in writing for review and approval prior to the end of the applicable monitoring period. A separate renewal request is required for each entry point for which one or more monitoring waivers have been approved.

    If land use within Zone II has not changed significantly, the water supplier may complete and submit a waiver renewal application. The waiver renewal application consists of:

    • Completeness Report (module 1) – required with all applications
    • Waiver Renewal Request (module 6) – required for all renewal requests
    • Site Map and Land Use Inventory (module 7) – required if any land use has changed within Zone II

    If land use within Zone II has changed significantly, contact the appropriate DEP District Office to determine whether a revised waiver application needs to be submitted instead of the waiver renewal request.

    If the waiver renewal request is not submitted and approved before the applicable compliance period, the PWS is responsible for conducting all required monitoring unless/until the request is approved.

    PWSs are responsible for submitting waiver requests to the Department. Completed monitoring waiver renewal requests should be submitted to the appropriate DEP District Office for the county in which the PWS is located. Questions on completing the application should also be directed to the appropriate DEP District Office. Click here to find the appropriate office contact and mailing information