WAC 246-291-130   Existing system approval.  (1) At the discretion of the department, owners of existing systems without approved design reports shall, as determined by the department, provide information necessary to establish the extent of the water systems compliance with this chapter.

     (2) After receipt of the required data, the department shall review the information and place the system into one of the following categories:

     (a) Fully approved/adequate. A fully approved system has been found to be in full compliance with these regulations and may add services if designed accordingly; or

     (b) Provisionally adequate. A provisionally adequate system complies with applicable MCL and treatment standards, fire flow requirements where applicable, and meets a twenty psi minimum pressure requirement under peak hourly design flow conditions but may not be in compliance with other regulatory requirements. A provisionally adequate system is considered satisfactory for its existing services, but may not expand to supply additional services; or

     (c) Inadequate. Any system not identified in (a) or (b) of this subsection. The system is considered unsatisfactory and no additional service connections can be made to an inadequate system.

     (3) After categorizing the system, the department shall notify the owner in writing of the following:

     (a) The system's category;

     (b) The relationship of the system's category with respect to adding service connections and potential comments on status request letters; and

     (c) If the system is not fully approved, what additional actions the owner needs to complete before a full or provisional approval is granted.

     (4) The department is authorized to take enforcement actions in accordance with WAC 246-291-050.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 95-20-078, § 246-291-130, filed 10/4/95, effective 11/4/95; 94-14-002, § 246-291-130, filed 6/22/94, effective 7/23/94.]