All community and nontransient noncommunity water systems are
required to develop a monitoring plan. Transient noncommunity
systems must develop a monitoring plan if any treatment besides
disinfection is present. Otherwise, for a transient noncommunity
system with only disinfection, the bacteriological site plan counts
as their monitoring plan.
Systems that treat surface water or groundwater under the direct
influence of surface water (GUI) are required to send a copy of
their monitoring plan to the TCEQ for review and approval. Systems
serving at least 10,000 people had a deadline of January 1, 2001.
Systems serving fewer than 10,000 people had a deadline of January
1, 2003.
Systems that use groundwater or purchased water are not required
to send a copy of the monitoring plan to TCEQ, but must must keep
the plan on file for review by the TCEQ inspector during routine
comprehensive compliance investigations (sanitary survey), or must
provide a copy of the plan to TCEQ upon request. These systems had
a deadline of January 1, 2004, to complete the monitoring plan.
A newly revised detailed guidance is available to help you
prepare your monitoring plan.
Editable template of a one well groundwater system (Riley Glen's
MHP). You may edit this example to create your own monitoring
plan.
