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Publications and Guidance about Surface Water Treatment Plants

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	Public Water System Monitoring Plans Information about developing plans to monitor drinking water quality in your public water system. Includes reporting requirements and related guidance and forms.

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	30 TAC 290 Subchapter F: Drinking Water Standards Governing Drinking Water Quality and Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems Verbatim text of rules, with preface and list of abbreviations.

	30 TAC Chapter 290 Subchapter D: Rules and Regulations for Public Water Systems Requirements for the design, operation, and maintenance, of water treatment plants and systems that supply potable water to the citizens of Texas.

	Bleaches Approved for Disinfecting Drinking Water and Water Wells List of bleaches that have the right properties for use in disinfecting water that is to be used for drinking, preparing foods, or other forms of consumption.

	Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems Tells the operators of public water systems about requirements for monitoring coliform organisms, which indicate conditions that could cause illness.

	CT Study Template and Instructions Compressed file that unzips to produce CT study template (Microsoft Excel file) and instructions (in pdf). This page also links to the individual files.

	Disinfectant Residual Reporting for Public Water Systems Shows public water systems that use only purchased water or groundwater how to comply with the disinfectant-level monitoring and reporting requirements of 30 TAC Section 290.110. Includes example calculations, worksheets, sample report, blank report form.

	Monthly Testing and Reporting at Surface Water Treatment Plants: Using the New Automated Forms Instructions for using the new automated reporting forms (TCEQ-0102C, -10276, -10277, & -10278).

	Monthly Testing and Reporting at Surface Water Treatment Plants: Using the New Automated Forms Instructions for using the new automated reporting forms (TCEQ-0102C, -10276, -10277, & -10278).

	Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Guidance Manual Tells surface water treatment plant operators how to comply with rules on removing total organic carbon (TOC) & to lessen the concentration of disinfection by-product precursors (DBP-Ps) that are available to form more harmful disinfection by-products.

	Total Organic Carbon Monthly Operating Report and Guidance A compressed file (zip format) containing the TOCMOR (form TCEQ-0879) as a Microsoft Excel file, a sample of the completed TOCMOR, and the TOC Guidance Manual (RG-379). Links to other available formats.