Section 327IAC8-2-20. Record maintenance

   Any owner or operator of a PWS subject to the provisions of this rule shall retain on its premises or at a convenient location near its premises the following records:

(1) Records of microbiological and turbidity analyses made under this rule, 327 IAC 8-2.3, 327 IAC 8-2.5, or 327 IAC 8-2.6 shall be kept for not less than five (5) years. Records of chemical and radiological analyses made under this rule shall be kept for not less than ten (10) years. Actual laboratory reports may be kept, or data may be transferred to tabular summaries, provided that the following information is included:

(A) The date, place, and time of sampling and the name of the person who collected the sample.

(B) Identification of the sample as to whether it was:

(i) a routine distribution system sample;

(ii) a check sample;

(iii) a raw or process water sample; or

(iv) another special purpose sample.

(C) The date of the analysis.

(D) The laboratory and the person responsible for performing the analysis.

(E) The analytical technique or method used.

(F) The results of the analysis.

(2) Records of action taken by the PWS to correct violations of this rule shall be kept for not less than three (3) years after the last action taken with respect to the particular violation involved.

(3) Copies of any written reports, summaries, or communications relating to sanitary surveys of the PWS conducted by:

(A) the PWS itself;

(B) a private consultant; or

(C) any local, state, or federal agency;

shall be kept for not less than ten (10) years after completion of the sanitary survey involved.

(4) Copies of:

(A) public notices issued under 327 IAC 8-2.1-7 through 327 IAC 8-2.1-16; and

(B) certifications made to the primacy agency under section 13 of this rule;

must be kept for three (3) years after issuance.

(5) Copies of monitoring plans required under this rule, 327 IAC 8-2.3, 327 IAC 8-2.5, or 327 IAC 8-2.6 must be kept for the same period of time as the records of analyses taken under the monitoring plan are required to be kept under subdivision (1), except as specified elsewhere in this rule, 327 IAC 8-2.3, 327 IAC 8-2.5, or 327 IAC 8-2.6.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-2-20; filed Dec 28, 1990, 5:10 p.m.: 14 IR 1038; filed Nov 20, 2001, 10:20 a.m.: 25 IR 1097; filed May 7, 2010, 9:30 a.m.: 20100602-IR-327080198FRA)