The Arkansas Department of Health (“DOH”) discussed in Volume 30 (No. 3) of the Fall 2017 edition of the publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update the redesign of its webpage.
An article authored by Jeff Stone noted that the redesign includes webpages dedicated to drinking water and the DOH Engineering Section
DOH has primacy under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Its duties include administration of the public water supervision program including protection of drinking water sources.
Mr. Stone’s article notes that the webpages dedicated to the Engineering Section are now divided into two sections:
- Drinking Water – Safety (stated to be intended to serve the public)
- Drinking Water – Systems and Operators (stated to be of greater use to the water system operators)
The Drinking Water Safety page can be located at http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/drinking-water. Also, the previously used www.Healthy.Arkansas.gov/eng will redirect to the new Drinking Water – Safety Page.
The page provides links to:
- Boil Order notices
- Consumer Confidence Reports
- Lead and Copper results
- Annual Compliance Reports
- Arkansas Drinking Water Update newsletter
- FAQs section
The Drinking Water – Systems and Operators page can be located at http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/drinking-water-system-operators. This page provides links to:
- Bacteriological Sample Results
- Operator Certification and Examination Materials
- Examination Registration
- Forms relating to water monitoring and reporting
- Capacity development and planning documents
Information on the status of plans under review has been moved to a page titled “Plans Under Review” and can be located at: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/drinking-water-plans-under-review.
Regulations covering wide ranging public health concerns can be located and downloaded at http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/rules-regs.
The Boil Order Policy can be found at: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/rules/ADH_BOIL_ORDER_POLICY_2014_-_092517.pdf
Rules and Regulations pertaining to water operator licensing can be downloaded at: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/rules/WATER_OPERATOR_LICENSING.pdf.
Guidance and policies relating to water and wastewater system plan review can be found at:
http://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/drinking-water-plan-review-guidance-and-forms and
http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/drinking-water-plan-review
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