Does a shore-based facility that obtains its drinking water from a non-Class A water system have to test its drinking water once every thirty days for coliform bacteria?
It depends on whether or not the processor is also the operator of the water system. The Drinking Water regulations at 18 AAC 80 require all class A and class B public water systems to test for coliform bacteria. It’s the operator of the public water system who is responsible to do the monitoring. The operator may or may not be the processor. Q: 18 AAC 34.080(d) sets a fecal coliform standard for harbor water that is used to deliver, chill, or hold live or unprocessed seafood unless the seafood will be later rinsed with water that meets the processing water standards. Is it the intent of the department to require routine testing of harbor water? A: We will not require the harbor water be tested absent a reason to suspect the water is contaminated above the level set out in the regulations. Reasons to suspect a problem include a shallow intake coupled with near-by marine discharges of on-lot sewer systems or vessels in the vicinity. We will tell you if we suspect a problem. Q: 18 AAC 34
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