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Notice of Open Meeting

Safe Drinking Water Commission

People with disabilities requiring special services or accommodations to participate in this

meeting may make arrangements by contacting the Commission Secretary, several days in

advance of the meeting at 573-751-0124 or by mail at Public Drinking Water Branch,

P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. Hearing impaired persons may contact the

program through Relay Missouri at 1-800-735-2966.

TO REVIEW THE DRAFT MINUTES AND INFORMATION ON THE VARIOUS

ITEMS, PLEASE REFER TO THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE AT:

http://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/sdwc

AGENDA

Lewis & Clark State Office Building

Nightingale Creek Conference Room

1101 Riverside Drive

Jefferson City, Missouri

January 16, 2018

CALL TO ORDER – Open Safe Drinking Water Commission Meeting at 10 a.m.

1. Introduction of Commission members, Department staff, and audience members

Recommended Action: For information only.

2. Review and approval of October 11, 2017, Open Session Meeting Minutes –

Elizabeth Grove, Safe Drinking Water Commission, Chair

Recommended Action: Commission vote to modify and/or approve minutes.

3. Election of Officers - Elizabeth Grove, Safe Drinking Water Commission, Chair

4. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Intended Use Plan (IUP) Comprehensive List and Fundable Projects List and Sources and

Distribution of Funds Revisions- Darleen Groner, Chief, Drinking Water Unit, Financial

Assistance Center

Recommended Action: The Department recommends the Commission adopt the Fiscal

Year 2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan (IUP)

Comprehensive List and Fundable Projects List and Sources and Distribution of Funds

Revisions

5. State Water Plan – Jennifer Hoggatt, Director, Water Resource Center


6. Capacity Development Governor’s Report – Diane Vitello, Public Drinking Water

Branch, Capacity Development & Source Water Protection Unit Chief


7. Red Tape Reduction Update – David Lamb, Public Drinking Water Branch, Branch Chief

and Darleen Groner, Chief, Drinking Water Unit, Financial Assistance Center


8. Attorney General Office Legal Update - Jennifer Hernandez, Attorney General’s Office,

Assistant Attorney General


9. Branch Chief’s Update - David J. Lamb, Public Drinking Water Branch, Branch Chief


10. Other Business—This routine agenda item provides the Commission opportunity to

discuss last minute, minor issues arising after the agenda has been finalized.


11. Public Comment and Correspondence—This routine agenda item provides an opportunity

for the public to comment on any issues pertinent to the Commission’s roles and

responsibilities. The Commission encourages all interested parties to express their

comments and concerns.


12. Future tentative meetings dates:

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wednesday, July 18, 2018


ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

Recommended Action: Member offers motion and second to adjourn.

Closed Meeting - The Safe Drinking Water Commission may go into closed session during this

meeting if such action is approved by a majority vote of the Commission members who

constitute a quorum to discuss: (1) Personnel actions as provided for in Section 610.021(3); (2)

Legal actions, causes of actions or litigation as provided for in Section 610.021(1); and (3)

Confidential and privileged matters with the Commission's attorney as provided for in Section

610.021(1), RSMo, 2003.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact:

Public Drinking Water Branch, PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Phone: 573-751-0124; Fax: 573-751-3110; Email: [email protected]


Department of Natural Resources

Division of Environmental Quality

Water Protection Program

Public Drinking Water Branch

January 16, 2018

Introduction of Commission Members, Department Staff,

and Audience Members Agenda Item #1






January 16, 2018

Approval of Minutes Agenda Item #2

Issue: Commission to review the Open Session minutes from the October 11, 2017, Safe Drinking

Water Commission meeting.

Recommended Action:

Commission to approve the Open Session minutes from the October 11, 2017, Safe Drinking

Water Commission meeting.

Attachment:

October 11, 2017, Open Session Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE

SAFE DRINKING WATER COMMISSION



Missouri Department of Transportation – Southeast District

2675 North Main Street

Sikeston, Missouri

October 11, 2017

10:00 a.m.

Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent:

Ms. Elizabeth Grove, Chair Ms. Susan Armstrong

Mr. Curt Skouby

Mr. Fred Schmidt

Mr. Rodger Owens

Commissioners Participating via Conference Call:

Ms. Susan Hazelwood, Vice-Chair

Ms. Charli Jo Ledgerwood

Mr. Scott Bockenkamp

Mr. Bruce Manning

Legal Counsel:

Ms. Jennifer Hernandez, AGO

Staff Present:

Mr. David Lamb, WPP/PDWB

Ms. Sheri Fry, WPP/PDWB

Ms. Darleen Groner, WPP/FAC

Mr. Brandon Bach, WPP/PDWB

Ms. Darlene Helmig, WPP/PDWB

Mr. Todd Eichholz, WPP/PDWB

Ms. Ellen Harrel, WPP/PDWB

Guests Present:

Mr. Don Summers, American Society of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE)

Mr. Cliff Asberry, Doe Run Company

Mr. Tom Simmons, Missouri American Water Company

Mr. Tim Ganz, Missouri American Water Company

Mr. David Blalock, Bootheel Regional Planning Commission

Ms. LaDawn Owens, Lakeland Heights Water Company

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Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in These Minutes

AGO Attorney General’s Office

AOC Administrative Order on Consent AOSA Administrative Office Support Assistant ASSE American Society of Sanitary Engineers

DNR Department of Natural Resources

DWSRF Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FAC Financial Assistance Center

FY Fiscal Year

IUP Intended Use Plan

OSA Office Support Assistant

PDWB Public Drinking Water Branch

RFP Request for Proposal

RTCR Revised Total Coliform Rule

SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act

SDWC Safe Drinking Water Commission

SOSA Senior Office Support Assistant

WPP Water Protection Program

Call to Order and Introductions

The regular meeting of the Safe Drinking Water Commission was held on October 11, 2017, in

Sikeston, Missouri. A quorum being present, Chair Grove called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m.

All in attendance made introductions. This is the first meeting of the newest commissioner, Mr.

Fred Schmidt.

Minutes of the July 19, 2017 Meeting

The Chair stated there were three sets of minutes awaiting approval: the open session of July 19,

2017, and the closed sessions of July 19, 2017, and July 27, 2017.

Commissioner Skouby offered a motion to approve the minutes of the open meeting on July 19.

Commissioner Owens seconded. Commissioner Schmidt abstained, as did Commissioner

Ledgerwood. All others voted to approve. Motion carried.

Minutes of the July 19, 2017 Closed Session Meeting

Commissioner Owens moved to approve the minutes of the closed session held on July 19, 2017.

Commissioner Skouby seconded. Commissioner Schmidt and Commissioner Ledgerwood

abstained. All others voted to approve. Motion carried.

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Minutes of the July 27, 2017 Closed Session Meetings

Commissioner Skouby moved to approve the minutes of the closed session held on July 27,

2017. Commissioner Owens seconded. Commissioners Schmidt and Ledgerwood abstained. All

others voted to approve. Motion carried.

Adoption of the final Fiscal Year 2018 Missouri Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

(DWSRF) Intended Use Plan (IUP)

Darleen Groner, Financial Assistance Center

Ms. Groner proposed the adoption of the final Fiscal Year 2018 Missouri Drinking Water State

Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan to the Commission. She noted that the draft of the IUP was

placed on public notice on August 30, 2017, and that a public meeting was held on September

21, 2017. She indicated the comment period closed on October 7, 2017.

Changes made by the Department between the draft and the final version of the DWSRF IUP

included:

• Tri-County Water Authority requested a $1,000,000 increase to its 2016 DWSRF loan in the

original maximum principal amount of $33,432,000 due to the actual costs to complete the

project. Given the large available balance of DWSRF loan funds, the Department

administratively approved the loan increase. As such, Tri-County Water Authority was added

to the Sources and Distribution of Funds (page 14) in the amount of $1,000,000 and the

numbers throughout the IUP were adjusted accordingly.

• Scotland Co. Consolidated PWSD No. 1’s funding date of September 21, 2017, was added to

the Sources and Distribution of Funds (page 14).

• The bullet point stating “Performing studies to determine new technologies for the

purpose of safely performing storage tank inspections.” was removed from

Appendix Three (page 28) as this activity was completed in FY 2017.

• Formatting and grammatical edits, including updating the cover photo.

Ms. Groner mentioned some of the highlights of the IUP and where these items could be found

in the FY 2018 DWSRF IUP document, which she provided to the Commissioners. As the city of

Saint Louis is on the list of the IUP, Commissioner Skouby recused himself from the vote.

Commissioner Owens made a motion to adopt the final Intended Use Plan as presented by

Ms. Groner. Commissioner Bockenkamp seconded the motion. Commissioner Schmidt

abstained. All others voted to approve. Motion passed.

Approval of the Missouri Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Priority Points Criteria

for Fiscal Year 2019

Darleen Groner, Financial Assistance Center

Ms. Groner proposed the adoption of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Missouri Drinking Water State

Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Priority Points Criteria and Readiness to Proceed Criteria and

Distribution of Funds. She stated that the draft was placed on public notice on August 30, 2017,

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that a public meeting was held on September 21, 2017, and that the comment period closed on

October 2, 2017. She noted that no comments were received.

Vice-Chair Hazelwood made a motion to adopt the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Missouri Drinking

Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Priority Points Criteria and Readiness to Proceed Criteria

and Distribution of Funds Plan as presented by Ms. Groner. Commissioner Owens seconded the

motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows:

Commissioner Armstrong: Not in attendance

Commissioner Bockenkamp Yes

Commissioner Ledgerwood Yes

Commissioner Manning Yes

Commissioner Owens Yes

Commissioner Schmidt Abstain

Commissioner Skouby Recused

Vice-Chair Hazelwood Yes

Chair Grove Yes

Motion passed.

Public Comments on the Missouri Red Tape Reduction

David J. Lamb, Chief, Public Drinking Water Branch

Mr. David Lamb stated that all state agencies, under the leadership of Governor Greitens, are in

the process of reducing regulations and other government processes that unnecessarily burden

individuals and businesses while doing little to protect or improve public health, safety, and our

natural resources. Mr. Lamb mentioned that comment cards were available for audience

members to complete if they wanted to make comments at the meeting on any of the rules under

the purview of the Safe Drinking Water Commission.

He provided a brief summary of the Red Tape Reduction Process noting that in January 2017,

Governor Greitens signed Executive Order 17-03, which requires executive agencies to review

all regulations in the Code of State Regulations, solicit input from the public, and rescind or

amend those regulations that are unduly burdensome or no longer necessary. He stated the goal

statewide is to review internal processes, encourage innovation, entrepreneurship, and job

growth, and to remove the unnecessary or unduly burdensome regulations.

He explained that State agencies will be looking to reduce regulatory restrictions by about one-

third and that analysis by George Mason University identified 113,112 regulatory restrictions in

the state. He noted that the Department has the most restrictions with 23,617, of which the Safe

Drinking Water rules contained 2,963 restrictions. He noted many of these are federally based.

He explained identification was made using an information technology tool, which searched for

the words shall, must, may not, prohibited, and required.

Following the update provided by Mr. Lamb, the floor was opened for public comment. No

public comments were made, but Tom Simmons, Missouri American Water Company, indicated

they would be submitting written comments. Mr. Lamb stated the Department will be seeking

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feedback from stakeholders until December 15, 2017. Discussion followed regarding the various

methods to submit comments and questions.

No action taken by the Commission, information only.

Operator Certification Program Update

Darlene Helmig, Section Chief

Ms. Darlene Helmig provided a PowerPoint presentation to update the Commission on the

Operator Certification program. She provided statistics and highlights of the program for

FY 2017, including discussion of the voucher program and compliance assistance efforts. She

also discussed a new partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide a

wastewater treatment multi-day pre-certification training course, which will be hosted at the

Ozark Correctional Center in Fordland in mid-November 2017.

She also provided copies of the Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Annual Report,

which the Department submits to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) each year.


Backflow Prevention Rule

Brandon Bach, Environmental Engineer, Permits & Engineering Section

Mr. Brandon Bach provided background information and mentioned that during the April 6,

2016, SDWC meeting, representatives from the American Society of Sanitary Engineering

(ASSE) asked the Commission to consider two rule changes: 1) to allow assemblies approved by

ASSE to be installed in addition to assemblies approved by University of South California’s

Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research (USC), and 2) mandate

individuals who repair the assemblies to be certified as backflow prevention assembly repairers.

Mr. Bach discussed the current regulations and the devices used by ASSE and USC, as well as

other members of the Ten States Standards. Any changes regarding the certified back flow

repairers will require changes through legislation.

Mr. Bach mentioned that in regard to the Red Tape Reduction, some items being considered for

revision were to update the rule to allow ASSE approved assemblies, remove 10 CSR 60-

11.010.(4)(A), and to remove 10 CSR 60-11.030(4)(D).

Chair Grove asked if we would wait until the Red Tape Reduction initiative is completed before

the rulemaking process began. Mr. Lamb replied that would be the case, as we would not receive

administrative approval to move forward on the rule prior to the completion of the Red Tape

Reduction comment period on December 15, 2017.

Commissioner Bockenkamp asked if it should be required that the rebuild of a device be

completed by a licensed tester. Chair Grove responded by saying that this change would require

legislative action. The list of approved assemblies will be expanded as soon as possible.

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Mr. Tim Ganz asked how many assemblies would be added to the list. Mr. Bach responded by

saying that most were already listed but an estimate would be about 9% more would be added.


Annual Compliance Report Todd Eichholz, Chief, Monitoring Section

Mr. Eichholz’s presentation provided the Commissioners with background information regarding

the Annual Compliance Report of Missouri Public Water Systems, which is required by Section

1414(c)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996. The report contains violation data for the

previous calendar year and is due to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by July 1 of

each year. The violation history of the previous year must be made available to the general

public on the internet.

He explained that drinking water trends show that community systems consistently meet health-

based requirements. A majority of the systems, about 95%, have no violations for the year. He

then discussed some of the issues the water systems face in providing safe water to their

customers, such as disinfection by-products, E. coli, and radiological levels.

He noted the final reports are on the Department’s website:

http://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/fyreports/index.html


Regulatory Update

Sheri Fry, Public Drinking Water Branch

Ms. Sheri Fry informed the Commission that staff began the review of the 62 drinking water

rules during the second week of September as part of the Red Tape Reduction review. The

review is ongoing and to date, three rules have been identified for possible rescission. All three

of these rules are in Chapter 4.

1. 10 CSR 60-4.020 Revised Total Coliform Rule

Sunset in April 2016

2. 10 CSR 60-4.092 Initial Distribution System Evaluation

Effective 2006 to 2010

3. 10 CSR 60-4.110 Special Monitoring for Unregulated Chemicals

Effective 2008 to 2010

These rules have been forwarded to management and legal counsel for guidance on moving

forward.

Chair Grove asked if this could be viewed as a clean-up of the rules to which Ms. Fry responded

that these rules were easily identifiable as no longer necessary.

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Commissioner Bockenkamp requested a copy of the three rules listed by Ms. Fry as possible

rescissions be sent to the Commissioners. Chair Grove mentioned that now is a good time to

remove the dated regulations. Mr. Lamb informed the Commission that these would be the first

of the rules that they will see from the Red Tape Reduction review. During the rescission

process, a Regulatory Impact Report is not necessary so the process should move quickly.


Attorney General Office Legal Update

Jennifer Hernandez, Attorney General’s Office

Ms. Jennifer Hernandez stated she is one of three individuals at the Attorney General’s Office

that handle environmental issues for the Department. Mr. Tim Duggan also works in the

Jefferson City office; Ms. Shawna Bligh works in the Saint Louis office.

She noted that DNR and EPA held a quarterly meeting on September 12, 2017. The date of the

next meeting has not been scheduled at this time, as some EPA Region 7 staff are currently

working disaster relief in Texas and Puerto Rico due to damage to water systems affected by

recent hurricanes.

She also noted that the commissions and boards task force report is due to the Governor at the

end of October so an update will be provided in the future.

Ms. Hernandez then provided the Commissioners with two handouts regarding ordinances for

the city of Hannibal. Ms. Hernandez explained that in April of this year, the voters in Hannibal

passed Proposition 1, which would remove ammonia from their water treatment plant. This

proposition included a 90-day removal period, which would result in a removal date of August 4,

2017. In response, the Hannibal Board of Public Works filed a lawsuit against the city of

Hannibal. At issue was the decision to follow the new ordinance or the rules and regulations of

DNR with respect to a change of treatment at the water plant. The Hannibal City Council then

replaced ordinance No. 4751 with ordinance No. 4759, which removed the 90-day deadline and

inserted new deadlines. The development and implementation of a protocol, including proposed

testing parameters and pilot studies, are to be submitted to DNR by March 31, 2018. Once DNR

has approved the protocol, the Hannibal Board of Public Works will have a deadline of March

31, 2020, to remove ammonia from the drinking water system.

Commissioner Schmidt asked for clarification with regard to the voting process of determining

water treatment. Ms. Hernandez explained that because Hannibal is a constitutional charter city,

it is an anomaly. Chair Grove offered to provide Commissioner Schmidt with the background of

the city of Hannibal. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the city were out of compliance due to

these issues. Mr. David Lamb said that with the extended deadline, the city now has the option to

develop a long-term solution while maintaining compliance with the disinfection byproducts

rule. Mr. Tom Simmons asked if the city would enter into an Administrative Order on Consent

(AOC). Chair Grove responded that because they would be using chloramines until the treatment

is in place, they do not need to enter into an AOC. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the city

would still be responsible for repaying any previous loans to the Department. Ms. Darleen

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Groner stated that only a portion of the loan was for chloramine treatment and the entire loan

would be repaid.


Branch Chief’s Updates

David J. Lamb, Public Drinking Water Branch

Mr. David Lamb informed the Commission of staff changes within the Department. He noted

that Julie Allen is the new Division of Administrative Support Director and that Jennifer Hoggatt

is the new director of the Water Resources Center. He then noted departures in the Branch,

which included Kimberly Potter (SDWC Secretary), Matt Kliethermes (Monitoring Section), and

Russell Gerling (Operator Certification). He then noted Brent Weis, who previously worked in

the Compliance and Enforcement Section, transferred to a vacant position in the Monitoring

Section, and Alisha Gibson was promoted to a vacant position in the Compliance and

Enforcement Section.

Mr. Lamb noted that currently the Branch has five vacant clerical positions, which are the

Branch Secretary, one Senior Office Support Assistant (SOSA) in the Operator Certification

Section, one SOSA in the Compliance and Enforcement Section, and one SOSA and one Office

Support Assistant (OSA) in the Permits and Engineering Section. He noted that these positions

were being reviewed closely to determine which would be filled and that in the interim the Water

Protection Program (WPP) is sharing resources to cover the clerical vacancies.

He mentioned that one of the issues the Branch is currently working on is the Long Term 2

(LT2) surface water rule implementation. A second round of monitoring for LT2 is now under

way. He noted Todd Eichholz and his staff have worked with the systems to ensure that samples

are taken correctly and the efforts have paid off. There have been no issues with the early

sampling from the 48 systems involved at this point. He explained that if there are any

cryptosporidium detections, additional sampling would begin in April of next year.

He then discussed the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule #4, which is not part of regular

monitoring. He explained that periodic sampling of unregulated contaminants is required so EPA

can determine if monitoring of prevalent contaminants is necessary. He also noted that the

Branch is in the early stages of processing a request for proposal (RFP) to contract with an

outside lab to analyze the samples. The sampling will begin in FY 2019.

Next, he noted that the Capacity Development Report to the Governor was completed at the end

of September and can be found online. He explained the SDWA requires that the report be

submitted to the Governor every three years. He indicated the report will be added to the agenda

for a future SDWC meeting.

With regard to rules, Mr. Lamb said that a primacy application of the Revised Total Coliform

Rule (RTCR) has been submitted to EPA. Discussions between the Department and EPA have

resolved most of the issues and the Department expects to obtain primacy for this rule soon.

Missouri may be one of the first states to have primacy.

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The last item Mr. Lamb mentioned was the Red Tape Reduction review. A lot of staff time has

been spent developing spreadsheets and answering questions during the review of the 62 rules in

Drinking Water regulations. He estimated that the Department has completed about 75 percent of

the review at this time. The Branch is making good progress and should be completed in the next

month or so. Incorporation by reference is one thing the Branch is reviewing.


Other Business

No other business to be reported.

Public Comment and Correspondence

Ms. LaDawn Owens, Lakeland Heights Water Company, expressed concern about the Operator

Certification partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections, particularly with drinking

water. She asked if all of the correctional facilities in the state would be participating or just

those with minimum security. Ms. Darlene Helmig, Operator Certification Section Chief,

responded by saying that this is an introductory program and that it is beginning on the

wastewater side. Discussions between Ms. Helmig and the Department of Corrections included

the offenders’ histories, education status, screening of inmates statewide for interest in the

training program, and job placement.

The Operator Certification regulations do not restrict those individuals with a criminal

background from becoming certified as water operators. It will be the employer’s responsibility

to perform background checks on each individual.

Mr. Lamb added the Department of Correction’s interest in this program is that it will provide

people with a skill set for success in the real world and reduce the likelihood that they will return

to the correctional system.

Commissioner Skouby asked if this program is modeled after other states. Ms. Helmig replied

that it was not, although other states have introduced training programs to correctional

institutions.

Ms. Owens asked if the Department tests for dicamba and Roundup. Mr. Todd Eichholz

responded he would have to defer on dicamba but that glyphosate is a regulated contaminant and

there is a statewide waiver for it. It is easily oxidized by chlorination and it is extremely rare to

find it in a well because it is designed to work on the surface.

Mr. Tom Simmons, Missouri American Water Company, announced that this would be the last

SDWC meeting he attends due to his upcoming retirement. He commented about the Governor’s

efforts to reduce or combine commissions. He stated Missouri American Water Company

supports maintaining both the Safe Drinking Water Commission and the Clean Water

Commission. Chair Grove asked Mr. David Lamb if there would be any type of public input

regarding the process. Mr. Lamb responded by saying that at this time the Department has not

seen the recommendations or proposals of the report. The report may be finalized at the end of

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this month so more information will be available. There will be opportunities to testify at public

hearings during the legislative process.

Commissioner Hazelwood asked Chair Grove if the Commission held four meetings during the

year. Chair Grove replied that all four meetings had been held, which included the two closed

sessions.

Commissioner Owens commented on the packet of information provided. He appreciated the

way items were numbered and that it was easy to follow the agenda during the meeting.

Future Meetings—Staff will update the Commission on tentative 2018 meeting dates.

2018 meeting dates and locations:

January 16, 2018 – Lewis and Clark State Office Building

April 18, 2018 – Lewis and Clark State Office Building

July 18, 2018 – Lewis and Clark State Office Building

Adjournment

Commissioner Skouby made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Owens seconded

the motion. All others voted to approve. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 11:59 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

David J. Lamb, Staff Director

Minutes taken at the Safe Drinking Water Commission meetings are not verbatim records of

the meeting. Consequently, the minutes are not intended to be, and are not, a word-for-word

transcription.






January 16, 2018

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Agenda Item #3

Background:

State law requires that the Commissioners select from among the members a chair and a vice-chair

annually.

Recommended Action:

Commissioners vote to elect a chair and vice-chair for the upcoming year.

Suggested Motion Language

“I nominate (name of Commissioner) to serve as chair/vice-chair of the Missouri Safe Drinking

Water Commission.”





Financial Assistance Center

January 16, 2018

Proposed Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

(DWSRF) Intended Use Plan (IUP) Sources and Distribution of Funds Revisions and

Comprehensive List and Fundable Project Lists

Agenda Item #4

Background:

In recent years, Congress has been requiring through annual appropriations that a portion of the

federal capitalization grant provided to states for the DWSRF loan programs be distributed in the

form of additional subsidization to recipients of the DWSRF loan program. Additional

subsidization is allowed to be in the form of principal forgiveness, negative interest rate loans, or

grants. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has elected to provide recipient grants in

order to meet the additional subsidization requirements.

Consistent with prior DWSRF IUPs, the Department awarded recipient grants totaling

$5,461,200 under the federal 2011 DWSRF capitalization grant and awarded recipient grants

totaling $5,204,400 under the federal 2012 DWSRF capitalization grant. The projects funded by

these grants have all been completed and no further draws on the grants or loans will occur.

Several projects came in under budget during this time period and did not need to draw the full

recipient grant amounts. The tables below summarize the additional subsidization amounts under

recent capitalization grants.

The Department has taken administrative actions to move $113,217 of a recipient grant from the

2013 capitalization grant to the 2011 capitalization grant. This action was necessary to

demonstrate to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the Department

had complied by providing at least the minimum amount of additional subsidization required for

the 2011 capitalization grant.

Additional

Subsidization 2011 Cap Grant 2012 Cap Grant 2013 Cap Grant 2014 Cap Grant

Minimum Required $5,461,200 $3,469,600 $3,255,400 $3,571,000

Maximum Allowed Unspecified $5,204,400 $4,883,100 $5,356,500

IUP Amount $5,461,200 $5,204,400 $4,883,100 $3,828,073

Actual Awarded $5,574,417a $5,204,400 $4,769,883a $3,828,073

Actual Disbursed $5,461,200 $4,990,829 In progress In progress a$113,217 moved from 2013 to 2011 so that actual disbursed amount for 2011 meets the minimum required.

Additional

Subsidization 2015 Cap Grant 2016 Cap Grant 2017 Cap Grant

Minimum Required $3,547,600 $3,356,200 $3,327,400

Maximum Allowed $5,321,400 $3,356,200 $3,327,400

IUP Amount $3,547,600 $3,356,200 $3,327,400

Actual Awarded $3,056,368b $0b $0b

Actual Disbursed In progress $0 $0 bAdditional awards planned in 2018 DWSRF IUP.

The Department is proposing to increase the planned amount of additional subsidization to be

awarded under the 2015 capitalization grant by $326,788 to $3,874,388. This amount takes into

account the $113,217 less awarded from the 2013 capitalization grant and the $213,571 unused

by recipients under the 2012 capitalization grant. The benefits of this approach include:

• Providing more grant funds to disadvantaged communities currently on the 2018 DWSRF

IUP.

• Allows the Department to timely close-out the 2012 and 2013 federal capitalization

grants.

• Increases the likelihood that the Department will disburse more than the minimum

amount required under the 2015 capitalization grant.

The attached revised Sources and Distribution of Funds includes the additional $326,788 of

additional subsidization applied to the 2015 capitalization grants and has been updated to show

the funding amounts and dates for the 2017 loan and grant commitments.

The changes above result in proposed revisions to the FY 2018 Comprehensive List and

Fundable Project Lists for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loans. The revisions include

adjusting loan and grant funds allocated for two projects: Pierce City, DW291345-01 and Sunrise

Beach-Phase 2, DW291219-03.

Recommended Actions:

• Increase the allocation of additional subsidization under the 2015 capitalization

grant from $3,547,600 to $3,874,388.

• Pierce City, DW291345-01: The City of Pierce City’s project will be allocated a

portion of the additional recipient grant funding, and their loan amount will be

reduced accordingly. The revised funding allocation is proposed to be $2,715,363

in loan and $2,000,000 in grant.

• Sunrise Beach-Phase 2, DW291219-03: The City of Sunrise Beach’s Phase 2

project will be allocated the remaining grant funds. The revised funding allocation

is proposed to be $398,752 in loan and $74,948 in grant.

Suggested Motion Language: “I move to approve the proposed changes to the Fiscal Year

2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan, Comprehensive List and

Fundable Project Lists for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loans and Sources and

Distribution of Funds as proposed.”

Attachments:

FY 2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan – Proposed Amendment

January 16, 2018

Presented by:

Darleen Groner, Chief, Drinking Water Unit, Financial Assistance Center

Proposed Amendment January 16, 2018

Fiscal Year 2018

Drinking Water State Revolving FundIntended Use Plan

Adopted October 11, 2017

(Reporting Year Oct. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2018)

Estimated Sources

FFY 2015 DW SRF Capitalization Grant (federal portion only) 2,714,009$ FFY 2016 DW SRF Capitalization Grant (federal portion only) 14,811,689$ FFY 2017 DW SRF Capitalization Grant (federal portion only, not yet awarded) 16,637,000$

Loan Repayment Fund (Balance in Fund 0602 as of 12/31/16) 62,797,216$ Balance of Fund 0649 as of 12/31/16 85,502$ Projected Savings (Estimated Proceeds) from Bond Refinancing (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 2,517,042$ Estimated DWSRF portion of Fund 0602 Investment Interest (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 960,990$ Estimated DWSRF portion of Fund 0649 Investment Interest (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 5,300$ Reserve Release (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 20,639,961$ Direct Loans - Principal and Interest Repayments (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 23,647,686$ State Match Subsidy Fund Release (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 1,340,500$ State Match Subsidy Fund Estimated Investment Interest (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 513,686$ State Match - FFY 2017 Capitalization Grant* 3,327,400$

Total Estimated Sources 149,997,981$

Estimated Uses

-$ 23,412,015$

Additional Subsidation from FFY 2013 Cap Grant 157,483$ Additional Subsidation from FFY 2014 Cap Grant 3,828,073$

$ 3,547,6003,874,388$

Additional Subsidation from FFY 2016 Cap Grant 3,356,200$ Additional Subsidation from FFY 2017 Cap Grant 3,327,400$ Anticipated Grants Awarded FY 2017 (1/1/17 - 9/30/17) (7,041,924)$

$ 7,174,8327,501,620$

Funds Committed to FFY 2015 DW Set-Aside Uses 2,714,009$ Funds Committed to FFY 2016 DW Set-Aside Uses 5,202,110$ Funds Committed to FFY 2017 DW Set-Aside Uses 5,157,470$ 2010B and 2015A Pledge Commitments (1/1/17 - 9/30/19) 5,082,019$

$ 21,355,38021,139,000$

$ 79,900,14679,789,738$

Total Estimated Uses 149,997,981$

Loan and Grant Commitments Before FFY 2018 IUP Approval Loan Grant TotalHarrisonville - Funded 1/17/17 9,544,000$ -$ 9,544,000$ Birch Tree - Funded 1/24/17 738,000$ 1,856,325$ 2,594,325$ Reeds Spring - Funded 3/9/17 434,000$ 934,500$ 1,368,500$ Sparta - Funded 6/27/17 1,896,000$ 1,896,000$ 3,792,000$

$ 523,153 $ 2,092,613625,000$ 2,194,460$

$ 1,415,586 $ 2,000,0001,111,000$ 1,695,414$

$ 2,170,931 $ 2,170,9312,193,000$ 2,193,000$

Clarksville - Funded 10/6/17 -$ 201,225$ 201,225$ Jackson Co. PWSD #13 - Funded 7/27/17 3,000,000$ -$ 3,000,000$

$ 633,710 $ 633,710598,000$ 598,000$

Tri-County Water Authority - Funded 12/15/17 1,000,000$ -$ 1,000,000$ $ 21,355,880 $ 28,397,304

21,139,000$ 28,180,924$

Campbell - Funded 10/26/17

Osage County PWSD #1 - Funded 11/7/17

Osage County PWSD #3 - Funded 10/30/17

Scotland Co. Consolidated PWSD #1 - Funded 9/21/17

1,569,460$

584,414$

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Total Commitments Before FFY 2018 IUP Approval 7,041,924$

Sources and Distribution of FundsCapitalization Grants and Loan Repayments

(As of Dec. 31, 2016)

*A bond sale or a transfer of loan administration fees is expected to provide the $3,327,400 in state match needed.

Binding Loan Commitments (Balance of Reserve Payable Report 12/31/16)Binding Grant and Loan Commitments (Balance of Project Payable Report 12/31/16)

Additional Subsidation from FFY 2015 Cap Grant

Additional Subsidation Allocated to FFY 2018 DWSRF IUP Projects

Loan Funds Available for FFY 2018 DWSRF IUP Projects

Anticipated Direct Loans during FFY 2017 (1/1/17 - 9/30/17)

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Priority Points Applicant DWSRF # Population

Served Loan Request

120 Newburg DW291229-02 470 1,129,826$ 109 Chamois DW291365-01 396 1,113,329$

* X 85 Madison County PWSD #1 DW291364-01 1,959 3,706,796$ * X 85 Memphis DW291363-01 1,931 2,325,740$

X 73 Marshfield DW291148-04 6,633 4,763,594$ * X 71 Pierce City DW291345-01 1,268 4,715,363$ * X 65 Missouri City DW291351-01 267 1,142,352$

65 North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission DW291226-02 6,714 8,953,600$

* 60 Bowling Green (Treatment and Distribution) DW291167-04 5,334 2,254,000$

X 57 Buchanan County PWSD #1 (Interconnection and Distribution) DW291339-02 2,400 5,000,000$

* X 55 Sunrise Beach - Phase 2 DW291219-03 431 473,700$ * 51 Cassville DW291300-02 3,266 5,679,720$

X 50 Saline County PWSD #1 DW291359-01 591 1,049,055$ 35 Garden City DW291073-02 1,642 131,000$

* X 34 St. Louis DW291280-13 315,685 4,900,000$ * X 34 Brashear DW291347-01 273 806,840$

Total Comprehensive List Projects 48,144,915$

Comprehensive List

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Initial Distribution of Available FundsLoan Grant Total

$ 10,240,164 $ 7,174,832 $ 17,414,9969,956,652$ 7,501,620$ 17,458,272$

$ 13,061,247 $ 13,061,24713,093,704$ 13,093,704$

$ 56,598,735 $ 56,598,73556,739,382$ 56,739,382$

$ 79,900,146 $ 7,174,832 $ 87,074,97879,789,738$ 7,501,620$ 87,291,358$

Very Small Community

Small Community

General Community Total

Very Small Community

Small Community

General Community Total

Allocation 9,956,652$ 13,093,704$ 56,739,382$ 79,789,738$ 7,501,620$ -$ -$ 7,501,620$ Total Projects (1) (13,961,381)$ (4,763,594)$ (4,900,000)$ (23,624,975)$ (7,501,620)$ -$ -$ (7,501,620)$ Balance Before Transfers (4,004,729)$ 8,330,110$ 51,839,382$ 56,164,763$ -$ -$ -$ -$

Transfers 4,004,729$ (8,330,110)$ 4,325,381$ -$ -$ -$

Total Transfers 4,004,729$ (8,330,110)$ 4,325,381$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

Balance Available (2) -$ -$ 56,164,763$ 56,164,763$ -$ -$ -$ -$

Amount Forward to Project Tables (3) 13,961,381$ 4,763,594$ 61,064,763$ 79,789,738$ 7,501,620$ -$ -$ 7,501,620$

(1) From the Project Lists on the subsequent pages.(2) Balance may be shifted to other categories to fund projects that are ready to proceed.(3) Amount equals the Allocation + Total Transfers.

65%

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Loans Grants

Missouri law requires that twenty percent and fifteen percent of available funds, respectively, shall be made available to water systems serving populations of 3,300 or less (designated as very small communities) and water systems serving populations of 3,301 to 9,999 (designated as small communities). The remaining sixty five percent (designated for general community) is not restricted by population served.

It is important to note:

* If a system is utilizing a Contract For Engineering Services: Design and Development for Community Water Systems Grant from the Department, their SRF project was reduced by a like amount.

* The fundable project lists may change significantly between the draft Intended Use Plan placed on public notice and the final version approved by the Safe Drinking Water Commission.* The inclusion of a project on the fundable list is not a guarantee of funding. Other factors, such as timely progress toward funding, compliance with program requirements and funding availability, may impact project funding.

Financial Summary of the Fundable Projects Lists

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D 120 Newburg DW291229-02 470 Dis, Stor 3 1,129,826$ 282,456$ 847,370$ 18-4

D 109 Chamois DW291365-01 396 Well, Stor, Dis 3 1,113,329$ 278,332$ 834,997$ 18-4

* X D 85 Madison County PWSD #1 DW291364-01 1,959 Dis, Well, Stor 3 3,706,796$ 1,706,796$ 2,000,000$ 18-3

* X D 85 Memphis DW291363-01 1,931 Dis, Stor, TP 3 2,325,740$ 581,435$ 1,744,305$ 18-4

$ 2,967,203 $ 1,748,1602,715,363$ 2,000,000$

$ 473,700 $ 398,752$ 74,948$

* X 65 Missouri City DW291351-01 267 Dis 3 1,142,352$ 1,142,352$ -$ 18-4

X 57Buchanan County PWSD #1 (Interconnection and Distribution)

DW291339-02 2,400 Dis 3 5,000,000$ 5,000,000$ -$ 18-4

X 50 Saline County PWSD #1 DW291359-01 591 Dis, Stor 3 1,049,055$ 1,049,055$ -$ 18-4

* X 34 Brashear DW291347-01 273 Stor 3 806,840$ 806,840$ -$ 18-4

$ 14,463,001 $ 7,174,83213,961,381$ 7,501,620$

Balance -$ -$

Amount Available 4,763,594$

X 73 Marshfield DW291148-04 6,633 TP, Stor 3 4,763,594$ 4,763,594$ -$ 18-2

Small Community Total Fundable Projects 4,763,594$ 4,763,594$ -$ Balance -$ -$

Amount Available 61,064,763$

* X 34 St. Louis DW291280-13 315,685 Dis 3 4,900,000$ 4,900,000$ 18-1

General Community Total Fundable Projects 4,900,000$ 4,900,000$ -$ Balance 56,164,763$ -$

Amount Available

18-2

Very Small Community Total Fundable Projects 21,463,001$

DW291219-03 431 Dis 3 473,700$ * X D 55 Sunrise Beach - Phase 2

Note: An explanation of the abbreviations and codes appears at the end of the project lists.

Very Small Community 20% Reserve Fundable List(Systems that serve a population of 3,300 or fewer)

Small Community 15% Reserve Fundable List(Systems that serve a population of 3,301 to 9,999)

General Community 65% Reserve Fundable List(Not restricted by population served)

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65 North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission DW291226-02 6,714 TP 3 8,953,600$

* 60 Bowling Green (Treatment and Distribution) DW291167-04 5,334 TP, Dis 3 2,254,000$

* 51 Cassville DW291300-02 3,266 TP, Dis, Stor 3 5,679,720$

35 Garden City DW291073-02 1,642 Dis 3 131,000$

Total Planning List Projects 17,018,320$

* - Carried over from the last Intended Use Plan X - Fundable in the last Intended Use Plan D - Disadvantaged

Planning List(Note: Information will be added to the shaded columns when the project moves to a fundable list)

Dis – Distribution 3 - Future Regulatory Violation Expected Rehab - Rehabilitation

TP - Treatment 1 - Compliance Stor – Storage 2 - Public Health

Fundable Contingency List(Note: Information will be added to the shaded columns when the project moves to a fundable list)

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January 16, 2018

Missouri Water Resources Plan Agenda Item #5

Issue: The Department is updating the Missouri Water Resources Plan. This presentation will

provide an update to the commission about progress on the plan.

Background: The Department is directed by statute (Section 640.415, RSMo) to develop and

periodically update a state water plan. The plan is intended to provide a long-range,

comprehensive strategy for the water resources of the state. It does this, in part, by analyzing

existing and future needs of a variety of users and uses as well as analyzing the supply available

now and in the future.

The Department is engaging a wide range of stakeholders in updating the plan. There are two

primary engagement outlets, the Interagency Task Force and Technical Workgroups. The

Interagency Task Force acts as an advisory group, providing guidance and direction for the

update. There are five Technical Workgroups: Consumptive Needs, Non-Consumptive Needs,

Agricultural Needs, Infrastructure, and Water Quality. The members of these groups provide

subject matter knowledge, give feedback throughout the development of the plan, and guide the

methodology and analyses performed as part of the plan. The list of members of both the

Interagency Task Force and the five Technical Workgroups is attached.

Technical Workgroups had their first meeting in November 2017 and are scheduled to meet

again in February 2018. The Interagency Task Force also met in November 2017 and is

scheduled to meet again in May 2018.

The Missouri Water Resources Plan update is scheduled to be largely complete in the fall of

2019. In accordance with statute, the plan will be submitted the general assembly for review and

approval or disapproval.

Recommended Action:

For information only.

List of Attachments: Interagency Task Force member list

Member lists for the five Technical Workgroups

PowerPoint Presentation

Presented by:

Jennifer Hoggatt, Director, Water Resources Center

Interagency Task Force

2017 Members

Senator Paul Wieland

Representative Don Rone

Ajay K. Arora Ameren Missouri

Roddy Rogers City Utilities of Springfield

Ashley McCarty Clean Water Commission

Dan Engemann Coalition to Protect the Missouri River

Derek Linam Missouri American Water

Heather Brouillet Navarro Missouri Coalition for the Environment

Chris Klenklen Missouri Department of Agriculture

Sara Pauley Missouri Department of Conservation

Denise Derks Missouri Department of Economic Development

Kerri Tesreau Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Ron Walker Missouri Department of Public Safety

Patrick McKenna Missouri Department of Transportation

Leslie Holloway Missouri Farm Bureau

Ramona Huckstep Missouri Municipal League

Darrick Steen Missouri Soybean and Corn Growers Association

Elizabeth Grove Safe Drinking Water Commission

Gary Vandiver Soil & Water Districts Commission

Adam McLane The Nature Conservancy

Michele Helton Tyson Foods, Inc.

Danny Flynn Well Installation Board

Baolin Deng, Ph.D. University of Missouri, Water Resources Research Center

Robert Kallenbach, Ph.D. University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and

Natural Resources

Agriculture Needs Workgroup Members Eric Fuchs Missouri Rural Water Association Chris Klenklen Missouri Department of Agriculture Darrick Steen Missouri Soybean and Corn Growers Association's Greg Luce Missouri Soybean Association Brent Hampy Missouri Farm Bureau Chris Boeckmann Lincoln University - Busby Research Farm Tom Rafferty Public member Robert Brundage Newman, Comley & Ruth P.C. Matt Vitello Missouri Department of Conservation John Schumacher U.S. Geological Survey Dave Baker Missouri Department of Agriculture Don Nikodim Missouri Pork Association Jerry Foster JBS Stanley J. Thessen MFA Pat Guinan, PhD University of Missouri, State Climatologist Clif Baumer Natural Resources Conservation Service James Cole The Nature Conservancy Dave Drennan Missouri Dairy Association Donald Schuster Public member John Bryan The Poultry Federation Jamie Burr Tyson Foods Paul Heins Public member Emily Leroy (Alternate) Missouri Department of Agriculture Paul Calvert (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Joe Richards (Alternate) U.S. Geological Survey Steve Herrington (Alternate) The Nature Conservancy Holly Neill (Alternate) The Nature Conservancy Department representatives providing support to workgroup members Scott Kaden Workgroup Liaison, Water Resources Center Jim Plassmeyer Soil and Water Conservation Program Kurt Boeckmann Agriculture Liaison, Director’s Office Rob Hunt Planning Coordinator, Director’s Office

Consumptive Needs Workgroup Members Michael Smallwood Ameren Missouri Charles G. Stevens KC Water Services Tom Hyatt Missouri Rural Water Association John Knudsen Missouri Soybean Association Tony Stafford Missouri Soybean Association Roddy Rogers City Utilities of Springfield Baolin Deng, PhD University of Missouri

- Water Resources Research Center Jeffrey Cawlfield, PhD Missouri University of Science and Technology

- Geosciences, Geological and Petroleum Engineering Matt Vitello Missouri Department of Conservation Rick Huizinga U.S. Geological Survey Chad Johnson Olsson Associates Cary Sayre Allstate Consultants Jake White Burns & McDonnell Nancy Morgan (Alternate) Ameren Missouri Kenda Flores (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Joe Richards (Alternate) U.S. Geological Survey Department representatives providing support to workgroup members John Horton Workgroup Liaison, Water Resources Center Andrew Combs Wellhead Protection Section Tom Adams Public Drinking Water Branch Danielle West Public Drinking Water Branch Dan Daugherty Kansas City Regional Office, Public Drinking Water Branch Steve Sturgess Kansas City Regional Office

Rob Hunt Planning Coordinator, Director’s Office

Infrastructure Needs Workgroup Members Curt Skouby City of St. Louis Water Rebecca Losli Burns & McDonnell Craig Giesmann Ameren Missouri Mayor Richard Bodi Public member Jim Enterline Missouri Rural Water Association Tim Snoke Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Matt Vitello Missouri Department of Conservation Paul Rydlund U.S. Geological Survey Gail Melgren Tri-State Water Resources Coalition Ewell Lawson Missouri Public Utility Alliance Penny Speake Missouri Public Utility Alliance Charles G. Stevens KC Water Services David Casaletto Ozarks Water Watch Mike Milius Olsson Associates Mark McNally Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission Aaron Jones Allstate Consultants Joe Boland Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority Kem Reed City Utilities of Springfield Jimmy Coles City of St. Joseph

and Association of Missouri Clean Water Agencies Tim Geraghty Alliance Water Resources Phil Walsack Burns & McDonnell Jeff Henson Black & Veatch Trent Stober HDR Rebecca O'Hearn (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Amy Beussink (Alternate) U.S. Geological Survey Karen Massey (Alternate) Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority Department representatives providing support to workgroup members Michael Weller Workgroup Liaison, Water Resources Center Maher Jaafari Public Drinking Water Branch Fred Schlegel Public Drinking Water Branch, Southwest Regional Office Rob Hunt Planning Coordinator, Director’s Office Darlene Groner Financial Assistance Center Nathan Graessle Financial Assistance Center Lacey Hirschvogel Water Protection Program

Non-Consumptive Needs Workgroup Members Craig Giesmann Ameren Missouri John Ferguson II Public member Kim Dickerson Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. Chris Klenklen Missouri Department of Agriculture Shane Kinne Missouri Corn Growers Association Doug Novinger Missouri Department of Conservation Paul Rydlund U.S. Geological Survey Lucy Fletcher AgriServices and Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Paul Rohde Waterways Council, Inc. Larry Helms Missouri Canoe & Floaters Association Doug Cluck National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration David Graber Ducks Unlimited Bryan Ross Missouri Department of Transportation Greg Poleski Greenway Network Terry Merritt Alliance Water Resources Joy Heaviland Heartland Conservation Alliance David Shorr Lathrop & Gage Dan Engemann Missouri River Coalition

Michael Bollinger (Alternate) Ameren Missouri Emily Leroy (Alternate) Missouri Department of Agriculture Audrey Beres (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Nathan Muenks (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Shane Barks (Alternate) U.S. Geological Survey Michelle Lambeth (Alternate) Missouri Canoe & Floaters Association Department representatives providing support to workgroup members Bryan Hopkins Workgroup Liaison, Water Resources Center Trish Rielly Soil and Water Conservation Program James Crawshaw Watershed Protection Section Rob Hunt Planning Coordinator, Director’s Office

Water Quality Workgroup Members Kenny Lynn Ameren Missouri Lisa K. Adams Missouri American Water Charles G. Stevens KC Water Services Elliott Rafferty Public member Samantha Davis Corn Growers Association Darrick Steen Soybean and Corn Growers Association's Jay Hoskins Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Eric Fuchs Missouri Rural Water Association Steve Herrington The Nature Conservancy Dale Blevins Missouri Prairie Foundation Mike Kromrey Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Robert Brundage Newman, Comley & Ruth P.C. Lynne Hooper Boone County Resource Management Leslie Holloway Missouri Farm Bureau Robb Jacobson U.S. Geological Survey Miya Barr U.S. Geological Survey Paul Blanchard Missouri Department of Conservation Todd Brewer City Utilities of Springfield Steven Hefner Natural Resources Conservation Service Nick Muenks Geosyntec Consultants Diane Tucker APAC - Kansas City Tony Thorpe University of Missouri, Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program David Casaletto Ozarks Water Watch Dave Mosby U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jeff Barnard Burns & McDonnell John Holmes Allstate Consultants Rob K. Morrison Barr Jason Knouft Saint Louis University Trent Stober HDR Lauren Maul (Alternate) Ameren Missouri Dave Heimann (Alternate) U.S. Geological Survey Rebecca O'Hearn (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Frank Nelson (Alternate) Missouri Department of Conservation Department representatives providing support to workgroup members Sherri Stoner Workgroup Liaison, Water Resources Center Jeff Crews Missouri Geological Survey Robert Voss Watershed Protection Section Rob Hunt Planning Coordinator, Director’s Office Ken Tomlin Public Drinking Water Branch Diane Vitello Public Drinking Water Branch Bob Bacon Water Resources Center

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Jennifer HoggattDirector, Water Resources Center

Statutory Responsibility (640.415 RSMo):

“The department shall develop, maintain and periodically update a state water plan for a long-range, comprehensive statewide program for the use of surface water and groundwater resources of the state, including existing and future need for drinking water supplies, agriculture, industry, recreation, environmental protection and related needs.”

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Missouri Water Resources Plan Team

Consumptive

John Horton

Infrastructure

Michael Weller

Non-Consumptive

Bryan Hopkins

Agricultural

Scott Kaden

Water Quality

Sherri Stoner

Contractors:CDM Smith

University of Missouri

Advisory Group: Interagency Task Force

Technical Workgroups

Stakeholders / Public Outreach

Project Managers:Sherri Stoner, MoDNRKaely Megaro, USACE

Jaysson Funkhouser, USACE

Project Vision

• Provide an understanding of water resource needs

• Ensure the quantity of water resources meet future water demands

• Identify future water supply shortfalls

• Explore options to address water needs

The Missouri Water

Resources Plan is a long-

range, comprehensive

strategy to:

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• Provide an updated evaluation of current and future water use needs.

• Provide an updated evaluation of current and future water supply and availability.

• Identify shortfalls in water supply or infrastructure needs.

• Understand areas where developing new or more sustainable water sources, better infrastructure, and more integrated water supplies will provide an adequate supply of water resources to meet the need of Missourians now and in the future.

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• Develop estimates of water needs for all sectors of water use

• Assess water supplies

• Assess water quality as it affects water use availability

• Identify infrastructure needs, costs and financing

• Gather public and stakeholder input

• Analysis at the HUC 4

• Reporting at the HUC 8

Supply and Demand

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Consumptive Demand

• Municipally-Provided Public Supply

• Self-Supplied Nonresidential

• Self-Supplied Domestic

• Livestock

• Agriculture Irrigation

Non-Consumptive Demand

• Hydroelectric Power Generation

• Commercial Navigation

• Fisheries and Wetlands

• Water-Based Outdoor Recreation

• Thermoelectric Power Generation (small portion consumed)

Consumptive demand refers to water that is withdrawn

from the source and consumed in a way that makes its

use all or partially unavailable for other purposes or uses

University of Missouri is Leading the Assessment

Overall Objectives:

• Evaluate historical monthly water use of livestock and irrigated crops by county in the State of Missouri

• Project the monthly volume of water needed for irrigation and livestock for each county to 2060

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• Grain Corn

• Soybean

• Cotton

• Rice

� Silage Corn

� Hay

� Sorghum

� Wheat

� “Vegetables”

� “Orchards”

� Sod

� Grass Seed

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February 6-8, 2018, 1730 East Elm Street, Jefferson City

Feb. 6 9 a.m.to 12 p.m. – Consumptive

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Infrastructure

Feb. 7 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Non-Consumptive

Feb. 8 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Water Quality

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Agriculture

May 15-17, 2018, Lewis and Clark State Office Building, Jefferson City

May 15 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Consumptive

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Infrastructure

May 16 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Non-Consumptive

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Agriculture

May 17 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Water Quality

May 31, 2018

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Lewis and Clark State Office Building,

Jefferson City

Next Interagency Task Force Meeting

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• Presentations

• Online and Print

Website:dnr.mo.gov/mowaterplan

Telephone:573-751-2867

Email:[email protected]

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Thank You






January 16, 2018

Capacity Development Governor’s Report Agenda Item #6

Background:

Section 1420(c)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that “not later than two years

after the date on which a State first adopts a capacity development strategy, and every

three years thereafter, the head of the State agency shall submit to the Governor a report

that shall also be available to the public on the efficacy of the strategy and progress made

toward improving the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water

systems in the State.”

Recommended Action:

For information only

List of Attachments: PowerPoint presentation

2017 Governor’s Report Capacity Development

Presented by:

Diane Vitello, Capacity Development & Source Water Protection Unit Chief

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2017 Report to the Governor

Diane VitelloCapacity Development and Source Water Protection, Unit Chief

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

• 1420(c)(3)Not later than 2 years after the date on which a State

first adopts a capacity development strategy under this

subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the head of

the State agency that has primary responsibility to carry

out this subchapter in the State shall submit to the

Governor a report that shall also be made available to

the public on the efficacy of the strategy and progress

made towards improving the TMF capacity of public

water systems in the State.

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Capacity

Water system capacity is the ability to plan

for, achieve, and maintain compliance with

applicable drinking water standards.

Capacity has three components: technical,

managerial, and financial.

Capacity Development

Capacity development is the process of

water systems acquiring and maintaining

adequate technical, managerial, and

financial capabilities to enable them to

consistently provide safe drinking water.

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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

• Section 1420 Capacity Development

(a) State authority for new systems

(c) Capacity development strategy

(1) In General

(2) Content

(3) Report

• Section 1452 State Revolving loan funds

2017 Governor’s Report

• State FY15 thru State FY17

• Submitted to the Governor’s office and

posted to the department’s capacity

development webpage on Sept. 29 (dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/cap-dev.htm)

• The next report is due in 2020

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Missouri’s Capacity Development Strategy

• Assist systems in providing safe and

reliable drinking water

• Developing and implementing the strategy

allows Missouri to receive the full allotment

of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

capitalization grant from EPA

• Missouri’s strategy was developed in 1999

and implemented in 2000

1. Improve water system knowledge of current and future rules and regulations.

2. Improve communication and trust among all partners.

3. Educate Missouri citizens on the importance of safe drinking water.

4. Encourage partnerships between agencies and systems.

5. Improve interagency and intra-agency communication for TMF capacity related programs.

10 Core Strategy Elements

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6. Coordinate financial resources.

7. Continue rate setting and financial management training for small systems.

8. Increase planning in rural areas.

9. Develop and provide board member training and TMF capacity materials and training to public drinking water system decision makers.

10. Continue to collect baseline data to measure the success of TMF capacity activities.

10 Core Strategy Elements

Strategy Implementation and Efficacy

• 2017 PWS Census

– 1,422 Community Systems

– 217 Nontransient Noncommunity Systems

– 1,098 Transient Noncommunity Systems

• Strategy implementation has varied over

the years, ensuring our strategy remains

effective and efficient

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Permits

• Department issued 589 permits to dispense

• 24 permits to dispense were issued to new

public water supply systems required to

demonstrate TMF Capacity (10 CSR 60-

3.030)

• In addition, 52 permit transfers were issued to

public water supply systems required to

demonstrate TMF Capacity (10 CSR 60-

3.020)

Drinking Water Grants

Engineering Report Services Grants

• 67 systems received grants totaling $1.77 million

Phase 2 Plans and Specification Grants

• 19 systems received grants totaling $1.15 million

Source Water Protection Grants

• 44 systems received grants totaling $689,273

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Operator Certification Training

• 2,753 department approved drinking water and distribution courses

• 4,460 vouchers were processed for training

• Department staff provided 238 trainings across five regions

Number of department

trainings by region

Missouri Geological Survey

• Branch staff and MGS coordinate to

ensure public water supply wells are

designed and constructed in accordance

with state standards

• MGS issued 85 estimated casing depth

letters to community and nontransient

noncommunity systems

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System Evaluation

• 3 Comprehensive Performance

Evaluations (CPEs) were performed

• Area-wide Optimization Program (AWOP)

team visited all 75 surface water systems

across the state

System Evaluation

• Department contracted with the

University of Missouri –

Columbia to develop a safe,

low-cost aerial method for

exterior tank inspections

• 27 storage tanks were

inspected using an unmanned

aircraft

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Disinfection Byproducts

• Department contracted with the University

of Missouri – Columbia regarding the

formation of disinfection byproducts at

small community water systems

• 9 systems participated in the study and

received a detailed engineering evaluation

and recommendations


• Department contracted with the Missouri

University of Science & Technology to

study and monitor emerging water

contaminants and disinfection byproducts

• The levels of the monitored contaminants

were relatively low and of little concern

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• Department arranged mediation meetings

between primary and consecutive systems

to discuss disinfection byproducts related

compliance issues

Regional Office

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Regional Office

• In-depth technical training for department

staff included:

– 3 backflow prevention trainings

– 2 ultraviolet disinfection trainings

– 5 cross-trainings

Compliance Assistance and Enforcement

• The majority of systems in significant

noncompliance were returned to

compliance through informal assistance

efforts, such as technical assistance and

bilateral compliance agreements (BCAs)

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Water Management Training Contract

• Department contracted with Missouri Rural

Water Association (MRWA) to provide

water management training workshops to

system decision makers, including board

and council members

• MRWA conducted 30 workshops, with 429

participants representing 160 systems

Circuit Rider Contract

• Department contracted with MRWA to

provide TMF assistance to water systems

• Assistance efforts included: water loss,

rate setting, operator certification training,

planning, and compliance assistance

• 1,338 assistance efforts to 616 systems

(35 percent of Missouri’s community and

nontransient noncommunity systems)

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Rate Assistance

• Includes assistance with evaluating rates

and advising systems on the importance of

budgeting, asset inventory and

management, and strategic planning

• 152 systems received rate assistance



Water Loss and Leak Detection

• Water loss and leak detection visits help

systems identify nonrevenue water

• Real losses and apparent losses

• 195 water leaks were identified

• Estimated 63 million gallons per month of

nonrevenue treated drinking water

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Water Loss and Leak Detection

• In 2016, 89 percent of the

leaks located were repaired

• During the May 2017 flooding

event, 5 emergency water

loss and leak detection visits

were performed

Technical Assistance Providers

Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)

• MAP assisted 21 systems in resolving 109

public notice violations

• Compliance assistance, operations and

maintenance development, asset

management, funding, and construction

authorization assistance to four water

systems

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Environmental Financial Center (EFC)

• EFC worked with 745 rural communities to

assess Missouri’s water infrastructure and

sustainability

• Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

• Annual EFC workshops


MRWA

• 35 visits to 25 systems to assist with

disinfection byproducts, jar testing, ground

water treatment, violations, distribution

water quality, and treatment

• 60 workshops

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Continued and Future Strategy Implementation

• Continue to implement the state’s capacity

development strategy, in accordance with

Section 1420 of the SDWA

• Compliance assistance and TMF capacity

• Pursue mechanisms to enhance the

state’s implementation of the strategy,

reduce compliance related issues, and

improve customer satisfaction

QUESTIONS?

Capacity Development


September 2017

2017 Governor’s Report

Technical - Managerial - Financial

Table of ContentsExecutive Summary ............................................................................................iiiInnovations ........................................................................................................... ivMissouri’s Capacity Development Strategy ��1Strategy Implementation and Efficacy ��2Permit to Dispense ............................................................................................... 2Drinking Water Grants ........................................................................................ 3 Permits and Engineering.................................................................................... 3 Source Water Protection .................................................................................... 3Operator Certification ......................................................................................... 4Missouri Geological Survey ��4System Evaluation ................................................................................................ 5 Comprehensive Performance Evaluation .......................................................... 5 Area-Wide Optimization Program .................................................................... 5 Water Storage Tank Inspections with an Unmanned Aircraft System ��6Disinfection Byproducts ...................................................................................... 6 Regional Office ..................................................................................................... 7Compliance Assistance and Enforcement ......................................................... 8Water Management Training Contract ............................................................. 9Circuit Rider Contract ........................................................................................ 9Technical Assistance Providers .........................................................................10Continued and Future Strategy Implementation ...........................................11

Executive SummaryThis 2017 report to the Governor on the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Public Drinking Water Capacity Development Program describes the efficacy of the program and progress made in improving the technical, managerial and financial capacity (TMF) of the state’s drinking water systems. The Capacity Development Program continues to implement strategies to assist public drinking water systems in improving financial, managerial and operational practices, infrastructure condition, and technical knowledge in order to consistently and sustainably provide safe drinking water. In addition, this report fulfills the state’s obligation, under section 1420(c)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, to report the status of the Missouri’s Capacity Development Program to the Governor every three years.

The Capacity Development Program continues to focus on enhancing assistance-provider contracts and the department’s role in providing assistance to drinking water systems, along with collaborating with other agencies, educating stakeholders about pending new regulations and increasing the awareness of the value of safe and sustainable drinking water. The department contracts with assistance providers, known as circuit riders, to help drinking water system owners and operators meet regulatory requirements and sustainability needs. The circuit riders reach hundreds of systems each year providing various types of assistance, including: explaining regulatory requirements, developing policy and bylaws, assessing water rates, strategic planning, managing assets, locating leaks in water lines, addressing water loss, system flushing, and metering programs. As one example of the benefits provided by these services, the leak detection efforts over the last three state fiscal years identified 195 leaks, saving drinking water systems more than 63 million gallons of finished water per month.

Since 2014, approximately $2.9 million in grant dollars were awarded for engineering services, with $1.77 million awarded for development of engineering reports and $1.15 million awarded for development of plans and specifications. These grants were distributed among 86 community water systems to assist with implementing TMF changes and making infrastructure improvements. An additional $689,273 in assistance has been offered to 44 public water systems through source water protection and abandoned well plugging grants. Finally, a voucher program provided $767,980 to systems to encourage continuing education for certified operators of systems.

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InnovationsThe department has implemented some new ideas within the last three years to more effectively and efficiently ensure safe drinking water for all Missourians:

Operator Certification: The department continues to highlight the career of being an operator of a drinking water or wastewater system. In 2012 and 2013, the department actively promoted a program from the Missouri Department of Economic Development called “Show Me Heroes,” which assisted in the employment of eligible veterans. In 2017, the department is partnering with the Missouri Department of Corrections to host a wastewater treatment multi-day pre-certification training course for inmates in an institution with its own wastewater treatment plant. Having the training and hands-on experience can lead to expanded job opportunities upon release. This has the potential to expand into a similar drinking water distribution course being offered.

Data integrity: The department continues to evaluate internal processes to determine where improvements can be made with respect to data integrity and information sharing. The department has successfully implemented a communication effort to improve reporting accuracy and effectiveness for system bacteriological sampling points and corresponding data. The data management system, OpenElis, prepopulates each system’s information for bacteriological sampling, which has decreased violations for lack of sampling and the number of samples with an unidentified sampling location.

Integration of Technical, Financial, and Managerial Capacities: To increase system knowledge of technical, managerial and financial capacity principles, circuit rider efforts have focused on water loss and water rate assessments. By linking water loss to revenue, systems learn about the technical aspects of locating and repairing a water leak, the managerial importance of documentation and budget keeping, and the financial benefit of reduced water loss.

TMF survey: The TMF survey is a tool the department uses to assess the state’s TMF capacity of systems to help prioritize assistance through circuit riders. In 2016, the department offered the TMF survey online for the first time. A total of 107 surveys (19 percent) were submitted electronically. As a result, the number of survey responses received by the department increased to 38 percent. The department will continue to pursue electronic means to increase survey response rates and enhance staff efficiency.

Template development: The department developed an Operation and Maintenance Plan template and Source Water Protection Plan template for drinking water systems. The templates will continue to be improved and used to educate systems about the benefits of documented procedures, as well as to assist systems in developing their own documentation.

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Missouri’s Capacity Development StrategyThe Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program, Public Drinking Water Branch is pleased to present the 2017 Capacity Development Report on the efficacy of the state’s Capacity Development Strategy to Missouri’s 56th Governor, Eric R. Greitens.

In accordance with Section 1420(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Missouri is required to develop and implement a capacity development strategy to assist systems in acquiring and maintaining TMF capacity. The act also requires Missouri to submit a report on the strategy every three years to the Governor, and make it available to the public. This report fulfills that requirement and is available on the department’s website, dnr.mo.gov. The next report will be due in 2020.

Missouri recognizes that providing safe and reliable drinking water is an essential component to protecting human health, promoting social wellbeing, and stimulating economic development. Missouri’s strategy was prepared in 1999, with stakeholder input, and approved by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2000. Developing and implementing the strategy allows Missouri to receive the full allotment of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grant funds from EPA. The funds are used to provide low-interest capital

improvement loans to systems and to fund public drinking water protection efforts in Missouri, including capacity development activities. These activities include assistance with rate setting, compliance, leak detection, operator training and other services through circuit riders. These activities align with the department’s core mission by providing measurable outcomes with respect to compliance assistance. As a result, Missouri’s implementation activities have varied over the years, ensuring our strategy remains effective and efficient.

Public Water System: A system with at least 15 service connections or a system

serving at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.

Technical Capacity: The water system meets standards of engineering and structural integrity necessary to serve customer needs. Technically capable water systems are constructed, operated, and maintained according to accepted quality standards.

Managerial Capacity: The water system’s management structure is capable of providing proper stewardship of the system. Governing boards or authorities are actively involved in oversight of system operations.

Financial Capacity: The water system can raise and properly manage the money it needs to operate efficiently over the long term.

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Missouri’s Capacity Development Strategy Core Elements1. Improve water system knowledge of current and future rules and regulations.2. Improve communication and trust among all partners.3. Educate Missouri citizens on the importance of safe drinking water. 4. Encourage partnerships between agencies and systems.5. Improve interagency and intra-agency communication for TMF capacity related programs. 6. Coordinate financial resources. 7. Continue rate setting and financial management training for small systems.8. Increase planning in rural areas.9. Develop and provide board member training and TMF capacity materials and training to public drinking water system decision makers.10. Continue to collect baseline data to measure the success of TMF capacity activities.

Strategy Implementation and EfficacyFrom fiscal year 2015 to 2017, Missouri had approximately 1,422 community systems, 217 nontransient noncommunity systems, and 1,098 transient systems. Missouri’s strategy is primarily focused on community and nontransient noncommunity systems. In order to assist with acquiring and maintaining TMF capacity, the department implemented the following strategy activities from fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year 2017.

Permit to DispenseIn accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Missouri ensures that all community and nontransient noncommunity systems commencing operation after Oct. 1, 1999, demonstrate TMF capacity with respect to the national drinking water regulations. In order to meet this federal requirement, new community and nontransient noncommunity systems complete a TMF checklist. The TMF checklist is reviewed by department staff prior to issuing a permit to dispense. During the reporting period, the department issued a total of 589 permits to dispense. Out of those, 24 permits to dispense were issued to new community water systems and noncommunity systems requiring the demonstration of TMF capacity. In addition engineering staff are also responsible for reviewing and issuing

Community Water System: A public water system which serves at least 15 service connections and is operated on a year round basis or regularly serves at least 25 residents on a year-round basis

Nontransient Noncommunity Water System: A public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year

Transient Noncommunity Water System: A public water system that is not a community water system, which has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at 60 days out of the year.

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construction authorization permits. During the reporting period the department issued a total of 949 construction authorization permits.

Permits are only valid for the continuing operating authority to which the permit was issued. Systems are required to notify the department prior to transferring ownership of the system to a new organization, entity or person. During the reporting period, the department issued 44 permit transfers to community water systems and eight permits transfers to nontransient noncommunity systems.

Drinking Water GrantsPermits and EngineeringThe department provides financial assistance to small communities in the form of Engineering Report Services Grants (ERSG). The primary purpose of this grant program is to assist community water systems in obtaining an engineering report as a first step toward implementing TMF changes. Depending on the system’s needs, recommended changes may include restructuring, regionalization, operational changes, treatment changes, infrastructure improvements, or other technical, financial, or managerial improvements. During the reporting period, the department awarded $1.77 million in ERSG to 67 systems.

In 2015 and 2016, the department also provided financial assistance to small communities in the form of Phase 2 Plans and Specification Grants. The purpose of this grant program is to assist small communities in obtaining engineering plans and specifications for infrastructure improvement projects following the submission of an engineering report. As a result, small communities are able to move quickly towards initiating infrastructure improvements. During the reporting period, the department awarded $1.15 million in Phase 2 grants to 19 systems.

Source Water ProtectionGrants awarded through this program can be used by primary community systems to promote source water protection awareness and education or to develop and implement on-the-ground best practices to minimize or eliminate additional contamination of drinking water sources. Recent successful projects include agricultural best management demonstrations, abandoned well plugging, and facility security improvements in source water areas. During the reporting period, the department awarded grants to 23 systems, totaling $519,186 in assistance towards source water protection activities.

Grants awarded through this program can be used by any groundwater-based primary water system to properly plug abandoned water wells that exist within the system’s source water or

Continuing Operating Authority: The permanent organization, entity, or person identified on the permit to dispense water who is responsible for the management, operation, replacement, maintenance and modernization of the public water system

Since 2006, the department has provided financial assistance towards properly

plugging 126 abandoned wells.

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service area. Missouri’s groundwater resources are high-quality and provide affordable, safe drinking water to more than 2.4 million residents. With an estimated 500,000 abandoned water wells across the state, the risk of contamination to these vital resources is significant and potentially costly. During the reporting period, the department awarded grants to 21 systems for a total of $170,087 in assistance for well plugging activities.

Operator CertificationMissouri currently has 1,641 water systems that require a certified operator. In an effort to continually improve the operator certification compliance rate in the state, vouchers and pre-certification classes are offered to encourage training and certification. As a result, the number of systems without properly certified operators has dropped significantly from 378 systems, reported in fiscal year 2009, to 36 systems as of July 2017 (2.2 percent of all systems requiring a certified operator). To assist operators with training and certification fees, the department has a program that issues vouchers to approximately 1,500 community and nontransient noncommunity drinking water systems that serve populations of 3,300 or less. Vouchers can be used to pay for operator certification fees and eligible drinking water training fees. During the reporting period, a total of $767,980 worth of vouchers were processed, with 4,460 vouchers used for training and 1,236 vouchers used for certification fees.

The department’s regional office staff provided 238 pre-certification and renewal hour classes over the reporting period to a total of 5,440 attendees. The department is partnering with the Missouri Department of Corrections to host a wastewater treatment multi-day pre-certification training course in an institution in the coming fiscal year. This may expand into a similar drinking water distribution course being offered. In addition, the department contracted with Missouri Rural Water Association (MRWA) to provide 15 single-day renewal hour classes and five multi-day precertification classes.

Missouri Geological Survey Improperly constructed and poorly sited water wells can result in unnecessary long term expenditures for a system and, in some cases, potential contamination of the aquifer. The department’s branch staff coordinates with the Missouri Geological Survey (MGS) to ensure public water supply wells are designed and constructed in accordance with state standards. Often times, this is the first step in assisting a groundwater system in acquiring and maintaining TMF capacity. The process begins with the regional office performing a site survey for the proposed well location. The information collected during the survey is used by MGS staff to provide the system with well-specific construction details (i.e. estimated casing depth, estimated total

Number of pre-certification and renewal hour classes held by region.

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depth, estimated yield, grout setting time, geologic hazards, and isolation radius for potential contaminants) before any drilling cost are incurred. During the reporting period, MGS issued 85 estimated casing depth letters to community and nontransient noncommunity systems.

System EvaluationComprehensive Performance Evaluation A Comprehensive Performance Evaluation is a thorough review and analysis of a water treatment plant’s performance-based capabilities and associated administrative, operation and maintenance practices. It is conducted to identify factors that may be adversely impacting a plant’s performance. During the reporting period, three evaluations were performed. Two were performed in the cities of Lexington and Marceline, which use surface water treatment filtration systems. The other was performed at the city of Butler, which uses a surface water treatment membrane system. These evaluations resulted in improved documentation for operational procedures for surface water systems.

Area-Wide Optimization ProgramThe Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) is designed to assist surface water systems working towards optimizing their existing treatment process in an effort to increase public health protection.

The goals of AWOP are to: • Introduce the water systems to the program• Encourage partnerships between the department and systems to resolve treatment issues that arise • Increase communication between system operators and department engineers • Develop guidance materials for system operators to assist with online monitoring equipment• Conduct comprehensive performance evaluations of surface water systems to assist and

promote resolution of current treatment issues

The department’s branch staff has been visiting surface water systems since 2014 to introduce the AWOP concept and encourage operators to engage with the department’s AWOP team. Since 2015, the AWOP team has focused on researching surface water system online monitoring equipment. AWOP visits were also used as an opportunity for regional office staff to expand their working knowledge of surface water systems, online monitoring equipment, and data integrity analysis. The AWOP team completed the data-gathering phase in 2017, visiting all 75 surface water systems across the state.

Water Storage Tank Inspections with an Unmanned Aircraft SystemWater storage tanks are one of the most vulnerable areas of a water distribution system, with respect to keeping and maintaining sanitary conditions. The most vulnerable areas (hatches, vents, overflows) cannot be seen from the ground and are often inaccessible. Tanks can be dangerous to climb and many water systems do not have qualified or insured personnel to climb them. Also, state inspectors are prohibited from climbing towers and tanks. These finished water

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storage facilities play an important role in protecting the distribution system, and ultimately public health, from contamination. The integrity of these facilities is of the utmost importance, however the cost and difficulty associated with conducting an inspection of an elevated storage tank can deter some water systems from performing their due diligence.

As a result, the department and University of Missouri – Columbia have developed a safe, low-cost aerial method for tank inspections. The method uses a small unmanned aircraft system to identify obvious sanitary defects without the risk of department personnel safety. To date, the University of Missouri has performed 27 flights and identified numerous potential sanitary defects, including unlocked hatches, damaged vent screens, problems with tank overflows, damaged electrical conduit and junction boxes, holes in the tank roof and improper hatch construction. These

defects have the potential to allow insects, birds, bird droppings, rainwater or individuals into the tanks.

The aircraft is also equipped with an infrared camera. This camera is used to evaluate the tank’s exterior coating and identify the presence of thermal stratification. If left untreated, water stratification can lead to bacterial issues within a system’s finished water supply.

Although this technology has proven successful, it should not replace comprehensive internal and external inspection of water storage facilities on a regular basis by trained experts in the storage tank industry. The reason being, sanitary defects on the inside of a tank cannot be viewed without removing the shroud or opening the manway hatch.

Disinfection ByproductsThe department continues to contract with the University of Missouri – Columbia Research Center regarding the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) at small community water systems with Stage 2 compliance issues. The formation of disinfection by-products is complicated and specific to the characteristics of each raw water source, treatment plant configuration and overall water plant operational practices. During the reporting period, nine systems participated in the DBP monitoring and compliance study. Each system received a detailed engineering evaluation and recommendations.

The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) continues to provide contracted services for the department, studying emerging water contaminants and disinfection byproducts. Missouri S&T has studied a cross section of Missouri systems (sources including rivers, lakes, deep consolidated wells, and shallow alluvial wells) for drinking water contaminant levels, including nanoparticles, cyanotoxins, perchlorate, pharmaceuticals and personal care

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products, and nitrosamines. The levels monitored were used to establish the level of concern for each group of contaminants within our drinking water. The occurrence levels of the monitored contaminants were detected to be relatively low and of little concern. Missouri S&T has also researched possible alternative treatment options for systems identified by the department.

DBP compliance issues affect both primary and consecutive systems. In 2017, in an effort to assist consecutive systems experiencing DBP compliance issues, the department arranged for mediation meetings between primary and consecutive systems. The mediation meetings provided an opportunity for primary and consecutive systems to discuss DBP-related issues and collaborate on potential solutions

Regional Office The department’s regional office personnel provide assistance to regulated systems to help them achieve and maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Regional office efforts include assistance with permitting, monitoring, record keeping, and reporting. In addition, regional office personnel provide recommendations on system operations and potential cost saving measures. Most importantly, systems are encouraged to ask questions increasing communication and transparency between the regional office and regulated party.

To ensure consistency among inspections and investigations across regions, trainings are provided to staff in the form of case studies, field inspections, and engineering level inspections. A total of five cross-training inspection exercises were held within the last three years, with 74 department staff attending. Typically, this process includes staff accompanying an experienced inspector from their region as well as participating in at least one inspection with an experienced inspector from another region.

In addition to cross-training events, the department periodically holds in-depth technical trainings for department staff. During the past three years, the department held three backflow prevention trainings and two ultraviolet disinfection trainings. The backflow prevention trainings

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Primary public water system: A public water system that obtains its source of water directly from a well, infiltration gallery, lake, reservoir, river, spring, or stream.

Consecutive system: A public water system that receives some or all of its finished water from one or more wholesale systems. Delivery may be through a direct connection or through the distribution systems of one or more consecutive systems.

Total Number of Efforts Fiscal Year 2015-2017

focused on prevention devices and regulatory requirements. The ultraviolet disinfection trainings provided department staff with an opportunity to learn about the technological advancements being implemented in Missouri.

Compliance Assistance and EnforcementAs the primacy agency in Missouri, the department has been delegated by the EPA the primary enforcement responsibility for enforcing the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The department identifies all violations and works through informal assistance to resolve violations and return the system to compliance. When a system is found to be in significant noncompliance, the department is responsible to assist them with returning to compliance quickly. If compliance cannot be achieved through assistance efforts, a formal action may be necessary. Of the significant non-compliers, 62 percent were returned to compliance through informal assistance efforts, including technical assistance and bilateral compliance agreements. The department has achieved over a 90 percent success rate in avoiding formal enforcement actions with the use of bilateral compliance agreements. Other enforcement tools are used in the few instances where significant violations persist despite efforts to resolve them.

Bradley Ledbetter, the Drinking Water Unit Chief for the Southeast Regional Office (SERO), was the department’s May 2017 Employee of the Month. Ledbetter was nominated for his outstanding customer service responding to lead contaminated drinking water at a public drinking water system near Potosi in Washington County.

Under Ledbetter’s leadership, the regional office provided support to the public water system and its customers by taking additional samples, giving technical support and keeping citizens updated on the progress. Ledbetter and his staff worked nights delivering informational flyers and updates to the citizens affected by the dangers of the contamination.

“The Department of Natural Resources is only able to achieve its mission through the high level of service put forth by Mr. Ledbetter and other dedicated employees,” concluded Jackson Bostic, SERO regional director.

The department partnered with the Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) in FY17 under the EPA Training and Technical Assistance Grant to assist systems which had four or more outstanding public notice violations. A total of 109 public notice violations were resolved from 21 systems. By partnering with MAP, 3 systems in significant noncompliance were resolved.

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Water Management Training ContractThe department contracted with Missouri Rural Water Association to provide water management training workshops to system decision makers, including board and council members. The workshops are designed to improve decision-maker knowledge and involvement in drinking water system management and operations. Workshop topics include water system regulations, board member roles and responsibilities, asset management, utility rates, and project financing. During the reporting period, MRWA conducted 30 water management training workshops, reaching 429 decision-makers representing 160 systems (approximately10 percent of community and nontransient noncommunity systems).

Circuit Rider ContractThe department contracted with MRWA to provide technical experts, also known as circuit riders, to assist water systems. Assistance efforts during the reporting period included: water loss, rate setting, operator certification training, planning, and compliance assistance. During the reporting period, circuit riders provided 1,338 assistance efforts to 616 systems, which is more than 35 percent of Missouri’s community and nontransient noncommunity systems. It should be noted that each assistance visit often addresses multiple topics.

In the last three fiscal years, 152 systems received rate assistance. Rate assistance helps water utility personnel and management understand the necessity of rate adjustment in order to ensure revenues cover the expenditures of the system. Systems assisted with rate studies are also advised on budgeting, asset inventory and management, and strategic planning. Circuit riders have also presented the rate findings to system board and councils upon request by the system.

Due to the high level of system interest and request for leak detection, the department provided more water loss and leak detection efforts than any other circuit rider assistance type. Water loss and leak detection visits help systems identify nonrevenue water, including real or physical

losses of water as well as apparent losses (water consumed but not accounted for). Identifying and reducing nonrevenue water is a major component to achieving and maintaining TMF capacity. During the reporting period, circuit rider efforts identified 195 water leaks with an estimated total loss of 63 million gallons per month of nonrevenue treated drinking water.

Missouri’s water loss efforts have been recognized at the national level, as the EPA requested Missouri’s Capacity Development Coordinator, Danielle West, to present the state’s leak detection program on a national webinar January 24, 2017.

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Location of water management training workshops across the state

In 2016, 89 percent of leaks located were repaired, which was a drastic increase from 35 percent reported in 2015. This increase is most likely due to the urgent nature of the leaks detected as well as an increased effort by circuit riders to follow-up with each system having received a water loss and leak detection visit.

The circuit riders also provided systems assistance during the historic flooding event, which swept Missouri in early May 2017. A total of five assistance visits were provided by circuit riders during this emergency and included water loss and leak detection, main location and repair, and restoration of water supply.


The department has partnered with external technical assistance providers under the EPA Training and Technical Assistance for Small Systems Grant to determine priority topics for trainings on technical assistance programs.

The department partnered with MAP to assist systems in achieving and maintaining compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. As a result, in 2017, MAP assisted 21 systems in resolving 109 public notice violations. In addition, MAP also provided compliance assistance, operations and maintenance development, asset management, funding, and construction authorization assistance to four water systems in Missouri. Finally, MAP partnered with the American Water Works Association to provide a workshop for small system compliance.

The department partnered with the Environmental Financial Center (EFC) to perform two technical assistance projects. One project worked with 745 rural communities on assessing Missouri’s water infrastructure and sustainability affordability. The other project is ongoing and involves assisting a small, rural water system in creating a capital improvement plan. The EFC has also provided workshops annually for the past three years to 65 attendees covering small water system rates and financing, leadership through decision making and communication, and asset management.

MRWA has provided both technical assistance to water systems and training workshops. In the last year, MRWA performed 35 technical assistance visits to 25 systems to assist with disinfection byproducts, jar testing, groundwater treatment, violations, distribution water quality, and treatment (including issues due to flooding). MRWA also provided 60 workshops to 1,041 attendees covering a wide range of drinking water topics: reducing disinfection byproducts, regulations update, chemical applications, optimizing chloramine treatment, fluoridation, control

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Estimated Monthly Revenue Gained by Leak Location and Repair Efforts

valves, high-density polyethylene fusion, hydrant maintenance and pipeline repair, managing water system assets, effective utility management, sustainable management for rural and small systems, operator virtual toolbox, and water math refresher.

Continued and Future Strategy ImplementationIn accordance with section 1420(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the department will continue to implement the state’s capacity development strategy. Future implementation of the strategy will focus on compliance assistance as it pertains to technical, managerial, and financial capacity. In doing so, the department will enhance internal and external knowledge of drinking water regulations and capacity development assistance efforts. The department will continue to pursue mechanisms to enhance the state’s implementation of the strategy, reduce compliance related issues, and improve customer satisfaction.

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January 16, 2018

Red Tape Reduction Rule Review Update Agenda Item #7

Issue:

The department will provide an update to the commission on the status of the Red Tape

Reduction Initiative. This rule review was required by Executive Order 17-03.

Recommended Action:

For Information Only

List of Attachments:

Branch PowerPoint presentation

Financial Assistance Center PowerPoint presentation

Presented by:

David Lamb, Chief, Public Drinking Water Branch

Darleen Groner, Chief, Drinking Water Unit, Financial Assistance Center

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Red Tape Reduction Update for

the Safe Drinking Water

Commission David Lamb, Chief


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Executive Order 17-03

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Safe Drinking Water Rules

• 62 rules reviewed

• 2,963 restrictive words identified

• 527 restrictive words targeted for removal (17.8%)

• 5 rules identified for rescission

• 32 rules identified for amendment

• 18 comments were received during the public comment period

that ended on December 15, 2017


Chapter 1 – Public Drinking Water Program – Description of

Organization and Methods of Operation – 10 CSR 60-1.010

• Rule contains information describing the branch’s operation and

how the public may obtain information or make submissions or

requests

• To be replaced with a more department-specific rule

Rules Identified for Rescission

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Chapter 4 – Maximum Microbiological Contaminant Levels and

Monitoring Requirements – 10 CSR 60-4.020

• Total Coliform Rule - sunset

• Replaced with 10 CSR 60-4.022 – the Revised Total Coliform

Rule in 2016



Chapter 4 – Initial Distribution System Evaluation – 10 CSR 60-4.092

• Rule sunset – effective from 2006 – 2010

• Replaced with 10 CSR 60-4.094 –the Stage 2

Disinfectants/Disinfection By-Products rule

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Chapter 4 – Special Monitoring for Unregulated Chemicals –

10 CSR 60-4.100

• Rule applicable to Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 2

• Rule sunset – effective from 2008 – 2010



Chapter 6 – Procedures and Requirements for Abatement Orders –

10 CSR 60-050

• Rule is duplicative of Section 640.130, RSMo.

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Safe Drinking Water Rules – Proposed Amendments

Chapter 2 – Definitions

• Add a definition of “water main”

• Clarify the definition of “clean compliance history”

• Incorporate the Missouri Guidance Manual for Surface

Water System Treatment Requirements, 1992, and

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and

Wastewater, 18th Edition by reference

Chapter 3 – Permits

• Add exemptions from the construction authorization permit

process for maintenance and repair items

• Incorporate the Standards for Non-Community Public Water

Supplies, 1982 by reference

• Remove language that allows plans and specifications for

transient noncommunity wells to be submitted at the

department’s discretion to be consistent with state statute


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Chapter 3 – Permits Continued

• Remove more prescriptive technical, managerial, and

financial requirements

• Requirement for a public water system to submit and

post an organizational chart

• Plan for future rule requirements

• Remove recommendations from the rule


Chapter 4 – Contaminant Levels and Monitoring Requirements

• Correct references to rules that are targeted for rescission

• Remove outdated rule language

• Revising the operational monitoring table

• Reduce the number of days required to monitor for

hardness from daily to M – F, except days not serving the

public, for PWSs that have installed zeolite softening to

remove source water lead or radionuclides

• Similar changes for other monitoring parameters such as

chlorine residual, iron and fluoride are also being proposed


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Chapter 5 – Laboratory and Analytical Requirements

• No amendments proposed


Chapter 6 – Enforcement

• Remove outdated rule language

• Clarify the regulatory requirements for requesting a waiver from

baseline monitoring

• Remove language related to appeals that was replaced by

Section 621.250, RSMo., that requires filing an appeal with the

Administrative Hearing Commission

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Chapter 7 – Reporting

• General reference clean-up

Chapter 8 – Public Notification

• General reference clean-up and removing outdated references

Chapter 9 – Record Maintenance

• General reference clean-up


Chapter 10 – Plans & Specifications; Siting Requirements;

Recreational Use of Impoundments

• Allow submittal of engineering reports at same time as plans

and specifications under certain circumstances

• Allow owner-supervised programs to include all waterlines with

a pipe diameter smaller than 4-inch, may be granted by the

department upon submission of standard design data including

a hydraulic analysis; rule currently allows only waterlines with a

pipe diameter smaller than 4-inch serving cul-de-sacs

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Chapter 11 – Backflow Prevention

• Allow the installation of backflow assembly devices approved by

American Society of Sanitary Engineering

• Remove the requirement that the department maintain a list of

approved devices

• Remove outdated references


Chapter 12 – Emergency Operations Plan


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Chapter 13 – Grants and Loans

• The Financial Assistance Center is taking the lead on this

chapter


Chapter 14 – Operator Certification

• Change the classification criteria for drinking water distribution

systems to a more streamlined set of criteria

• Remove a restriction for drinking water treatment systems to

allow all systems to be classified according to current criteria

rather than remain classified using criteria from previous

versions of the rule

• Change renewal training requirements for certified operators to

allow training from subjects like safety to count for more than

one-half of the total renewal training hours.

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Chapter 15 – Lead and Copper



Chapter 16 – Drinking Water Fees

• Updating the fee structure to match fees in Section 640.100,

RSMo.

• No longer require a public water system to declare its collection

period

• Remove prescriptive requirements for separately enumerating

the primacy fee on system water bills

• Correct statute and rule citations and other general cleanup

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Safe Drinking Water Rules – Next Steps

Rescissions – Tentative Schedule

• Proposed rescissions filed December 29, 2017

• Publish in the Missouri Register February 1, 2018

• Public hearing March 20, 2018

• End of public comment period March 28, 2018

• SDWC meeting to vote on Order of Rulemaking April 18, 2018

• Must file with Joint Committee on Administrative Rules by May 25,

2018

• Must file with Secretary of State by June 26, 2018

• Tentative effective date is August 31, 2018

Safe Drinking Water Rules – Next Steps

Amendments – Tentative Schedule

• January 29, 2018 operator certification stakeholder meeting

• January 31, 2018 safe drinking water rules stakeholder meeting

• Rules that require a Regulatory Impact Report (RIR) may be

filed in May with a public hearing in August

• Rules that do not require a RIR may be filed in April with a public

hearing in July or we may hold them to file with the rules that do

require a RIR as one big package

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Online Rule Information

Water Protection Program rules in development webpage

• https://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/rules/wpp-rule-dev.htm

Department’s Regulatory Tracking System

• https://dnr.mo.gov/proposed-rules/welcome.action#OPEN

Secretary of State’s Office – Administrative Rules Division

• https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/10csr/10csr#10-60

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Red Tape Reduction

Summary of Proposed Rule

RevisionsDarleen Groner

Financial Assistance Center

Division 60-Safe Drinking

Water Commission

Chapter 13-Grants and Loans

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Rules

• 10 CSR 60-13.010 – Grants for Public

Water Supply Districts and Small

Municipal Water Supply Systems

• 10 CSR 60-13.020– Drinking Water

Revolving Fund Loan Program

• 10 CSR 60-13.025 – State Loan Program

• 10 CSR 60-13.030 – Environmental

Review

10 CSR 60-13.010

• Reduce the grant period from three years

to two years

• Remove requirements that are duplicative

or no longer applicable

• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

• Incorporate state laws by reference

• Clarification of existing rule language

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10 CSR 60-13.020


• Remove requirements that are duplicative

or no longer applicable

• Incorporate federal or state laws by reference

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

• Buy American provision

• Leveraged Loan procedures and requirements

10 CSR 60-13.020 (continued)

• Priority point, project by-pass, project removal and funding modification procedures and requirements-these requirements are included in the annual Intended Use Plan, which is approved annually by the commission after public notice and a public comment period

• Plan of operation-this is included in the operation and maintenance manual

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• Remove the requirement for systems to

hold two public meetings

• Alternative engineering solutions

• Proposed user charge rates

• Environmental public meeting/hearing is required under 10 CSR 60-13.030

• Incorporating/updating new statutory

requirements

• Design/Build 7


• American Iron and Steel (AIS)

• Small purchase reduces from $100,000 to $25,000

• Modify the definition of a disadvantaged

community

• Median household income determined by the most recent American Community Survey as conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau or by an income survey overseen by a state or federal agency 8


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10 CSR 60-13.025

• Incorporate laws and regulations by

reference

• Remove language that is not applicable

• Priority points

• Project by-pass, project removal, and funding modification

• Funds are available on a first come, first serve basis

10 CSR 60-13.025• Remove the requirement for systems to

hold two public meetings

• Alternative engineering solutions

• Proposed user charge rates

• Remove the requirement to submit a plan

of operation-this is included in the

operation and maintenance manual


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10 CSR 60-13.030• Addition of a new category of project that

is eligible for a categorical exclusion

• Remove the requirement to submit three

copies of all information

• Added public meeting as an option for the

EID instead of a mandatory public hearing

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• Added a requirement to include the

proposed impact of the project and

alternatives on the user rates in the

Environmental Information Document -

Removed the user rate public meeting

requirement in 10 CSR 60-13.020

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• Added the public notice for the issuance of

a Finding of No Significant Impact or

Environmental Assessment to be

published in a local newspaper of the

community-wide circulation by the

applicant

• Allow the acceptance, on a case-by-case

basis, environmental reviews completed

by other state and federal agencies13







January 16, 2018

Attorney General’s Office Legal Update Agenda Item #8

Issue: Routine update to the Commission regarding legal issues, appeals, etc.

Recommended Action:

Information only

Presented by:

Jennifer Hernandez, Missouri Assistant Attorney General






January 16, 2018

Branch Chief’s Update Agenda Item #9

Issue: Routine update to the Commission regarding Public Drinking Water Branch Activities

Recommended Action:

Information only

Presented by:

David J. Lamb, Chief, Public Drinking Water Branch






January 16, 2018

Other Business Agenda Item #10

Issue: Routine agenda item provides the Commission the opportunity to discuss last minute or minor

issues arising after the agenda has been finalized.






January 16, 2018

Public Comment and Correspondence Agenda Item #11

Issue: Routine agenda item provides an opportunity for the public to comment on any issues pertinent

to the Commission’s roles and responsibilities.






January 16, 2018

Future Meeting Dates Agenda Item #12

Information:

Meeting Dates

Recommended Action:

Information only

Date Time Location

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 10:00 A.M. Nightingale Creek Conference Room


Jefferson City, MO 65101

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 10:00 A.M. Nightingale Creek Conference Room



Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:00 A.M. Nightingale Creek Conference Room



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