Annual Regulatory Update

IEPA#:7204

AGENDA:

USEPA Regulatory Update
Miguel Del Toral, USEPA
An update on the status of federal drinking water regulations and regulatory timelines

Updating the Lake Michigan Water Allocation Rules and Regulations
Daniel Injerd, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources "Rules and Regulations for the Allocation of Water from Lake Michigan” have been in effect since 1980.  They have served the region well, and have enabled the orderly expansion of the Lake Michigan water service area such that today almost 7 million Illinois residents rely on Lake Michigan for their water supply.  However, the provisions requiring the efficient use and conservation of Lake Michigan water have become outdated, and along with the increasing value of water it has become apparent that it is time to update these Rules.  This presentation will provide an overview of the Department’s ongoing effort to update the Lake Michigan water allocation rules and regulations, and will include a brief discussion of the proposed revisions to the Rules.

Josh Ellis, Metropolitan Planning Council
The Ill. Dept. of Public Health is in the process of developing a green supplement to the State Plumbing Code to enable some forms of non-potable water reuse, greater consistency on use of high efficiency fixtures, and other sustainable measures. Josh Ellis of the Metropolitan Planning Council will provide an update on that process

No Lead
Aaron Gilson, A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company
This presentation covers the no lead legislation that goes into affect January 4th, 2014 and how it will effect production, installation, product, stock, scrap, and other factors. It educates plumbers and water operators on what the law means and what to expect for future installations. It also educates them on the NSF 61,ANSI372,and NSF 61 annex F.

UCMR3
Nathan Trowbridge, UL
The third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) was finalized in May 2012. Under this rule, all Public Water Supplies (PWSs) with populations > 10,000 and 800 PWSs with populations <10,000 will be required to monitor for either List 1 or List 1 & List 2 for a one-year period between January 2013 and December 2015. Under List 1 & 2 of UCMR3, 28 chemical contaminants will be monitored.

The objective of this presentation will be to compare the similarities and differences between UCMR3 and the first two UCMRs. It will also focus on the analyte lists and include the analytical methods used to acquire data. The methods will be broken down to include instrumentation information, sampling techniques and locations, preservation and bottle requirements. Potential collection and laboratory related anomalies will be discussed. Methods to be discussed will include: List 1 EPA method 524.3 for Volatiles, EPA method 522 for 1,4-dioxane, EPA method 200.8 for metals, EPA method 300.1 for chlorate, EPA method 537 for Perfluorinated compounds and EPA method 218.7 for hexavalent chromium and List 2 EPA method 539 for Hormones. Additionally the unique reporting requirements for both the PWSs and the laboratories will be explained. This explanation will include data elements that need to be reported by both the PWS and the lab, SDWARS information and data upload requirements.

UL has been fully approved for all of the chemistry methods for UCMR3. With a history of full approval for both UCMR and UCMR2, UL is uniquely qualified to present on this topic from a laboratory’s perspective. UL maintains drinking water certification in all 50 states and focuses primarily on drinking water. UL has worked with EPA in developing the UCMR methods, tested previous UCMR samples for hundreds of PWSs and has provided support for other laboratories that have clients that must meet the requirements of the previous UCMRs.

Josh Ellis, Metropolitan Planning Council
Josh has been with MPC since 2006. He directs MPC’s sustainability initiatives, most notably in the fields of Stormwater Mitigation and Water Supply Management. Through on-the-ground initiatives like the Milwaukee Avenue Green Development Corridor, technical assistance to the Northwest Water Planning Alliance, and facilitation of diverse stakeholder groups working at the state level to modernize the Illinois Plumbing Code or establish a more robust regional water supply planning process, he leads MPC's multiple strategies to sustainably manage Illinois' finite water resources and reduce the harmful impacts of stormwater.

He leads many of MPC's research projects, including Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use, Bus Rapid Transit: Chicago's New Route to Opportunity, and Before the Wells Run Dry. He also coordinates MPC's research assistant program, of which he himself is an alumnus.

A New Hampshire native, Josh resides in Chicago’s South Loop, and spends a lot of time in Lake Michigan and on the lake shore path. He managed a small school in Japan before his graduate studies in public policy and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago. His honors thesis, published in Water, Environmental Security and Sustainable Rural Development: Conflict and Cooperation in Central Eurasia,compared the political discourse of marsh restoration in southeastern Iraq with the environmental history of the region.

Aaron Gilson, A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company

Daniel Injerd, Chief Lake Michigan Management Office of Water Resources Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Daniel Injerd is the Chief of the Lake Michigan Management Section for the Office of Water Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources. In this position, Mr. Injerd is responsible for the management of Illinois’ Lake Michigan diversion as allowed under a U.S. Supreme Court Decree and the allocation of Lake Michigan water to 215 public water supplies serving 7 million people in northeastern Illinois. The Section also reviews and issues permits for construction activities in Lake Michigan. Mr. Injerd is active in representing Illinois on Great Lakes issues, and was a member of Illinois’ team throughout the mediation process that successfully resolved the interstate dispute concerning Illinois’ Lake Michigan diversion. He has been appointed by Governor Quinn to represent Illinois on the Council of Great Lakes Governors’ Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body and the Compact Council.

Mr. Injerd has been involved with the Great Lakes for 36 years. His educational background includes a Master of Science in Resource Management from Michigan State University, with a minor in Sanitary Engineering.

Mary Reed, IEPA