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When an acute health risk exists,
the supplier shall provide public notification as required in
the
corrective actions section 64E-8.007(2) as follows:
(1) Notices shall caution
consumers not to consume the water, explain the alternative as
described in section 64E-8.007(2)(b) or (c) based on the type of
water quality violation
((b)-Bottled Water Notice/provision of alternate water source
for chemical contamination, or (c)-Precautionary Boil Water
Notice for coliform contamination), and describe in
non-technical terms, the nature of the violation and the
supplier's corrective actions. Notices shall include a contact
name and phone number, and be neatly printed in large type.
(2) The supplier shall provide a
copy of the printed notice to the Department within twenty-four
(24) hours of notification of the water quality violation.
(3) The supplier shall deliver
notices to consumers served by a Limited Use Community Public
Water System within four (4) hours of notification of the water
quality violation.
(4) The supplier shall post
notices at water outlets in Limited Use Commercial Systems
within four (4) hours of notification of the water quality
violation.
(5) The supplier shall take
special actions where consumers are not capable of reading
printed material, such as verbal notification and disabling of
water outlets. Where non-English speaking persons consume the
water, the notice shall be translated into the prevalent
languages of the consumers.
(6) After all violations have
been corrected per section 64E-8.007, F.A.C. (see
Corrective Actions), the supplier shall provide a notice to
consumers that rescinds the original notice, in the same manner
as required in section (1) through (5) above.
Click here to see a sample
Precautionary Boil Water Notice (doc<1mb, opens in new window)
Click here to see a sample Rescission of a Precautionary Boil
Water Notice (pdf<1mb, opens in new window)
Click here to see a sample Bottled
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