Stage 1 and Stage 2 Compliance Help for Community Water System Owners and Operators
- Complying with the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Operational Evaluation Guidance Manual
- Simultaneous Compliance Guidance Manual for Stage 2 Rules
- Consecutive Systems Guidance Manual for the Stage 2 DBPR
- Complying with the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Quick Reference Guides
Complying With the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: Basic Guide
The Stage 1 DBPR applies to PWSs that add a chemical disinfectant. EPA has developed three documents to address the requirements of the Stage 1 DBPR:
The Basic Guide – for CWSs and NTNCWSs that add a chemical disinfectant and serve fewer than 10,000 persons.
- Complying With the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: Basic Guide (PDF)(76 pp, 241 K, About PDF) EPA 816-B-05-004
Supplement A – for CWSs, NTNCWSs, and transient non-community water systems (TNCWSs) that use chlorine dioxide and CWSs and NTNCWSs that use ozone.
- Supplement A (PDF)(77 pp, 289 K, About PDF) EPA 816-B-05-005
Supplement B – for Subpart H CWSs and NTNCWSs that add a chemical disinfectant and use conventional filtration.
- Supplement B (PDF)(51 pp, 646 K, About PDF) EPA 816-B-05-006
Operational Evaluation Guidance Manual
This manual assists PWS in meeting requirements for operational evaluations under the Stage 2 DBPR. The manual provides guidance for documenting and reporting an operational evaluation level (OEL) exceedance.
- Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Operational Evaluation Guidance Manual (PDF)(180 pp, 10 MB, About PDF) EPA 815-R-08-018, Decmeber 2008
Simultaneous Compliance Guidance Manual for Stage 2 Rules
This manual discusses issues that PWSs will face as they evaluate and implement rules simultaneously. It discusses changes necessary to comply with the Stage 2 DBPR and the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR). It also covers how to maintain compliance with earlier rules such as the Total Coliform Rule and Lead and Copper Rule.
EPA has developed this guidance manual to provide PWSs and states with information on operational and capital changes and approaches to enable PWSs to evaluate different compliance strategies and technologies.
- Simultaneous Compliance Guidance Manual for LT2 and Stage 2 Rules (PDF)(462 pp, 3 MB, About PDF) EPA 815-R-07-017, May 2007
Consecutive Systems Guidance Manual for the Stage 2 DBPR
This manual discusses requirements for consecutive systems to comply with Stage 2 DBPR monitoring and maximum contaminant level (MCL) requirements. Consecutive systems are PWSs that receive treated water from other PWSs. Most previous drinking water rules have not specifically addressed requirements for consecutive systems to comply with.
- Stage 2 Consecutive Systems Guidance Manual (PDF)(73 pp, 1 MB, About PDF) EPA 815-R-09-017, March 2010
Complying with the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: Small Entity Compliance Guide
This manual contains an introduction for the Stage 2 DBPR. It describes the requirements of the Rule that apply to small systems (serving fewer than 10,000 people). It also provides step-by-step guidance on how to comply with Stage 2 DBPR requirements.
- Complying with the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: Small Entity Compliance Guide (PDF)(57 pp, 513 K, About PDF) EPA 815-R-07-014, February 2007
Quick Reference Guides
Additional quick reference materials (e.g., Stage 1 and Stage 2 Comprehensive Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rules Laboratory Quick Reference Guide).
For more information, please see the Stage 1 & Stage 2 Disinfectants And Disinfection Byproducts Rules page.