AFI48-144_CANNONAFBSUP — Drinking Water Surveillance Program

AFI48-144_CANNONAFBSUP governs Cannon AFB drinking water surveillance, including water outages, line breaks, disinfection, sampling, and advisories.

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  • Publication number: AFI48-144_CANNONAFBSUP
  • Title: DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
  • Date: 2019-03-26

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AFI48-144_CANNONAFBSUP establishes procedures for scheduled and unscheduled water outages, routine and localized line breaks, and base-wide water potability issues. It requires notifications, disinfection, bacteriological sampling, laboratory analysis, and approval before potable water service resumes.

Applies to: This supplement applies to all personnel, military and civilian, responsible for implementation of the Drinking Water Surveillance Program for Cannon AFB.

Topics covered

  • Water outages
  • Water line breaks
  • Water disinfection
  • Bacteriological sampling
  • Boil Water Notices
  • Water potability issues
  • Laboratory analysis
  • Potable water service resumption

Questions and answers

Who must be notified about scheduled water outages?

CE Customer Service Desk will call BE and CE WTP to notify them of scheduled water outages.

Are routine water line breaks subject to disinfection and notifications?

Under normal circumstances, no disinfection is required during this type of incident and no notifications are required.

What happens during a localized water line break affecting five or fewer facilities?

WFSM will determine the number of facilities affected and call BE and CE WTP to report pertinent information.

When can a Boil Water Notice or Boil Water Advisory be issued?

BE, with assistance from Public Health (PH), will determine if event requires “Boil Water Notice,” or “Boil Water Advisory” to discourage consumption prior to confirmation that the water is safe.

What sampling is required after disinfection for a localized water line break?

BE will collect bacteriological samples following disinfection to determine the effectiveness of the process prior to resumption of potable water service.

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