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Article 3. State Small Water Systems §64211. Permit Requirement. (a) No person shall operate a state small water system unless a permit to operate the system has been issued by the local health officer. Within 30 calendar days of receipt of an application for a permit, the local health officer shall inform the applicant in writing that the application is either complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient and what specific information or documentation is required to complete the application. (b) The state small water system shall submit a technical report to the local health officer as part of the permit application. The report shall describe the proposed or existing system as follows: service area, distribution system including storage and pumping facilities,the water source including source capacity, water quality, and any water treatment facilities. The report shall identify the owner of the system and the party responsible for day to day operation of the system. The report shall include a plan for notification of those served by the system under emergency conditions. The report shall describe the operating plan for the system and shall specify how the responsible party will respond to failure of major system components. (c) Within 90 calendar days from the date of filing of a completed application, the local health officer shall inform the applicant in writing of its decision regarding an application. (d) A change in ownership of a state small water system shall require the submission of a new application. (e) By.July 1, 1992, each state small water system in existence on January 1, 1992, shall submit to the local health officer a plan for notification of those served by the system under emergency conditions. (f) Each state small water system shall provide the following notice to the consumers served by the state small water system: "The domestic water supply for this area is provided by a state small water system. State regulatory requirements for operation of a state small water system are less extensive than requirements for larger public water systems. If you have questions concerning your water supply, you should contact [insert(1) name of water system, (2) name of responsible person, and (3) telephone number] or your local health department." This notice shall be by direct delivery on an annual basis or by continuous posting at a central location within the area served by the state small water system. §64212. Bacteriological Quality Monitoring. (a) Each water supplier operating a state small water system shall collect a minimum of one routine sample from the distribution system at least once every three months. The sample shall be analyzed for the presence of total coliform bacteria by a laboratory certified by the Department for bacteriological analyses pursuant to Section 402512 of the Health and Safety Code. The results of the analyses shall be reported to the local health officer no later than the 10th day of the month following receipt of the results by the state small water system. 12 Section 4025 has been recodified to 116390. OAL has been notified of this by request for a "change without regulatory effect". November 2004 47 California,Safe Drinking Water Act&Related Laws and Regulations