Memorandum of Understanding for Drinking Water

Memorandum of Understanding
for
Drinking Water
8.2 Department Data 8
8.3 Special Investigations 8
8.4 Information Exchange 8
8.5 Confidentiality 8
8.6 Reporting Formats 8
9.0 EVENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE 8
9.1 Framework 8
9.2 Notifiable Events 8
9.3 Corporation to Report 9
9.4 Department to Respond 9
9.5 Declaration of Unsafe Drinking water 9
9.6 Maintenance of Incident Response Plans 9
9.7 Incident Response Plan Training and Exercises 9
9.8 Monthly Coordination Meeting 9
10.0 PUBLIC HEALTH NECESSITY 9
10.1 Background 9
10.2 Determination 9
10.3 Declaration 10
10.4 Communication 10
11.0 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION 10
11.1 Public Education 10
11.2 Corporation Annual Quality Report 10
11.3 Department Annual Quality Report 10
12.0 IMPLEMENTING THE 2004 AUSTRALIAN DRINKING WATER
GUIDELINES 10
12.1 Background 10
12.2 Implementation of Framework 10
13.0 EMERGING ISSUES 10
13.1 Monitoring and Response 10
14.0 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 11
14.1 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies 11
14.1.1 Administration 11
14.1.2 Operational Review 11
14.1.3 Public Education 11
14.2 Pesticides 11
14.2.1 Use of Pesticides in Catchments 11
14.2.2 Review of PSC 88 11
15.0 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 11
15.1 Contracts 11
16.0 ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 12
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