Guidance and Forms
This page includes links to guidance documents, publications and forms published by the Department of Health which are beneficial to Public Water Suppliers, Local Health Departments (LHD), and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) staff.
Interim Guidance on Removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and 1,4-Dioxane
- Interim Recommendations for Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Installations (pdf)
- Interim Recommendations for Designing Treatment for the Removal of 1,4-dioxane - Pilot Testing of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) (pdf)
This document is intended for use by local health departments (LHD) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) engineering staff that review and approve granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment at public water systems (PWS). These recommendations are intended to be applicable to most GAC installations, but the LHD or NYSDOH should exercise best professional judgement during the review and approval process.
This document is intended for use by local health departments (LHD) and New York State Department of Health (Department) engineering staff to provide guidelines for piloting treatment for the removal of organic compounds such as 1,4-Dioxane from a Public Water Supply (PWS).
Information on Proceedures and Operations for Public Water Suppliers
- Annual Water Quality Reports
- Acceptable Annual Water Supply Start-up Procedures for Seasonal Public Water Systems (March 2016) (PDF)
- Fluoride: Letter to Public Water Systems May 2015
- Guidance for Using an On-line Chlorine Analyzer for Compliance Monitoring
Harmful Blue-green Algae
- Notification Templates for Harmful Blue-green Algae Blooms at Public Water Supplies
- Infographic: How Public Water Supplies Optimize Treatment During Harmful Blue-green Algae Blooms
- Infographic: How Drinking Water Health Advisory for Harmful Blue-green Algae Bloom Toxin Protects Public Health
