{"id":3074,"date":"2019-12-03T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=3074"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:45:42","slug":"guidance-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/laws-regulations\/guidance-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance and Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this page you can find a compilation of ODW guidance documents and policies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=6718\">Source Water Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=7543\">Project Review &amp; Permit Procedures Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=7530\">Field Operations Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=6902\">Enforcement Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=4261\">Compliance Sampling and Reporting Guidance Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewGDoc.cfm?gdid=7529\">Policy on Administration of the Equitable Access to Drinking Water Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Working Memos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ODW\u2019s current active working memos can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/gdocs.cfm?agencynumber=601\">Virginia Regulatory Town Hall Website.<\/a>\u00a0 We are in the process of replacing the working memos with comprehensive technical manuals, which will be available on this page upon completion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Guidance Docs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/procedural-guidelines\/\">Procedural Guidelines for Drinking Water Funding Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023-05\/CWS_NTNC%20PN%20Handbook_508_March%202023.pdf\">EPA: Revised Public notification Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023-05\/TNCWS_PN_Handbook_508_March%202023.pdf\">EPA: Public Notification Handbook for Transient Non-community Water Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ccr\/how-water-systems-comply-ccr-requirements\">EPA: Consumer Confidence Rule Compliance tools and documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2017-02\/documents\/sampling_guidance_for_unknown_contaminants_in_drinking_water_02152017_final.pdf\">EPA: Guidance on Sampling for Unknown Contaminants in Drinking Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guidance on Main Break Types and Responses\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/01\/Main-Break-information-checklist-fillable-508c.docx\">Main Break Reporting Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/04\/3.0-Main-Break-Types-Responses-chlorination.pdf\">Main Break Types and Responses \u2013 chlorinated system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/04\/3.0-Main-Break-Types-Responses-NON-chlorination.pdf\">Main Break Types and Responses \u2013 non-chlorinated system<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deq.virginia.gov\/our-programs\/water\/water-quantity\/water-well-registration\">Water Well Registration and GW-2 report template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/HTO-007-2015-VDH-Well-Yield-and-Drawdown-Test-Procedures-Letter-508c.pdf\">VDH Well Yield and Drawdown Test Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Well-Development-Handbook-rev-4-2026.pdf\">Well Development Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page you can find a compilation of ODW guidance documents and policies. 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