Sampling Plans versus Remedial Action Plans

Sampling Plan

  • Create a map/diagram of the building and identify all water outlets with a unique ID on your sampling plan. A sampling plan template can be found here.
  • Document if your building has a lead service line or uses water storage tanks.
  • Document in an outlet is used, or may be used, for drinking, cooking, and/or food washing.
  • Superintendents, or their designee, can determine outlet applicability.
    • If an outlet is not applicable, the outlet must still also be found on the remedial action plan along with the inclusion of how it is not accessed for drinking or cooking.
  • Starting at the building's water intake, document the order that your applicable outlets will be tested.
  • Water must be motionless between 8 - 18 hours before testing. Document the last time the outlet was used before testing and the time it was tested.
  • If an outlet has been identified as "non-applicable", the outlet must be documented on the remedial action plan and must have signage/education or engineering controls to ensure that it is not used for drinking or cooking.

Remedial Action Plan

  • Document any non-applicable outlet that was deemed to fall outside of testing regulations and what methods were used to ensure it would not be accessed for drinking and cooking (a remedial action plan template can be found here).
  • Review laboratory results and document any outlet that tested above the action level (5ppb). Document the date the elevated outlet was taken out of service.
  • Document any remedial actions taken and the date they were taken.
  • Document any post remediation sampling results if applicable.
  • Document remediation maintenance and monitoring schedule. Templates can be found here.

REMEMBER: Every water outlet associated with the building that is non-applicable and those that exceed the action level (5ppb) should be found on your remedial action plan.

For more information, please view the full guidance document  here.