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40 CFR §141.552

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  1. (a)If your system consists of alternative filtration(filtration other than slow sand filtration, diatomaceous earth filtration, conventional filtration, or direct filtration) you are required to conduct a demonstration (see tables in § 141.551). Your system must demonstrate to the State, using pilot plant studies or other means, that your system's filtration, in combination with disinfection treatment, consistently achieves:
    1. (1)99 percent removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts;
    2. (2)99.9 percent removal and/or inactivation of Giardia lamblia cysts; and
    3. (3)99.99 percent removal and/or inactivation of viruses.
  2. (b)[Reserved]