Course Glossary

This shows the specialized terms used in EarthWise Academy. This section contains all the definitions used in the various course glossaries used by each course.

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DRINKING WATER

DBP Rule

DBP Rule - Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

D&DBP RUle

(DBP01) DBP Rule – Overview (1282)
(DBP02) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting – Job Aids (1283)
(DBP10) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting for Chlorine⁄Chloramines (1284)
(DBP13) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting for TTHM⁄HAA5 (1285)
(DBP14) DBP Rule Violations for Pa. PWSs using Chorine⁄Chloramines (1825)
(DBP15) DBP Rule – Maintaining Compliance for Pa. PWSs using Chlorine/Chloramines (1570)
(DBP41) Enhanced Coagulation – TOC Monitoring (1281)
(PNR11) Public Notification – Violations and Tiers for NCWSs (2333)

DBPs

DBPs - Disinfection Byproducts
- (DBP01) DBP Rule – Overview (1282)
- (DBP02) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting – Job Aids (1283)
- (DBP10) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting for Chlorine⁄Chloramines (1284)
- (DBP13) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting for TTHM⁄HAA5 (1285)
- (DBP14) DBP Rule Violations for Pa. PWSs using Chorine⁄Chloramines (1825)
- (DBP15) DBP Rule – Maintaining Compliance for Pa. PWSs using Chlorine/Chloramines (1570)
- (DBP20) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting for PWSs Using Chlorine Dioxide (1278)
- (DBP30) DBP Rule Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for PWSs Using Ozone (1279)
- (DBP40) Enhanced Coagulation – Basics (1280)
- (LCR11) LCR – Initial Planning, Monitoring and Reporting (1488)
- (PNR01) Public Notification – An Introduction for NCWSs (2332)
Compounds, such as HAA5's and TTHM's that form when disinfectants encounter certain organic substances present in raw water. Long term exposure to some disinfectant by-products has been linked to cancer.
- (DBP43) Jar Testing for Process Control of Conventional Filtration: Part 1 (2019)

DBT

DBT - Design Basis Threat

Description of a specific adversary and mode of attack that has a degree of likelihood of occurring.

(SEC01) Securing Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities 2954

DEP

DEP - Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

(TCR01) Total Coliform Rule – Overview (1424)
(TCR02) Total Coliform Rule – Monitoring And Reporting Requirements (1425)
(TCR03) Total Coliform Rule – Maintaining Compliance (1426)

Department of Environmental Protection

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Design Basis Threat

Design Basis Threat (DBT)

Description of a specific adversary and mode of attack that has a degree of likelihood of occurring.

(SEC01) Securing Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities 2954

Destabilized

A condition in which the electrical charge of particles has been neutralized.

(COA01) Coagulation – Part 1: The Chemistry of Coagulation (1248)
(DBP43) Jar Testing for Process Control of Conventional Filtration: Part 1 (2019)

Detected Contaminant

Any contaminant detected at or above its detection limit.

(CCR01)Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Overview (2338)

Detection Limit

The amount of a substance with that EPA has determined to be the minimum concentration that can be measured and reported with 99% confidence that the true value is greater than zero.

(CCR01)Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Overview (2338)

Detention Time

The theoretical time that a parcel of water or other liquid spends in a particular treatment unit or reservoir.

(COA01) Coagulation – Part 1: The Chemistry of Coagulation (1248)