Transcript Drinking Water Quality Management (DWQMS)

O. Reg. 188/07
Licensing of Municipal Drinking
Water Systems
Drinking Water Quality Management
Standard (DWQMS)
Town of Fort Erie
Infrastructure Services
Drinking Water System License
Drinking Water System License
Provides the Authority to Operate the System.
Drinking Water Works Permit
Replaces Certificate of Approval (C of A)
System Design Description
Provides the Authority to Alter the System
Through Application for Amendment to the
DWWP
What is DWQMS
Framework for the development of a
Quality Management System (QMS).
Elements of the ISO 9001 standard.
HACCP – safety & risk assessment.
Multi-barrier approach for drinking
water safety.
Why DWQMS
“While it is not possible to
remove all risk from a
water system, our goal is
to ensure that Ontario’s
water systems deliver
water with a risk so
negligible that a
reasonable and informed
person would feel safe
letting their
granddaughter drink the
water.”
Justice Dennis O’Connor
The DWQMS Approach...
Proactive & preventative management,
Establishment & documentation of
management procedures,
Meeting the management procedures,
Continual improvement of the quality
management system.
Quality Management System - QMS
A System to...
Establish policy and objectives and
achieve those objectives.
Direct and control an organization
with regard to quality.
The Operational Plan
Is the written documentation of our
QMS as developed to meet the
requirements of the DWQMS.
Presented for endorsement prior to
submission to the MOE and the
Accreditation Body.
Elements of the Operational Plan
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Develop a QMS / Operational Plan
QMS System Policy
Commitment & Endorsement
Appoint a QMS Representative
Documents and Records Control
Drinking Water System Description
Risk Assessment Process
Risk Assessment Outcome CCP
Elements continued..
9. Organizational Structure / Roles
10. Competency Requirements
11. Personnel Coverage
12. QMS Communications Protocol
13. Essential Supplies and Services
14. Review & Provision of Infrastructure
15. Infrastructure Maintenance / Renewal
16. Sampling Testing & Monitoring
Elements continued...
17. Recording Equipment Calibration
18. Emergency Management
19. Internal Audits
20. Management Review
21. Continual Improvement
Accreditation
Third-party Accreditation Body
Review the QMS / Operational Plan to
ensure conformance to all the
requirements of the DWQMS
Assign Operating Authority
Accreditation
Financial Plan
O. Reg. 453/07
Condition of License Issuance
Detailed Financial Reporting
Full Cost Recovery / Life Cycle Based
Planning
Drinking Water Works Permit /
License
An accepted QMS / Operational Plan
+
Operating Authority Accreditation
+
Approved Financial Plan
= Issuance of License
Going Forward...
Promote the
QMS
Organization
Wide.
Strive for
Continuous
Improvement