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DAFI 48-144

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DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

DAFI 48-144, "DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated June 21, 2023.

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June 21, 2023

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DAFI 48-144 — index record

NumberDAFI 48-144
TitleDRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
PublishedJune 21, 2023
Certified currentJune 21, 2023
Office of primary responsibilityAF/SG
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionUpdateContact, July 10, 2025
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

The purpose of the DAF DW surveillance program is to ensure the safety of the DW provided on all DAF installations and deployment locations. For this instruction, deployment or deployed locations refers to enduring locations (main operating bases and forward operating bases) only. Refer to AF Manual (AFMAN) 48-138, Sanitary Control and Surveillance of Field Water Supplies, MAJCOM Bioenvironmental Engineer (BEE), and Defense Centers for Public Health-Dayton (DCPH-D) guidance for contingency locations. DAFI 48-144 21 JUNE 2023 5

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include clarification of the Drinking Water Working Group (DWWG) responsibilities, sampling for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities, surveillance of exempt and privatized drinking water systems, and use of the Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) to meet the Water Vulnerability Assessment (WVA) requirements.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—\OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 5
  3. Chapter 3—GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURESp. 14
  4. Chapter 4—SAMPLING, ANALYSIS, AND MONITORING (SAM) PLANp. 18
  5. Chapter 5—RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTINGp. 19
  6. Attachment 1—Glossary of References and Supporting Informationp. 21
  7. Attachment 2—DRINKING WATER WORKING GROUP (DWWG)p. 26
  8. Attachment 3—DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILTYp. 28
All 33 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—\OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. 1.1. Overviewp. 4
  3. 1.2. Applicabilityp. 4
  4. 1.3. Purposep. 4
  5. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 5
  6. 2.2. Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG)p. 5
  7. 2.4. United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM)p. 5
  8. 2.5. Defense Centers for Public Health – Dayton (DCPH-D)p. 6
  9. 2.6. Air Force Director of Civil Engineers (AF/A4C)p. 6
  10. 2.7. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC)p. 6
  11. 2.8. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)p. 6
  12. 2.9. MAJCOM Commander or equivalentp. 7
  13. 2.10. MAJCOM Bioenvironmental Engineer (BEE)p. 7
  14. 2.11. The Installation Commanderp. 7
  15. 2.12. Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE)p. 8
  16. 2.13. Base Civil Engineer (CE)p. 11
  17. 2.15. Public Affairs (PA)p. 13
  18. 2.16. Servicing Legal Office (JA)p. 13
  19. Chapter 3—GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURESp. 14
  20. 3.1. Surveillancep. 14
  21. 3.2. Air Force-Unique Surveillancep. 14
  22. 3.3. Flushingp. 16
  23. 3.4. Installation Sanitary Surveysp. 16
  24. Chapter 4—SAMPLING, ANALYSIS, AND MONITORING (SAM) PLANp. 18
  25. 4.1. Requirementsp. 18
  26. 4.2. Exempt PWSs, non-PWSs, privatized systemsp. 18
  27. Chapter 5—RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTINGp. 19
  28. 5.1. Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR)p. 19
  29. 5.2. Other Public Notificationsp. 19
  30. 5.3. Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS)p. 19
  31. Attachment 1—Glossary of References and Supporting Informationp. 21
  32. Attachment 2—DRINKING WATER WORKING GROUP (DWWG)p. 26
  33. Attachment 3—DRINKING WATER SURVEILLANCE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILTYp. 28

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