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Compliance Help
Drinking water system owners and operators can use the materials below to assist them in complying with requirements of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) rule. Primacy agencies (the entities that regulate drinking water systems) can also find information to assist in CCR compliance.
For Water System Owners and Operators
- Preparing Your Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
- Guidance For Water Suppliers (PDF 66 pp, 7 M, about PDF)
EPA 816-R-002, April 2005
This document provides information to assist drinking water systems with preparing and distributing CCRs. -
Addendum to the Guidance For Water Suppliers (PDF 1 pg, 21KB)
New Lead Informational Statement, April 2008 - Consumer Confidence Report Rule: A Quick Reference Guide (PDF 2 pp 576 K, about PDF)
EPA 816-F-02-026, November 2002
A condensed guide that provides a brief overview of the Consumer Confidence Report Rule. - Link Your CCR to EPA’s on-line CCR Catalog
Use the EPA catalogue to link your CCR to the EPA web site. - Washington State Department of Health
Washington State provides more than two dozen translations for informational statements to use on CCRs.
Communication Tips
- Talking to your Customers about Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water PDF (2pp, 381K) (About
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EPA 814-F-07-022, October 2007
For Primacy Agencies
- State Implementation and Primacy Guidance
- State Implementation Guidance for the CCR Rule (PDF 47 pp, 151 K, about PDF)
EPA 816-R-99-008, August 1999
This document provides information on CCR implementation for primacy agencies. - Appendices A-E to the Guidance (PDF 63 pp 167 K, about PDF)
- Appendices F-M to the Guidance (PDF 83 pp 296 K, about PDF)
- Changes based on the New Arsenic Standard: Information Statements and Health Effects Language
In order to reduce the public health risks from arsenic in drinking water, on January 22, 2001, the EPA promulgated a revised standard of 10 parts per billion (ppb). Systems are required to comply wih the lower arsenic standard as of January 23, 2006. However, effective February 22, 2002, the regulatory changes also changed consumer confidence report requirements for water systems.
- State Implementation Guidance for the CCR Rule (PDF 47 pp, 151 K, about PDF)
Training Materials
The Drinking Water Academy web site provides presentations and workshops with key information to state and EPA staff about how to implement the CCR rule.