Compliance Help

For Water System Owners and Operators

This page provides resources for drinking water system owners and operators to assist them in complying with requirements of the Public Notification (PN) rule. Primacy agencies (the entities that regulated drinking water systems) can also find information to assist in PN compliance.

PNiWriter

EPA developed thePNiWriter to allow water operators or other designated personnel to enter data to generate a public notice that meets federal requirements. The program takes users through the 10 required elements of a public notice and allows users to insert and edit EPA’s recommended text. PNiWriter is a web based applications that requires internet access to use.

Revised Public Notification Handbook
This guide was developed for community water systems and non-transient non-community water systems. It provides instructions and includes templates that can be used for various types of public notices.

• Revised Public Notification Handbook PDF (180 pp, 2 MB)
  EPA 816-R-09-013, March 2010

Public Notification Handbook for Transient Non-Community Water Systems
This guide was developed for transient non-community water systems. It provides instructions and includes templates that can be used for various types of public notices.

• Public Notification Handbook for Transient Non-community Water Systems PDF (112 pp, 1MB)
  EPA 816-R-09-009, March 2010

Microsoft Word files of Public Notice Templates
These templates can be used and customized by drinking water systems to ensure they meet PN content requirements.

• PN templates in Microsoft Word format

Translated Phrases for Public Notice

• Microsoft Word file of Translated Phrases from Revised Public Notice Handbook (706 K)
  

The Washington State Department of Health has developed over 2 dozen translations for informational statements to use on public notifications.

• Washington State Department of Health

Public Notifications: Quick Reference links

• Quick Reference Guide PDF(4 pp, 23K)
• More Drinking Water Standards-Quick Reference Guides

Public Notifications: Fact Sheet

• Fact Sheet: Final Drinking Water Public Notification Regulations
  EPA 816-F-00-020, May 2000

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Communication Tips

• Talking to your Customers about Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water PDF (2 pp, 381K) (About PDF)
  EPA 814-F-07-022, October 2007

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For Primacy Agencies

State Implementation Guidance
This guidance document and its appendices contain information that will aid States in implementing the rule and applying for interim primacy.

• Revised State Implementation Guidance for the Public Notification (PN) Rule (181 pp, 2MB)
  EPA 816-R-09-012, March 2010

Primacy Revision Crosswalk

• Microsoft Word File (291K)

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Training Materials
Revised implementation rule guidance to state and EPA staff.

• Powerpoint Slides (124 pp, 892K)
• PDF Version (124 pp, 275K)

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