Frequent Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions by CWS
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A community water system (CWS) is required to complete an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Is it necessary to include contaminants detected while monitoring for compliance with the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR)?
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Are community water systems serving fewer than 10,000 persons required to mail the Consumer Confidence Report to their customers?
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A community water system (CWS) has performed voluntary monitoring that indicates the presence of non-regulated contaminants. Should this monitoring information be included in the annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)? If so, how should this information
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40 CFR 141.153(d) specifies the information on detected regulated contaminants that community water systems must include in consumer confidence reports (CCRs). Do community water systems need to report information on detected contaminants that have a seco
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Are IDSE results required to be reported in CCRs? If so, is this monitoring used for compliance purposes?
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Are there Web tools available to help us prepare a CCR?
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Are we required to list health effects language in the CCR for unregulated contaminants detected during lab testing?
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Are we required to include information about our state?s source water assessment in the CCR?
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Can we submit our CCR to a primacy agency by e-mail?
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Can a Public Water System utilize the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) Public Notification requirements?
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Can a community water system obtain a waiver from the requirement that we mail or directly deliver one copy of the CCR to each customer?
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As a wholesaler, does the CCR rule require me to produce a CCR or any other information on a particular date?
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Community water systems (CWSs) must send copies of their consumer confidence reports (CCRs) to their primacy agencies by July 1st of each year (40 CFR 141.155(c)). Can CWSs e-mail their CCRs to the primacy agency?
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Community water systems (CWSs) must mail certifications to the primacy agencies stating that the consumer confidence reports have been distributed to customers, and that the information is correct and consistent with the compliance monitoring data previou
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Does the Lead and Copper: Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications, Final Rule (72 FR 57782; October 10, 2007) require community water systems (CWSs) to include an informational statement about lead in their Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)?
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Consumer confidence reports (CCRs), or annual drinking water quality reports, are required to list information on the regulated contaminants that a community water system has detected in the water. What does ?detected? mean for this requirement?
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Community water systems (CWSs) must submit to their primacy agencies copies of their consumer confidence reports (CCRs), as well as certifications stating that the reports have been distributed to customers and that the information is correct and consiste
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How can a community water system obtain a waiver from the requirement to mail or directly deliever one copy of the annual consumer confidence report to each customer?
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How do we determine and report the likely sources of contaminants detected during lab testing?
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How long does a primacy agency have to retain CCRs and certifications?
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I certified the delivery of the consumer confidence report (CCR) for my community water system for the past two years. Do I have continue to certify delivery of the report to my customers every year?
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How long are we required to include Information Collection Rule data in the CCR?
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How do we post our water quality report online?
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I received a water quality report from my water system. Does this report indicate there is something wrong with the water, or that it's unsafe?
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If a system has a detection level below the EPA minimum reporting level, do they still need to include it in the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)?
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If a water system has performed monitoring that indicates the presence of Cryptosporidium in either its source water or its finished water, it must include the detected results in its Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) (Preparing Your Drinking Water Consume
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I don't pay a water bill where I live currently. Is it possible to still receive a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report from my local water system?
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If a CWS had one total trihalomethane (TTHM) detect above 80 parts per billion during the year, but the annual average was below the MCL, do they need to include the health effects statement?
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My annual water quality report has a notice for people with weakened immune systems. Is this notice specific to my area?
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Is there a requirement to include Initial Distribution System Evaluation (IDSE) monitoring results for TTHMs and HAA5s in the CCR?
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