Consumer Confidence Reports

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Consumer Confidence Reports are annual water quality reports that public water systems must provide to customers, summarizing the source, contaminants, and safety of their drinking water.

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instanceOf drinking water quality report
public information report
regulatory compliance document
appliesTo public water systems
areAlsoCalled annual water quality reports
drinking water quality reports
areRequiredInJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
coversTimePeriod previous calendar year
governedBy Consumer Confidence Reports self-linksurface differs
surface form: Consumer Confidence Report Rule
hasRegulatoryBasisIn Safe Drinking Water Act
includesInformationOn actions taken to correct violations
comparison of detected levels to EPA standards
contact information for the water system
definitions of key regulatory terms
detected contaminants
educational statements about drinking water
opportunities for public participation
potential health effects of contaminants
source of drinking water
violations of drinking water standards
intendedAudience consumers of public drinking water
drinking water customers
mayBeDeliveredBy electronic means
mayBeEnforcedBy state drinking water primacy agencies
mustBeDeliveredBy mail
mustBeProvidedBy July 1 each year
mustBeRetainedFor at least three years by water systems
mustDescribe sources of water such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, or aquifers
mustExplain how to obtain additional information about drinking water
mustInclude information for vulnerable populations
information on nitrate, arsenic, and lead when present
information on unregulated contaminants when required
mustState whether the system met all drinking water standards
mustUse standard health effects language for certain contaminants
oftenMadeAvailableVia public libraries or municipal offices
water system websites
primaryPurpose explain whether drinking water meets health-based standards
inform customers about the quality of their drinking water
summarize detected contaminants in drinking water
publishedWithFrequency annually
regulatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
relatedTo National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
public notification requirements for drinking water systems
requiredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
requiredFor community water systems
supportGoal public right-to-know about drinking water quality
transparency in drinking water regulation

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Safe Drinking Water Act establishes Consumer Confidence Reports
Consumer Confidence Reports governedBy Consumer Confidence Reports self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Consumer Confidence Report Rule