| (ii) inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals,
which can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water
runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas
production, mining, or farming;
(iii) pesticides and herbicides, which might have a
variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff,
and residential uses;
(iv) organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic
and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial
processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations,
urban storm water runoff, and septic systems; and
(v) radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally
occurring or the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
(C) In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink,
the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants
in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration
regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that
must provide the same protection for public health.
(D) Contaminants may be found in drinking water that
may cause taste, color, or odor problems. These types of problems
are not necessarily causes for health concerns. For more information
on taste, odor, or color of drinking water, please contact the system's
business office.
(E) Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably
be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants.
The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water
poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential
health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA's Safe Drinking
Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
(2) The report must include the telephone number of
the owner, operator, or designee of the community water system as
an additional source of information concerning the report.
(3) Each English language report must include the following
statement in a prominent place on the first page: "Este reporte incluye
informacion importante sobre el agua para tomar. Para asistencia en
español, favor de llamar al telefono (XXX) XXX-XXXX." In addition
to this statement in Spanish, for communities with a large proportion
of limited English proficiency residents, as determined by the executive
director, the report must contain information in the appropriate language(s)
regarding the importance of the report or contain a telephone number
or address where such residents may contact the system to obtain a
translated copy of the report or assistance in the appropriate language.
(4) The report must include information about opportunities
for public participation in decisions that may affect the quality
of the water (e.g., time and place of regularly scheduled board meetings).
Investor-owned utilities are encouraged to conduct public meetings,
but must include a phone number for public input.
(5) The systems may include such additional information
for public education consistent with, and not detracting from, the
purposes of the report.
(6) Systems that use an interconnect or emergency source
to augment the drinking water supply during the calendar year of the
report must provide the source of the water, the length of time used,
an explanation of why it was used, and whom to call for the water
quality information.
(7) Beginning December 1, 2009, any groundwater system
that receives notice from a laboratory of a fecal indicator positive
groundwater source sample that is not invalidated by the executive
director under §290.109(e) of this title (relating to Microbial
Contaminants) must inform its customers of any fecal indicator positive
groundwater source sample in the next report. The system must continue
to inform the public annually until the executive director determines
that the fecal contamination in the groundwater source is addressed
under §290.116(a) of this title (relating to Groundwater Corrective
Actions and Treatment Techniques). Each report must include the following
elements:
(A) the source of the fecal contamination (if the source
is known) and the dates of the fecal indicator positive groundwater
source samples;
(B) actions taken to address the fecal contamination
in the groundwater source as directed by §290.116 of this title
and the date of such action;
(C) for each fecal contamination in the groundwater
source that has not been addressed under §290.116 of this title,
the plan approved by the executive director and schedule for correction,
including interim measures, progress to date, and any interim measures
completed; and
(D) for a fecal indicator positive groundwater source
sample that is not invalidated by the executive director under §290.109(e)
of this title, the potential health effects using the health effects
language of §290.275(3) of this title.
(8) Beginning December 1, 2009, any groundwater system
that receives notice from the executive director of a significant
deficiency must inform its customers of any significant deficiency
that is uncorrected at the time of the next report. The system must
continue to inform the public annually until the executive director
determines that particular significant deficiency is corrected under §290.116
of this title. Each report must include the following elements:
(A) the nature of the particular significant deficiency
and the date the significant deficiency was identified by the executive
director;
(B) for each significant deficiency, the plan approved
by the executive director and schedule for correction, including interim
measures, progress to date, and any interim measures completed; and
(C) if corrected before the next report, the nature
of the significant deficiency, how the deficiency was corrected, and
the date of the corrections.
(9) Any public water system required to comply with
the Level 1 or Level 2 assessment requirements under §290.109
and §290.116 of this title that is not due to an E. coli MCL violation shall include in the
report the information in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. In addition
to the elements in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the public
water system shall include the elements in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph when it has a Level 1 treatment technique trigger as specified
under §290.109(c)(1) of this title and shall include the elements
in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph in the report when it has a
Level 2 treatment technique trigger as specified under §290.109(c)(2)(B)
of this title. Furthermore, any public water system that failed to
complete all the required assessments shall also include the statement
in subparagraph (D)(i) of this paragraph. Any public water system
that failed to correct all identified sanitary defects shall also
include the statement in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this paragraph.
(A) Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present
in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially
harmful, waterborne pathogens may be present or that a potential pathway
exists through which contamination may enter the drinking water distribution
system. We found coliforms indicating the need to look for potential
problems in water treatment or distribution. When this occurs, we
are required to conduct assessment(s) to identify problems and to
correct any problems that were found during these assessments.
(B) During the past year we were required to conduct
{INSERT NUMBER OF LEVEL 1 ASSESSMENTS} Level 1 assessment(s). {INSERT
NUMBER OF LEVEL 1 ASSESSMENTS} Level 1 assessment(s) were completed.
In addition, we were required to take {INSERT NUMBER OF CORRECTIVE
ACTIONS} corrective actions and we completed {INSERT NUMBER OF CORRECTIVE
ACTIONS} of these actions.
(C) During the past year {INSERT NUMBER OF LEVEL 2
ASSESSMENTS} Level 2 assessments were required to be completed for
our water system. {INSERT NUMBER OF LEVEL 2 ASSESSMENTS} Level 2 assessments
were completed. In addition, we were required to take {INSERT NUMBER
OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS} corrective actions and we completed {INSERT
NUMBER OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS} of these actions.
(D) Any public water system that failed to complete
all the required assessments or correct all identified sanitary defects,
is in violation of the treatment technique requirement and shall also
include one or both of the following statements as appropriate:
(i) During the past year we failed to conduct all of
the required assessment(s).
(ii) During the past year we failed to correct all
identified defects that were found during the assessment.
(10) Any public water system required to comply with
the Level 2 assessment requirements under §290.109 and §290.116
of this title that is due to an E. coli MCL
violation shall include in the report the information in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph. In addition to the elements in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph, the public water system shall include the elements
in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph when it has a Level 2 treatment
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