Important Facts

Distribution Requirements

• Large Systems (100,000+): Direct mail and post on the internet
• Medium Systems (10,000-100,000): Mail or direct delivery
• Small Systems (500-10,000): Mail or publish in a local newspaper in its entirety along with a statement that it will not be mailed
• Smaller Systems (<500): Must notify customers at least once a year that the CCR is available from them upon request

10 Tips for Writing Your CCR

1. Be sure to include the name and contact number of the person designated to answer questions from the public.
2. Include a sentence that tells the status of Source Water Assessments that are being undertaken or planned.
3. Be sure that sample results are presented in the same units as the MCL.
4. Include only detected contaminants.
5. Systems that take 20 or more lead and copper samples must include the educational statement on lead if their 95th percentile exceeds the Action Level for lead.
6. Systems must show the number of sites that have exceeded the Action Level for lead and copper.
7. Don’t forget to include the sample date if the result is for a year other than the report year.
8. Violations must be acknowledged and explained. What, when, where, why and how the problem was or is being corrected. Mandatory health effects language must be included.
9. Public Water System name and ID number must be included in the CCR title.
10. The CCR must be both written and distributed to those that use the water. One copy of the CCR needs to be sent to the DEQ along with a Certification of Completion. Once the CCR is distributed don’t wait until the due date instead mail it in immediately so that you don’t risk being out of compliance.

*DEQ will not host any CCR workshops this year.

*There may be data not included in the Consumer Confidence Data, such as radiochemicals, Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts, and Groundwater Rule data and violations. Please double check your records for additional data to include in your CCR.

Reporting Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation in CCR.

The CCR rule requires that community water systems report monitoring results when unregulated contaminants are detected (40 CFR 141.151).

UCMR 2 requires monitoring for 25 contaminants using five analytical methods during 2008-2010.

1. Assessment Monitoring uses common analytical method technologies used by drinking water laboratories. All PWSs
   serving more than 10,000 people, and 800 representative PWSs serving less than 10,001 people are required to monitor for the 10 “List 1” contaminants during a 12-month period between January 2008-December 2010.
2. Screening Survey monitoring uses specialized analytical method technologies not commonly used by drinking water
   laboratories. All PWSs serving more than 100,000 people, 320 representative PWSs serving 10,001-100,000 people, and 480 representative PWSs serving less than 10,001 people are required to monitor for the 15 “List 2” contaminants during a 12-month period between January 2008-December 2010.

UCMR Table for Reporting in CCR
To report UCMR results, use the average of any monitoring results from the year and the range of detections for each detected unregulated contaminant for which monitoring is required. Systems are required to report detects of unregulated contaminants only in the year during which monitoring was conducted. Please add the UCMR table and brief explanation to the CCR.