CCR Requirement
In the yearly Consumer Confidence Report every community system must report the total number of lead and copper samples taken, the most recent 90th percentile value for lead and copper, and the number of sampling site exceeding the action level.
NEW LCRR LANGUAGE – Required for 2025 Consumer Confidence Reports
Community systems: copy this language into your CCR and fill in the brackets with your information:
Service line inventories
[PWS name] has completed an initial lead service line inventory. This inventory includes information on the service line material that connects water mains to buildings/houses. This inventory can be accessed at [link for inventories that are available online (if PWS serves a population greater than 50,000) or instructions on how to access the publicly available service line inventory (if PWS serves a population less than 50,000)].
Results of lead and copper samples collected that year
[Number of samples] lead samples were collected during [sampling period]. Sampling results can be obtained by calling [phone number] or emailing [email]. Optional – You may also obtain the results by visiting [web link].
Educational Materials:
Updated mandatory health effects language
Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. [NAME OF UTILITY] is responsible for providing high quality drinking water and removing lead pipes, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components in your home. You share the responsibility for protecting yourself and your family from the lead in your home plumbing. You can take responsibility by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing and taking steps to reduce your family’s risk. Before drinking tap water, flush your pipes for several minutes by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes. You can also use a filter certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited certifier to reduce lead in drinking water. If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested, contact [NAME OF UTILITY and CONTACT INFORMATION]. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
For systems which do corrosion control treatment
Corrosion of pipes, plumbing fittings and fixtures may cause lead and copper to enter drinking water. To assess corrosion of lead and copper, [name of system] conducts tap sampling for lead and copper at selected sites [insert frequency at which system conducts tap sampling]. [Name of system] treats water using [identify treatment method] to control corrosion, which was designated as the optimal corrosion control treatment by [the state or EPA, as applicable]. To ensure the treatment is operating effectively, [name of system] monitors water quality parameters set by the [state or EPA, as applicable] [insert frequency at which system conducts water quality parameter monitoring].
Recommended CCR Language Updates
For non-lead water systems: [PWS name] determined that all service lines are non-lead.
For all other water systems: [PWS name] found [number of service lines] lead service lines, [number of service lines] galvanized lines that require replacement. [PWS name] also has [number of service lines] unknown service lines that need to be determined.
Consumer Notification Form
Each time a lead and copper sample is taken the consumer must be notified of the results. This is accomplished by downloading the Consumer Notification Form, filling out the results portion, and delivering the results to the consumer. In the case of non-single family residence structure, such as a building, this requirement can be met by sending out an email or posting the results in a public space such as a bulletin board.
Certification of Notice Form
Once consumers have been notified of sampling results a Certificate of Notice Form must be submitted to the Division. Failure to submit the Certificate of Notice will result in 5 IPS points being added to the system’s IPS total. This form can be submitted via the online form below.
Public Notification Requirements
Public Notification is required in the event of a confirmed 90th percentile exceedance for the water system. Materials must be delivered within 60 days after the end of the monitoring period in which the exceedance occurred and be repeated quarterly until the system no longer exceeds the Action Level. This information must be distributed widely with particular emphasis on contacting at-risk populations such as schools, daycares, and early childhood development centers.
24 Hour Public Notice Requirement
Starting October 16, 2024, if a water system exceeds the action level, they are required to issue a public notice within 24 hours.
*Note this requirement is only for Lead action level exceedances and does not apply if a system exceeds the action level for copper.