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Reminder to community water suppliers
All community water system suppliers are being reminded that they are required to distribute the Consumer Confidence Report for 2013 to all customers by July 1, 2014. In addition, they must also deliver a copy of their CCR to the Division of Environmental Quality by July 1, 2014, and submit a certification that they have completed the posting by Oct. 1, 2014.
Acceptable distribution methods include:
* Mail or deliver one copy of the report to each customer.
Systems that bill customers by mail should mail a copy of the CCR to each billed customer. Enough copies of the CCR should be sent to single-billed customers that have multiple residential units, such as apartment buildings, so that each residential unit can receive a copy.
Bottle water companies should direct deliver the CCR to each of their customer’s homes during home delivery of water, deliver copies of the CCR to retail outlets for distribution with retail sales, and post notices on bulk water retail tanks that the CCR is available upon request.
* Community water systems serving 500 or fewer people (hotels, factories, bottle water companies, etc.) may either post the CCR in an appropriate location for their resident workers, or post a notice that the CCR is available upon request.
* Every community water system must makes its CCR available to the public upon request.
If any water system suppliers require assistance in preparing their CCR, there is an EPA document available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater or http://www.deq.gov.mp titled “Preparing Your Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report: Guidance for Water Suppliers” dated April 2010 that they can use as a guide. If they need further assistance, the Safe Drinking Water staff are available to assist in the preparation or review of the CCR draft prior to distribution. Contact Leilani S. Deleon Guerrero to make an appointment at 664-8500 prior to June 15, 2014. (BECQ)
