Information Collection Request 

for the Revised Total Coliform 

Rule
Office of Water (4607M)

September 2012

http://water.epa.gov/drink/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... iv

ACRONYMS........................................................................................................................... v

1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION ............................... 1

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection.................................................... 1

1(b) Short Characterization ............................................................................................ 1

2 NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION ......................................................... 1

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection.......................................................................... 1

2(b) Use/Users of the Data ............................................................................................. 1

3 NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION 

CRITERIA....................................................................................................................... 3

3(a) Non-duplication...................................................................................................... 3

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB.................................... 3

3(c) Consultations.......................................................................................................... 4

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection ....................................................................... 4

3(e) General Guidelines................................................................................................. 5

3(f) Confidentiality........................................................................................................ 5

3(g) Sensitive Questions................................................................................................. 5

4 RESPONDENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTED............................................. 6

4(a) Respondents/NAICS Codes.................................................................................... 6

4(b) Information Requested ........................................................................................... 6

4(b)(i) Data Items.......................................................................................................... 6

4(b)(ii) Respondent Activities....................................................................................... 9

5 INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION 

METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT............................... 13

5(a) EPA Activities...................................................................................................... 13

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management .......................................................... 13

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility ........................................................................................ 14

5(c)(i) Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Recommendations......................... 14

5(d) Collection Schedule.............................................................................................. 15

6 ESTIMATING BURDEN AND COST OF COLLECTION ..................................... 16

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden and Cost ............................................................. 16

6(a)(i) Burden and Cost to PWSs............................................................................... 16

6(a)(i)(a) Start-Up Activities............................................................................ 16

6(a)(i)(b) Annual Activities.............................................................................. 17

6(a)(ii) Burden and Cost to States.............................................................................. 17

6(a)(ii)(a) Start-Up Activities............................................................................ 17
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6(a)(ii)(b) Annual Activities.............................................................................. 18

6(b) Time Frame for Cost and Burden Estimates ........................................................ 18

6(c) Estimating EPA Burden and Cost ........................................................................ 18

6(d) Respondent Universe............................................................................................ 19

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs.................................................................. 19

6(e)(i) Bottom Line Burden and Cost Estimates for Respondents............................. 20

6(e)(ii) Bottom Line Estimate for EPA....................................................................... 21

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden ............................................................................. 21

6(g) Burden Statement ................................................................................................. 21
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APPENDIX

Appendix A. Revised Total Coliform Rule Spreadsheets
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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 4-1: Implementation Schedule............................................................................................12

Figure 6.1: Average Annual Net Change Burden and Costs for the RTCR ICR...........................16

Figure 6.2: Bottom Line Average Annual Net Change Burden and Costs for the 3-Year ICR 

Period .............................................................................................................................................20
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ACRONYMS

AIP Agreement in Principle

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CWS Community Water System

EA Economic Analysis

ECI Employee Cost Index

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FR Federal Register

HHS Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services

ICR Information Collection Request

MCL Maximum Contaminant Level

MCLG Maximum Contaminant Level Goal

NAICS North American Industry Classification System

NCWS Noncommunity Water System

NDWAC National Drinking Water Advisory Council

NPDWR National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

O&M Operation and Maintenance

OGWDW Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

OMB Office of Management and Budget

PN Public Notification

PRA Paperwork Reduction Act

PWS Public Water System

PWSS Public Water System Supervision

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RTCR Revised Total Coliform Rule

SBARP Small Business Advocacy Review Panel

SBREFA Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 

SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act 

SDWIS Safe Drinking Water Information System 

SIC Standard Industrial Classification

TCR Total Coliform Rule

TCRDSAC Total Coliform Rule/Distribution System Advisory Committee
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1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection

Title: Information Collection Request for the Revised Total Coliform Rule

OMB Control Number: 2040-AD94

EPA ICR Number: 2466.01

Note: This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers only the first three years after rule promulgation. 

The description of reporting and recordkeeping burden required for the full rule implementation, which 

exceeds the 3-year period for this ICR, is provided for informational purposes only. The costs and burden 

associated with the 3-year period of this ICR is described in Section 6 while the costs and burden of the 

10-year full implementation period is provided in Appendix A.

1(b) Short Characterization

The Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) requires information collection regarding the 

effectiveness of treatment, the integrity of the distribution system, and the possible presence of 

fecal contamination. All public water systems (PWSs) are included in this information collection. 

The RTCR uses total coliforms as an indicator to start an evaluation process that, when

necessary, will require the PWS to correct sanitary defects found. Under the RTCR, E. coli will 

remain a regulated contaminant with a maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) of zero and a 

maximum contaminant level (MCL) based on the presence of total coliforms and/or E. coli. All 

fecal coliform provisions (including the MCLG and MCL) are removed in the RTCR. Under the 

RTCR there is no longer an MCL violation for multiple total coliform detections. The intent of 

the RTCR is to better address the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (TCR) objectives and enhance the 

multi-barrier approach to protecting public health, especially with respect to smaller ground 

water PWSs.

A large portion of the data collection under the RTCR will involve monitoring, 

assessments, corrective actions, and public notification. Under the RTCR, PWSs would continue 

to monitor for total coliforms and E. coli in the distribution system. All PWSs that meet certain 

trigger conditions (either a Level 1 or Level 2 trigger) are required to complete a Level 1 or 

Level 2 assessment and submit an assessment form to the state1 within a specified time period. 

For corrective actions not completed within the specified time period, PWSs must submit to the 

state a timetable for completing the corrective actions. Additionally, PWSs would continue to be 

required to provide public notification for violations (the level of notification depends on the 

degree of public health implication of the violation). Some state activities under the RTCR 

include review and revision of PWSs’ sample siting plans; review of PWSs’ sampling results;

review of completed assessment forms; consultation and coordination with PWSs to determine 

the appropriate corrective action to be implemented; review of PWSs’ certification of public 

notification; and recordkeeping of PWSs’ submissions. 

 

1 The term “state” in the context of this ICR refers to any state or other primacy agency that has oversight authority 

for drinking water programs.
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PWSs and states have monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements under the 

national primary drinking water regulations (NPDWRs) (see 40 CFR2 141.402, 40 CFR 141.403, 

40 CFR 142.405, 40 CFR 142.14, 40 CFR 142.15). All affected PWSs shall maintain and report 

to the state information documenting compliance with the treatment and monitoring 

requirements under the NPDWRs. States shall maintain records essential for program 

implementation and oversight. These records, retained in the Safe Drinking Water Information 

System (SDWIS), allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to track PWS compliance 

with NPDWRs. 

Data collected under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are used by EPA’s Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), and other EPA programs such as Superfund and 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The data may also be used by the Farmers 

Home Administration, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, White House Task forces, the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, other government 

agencies, public interest groups, and many private companies and individuals.

This ICR presents the burden and costs of the RTCR to PWSs and states during the first 

three years following rule promulgation. For this 3-year ICR period, the average annual net 

change in respondent burden and cost to PWSs and states is estimated at 839,526 hours and 

$23,767,060. The annual net change burden and cost to PWSs is estimated at 747,848 hours and 

$20,171,639. The estimated net change annual state burden for this ICR is 91,678 hours, at an 

estimated annual net change cost of $3,595,421. All costs estimated are labor costs. There are no

operation and maintenance (O&M) or capital costs for the 3-year period covered by this ICR. 

The net change burden and cost estimates are discussed in greater detail in Section 6 of this 

document.

Beyond the first three years after rule promulgation (when PWSs and states need to 

comply with the rule), the burden and costs associated with complying with the rule for states 

and PWSs will be captured in the Microbial Rules ICR (for monitoring burden and costs) and the 

Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) ICR (for public notification reporting and 

recordkeeping burden and costs). Since there are ongoing reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements under the 1989 TCR, Appendix A of this ICR shows the net change in the reporting 

and recordkeeping burden and costs to be incurred by PWSs under the RTCR. Note that these

calculations are for informational purposes only and are not part of this ICR.

The total number of respondents for this ICR is 154,894; 154,837 respondents are PWSs 

and 57 respondents are states and territories. The average annual net change in the number of 

responses for PWSs is 103,225 and averages 2.0 responses per respondent annually. The average 

annual net change in the number of responses for states is 51,669 and averages 906.5 responses

per respondent annually.

This ICR was prepared in accordance with the November 2005 version of EPA’s Guide 

to Writing Information Collection Requests Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

 

2 Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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(or “ICR Handbook”) prepared by EPA’s Office of Environmental Information, Office of 

Information Collection, Collection Strategies Division. The ICR Handbook provides the most 

current instructions for ICR preparation to ensure compliance with the 1995 PRA amendments 

and the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) implementing guidelines.
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2 NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

The following sections describe the need for this information collection and the legal 

authority under which this information will be collected. Section 4 contains a summary of the 

major recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the RTCR.

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

The RTCR achieves the objectives of the 1989 TCR more effectively and efficiently, 

taking into account the changes in regulatory framework for implementing the SDWA over the 

past 20 years and experience with the TCR since it was promulgated in 1989. 

The information collected under the RTCR is required by EPA to carry out its monitoring 

and enforcement responsibilities under the SDWA. Without comprehensive, up-to-date 

information on drinking water contamination, EPA would not be able to meet the SDWA 

statutory requirements. 

Section 1401(1)(D) of the SDWA requires that a NPDWR

contains criteria and procedures to assure a supply of drinking water which 

dependably complies with such maximum contaminant levels; including accepted 

methods for quality control and testing procedures to insure compliance with such 

levels and to insure proper operation and maintenance of the system...

This section also authorizes EPA to require PWSs and laboratories to use EPA-approved 

methods and quality assurance criteria for collecting and analyzing water samples.

Section 1445(a)(1)(A) of the SDWA requires that persons subject to the NPDWR 

requirements

establish and maintain such records, make such reports, conduct such monitoring, and 

provide such information as the Administrator may reasonably require by regulation to 

assist the Administrator in establishing regulations under this subchapter, in 

determining whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this 

subchapter...

2(b) Use/Users of the Data

Once compliance with the RTCR begins, each PWS maintains PWS-level records on the 

analytical results of monitoring actions and corrective actions taken and of the reports or written 

communications with the state regarding violations, assessments, corrective actions, and public 

notification (see 40 CFR 141.31 and 141.33). PWSs will use the data collected from this ICR and 

from the Microbial Rules ICR and PWSS ICR, when the rules goes into compliance, to:

• Determine system-specific needs;

• Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment;

• Determine the integrity of the distribution system;
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• Signal the possible presence of fecal contamination;

• Correct significant deficiencies; and

• Alert the public through notices in the mass media or water bills when PWSs are 

not in compliance with Federal and state regulations.

States are required to maintain records compiled from PWS respondents (40 CFR 

142.14). States can use these records to track PWS monitoring, compliance violations, and 

enforcement activities. States can also track schedules for PWSs trying to achieve compliance. 

States are required to report the number of violations to SDWIS, which will help them target 

PWSs for compliance and take the necessary remedial action. SDWIS is a Federal information 

system that allows EPA and the states to store and retrieve information over time. Trends in 

compliance data can be evaluated at the PWS level, at the state level, and at the national program 

level. Usually, these data are used by EPA for maintaining oversight of the drinking water 

program (including supporting the Six-Year Review of NPDWRs mandated by SDWA) and for 

supporting Federal enforcement actions in cases where states fail to enforce.

The states and EPA have a number of critical questions to answer as part of their 

supervision of PWSs. Information and data collected from this ICR and from the Microbial 

Rules ICR and PWSS ICR can be used to answer these questions, some of which are listed 

below. At the PWS level:

• Does a PWS have Level 1 or Level 2 triggers requiring Level 1 or Level 2 

assessments?

• Does the result of a Level 1 or a Level 2 assessment indicate the presence of (a) 

sanitary defect(s) that require(s) corrective actions?

• For PWSs not in compliance, why are they not in compliance and how can 

compliance be achieved?

• What is the threat to public health of a PWS that is not in compliance?

At the national and state level:

• What are the national and state compliance trends?

• What changes in national policy or regulation may be needed to increase the 

national compliance rate?

• Is noncompliance a function of location, size, or other identifiable variable?

Requests for PWS data and related statistical analyses are frequent. Requests for SDWIS

data are often received under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Approximately 200 FOIA 

requests are received per year. EPA also maintains an Internet access point for SDWIS data at 

their “Envirofacts” Internet site.
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3 NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER 

COLLECTION CRITERIA

The following sections verify and affirm that this ICR satisfies the PRA requirements, 

meets the OMB data-collection guidelines, has public support, and does not duplicate another 

collection.

3(a) Non-duplication

EPA has searched the Federal Information Locator System in an effort to ensure nonduplication of the data collection efforts. The information collected under the RTCR is needed to 

determine a PWS’s risk of microbial contamination and to evaluate the PWS’s compliance. To 

the best of EPA’s knowledge, data required by this rule are not available from any other source.

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

As part of the Federal Register notice on the proposed RTCR Rule, EPA solicited 

comments on this information collection and the estimates in this ICR. EPA solicited comments 

on specific aspects of the proposed information collection, as described below:

1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical 

utility; 

2) Whether the Agency’s burden estimate is accurate including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used;

3) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 

and

4) How to minimize the burden on respondents, including use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

EPA did not receive comments that specifically referred to the ICR prepared for the 

proposed rule; however, it received several comments (such as the need to increase unit costs) on 

the associated Economic Analysis (EA), as well as the Technology and Cost (T&C) Document 

(which contains many of the unit costs used for the cost analysis in the Economic Analysis (EA)

and this ICR, which were obtained from the advisory committee technical work group and 

vendors). For the final rule, EPA adjusted some of the unit costs associated with corrective 

actions to reflect a more realistic scenario but these adjustments had little impact on the costs in 

the EA or this ICR. These changes have been incorporated into the analyses shown in Appendix 

A of this ICR.

EPA’s responses to comments received on the proposed rule are available at 

http://www.regulations.gov, docket ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0878.
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In compliance with the PRA (44 USC 3501 et seq.), EPA submitted this ICR for the 

RTCR to OMB for review and approval prior to proposal. EPA did not receive any comments 

from OMB on the ICR at that time.

3(c) Consultations

EPA noticed its intent to revise the 1989 TCR in July 2003 (68 FR 42908, July 18, 2003). 

To support the revisions of the 1989 TCR, EPA held several outreach activities and 

consultations. One of these outreach activities is a technical workshop that EPA held in 

Washington, DC, from January 30 to February 1, 2007 to discuss available information on the 

1989 TCR and available information regarding risks in distribution systems.

In June 2007, EPA established the Total Coliform Rule / Distribution System Advisory 

Committee (TCRDSAC) in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, to provide recommendations to EPA on revisions to the 1989 TCR and on what information 

about distribution systems is needed to better understand and address public health impacts from 

potential degradation of drinking water quality in distribution systems. The committee members 

agreed on and signed the Agreement in Principle (AIP) that contains the advisory committee’s 

recommendations on revisions to the 1989 TCR that will improve implementation while 

maintaining or improving public health protection and distribution system water quality. The 

provisions of the RTCR are based on the AIP.

EPA had also committed in the AIP to hold a stakeholder meeting no less than once per 

year to engage stakeholders in the development of the proposed RTCR. EPA held two 

stakeholder meetings, the first one in April 2009 and the second one in May 2010, to provide 

draft proposed regulation updates and an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback on the 

development of the proposed RTCR.

As mandated by SDWA, EPA also consulted with the Science Advisory Board, the 

National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), and the Secretary of the US Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed RTCR, and again with NDWAC and 

HHS for the final rule. EPA also consulted with Tribal governments in accordance with 

Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Tribal Governments. EPA also 

convened a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (SBARP) to look at the impacts of the 

proposed RTCR on small entities. A more detailed discussion on this latter consultation can be 

found in Section 5(c) of this ICR. EPA considered the recommendations received during these 

consultations in developing the RTCR.

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

During the three-year period covered by this ICR, EPA requires no reporting and 

recordkeeping associated with complying with the RTCR.

For compliance with the RTCR (which happens beyond the three years covered by this 

ICR) EPA has determined that the monitoring frequencies for total coliforms and E. coli required 

of PWSs under the RTCR are appropriate since less frequent data collection may fail to identify, 

in a timely manner, significant contaminant concentrations that may threaten the health and 

safety of drinking water consumers. EPA has considered alternatives for a wide range of 
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frequency and burden estimates for data collection. EPA has selected the approach that requires 

the least frequent collection possible while maintaining its public health protection objectives.

3(e) General Guidelines

This ICR was prepared in accordance with the November 2005 ICR Handbook prepared 

by EPA’s Office of Environmental Information, Office of Information Collection, Collection 

Strategies Division. The ICR Handbook provides the most current instructions for ICR 

preparation to ensure compliance with the 1995 PRA amendments and OMB’s implementing 

guidelines.

3(f) Confidentiality 

No confidential information will be collected as a result of this ICR. 

3(g) Sensitive Questions

No information of a sensitive nature will be collected as a result of this ICR.
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4 RESPONDENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTED

The following sections provide information on the respondents and the information they 

are requested to provide.

4(a) Respondents/NAICS Codes

Under the RTCR, respondents to the monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping 

requirements include the operators and owners of PWSs, which include noncommunity water 

systems (NCWSs). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for 

investor-owned water systems is 22131; the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 

4941. The NAICS Code for both publicly owned water systems and state agencies is 92411 and 

the SIC Code is 9511. State officials serve in a role of respondent when reporting compliance 

data to EPA.

PWSs are defined as those systems that provide piped water for human consumption and 

have at least 15 service connections or regularly serve at least 25 people at least 60 days per year. 

A community water system (CWS) is a PWS that serves at least 15 connections used by 

year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. NCWSs, by definition, 

are all other PWSs. NCWSs include transient systems and non-transient systems. Non-transient 

systems serve the same 25 people at least 6 months per year (40 CFR 141.2). 

4(b) Information Requested

4(b)(i) Data Items

States

During the first three years after rule promulgation, EPA expects states to prepare and 

submit their primacy applications. Additionally, states would incur administrative costs to

implement the RTCR. These implementation costs are not directly required by specific 

provisions of the RTCR but are necessary for states to ensure that the provisions of the RTCR

are properly carried out. States would need to allocate time for their staff to establish and 

maintain the programs necessary to comply with the RTCR, including developing and adopting 

state regulations and modifying data management systems to track new required PWS reports to 

the states. In addition to the general requirements contained in 40 CFR 142.16, EPA requires a 

state’s primacy application to contain information specific to the RTCR. This information 

includes:

• The baseline and reduced monitoring provisions of the RTCR the state will adopt 

and how the state will implement those provisions;

• Written descriptions of the following:

o Frequency and process used to review and revise sample siting plans;

o Criteria for reduced monitoring;
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o Process for implementing the new assessment and corrective action provisions 

of the RTCR;

o Criteria and process for invalidating routine or repeat samples;

o Criteria and process for approval of individuals allowed to conduct Level 2 

assessments;

o Procedure for performing special monitoring evaluations during sanitary 

surveys for ground water systems serving 1,000 or fewer people to determine 

whether systems are on an appropriate monitoring schedule;

o Process of identifying seasonal systems and determining their monitoring 

schedule and start-up procedures;

o Additional criteria for reduced monitoring; and

o Criteria for extending the 24-hour period for collecting repeat samples for 

states not electing to use only case-by-case waivers.

The following are the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for states beyond the 

first three years after rule promulgation (when PWSs need to comply with the RTCR). The costs 

and burden determination to comply with these requirements are not included in this ICR.

In addition to the reporting requirements specified in 40 CFR 142.15, the RTCR requires 

states to report the following to EPA (see §142.15(c)(3)):

• A list of systems that the state is allowing to monitor under a reduced monitoring 

frequency. 

In addition to those already specified in 40 CFR 142.14, states are required to keep 

records of the following (see §142.14(a)(10)):

• Any case-by-case decision to waive or extend the 24-hour time limit for collecting 

samples following either a total coliform-positive routine sample, invalidation, or 

a high turbidity measurement;

• Any decision to allow a system to waive the requirement for three routine samples 

the month following a total coliform-positive sample;

• Any decision to invalidate a total coliform-positive sample;

• Completed and approved Level 1 and/or Level 2 assessments, including reports 

from the system that corrective action has been completed;

• Any decision to reduce the total coliform monitoring frequency for a community 

water system serving 1,000 or fewer people to less than once per month;
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• Any decision to reduce the total coliform monitoring frequency for a 

noncommunity water system using only ground water and serving 1,000 or fewer 

people to less than once per quarter;

• Any decision to reduce the total coliform monitoring frequency for a 

noncommunity water system using only ground water and serving more than 

1,000 people during any month the system serves 1,000 or fewer people; and

• Any decision to allow a system to forgo E. coli testing of a total coliform-positive 

sample if that system assumes that the total coliform-positive sample is E. colipositive.

Public Water Systems

During the first three years after rule promulgation, PWSs need not comply with the 

RTCR since the compliance date is three years after promulgation. However, all PWSs subject to 

the RTCR would incur one-time costs that include time for staff to read the rule and become 

familiar with its provisions and to train employees on rule requirements. Additionally, EPA 

expects that PWSs will start revising their sample siting plans as necessary so that they will be

available for state review and revision when the systems have to comply with the rule. 

The following are the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PWSs beyond the 

first three years after rule promulgation (when PWSs need to comply with the RTCR). The costs 

and burden determination to comply with these requirements are not included in this ICR.

In addition to the reporting requirements specified in 40 CFR 141.31, PWSs are required 

by the RTCR to report the following to the states (see §141.861(a)):

• E. coli MCL violation by the end of the day when the system learns of the 

violation, or by the end of the next business day if the state office is closed when 

the system learns of the violation, and provide public notification;

• E. coli-positive sample by the end of the day when the system learns of the 

analytical result, or by the end of the next business if the state office is closed 

when the system learns of the result;

• Treatment technique violation for total coliforms by no later than the end of the 

next business day after the PWS learns of the violation. The PWS must provide 

public notification;

• Assessment form within 30 days of triggering an assessment and completion of 

each scheduled corrective action for corrections not completed by the time of 

submission of the assessment form; and 

• Monitoring violation within 10 days after the PWS discovers the violation. The 

PWS must provide public notification.
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In addition to the recordkeeping requirements for PWSs specified in 40 CFR 141.33, 

PWSs are required by the RTCR to keep records of the following (see §141.861(b)):

• Any assessment form, documentation of corrective actions completed as a result 

of assessments, or other available summary documentation of the sanitary defects 

found and corrective actions taken for state review; and 

• Any repeat sample taken that meets state criteria for an extension of the 24-hour 

period for collecting repeat samples.

4(b)(ii) Respondent Activities

States

During the first three years after rule promulgation, the only activities that take place are 

state primacy application and start-up activities, which include:

• Reading and understanding the rule; 

• Adopting the rule and developing state program that will support implementation 

of the rule;

• Modifying data management system;

• Training staff; and

• Reviewing PWS sample siting plans and providing recommendations for

revisions to PWSs.

Beyond the first three years, when PWSs need to comply with the RTCR, EPA expects 

the states to be involved in the following incremental activities (note that these activities are not 

part of the cost and burden determination for this ICR). Figure 4.1 shows the schedule of 

information collection and other compliance activities under the RTCR.

• Tracking compliance;

• Analyzing and reviewing PWS data;

• Making determinations concerning PWS monitoring requirements;

• Responding to PWSs with positive samples (for the calculations shown in 

Appendix A, note that the net change in burden and costs for states to review 

PWSs monitoring results is zero because the 1989 TCR methodology is calculated 

on a per PWS basis and the total number of PWSs is the same for modeling under 

the 1989 TCR and RTCR);

• Recordkeeping;
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• Reviewing completed assessment forms and consulting with the PWS about the 

assessment form;

• Reviewing and coordinating with PWSs to determine the optimal corrective 

action to be implemented; and

• Providing consultation, reviewing the public notification certification, and filing

the report of the violation.

Public Water Systems

During the first three years after rule promulgation, EPA anticipates PWSs to perform 

start-up activities, which include:

• Reading and understanding the rule;

• Planning, and mobilization; and

• Revising existing sample siting plans to identify sampling locations and collection 

schedules that are representative of water throughout the distribution system.

Beyond the first three years, when PWSs need to comply with the RTCR, EPA 

anticipates PWSs to be involved in the following incremental activities (note that these activities 

are not part of the cost and burden determination for this ICR). Figure 4.1 shows the schedule for 

information collection and other compliance activities under the RTCR.

• Conducting routine, additional routine, and repeat coliform monitoring and report 

the results as required.

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• Completing a Level 1 assessment if the PWS experiences a Level 1 trigger, and 

submitting a form to the state to identify sanitary defects detected, corrective 

actions completed, and a timetable for any corrective actions not already 

completed.

• Completing a Level 2 assessment if the PWS experiences a Level 2 trigger, and 

submitting a form to the state to identify sanitary defects detected, corrective 

actions completed, and a timetable for any corrective actions not already 

completed.

• Correcting sanitary defects found through the performance of Level 1 or Level 2 

assessments and report on completion of corrective actions as required.

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3 For the calculations shown in Appendix A, note that the net change in reporting and recordkeeping burden and 

costs for PWSs to submit monitoring results to States is zero because the 1989 TCR methodology is calculated on a 

per PWS basis and the total number of PWSs is the same for modeling under the 1989 TCR and the RTCR.
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• Developing and distributing Tier 1 public notices when E. coli MCL violations 

occur.

• Developing and distributing Tier 2 public notices when the PWSs fail to take 

corrective action.

• Developing and distributing Tier 3 public notices when the PWSs fail to comply 

with the monitoring requirements or with mandatory reporting of required 

information within the specified timeframe.

 

4 For the calculations shown in Appendix A, note that only the net change in the number of corrective actions 

performed under the RTCR is accounted for. EPA estimates that additional corrective actions would be performed 

for only 10% of the assessments undertaken as a result of the RTCR, representing the net increase of the RTCR over 

the 1989 TCR. EPA estimates that corrective actions found through Level 1 assessments would result in corrective 

actions that focus more on transient solutions than on permanent fixes to the PWS. Corrective actions taken as a 

result of Level 2 assessments are expected to find a higher proportion of structural/technical issues resulting in 

material fixes to the PWSs and distribution system.
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Figure 4-1: Implementation Schedule

Year

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

State

Implementation

Revising Sample 

Siting Plan

Routine Monitoring, Additional Routine Monitoring, Repeat Monitoring

Annual Site Visits

Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments

Correction Actions Based on Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments

Public Notification

PWS

Implementation

Revising Sample

Siting Plan

Routine Monitoring, Additional Routine Monitoring, Repeat Monitoring

Annual Site Visits

Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments

Correction Actions Based on Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments

Public Notification

Note: Activities occurring in Year 10 continue throughout the remaining years of analysis.
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5 INFORMATION COLLECTED – AGENCY ACTIVITIES, 

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION 

MANAGEMENT

The following sections describe EPA activities related to analyzing, maintaining, and 

distributing the information collected.

5(a) EPA Activities

EPA will be responsible for promulgating the RTCR once it has been finalized and 

overseeing its implementation. Implementation of monitoring requirements will rely extensively 

on state governments in those states that have assumed primacy under section 1413 of the 

SDWA and §142.16 of the RTCR. EPA will be involved in the following activities:

• Developing the RTCR and guidance materials;

• Reviewing and analyzing data submissions from the states; and

• Processing and maintaining SDWIS.

These are all general activities that are covered under the PWSS Program ICR, and therefore, are 

not included in the EPA burden and costs estimates for this ICR.

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

Upon compliance, states will send to SDWIS their records of PWSs’ violations and 

whether a PWS had a sanitary survey. EPA will modify SDWIS and data verification procedures 

to accommodate the new information from the RTCR.

EPA will check data quality by doing the following:

• Developing standard operating procedures for each rule;

• Editing the data submitted for content and required format in SDWIS;

• Sending rejected data back to the states for error corrections;

• Requiring states to resubmit corrected data;

• Data verification audit of states based on data verification protocol established by 

EPA; and 

• Conducting a review of states annually for corrective actions.

• EPA plans to modify its existing data verification process to:

• Include the number of PWSs with discrepancies;
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• Include onsite verification in states and PWSs, if necessary, every 2 to 3 years;

• Train states on data verification procedures so they can conduct self-audits;

• Include timeliness reviews;

• Incorporate RTCR-related activities into EPA Regional quarterly/annual reviews; 

and

• Include a regional check with states within six months of the previous data 

verification.

SDWIS runs on an IBM ES9000 12 way processor using mainframe edit programs (in 

JCL). EPA defines information requirements and states update the data in batch file mode in a 

pre-defined format. The public may access the violations data in SDWIS through the Internet at 

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/sdwis/sdwis_query.html.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

In developing this ICR (and for subsequent renewals of the Microbial Rules ICR and 

PWSS ICR), EPA considered the requirement of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA) to minimize the burden of information collections on small entities. 

EPA considers small entities to be PWSs serving fewer than 10,000 people (63 FR 44524, 

August 19, 1998). 

The RTCR will have the greatest impact on small PWSs. Under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended by SBREFA, EPA generally is required to 

conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the impact of a regulatory action on small 

entities. To assess this impact, EPA conducted outreach to small entities and convened a SBARP

in February 2008 to obtain advice and recommendations of representatives of the small entities 

that potentially would be subject to the rule’s requirements. These recommendations are 

discussed below. 

5(c)(i) Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Recommendations

The Panel recommended to use total coliforms as a trigger for investigation and/or 

corrective action, to balance monitoring requirements and costs with risk, to further differentiate 

requirements with other related rules, and to consider reporting and recordkeeping costs in 

estimating burden.

EPA and the TCRDSAC considered the Panel’s recommendations in developing the 

RTCR. The RTCR eliminates the MCLG and MCL for total coliforms and instead uses total 

coliforms as an indicator of the potential pathway of contamination into the distribution system. 

PWSs that may be vulnerable to fecal contamination (as indicated by their monitoring results) 

are required to do an assessment and if necessary, take appropriate corrective action. Other 

provisions of the RTCR also result in reduced costs for many small PWSs and address the 

recommendations of the Panel mentioned previously. The provisions resulting in reduced costs 

include:
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• Reduced routine monitoring for qualifying PWS serving 1,000 or fewer people.

• Reduced number of repeat samples required.

• Reduced additional routine monitoring for PWS serving 4,100 or fewer people.

• Reduced public notification requirements for all systems, including small 

systems.

• Reductions in corrective actions over time as a result of enhanced system 

performance for all small systems.

Furthermore, consistent with the Panel recommendation to evaluate which parameters are 

most appropriate for routine monitoring and as potential triggers for investigative and corrective 

actions, EPA is conducting a review of existing methods for total coliform and E. coli analysis 

and is evaluating its Alternative Test Procedure protocol for approving new methods. EPA is 

also one of the founding members of a Research Information Collection Partnership that is 

considering what research and information would be valuable in order to more fully evaluate the 

public health risks associated with water quality degradation in the distribution system.

5(d) Collection Schedule

The RTCR is scheduled to be promulgated in 2012, with monitoring beginning 3 years 

after promulgation. Figure 4.1 illustrates the information collection periods for compliance with 

the RTCR over the first 10 years following rule promulgation.
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6 ESTIMATING BURDEN AND COST OF COLLECTION

The following sections discuss costs and burden for all information collection, 

recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for the RTCR.

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden and Cost

The following sections discuss the costs and burden faced by PWSs and states. Note that 

the majority of the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting burden occurs beyond the 3-year 

period of the ICR. Exhibits A.34 and A.37, located in Appendix A, include a ten-year time frame 

showing the burden and costs beyond the initial period covered by this ICR. This reflects the 

reality of rule implementation. Figure 6.1 presents a summary of estimated responses, burden, 

and costs for the 3-year window of the ICR.

Figure 6.1: Average Annual Net Change Burden and Costs for the RTCR ICR

Annual Labor 

Cost

Annual O&M 

Cost

Annual Capital 

Cost

Total Annual 

Cost

PWSs 747,848 $ 20,171,639 $ - $ - $ 20,171,639 103,225

States and 

Territories 91,678 $ 3,595,421 $ - $ - $ 3,595,421 51,669

TOTAL 839,526 $ 23,767,060 $ - $ - $ 23,767,060 154,894

Notes: 

1) Detail may not add exactly to total due to independent rounding.

2) "Annual Burden Hours" reflects an annual average for all system sizes over the 3-year ICR period.

Respondent Type

Annual Burden 

Hours

Cost

Annual 

Responses

6(a)(i) Burden and Cost to PWSs

Information collection activities of PWSs required under the RTCR will result in average 

annual net change national labor costs of $20.2 million and a corresponding annual net change 

burden of 747,848 hours as shown in Figure 6.1 and in Exhibits A.34 and A.37. The exhibits also 

include annual net change costs and burden up to 10 years following rule promulgation.

The net change burden and costs are estimated for start-up activities, including reading 

the rule and training staff. The assumptions and methodologies used in deriving these estimates 

are discussed in the following section.

6(a)(i)(a) Start-Up Activities

Start-up activities are estimated at a one-time expense of $60.5 million (Exhibit A.37)

and 2.2 million burden hours (Exhibits A.34). Start-up activities include reading the final rule to 

become familiar with the requirements and performing additional or transitional implementation 

activities such as training staff to on rule requirements. Additionally, all PWSs will incur onetime costs to revise existing sample siting plans to identify sampling locations and collection 

schedules that are representative of water throughout the distribution system.
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For costing purposes, EPA estimates the labor needs and hourly labor rates of PWSs and 

states for two labor categories: managerial and technical. For PWSs, all analyses use labor rates 

presented in EPA’s document, Labor Costs for National Drinking Water Rules5. The technical 

and managerial wage rates vary with PWS size and include fringe benefits. To account for the 

general composition of staff at PWSs of smaller sizes (e.g., PWSs serving 3,300 or fewer), EPA 

uses only the technical rate. For PWSs serving more than 3,300 people, EPA uses a ratio of 80 

percent technical labor to 20 percent managerial labor to arrive at a labor cost, or weighted labor 

rate. A full description of the derivation of the labor rates used is provided in the Technology and 

Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule6. The weighted labor rates ($2007) are 

shown in Exhibit A.1.

6(a)(i)(b) Annual Activities

In the tenth year of rule implementation, a net savings of $1.5 million (Exhibit A.37) and 

0.09 million burden hours (Exhibit A.34) is expected for annual PWS activity costs and burden, 

respectively. Included in this category are costs and burden to revise sample siting plans; to 

conduct routine monitoring, additional routine monitoring, and repeat monitoring; to perform 

Level 1 and Level 2 assessments; to perform reporting and recordkeeping related to corrective 

actions; and to provide public notification. The net change cost and burden estimates for PWS 

annual activities are shown in Exhibits A.34 and A.37. These net change costs are for data 

collection and review and will occur outside of the three years covered by this ICR.

6(a)(ii) Burden and Cost to States

Total annual average net change state labor cost is $3.6 million, and the annual average 

net change burden is 91,678 hours for the three years covered by this ICR.

6(a)(ii)(a) Start-Up Activities

States are estimated to incur a one-time cost of $10.8 million (Exhibit A.37) and a onetime burden of 275,033 hours (Exhibit A.34). For states, the administrative and field engineer 

labor rates from the 2001 State Drinking Water Needs Analysis7 are used in the RTCR EA (as 

used in the Ground Water Rule EA8). These rates include a 60 percent overhead rate and were

inflated to 2007$ using the Employee Cost Index (ECI). The state labor rates in 2007$ are $39.22 

for an administrative state employee and $43.58 for a state field engineer. EPA assumes that the 

state field engineer would conduct annual site visits, and the administrative state employee 

would work with PWSs on all remaining aspects of the RTCR. Because this separation between 

 

5 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. Labor Costs for National Drinking Water Rules.

6 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform 

Rule. EPA-815-R-10-002.

7 Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA). 2001. Drinking water program resource needs 

assessment. Version 9. November 27, 2001.

8 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Economic Analysis for the Final Ground Water Rule. EPA-815-R06.014.
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field engineer and administrative employee is used, the 80/20 weighting ratio between technical 

and managerial rates is not used to develop state costs.

6(a)(ii)(b) Annual Activities

In the tenth year of rule implementation, a net savings of $0.54 million (Exhibit A.37)

and 0.01 million burden hours (Exhibit A.34) is expected for annual state activities (e.g., 

responding to positive sample results; reviewing completed assessment forms required to be filed 

by PWSs and consulting with PWSs about their assessment form; reviewing and coordinate with 

PWSs to determine the appropriate corrective action to be implemented; and providing

consultation, reviewing the public notification certification, and filing the report of the violation. 

States must also submit information to SDWIS to assist both EPA and states in tracking PWS 

compliance (see Exhibits A.34 and A.37).

State net change costs and burden for activities occurring outside of the 3-year ICR 

window are calculated in the same way as state net change start-up costs and burden. The 

administrative state employee labor rate is used for all rule activities under the RTCR. 

6(b) Time Frame for Cost and Burden Estimates

To provide a coherent understanding of how the burden for the rule will occur, the time 

frame for rule implementation is described below.

In the first 3 years, EPA has estimated that states will adopt regulations for transitional 

implementation of the RTCR and will apply for program primacy approval, and that states and 

PWSs will conduct transitional start-up activities for implementing the RTCR, such as training, 

and data management system modifications. 

States are expected to incur one-time costs to review sample siting plans and recommend 

any revisions to PWSs. PWSs are expected to revise sampling siting plans before monitoring 

begins. For modeling purposes costs are split between years 2 and 3 of the 25-year compliance 

period (monitoring is required starting in year 4). 

Beginning in the fourth year following promulgation, PWSs would begin routine, 

additional routine, and repeat monitoring. EPA assumed that only the percentage of systems that 

received an annual site visit under the 1989 TCR would continue on annual monitoring under 

RTCR; the percentage of systems that would therefore no longer qualify for annual monitoring 

under the RTCR were assumed to revert to baseline quarterly monitoring. Additionally, EPA 

expects that, beginning in the fourth year, PWSs would be required to correct sanitary defects 

found through the performance of Level 1 or Level 2 assessments. Reporting and recordkeeping 

burden from corrective actions resulting from Level 1 and Level 2 assessments would also begin 

in the fourth year following promulgation. For each corrective action performed, states would 

incur recordkeeping and reporting burden to review and coordinate with PWSs. Revised public 

notification activities would also begin in the fourth year following promulgation.

6(c) Estimating EPA Burden and Cost

EPA’s costs include those incurred by both regional offices and headquarters to process, 

analyze, and maintain SDWIS data. These costs cannot be derived on a per rule basis but are 
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presented as an overall program cost in the PWSS Program ICR. Headquarters personnel who 

design and administer SDWIS believe that the net additional cost of this rule is not significantly 

greater than that of the PWSS Program. 

The EPA also performs the role attributed to states and territories, for those states and 

territories over which it has primacy. This cost is included as part of the total burden and cost for 

states.

6(d) Respondent Universe

There are a total of 154,837 PWSs and 57 states and territories considered for this ICR.

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

This section provides a description of bottom line estimates for implementation of the 

RTCR. The bottom line net change burden hours and costs for PWSs and states are the 

summaries of the hours and costs collectively incurred for all additional activities under the 

RTCR in comparison to the 1989 TCR. The first part of this section describes the estimated 

average annual net change costs and hourly burdens for respondents to the rule. The second part 

discusses the potential net change cost and burden to EPA. Figure 6.2 presents a summary of the 

average annual net change respondent burden over three years for PWSs and states. All 

additional exhibits relating to this ICR are in Appendix A.
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Figure 6.2: Bottom Line Average Annual Net Change Burden and Costs for the 3-

Year ICR Period

51,669 (=)

51,612 (+) PWSs

57 States

154,894 (=)

103,225 (+) PWS responses

51,669 State responses

2.00 (=)

103,225 (/) Total annual PWS responses (from B)

51,612 Total annual number of PWS respondents (from A)

906.5 (=)

51,669 (/) Total annual state responses (from B)

57 Total annual number of state respondents (from A)

839,526 (=)

747,848 (+) PWS hours

91,678 State hours

7.2 (=)

747,848 (/) Total PWS annual hours (from E)

103,225 Total PWS responses (from B)

1.77 (=)

91,678 (/) Total state annual hours (from E)

51,669 Total state responses (from D)

$0 (=)

$0 (+) PWS O&M costs

$0 State O&M costs

$23,767,060 (=)

$20,171,639 (+) PWS costs

$3,595,421 State costs

839,526 (=)

839,526 (+) Total respondent hours (from E)

0 Total EPA hours

$23,767,060 (=)

$23,767,060 (+) Total respondent cost

$0 Total EPA cost

K

A

B

C

D

E

F

Annual Number of Respondents

Total Annual Responses

Annual Number of Responses per PWS

Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours

Annual Number of Responses per State

Hours per Response for PWSs

Total Annual Hours (Respondents + EPA) 

Total Annual Cost (Respondents + EPA) 

Notes: 

1) Detail may not add exactly to totals due to independent rounding.

Annual O&M and Capital Cost

Total Annual Respondent Cost

Hours per Response for States

G

H

I

J

6(e)(i) Bottom Line Burden and Cost Estimates for Respondents

For this ICR, EPA estimates that PWSs will have an annual net change respondent 

burden of 747,848 hours and an annual net change in respondent costs of $20.2 million. EPA 

estimates that states will have an annual net change respondent burden of 91,678 hours and a 

corresponding average annual net change respondent costs of $3.6 million. Therefore, the total 

average annual net change respondent burden is estimated to be 839,526 hours and the 

corresponding total average annual net change respondent labor costs are estimated to be $23.8

million. See Figure 6.2. There are neither capital costs nor O&M costs during the 3-year ICR 

period.
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6(e)(ii) Bottom Line Estimate for EPA

As mentioned previously in Section 6c, the costs and burden incurred by EPA to process, 

analyze, and maintain SDWIS are presented as part of the PWSS Program ICR. Additional costs 

that are likely to be incurred by EPA for tribes and the state of Wyoming are included in the tally 

for the costs and burden to states and territories because most costs are estimated on a per system 

basis and because the number of PWSs on tribal land or in Wyoming affected by various 

provisions of the rule is uncertain.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

The primary goal of the RTCR is to achieve the objectives of the 1989 TCR more 

effectively and efficiently, taking into account the changes in regulatory framework for 

implementing the SDWA over the past 20 years and experience with the TCR since it was 

promulgated in 1989. National burden estimates increase primarily because PWS requirements 

are being strengthened under the RTCR. 

6(g) Burden Statement

The annual net change in public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 14.5 hours per PWS respondent per year and 1,608.4 hours

per state respondent per year for the 3-year ICR period.9

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by people to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal Agency. This 

includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology, 

and PWSs for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to

comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection 

of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct 

or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information collection unless 

it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

 

9 The average burden hours were calculated by dividing the annual burden hours (from Figure 6.1) by the annual 

number of respondents (from Figure 6.2), e.g., for PWSs, 747,848 ÷51,612 = 14.5.
Appendix A
Rule Component Exhibit Description Exhibit Number

A.1

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.2

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.3

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.4

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.5

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.6

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.7

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.8

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.9

Lab Costs (RTCR) A.10

Lab Costs (1989 TCR) A.11

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.12

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.13

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.14

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.15

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.16

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.17

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (RTCR) A.18

State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates (1989 TCR) A.19

PWS Compliance Forecast (RTCR) A.20

PWS Compliance Forecast (1989 TCR) A.21

Weighted R&R Burden Estimates A.22

Weighted R&R Unit Cost Estimates A.23

PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates A.24

State Burden and Cost Estimates A.25

A.26

A.27

A.28

A.29

A.30

A.31

A.32

A.33

A.34

A.35

A.36

A.37

Costs, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

RTCR Net Change Costs, Year by Year by Activity

Matrix of Appendix A Contents

Burden, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

Burden, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

RTCR Net Change Burden, Year by Year by Activity

Costs, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

RTCR Net Change Respondents, Year by Year by Activity

Responses, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

Responses, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

Level 1 and 2 Assessments

RTCR Net Change Responses, Year by Year by Activity

Corrective Actions

Public Notification

Respondents, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

Respondents, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

Monitoring

Annual Site Visits

Labor Rates

Implementation

Implementation and Annual 

Administration

Revising Sample Siting Plan

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Exhibit A.1 Labor Rates

PWS Labor Rates

PWS Size (population served) Weighted Labor Rate ($/hour)

< 100 $ 25.10 

101 - 500 $ 27.03 

501 - 1,000 $ 28.96 

1,001 - 4,100 $ 29.73 

4,101 - 33,000 $ 36.00 

33,001 - 96,000 $ 36.39 

96,001 - 500,000 $ 41.01 

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 

> 1 Million $ 41.01 

State Labor Rates

Cost Assumptions: Labor Rate Components

Base Hourly Labor Cost ECI in Year of Data ECI 2007 2007 Labor Cost

A B C D=A*(C/B)

$ 33.60 92.7 108.2 $ 39.22

$ 37.34 92.7 108.2 $ 43.58

(C) ECI for state employee from BLS (2008) from 2007 (State and local government; Total compensation; All workers, not seasonally adjusted). www.bls.gov.

Cost Element

State Employee - Administrative

State Employee - Field Engineer

Sources: 

(A) Economic Analysis for the Final Ground Water Rule (USEPA. 2006. EPA-815-R-06.014).

(B) ECI for state employee from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2008) from 2003 (State and local government; Total compensation; All workers, not seasonally adjusted). www.bls.gov.

Note: Labor rates for each size category are assumed to be the same regardless 

of system type (CWS, NTNCWS, and TNCWS).

Source: Final RTCR T&C Document1.

1

 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for 

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A B C B + C D=A*(B+C)

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 301.20

101-500 $ 27.03 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 324.36

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 347.52

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 356.76

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 432.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 436.68

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

> 1 Million $ 41.01 4.0 8.0 12.0 $ 492.12

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.2 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities (RTCR)

(B), (C) EPA estimates based on best professional judgment.

Unit Cost

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Read and 

Understand Rule 

(hours/system)

Planning and 

Mobilization 

(hours/system) Unit Burden

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C B + C D=A*(B+C)

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - - - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - - - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - - - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - - - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - - - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - - - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - - - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - - - $ -

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.3 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities (1989 TCR)

(B), (C) Under the 1989 TCR, systems will not incur additional implementation burden to implement the final RTCR.

Unit Cost

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Read and 

Understand Rule 

(hours/system)

Planning and 

Mobilization 

(hours/system) Unit Burden

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
State Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities (RTCR)

Labor Cost

(per hour) Hours FTEs Cost

A B C=B/2,080 D=A*B

$ 39.22 15 0.01 $ 588

$ 39.22 260 0.13 $ 10,197

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 520 0.25 $ 20,393

$ 39.22 520 0.25 $ 20,393

$ 39.22 130 0.06 $ 5,098

Per State Total 1,445 $ 56,670

National Totals (57 States/Primacy Agencies) 82,365 $ 3,230,201

Notes: Detail may not add due to independent rounding.

Sources: (A) Labor rate for state employee from Exhibit A.1

(C) Full-time equivalent (FTE) assumes individual working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

State Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Administrative Activities (RTCR)

Annual Administrative Activities

Labor Cost

(per hour) Hours FTEs Cost

A B C=B/2,080 D=A*B

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

Per State Total - $ -

National Totals (57 States/Primacy Agencies) - $ -

Notes: Detail may not add due to independent rounding.

Sources: (A) Labor rate for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(C) Full-time equivalent (FTE) assumes individual working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

(B) Under the RTCR, states will not incur additional annual administration burden for ongoing implementation of the 

final RTCR.

(B) Labor hours for start-up activities are based on GWR estimates. Because the final RTCR is a revision of the 1989 

TCR, one fourth of the State unit start up burden from GWR is used in the final RTCR. 

Modify Data Management Systems

PWS Training and Technical Assistance

Compliance Activity

Recordkeeping

Staff Training

Coordination with EPA

Exhibit A.4 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities & Annual 

Administration (RTCR)

Lab Certification

Compliance Activity

Ongoing Technical Assistance

SDWIS Reporting

Read and Understand Rule

Regulation Adoption and Program Development

Initial Laboratory Certification

Staff Training

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
State Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities (1989 TCR)

Labor Cost

(per hour) Hours FTEs Cost

A B C=B/2,080 D=A*B

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

Per State Total - $ -

National Totals (57 States/Primacy Agencies) - $ -

Notes: Detail may not add due to independent rounding.

Sources: (A) Labor rate for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(B) Under the 1989 TCR, states will not incur additional implementation burden to implement the final RTCR.

(C) Full-time equivalent (FTE) assumes individual working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

State Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Administrative Activities (1989 TCR)

Annual Administrative Activities

Labor Cost

(per hour) Hours FTEs Cost

A B C=B/2,080 D=A*B

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

$ 39.22 - - $ -

Per State Total - $ -

National Totals (57 States/Primacy Agencies) - $ -

Notes: Detail may not add due to independent rounding.

Sources: (A) Labor rate for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(C) Full-time equivalent (FTE) assumes individual working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Exhibit A.5 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Implementation Activities & Annual 

Administration (1989 TCR)

Lab Certification

Ongoing Technical Assistance

Compliance Activity

Regulation Adoption and Program Development

Initial Laboratory Certification

Modify Data Management Systems

(B) Under the 1989 TCR, states will not incur additional annual administration burden for ongoing implementation of 

the final RTCR.

Compliance Activity

Read and Understand Rule

PWS Training and Technical Assistance

SDWIS Reporting

Staff Training

Recordkeeping

Staff Training

Coordination with EPA

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 2.0 $ 50.20

101-500 $ 27.03 2.0 $ 54.06

501-1,000 $ 28.96 4.0 $ 115.84

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 4.0 $ 118.92

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 6.0 $ 216.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 8.0 $ 291.12

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

> 1 Million $ 41.01 8.0 $ 328.08

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

(B) Labor hours for revising sample siting plan reflect EPA estimate.

Exhibit A.6 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates to Revise 

Sample Siting Plan (RTCR)

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Revise Sample 

Siting Plan 

(hours/system) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.7 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates to Revise 

Sample Siting Plan (1989 TCR)

(B) Under the 1989 TCR, systems are not required to revise their sample siting 

plans.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Revise Sample 

Siting Plan 

(hours/system) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.8 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates to Revise 

Sample Siting Plan (RTCR)

(B) Labor hours for reviewing and revising sample siting plan reflect EPA 

estimate.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Review and Revise 

Sample Siting Plan 

(hours/system) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 39.22 - $ -

101-500 $ 39.22 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 39.22 - $ -

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.9 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates to Revise 

Sample Siting Plan (1989 TCR)

(B) Reviewing and revising sample siting plans is not required under the 1989 

TCR.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Review and Revise 

Sample Siting Plan 

(hours/system) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.10 Lab Costs by Size Category (RTCR)

Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor)

Unit Cost 

(O&M)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 27.46

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 27.47

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 27.49

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Source: 

Routine with Additional Monitoring Yrs 9-25 (GW 

<1,000)

Unit burden and costs derived from Final RTCR T&C Document1.

1 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA 815-R-10-002.

Repeat Monitoring

System Size

(Population

Served)

Routine Monitoring

Routine with Additional Monitoring

(Yrs 4-25: SW systems, GW >1,000)

Routine with Additional Monitoring Yrs 4-8 (GW 

<1,000)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.11 Lab Costs by Size Category (1989 TCR)

Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M) Unit Burden Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M)

A B C D E F G H I

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 37.99 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 25.35 0.50 $ 12.55 $ 26.14

101-500 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 38.04 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 25.36 0.50 $ 13.52 $ 26.15

501-1,000 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 38.09 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 21.72 $ 26.16

1,001-4,100 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 30.15 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 25.37 0.75 $ 22.30 $ 27.49

4,101-33,000 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40 0.75 $ 27.00 $ 25.40

33,001-96,000 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75 1.00 $ 36.39 $ 17.75

96,001-500,000 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

500,001-1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

> 1 Million 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62 1.45 $ 59.46 $ 11.62

Source: 

Unit burden and costs derived from Final RTCR T&C Document1.

1

 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA 815-R-10-002.

System Size

(Population

Served)

Routine Monitoring Routine with Additional Monitoring Repeat Monitoring

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 23.0 $ 577.30

101-500 $ 27.03 23.0 $ 621.69

501-1,000 $ 28.96 24.0 $ 695.04

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 48.0 $ 1,427.04

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 23.0 $ 577.30

101-500 $ 27.03 23.0 $ 621.69

501-1,000 $ 28.96 24.0 $ 695.04

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 48.0 $ 1,427.04

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 21.0 $ 527.10

101-500 $ 27.03 21.0 $ 567.63

501-1,000 $ 28.96 21.0 $ 608.16

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 21.0 $ 527.10

101-500 $ 27.03 21.0 $ 567.63

501-1,000 $ 28.96 21.0 $ 608.16

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 21.0 $ 527.10

101-500 $ 27.03 21.0 $ 567.63

501-1,000 $ 28.96 21.0 $ 608.16

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 21.0 $ 527.10

101-500 $ 27.03 21.0 $ 567.63

501-1,000 $ 28.96 21.0 $ 608.16

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 121.0 $ 4,403.19

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

> 1 Million $ 41.01 252.0 $ 10,334.52

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

(B) Labor hours for revising sample siting plan reflect EPA estimate.

Exhibit A.12 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Site Visits (RTCR)

Under the RTCR, only PWSs conducting annual routine monitoring are required 

to undergo annual site visits.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Annual Site Visit 

(hours/PWS) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 - $ -

101-500 $ 27.03 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 28.96 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - $ -

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.13 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Site Visits (1989 TCR)

(B) Under the 1989 TCR, PWSs are not required to undergo annual site visits.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Annual Site Visit 

(hours/PWS) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 23.0 $ 1,002.42

101-500 $ 43.58 23.0 $ 1,002.42

501-1,000 $ 43.58 24.0 $ 1,046.00

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 48.0 $ 2,092.01

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 23.0 $ 1,002.42

101-500 $ 43.58 23.0 $ 1,002.42

501-1,000 $ 43.58 24.0 $ 1,046.00

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 48.0 $ 2,092.01

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

101-500 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

501-1,000 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 29.0 $ 1,263.92

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

101-500 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

501-1,000 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 29.0 $ 1,263.92

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

101-500 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

501-1,000 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 29.0 $ 1,263.92

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

101-500 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

501-1,000 $ 43.58 21.0 $ 915.25

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 29.0 $ 1,263.92

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 71.0 $ 3,094.43

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 121.0 $ 5,273.60

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

> 1 Million $ 43.58 252.0 $ 10,983.04

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(B) Labor hours for revising sample siting plan reflect EPA estimate.

Exhibit A.14 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Site Visits (RTCR)

Under the RTCR, states are only required to conduct annual site visits for 

systems conducting annual routine monitoring.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Annual Site Visit 

(hours/PWS) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C=A*B

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 43.58 - $ -

101-500 $ 43.58 - $ -

501-1,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

1,001-4,100 $ 43.58 - $ -

4,101-33,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

33,001-96,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 43.58 - $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

> 1 Million $ 43.58 - $ -

Notes: 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

Exhibit A.15 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for 

Annual Site Visits (1989 TCR)

(B) Under the 1989 TCR, states are not required to conduct annual site visits.

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Annual Site Visit 

(hours/PWS) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.16 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments (RTCR)

A B C=A*B D E=A*D F G=A*F

≤100 $ 25.10 19.0 $ 476.90 23.0 $ 577.30 22.0 $ 552.20

101-500 $ 27.03 19.0 $ 513.57 23.0 $ 621.69 22.0 $ 594.66

501-1,000 $ 28.96 20.0 $ 579.20 24.0 $ 695.04 23.0 $ 666.08

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 31.0 $ 921.63 48.0 $ 1,427.04 46.0 $ 1,367.58

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

≤100 $ 25.10 19.0 $ 476.90 23.0 $ 577.30 22.0 $ 552.20

101-500 $ 27.03 19.0 $ 513.57 23.0 $ 621.69 22.0 $ 594.66

501-1,000 $ 28.96 20.0 $ 579.20 24.0 $ 695.04 23.0 $ 666.08

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 31.0 $ 921.63 48.0 $ 1,427.04 46.0 $ 1,367.58

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

≤100 $ 25.10 7.0 $ 175.70 21.0 $ 527.10 9.0 $ 225.90

101-500 $ 27.03 7.0 $ 189.21 21.0 $ 567.63 9.0 $ 243.27

501-1,000 $ 28.96 7.0 $ 202.72 21.0 $ 608.16 9.0 $ 260.64

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 8.0 $ 237.84 29.0 $ 862.17 10.0 $ 297.30

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

≤100 $ 25.10 7.0 $ 175.70 21.0 $ 527.10 9.0 $ 225.90

101-500 $ 27.03 7.0 $ 189.21 21.0 $ 567.63 9.0 $ 243.27

501-1,000 $ 28.96 7.0 $ 202.72 21.0 $ 608.16 9.0 $ 260.64

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 8.0 $ 237.84 29.0 $ 862.17 10.0 $ 297.30

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

≤100 $ 25.10 7.0 $ 175.70 21.0 $ 527.10 9.0 $ 225.90

101-500 $ 27.03 7.0 $ 189.21 21.0 $ 567.63 9.0 $ 243.27

501-1,000 $ 28.96 7.0 $ 202.72 21.0 $ 608.16 9.0 $ 260.64

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 8.0 $ 237.84 29.0 $ 862.17 10.0 $ 297.30

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

≤100 $ 25.10 7.0 $ 175.70 21.0 $ 527.10 9.0 $ 225.90

101-500 $ 27.03 7.0 $ 189.21 21.0 $ 567.63 9.0 $ 243.27

501-1,000 $ 28.96 7.0 $ 202.72 21.0 $ 608.16 9.0 $ 260.64

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 8.0 $ 237.84 29.0 $ 862.17 10.0 $ 297.30

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 41.0 $ 1,476.00 71.0 $ 2,556.00 69.0 $ 2,484.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 68.0 $ 2,474.52 121.0 $ 4,403.19 116.0 $ 4,221.24

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

> 1 Million $ 41.01 159.0 $ 6,520.59 252.0 $ 10,334.52 238.0 $ 9,760.38

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

(B), (D), (F) Final RTCR T&C Document1.

1

 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA 815-R-10-002.

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

Level 2 Triggers 

(triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) 

(hours) Unit Cost

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Level 1 Assessments Level 2 Assessments

Non-Acute Trigger 

(single trigger) 

(hours) Unit Cost

Acute Violations 

(hours) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.17 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments (1989 TCR)

A B C=A*B D E=A*D F G=A*F

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 11.0 $ 276.10 $ 14.0 $ 351.40 $ 14.0 $ 351.40

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 11.0 $ 297.33 $ 14.0 $ 378.42 $ 14.0 $ 378.42

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 13.0 $ 376.48 $ 15.0 $ 434.40 $ 15.0 $ 434.40

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 22.0 $ 654.06 $ 29.0 $ 862.17 $ 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 11.0 $ 276.10 $ 14.0 $ 351.40 $ 14.0 $ 351.40

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 11.0 $ 297.33 $ 14.0 $ 378.42 $ 14.0 $ 378.42

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 13.0 $ 376.48 $ 15.0 $ 434.40 $ 15.0 $ 434.40

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 22.0 $ 654.06 $ 29.0 $ 862.17 $ 29.0 $ 862.17

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 4.0 $ 100.40 $ 6.0 $ 150.60 $ 6.0 $ 150.60

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 4.0 $ 108.12 $ 6.0 $ 162.18 $ 6.0 $ 162.18

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 4.0 $ 115.84 $ 6.0 $ 173.76 $ 6.0 $ 173.76

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 4.0 $ 118.92 $ 6.0 $ 178.38 $ 6.0 $ 178.38

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 4.0 $ 100.40 $ 6.0 $ 150.60 $ 6.0 $ 150.60

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 4.0 $ 108.12 $ 6.0 $ 162.18 $ 6.0 $ 162.18

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 4.0 $ 115.84 $ 6.0 $ 173.76 $ 6.0 $ 173.76

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 4.0 $ 118.92 $ 6.0 $ 178.38 $ 6.0 $ 178.38

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 4.0 $ 100.40 $ 6.0 $ 150.60 $ 6.0 $ 150.60

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 4.0 $ 108.12 $ 6.0 $ 162.18 $ 6.0 $ 162.18

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 4.0 $ 115.84 $ 6.0 $ 173.76 $ 6.0 $ 173.76

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 4.0 $ 118.92 $ 6.0 $ 178.38 $ 6.0 $ 178.38

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

≤100 $ 25.10 $ 4.0 $ 100.40 $ 6.0 $ 150.60 $ 6.0 $ 150.60

101-500 $ 27.03 $ 4.0 $ 108.12 $ 6.0 $ 162.18 $ 6.0 $ 162.18

501-1,000 $ 28.96 $ 4.0 $ 115.84 $ 6.0 $ 173.76 $ 6.0 $ 173.76

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 $ 4.0 $ 118.92 $ 6.0 $ 178.38 $ 6.0 $ 178.38

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 $ 30.0 $ 1,080.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00 $ 36.0 $ 1,296.00

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 $ 59.0 $ 2,147.01 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25 $ 75.0 $ 2,729.25

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

> 1 Million $ 41.01 $ 108.0 $ 4,429.08 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17 $ 117.0 $ 4,798.17

Note:

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

(B), (D), (F) Final RTCR T&C Document1.

1

 US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Technology and Cost Document for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA 815-R-10-002.

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

(F) EPA assumes that the burden incurred by operators to assess their PWSs following a second non-acute violation is equal to the burden incurred by an assessment following an 

acute violation.

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

PWS Size 

(Population 

Served)

Activities Similar to Level 1 Assessments Activities Similar to Level 2 Assessments

Non-Acute Violations (single 

violation) (hours) Unit Cost

Acute Violations 

(hours) Unit Cost

Non-Acute 

Violations (multiple 

violations) (hours) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.18 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments (RTCR)

A B C=A*B D E=A*D F G=A*F

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(B), (D), (E) Labor hour assumptions based on best professional judgment.

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Level 1 Assessments Level 2 Assessments

Non-Acute Trigger 

(single trigger) 

(hours) Unit Cost

Acute Violations 

(hours)

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

Unit Cost

Level 2 Triggers 

(triggered by multiple 

Level 1s) (hours) Unit Cost

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.19 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments (1989 TCR)

A B C=A*B D E=A*D F G=A*F

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

≤100 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

101-500 $ 39.22 1.0 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 2.0 $ 78.44

501-1,000 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

1,001-4,100 $ 39.22 2.0 $ 78.44 4.0 $ 156.87 4.0 $ 156.87

4,101-33,000 $ 39.22 3.0 $ 117.65 6.0 $ 235.31 6.0 $ 235.31

33,001-96,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

96,001-500,000 $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

500,001-1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

> 1 Million $ 39.22 4.0 $ 156.87 8.0 $ 313.74 8.0 $ 313.74

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(B), (D), (E) Labor hour assumptions based on best professional judgment.

Non-Acute Violations 

(multiple violations) 

(hours)

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Level 1 Assessments Level 2 Assessments

Non-Acute 

Violations (single 

violation) (hours)

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

Unit Cost

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

Unit Cost

Acute Violations 

(hours) Unit Cost

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C D E F G H I J K

≤100 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

101-500 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

501-1,000 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

1,001-4,100 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

4,101-33,000 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

33,001-96,000 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

96,001-500,000 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

500,001-1 Million 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

> 1 Million 39% 15% 12% 9% 8% 6% 4% 1% 3% 1% 2%

≤100 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

101-500 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

501-1,000 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

1,001-4,100 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

4,101-33,000 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

33,001-96,000 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

96,001-500,000 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

500,001-1 Million 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

> 1 Million 15% 4% 18% 15% 15% 11% 8% 2% 6% 2% 4%

Source:

(A) - (K) Percent of PWSs performing corrective actions based on Level 1 and Level 2 assessments 

reflect EPA estimate.

Sampler 

Training

Replace/Repair 

of Distribution 

System 

Components

Maintenance of 

Adequate 

Pressure

Maintenance of 

appropriate 

Hydraulic 

Residence Time

Level 1 Compliance Forecast

Level 2 Compliance Forecast

Storage 

Facility 

Maintenance

Booster 

Disinfection

Exhibit A.20 PWS Compliance Forecast for Level 1 and Level 2 Corrective Actions (RTCR)

Crossconnection 

Control and 

Backflow 

Prevention 

Program

Addition or 

Upgrade of 

On-line 

Monitoring 

and Control

Addition of 

Security 

Measures

Development and 

Implementation of 

an Operations 

Plan

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

PWS 

Flushing

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
A B C D E F G H I J K

≤100 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

101-500 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

501-1,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

1,001-4,100 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

4,101-33,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

33,001-96,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

96,001-500,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

500,001-1 Million 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

> 1 Million 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

≤100 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

101-500 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

501-1,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

1,001-4,100 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

4,101-33,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

33,001-96,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

96,001-500,000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

500,001-1 Million 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

> 1 Million 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Source:

(A) - (K) Percent of PWSs performing corrective actions based on Level 1 and Level 2 assessments reflect EPA estimate.

Level 1 Compliance Forecast

Level 2 Compliance Forecast

Storage 

Facility 

Maintenance

Booster 

Disinfection

Crossconnection 

Control and 

Backflow 

Prevention 

Program

Addition or 

Upgrade of 

On-line 

Monitoring 

and Control

Addition of 

Security 

Measures

Development and 

Implementation of 

an Operations 

Plan

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

PWS 

Flushing

Exhibit A.21 PWS Compliance Forecast for Level 1 and Level 2 Corrective Actions (1989 TCR)

Sampler 

Training

Replace/Repair 

of Distribution 

System 

Components

Maintenance of 

Adequate 

Pressure

Maintenance of 

appropriate 

Hydraulic 

Residence Time

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR

A B D E G H J K

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

101-500 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

501-1,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

1,001-4,100 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

4,101-33,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

33,001-96,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

96,001-500,000 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

500,001-1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

> 1 Million 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50

Sources:

1US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Economic Analysis for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule (EPA 815-R-10-001).

(A) - (K) Weighted unit costs for corrective actions based on compliance forecasts (Exhibits D.1 - D.4 of the final RTCR EA1) and unit costs (Exhibits D.5 - D.7 

of the final RTCR EA).

Exhibit A.22 Weighted R&R Burden Estimates for Corrective Actions

Weighted Unit Burden - State

Level 1 Corrective Actions

Weighted Unit Burden - PWS

Level 2 Corrective Actions

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Weighted Unit Burden - PWS Weighted Unit Burden - State

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR 1989 TCR RTCR

A B D E G H J K

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 12.55 $ - $ 19.61

101-500 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 13.52 $ - $ 19.61

501-1,000 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.48 $ - $ 19.61

1,001-4,100 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 14.87 $ - $ 19.61

4,101-33,000 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.00 $ - $ 19.61

33,001-96,000 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 18.20 $ - $ 19.61

96,001-500,000 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

500,001-1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

> 1 Million $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61 $ - $ 20.51 $ - $ 19.61

Sources:

1US Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Economic Analysis for the Final Revised Total Coliform Rule (EPA 815-R-10-001).

Exhibit A.23 Weighted R&R Unit Cost Estimates for Corrective Actions

(A) - (L) Weighted unit costs for corrective actions based on compliance forecasts (Exhibits D.1 - D.4 of the final RTCR EA1) and unit costs (Exhibits D.5 - D.7 of the 

final RTCR EA).

Weighted Unit Costs - State

Level 1 Corrective Actions

Weighted Unit Costs - PWS

Level 2 Corrective Actions

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

Weighted Unit Costs - PWS Weighted Unit Costs - State

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.24 PWS Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Public Notification

Labor Cost (per 

hour)

Average Number of 

Service Connections 

per System

Preparation (labor) 

(hours/

violation)

Distribution (labor)

(hours/

violation) Unit Burden

Distribution

(O&M Cost/

notice)

($/service

connection)

Unit Cost 

(Labor)

Unit Cost 

(O&M)

Preparation (labor) 

(hours/

violation)

Distribution (labor) 

(hours/

violation) Unit Burden

Distribution

(O&M Cost/notice) 

($/service

connection) Unit Cost (Labor) Unit Cost (O&M)

A B C D E F G=A*E H=B*F I J K L M=A*K N=B*l

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 440 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 22.00 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 22.00

101-500 $ 27.03 387 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 19.33 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 19.33

501-1,000 $ 28.96 303 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.26 $ 970.16 $ 78.89

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 850 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.26 $ 995.96 $ 221.04

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 4,288 9.2 12.0 21.2 $ - $ 763.66 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.25 $ 1,206.00 $ 1,053.65

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 17,273 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,219.07 $ 3,972.81

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 56,465 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 12,986.84

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 205,609 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 47,290.14

> 1 Million $ 41.01 448,564.1 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 103,169.73

Community Water Systems (CWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 41 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 2.07 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 2.07

101-500 $ 27.03 99 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 4.93 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 4.93

501-1,000 $ 28.96 315 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.26 $ 970.16 $ 81.91

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 756 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.26 $ 995.96 $ 196.65

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 3,495 9.0 12.0 21.0 $ - $ 757.48 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.25 $ 1,206.00 $ 870.93

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 16,366 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,219.07 $ 3,764.10

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 50,564 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 11,629.67

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 209,220 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 48,120.66

> 1 Million $ 41.01 473,641 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 30.0 33.5 $ 0.23 $ 1,373.84 $ 108,937.51

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 128 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 6.39 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 6.39

101-500 $ 27.03 21 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 1.04 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 1.04

501-1,000 $ 28.96 46 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 362.00 $ 2.29

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 47 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 371.63 $ 2.35

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 176 8.7 12.0 20.7 $ - $ 745.36 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 450.00 $ 8.08

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 94 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 454.88 $ 1.87

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 2,181 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ 43.62

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 4 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 0.21 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 0.21

101-500 $ 27.03 8 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 0.41 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 0.41

501-1,000 $ 28.96 11 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 362.00 $ 0.56

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 42 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 371.63 $ 2.09

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 130 8.7 12.0 20.7 $ - $ 744.94 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 450.00 $ 6.02

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 75 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 454.88 $ 1.50

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - SW

≤100 $ 25.10 9 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 0.44 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 0.44

101-500 $ 27.03 30 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 1.51 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 1.51

501-1,000 $ 28.96 49 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 362.00 $ 2.45

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 58 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 371.63 $ 2.88

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 57 8.8 12.0 20.8 $ - $ 747.00 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 450.00 $ 2.55

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 454.88 $ -

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

> 1 Million $ 41.01 2 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ 0.04

Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWSs) - GW

≤100 $ 25.10 5 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 514.55 $ 0.27 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 313.75 $ 0.27

101-500 $ 27.03 15 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ 0.05 $ 554.12 $ 0.76 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 337.88 $ 0.76

501-1,000 $ 28.96 30 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 593.68 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 362.00 $ 1.51

1,001-4,100 $ 29.73 43 8.5 12.0 20.5 $ - $ 609.47 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 371.63 $ 2.14

4,101-33,000 $ 36.00 39 8.7 12.0 20.7 $ - $ 746.87 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.05 $ 450.00 $ 1.77

33,001-96,000 $ 36.39 14 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 800.58 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 454.88 $ 0.27

96,001-500,000 $ 41.01 9 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ 0.18

500,001-1 Million $ 41.01 1 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ 0.02

> 1 Million $ 41.01 - 10.0 12.0 22.0 $ - $ 902.22 $ - 3.5 9.0 12.5 $ 0.02 $ 512.63 $ -

(F), (J) used to derived 1989 TCR PN costs; (F) used to derive RTCR PN costs. 

Sources:

(A) Labor rates for PWSs from Exhibit A.1.

(B) SDWIS 2007 4th Quarter Freeze.

1US Environmental Protection Agency. 2008. Information Collection Request for the Public Water System Supervision Program . OMB Control Number: 2040-0090. EPA Tracking Number: 0270.43.

Tier 2 (non-acute)

PWS Size

(Population

Served)

(E), (I) Distribution cost assumptions based on best professional judgment as carried forward from the original PN ICR.

Notes: 

(B) Service connections per system is consistent with SDWIS 2007 4th Quarter Freeze data. Data for certain size categories (e.g., <500, 501-1,000) may seem 

counterintuitive. EPA is investigating the SDWIS database for any data discrepancies.

(C), (D), (G), (H) Labor hour assumptions based on best professional judgment as carried forward from the Information Collection Request for the Public Water System 

Supervision Program 1

Tier 1 (acute)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
Exhibit A.25 State Unit Burden and Cost Estimates for Public Notification

Labor Cost

(per hour)

Tier 1 Consultation 

(labor) 

(hours/violation)

Tier 2 Consultation 

(labor) 

(hours/violation)

Receive/Review PN 

Certification

(labor)

(hours/violation)

File Reports

(labor)

(hours/violation)

Tier 1

Unit Burden

Tier 2

Unit Burden

Tier 1

Unit Cost

Tier 2

Unit Cost

A B C D E F=B+D+E G=C+D+E H=A*(B+D+E) I=A*(C+D+E)

$ 39.22 3.00 1.10 0.20 0.10 3.30 1.40 $ 129.42 $ 54.91

Sources:

(A) Labor rate for state employee from Exhibit A.1.

(B), (C), (D), (E) Labor hour assumptions based on best professional judgment as carried forward from the Information Collection Request for the Public Water System Supervision Program 1 

1US Environmental Protection Agency. 2008. Information Collection Request for the Public Water System Supervision Program . OMB Control Number: 2040-0090. EPA Tracking Number: 

0270.43.

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 51,612 51,612 51,612 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 1,511 1,478 1,451 1,422 1,442 1,299 1,260

Repeat Monitoring - - - 5,052 4,967 4,885 4,753 4,778 4,851 4,817

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - 4,888 4,802 4,655 4,766 4,646 4,822 4,611

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 2,576 2,150 1,960 1,757 1,659 1,844 1,762

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

PWSs with one/more Respondent Activities 51,612 129,031 129,031 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

States

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 57 57 57 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 57 57 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Public Notification - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs 51,612 129,031 129,031 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

States and Territories 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Yearly Total 51,669 129,088 129,088 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894

Exhibit A.26 Respondents, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 4,708 4,671 4,654 4,636 4,660 4,711 4,728

Repeat Monitoring - - - 5,196 5,168 5,171 5,153 5,144 5,207 5,184

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 4,921 4,917 4,898 4,953 4,866 4,987 4,945

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 667 720 739 685 742 751 688

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple 

violations) - - - 2,610 2,524 2,523 2,469 2,571 2,575 2,720

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 8,197 8,161 8,159 8,107 8,179 8,312 8,354

PWSs with one/more Respondent Activities - - - 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

States

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple 

violations) - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs - - - 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837 154,837

States and Territories - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Yearly Total - - - 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894 154,894

Exhibit A.27 Respondents, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 51,612 51,612 51,612 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - (3,197) (3,193) (3,203) (3,215) (3,219) (3,412) (3,468)

Repeat Monitoring - - - (143) (200) (286) (400) (366) (356) (367)

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - (32) (115) (243) (187) (219) (165) (334)

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - (37) (148) (155) (95) (180) (216) (119)

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - (34) (375) (563) (712) (912) (731) (958)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - (7,567) (7,590) (7,576) (7,516) (7,617) (7,777) (7,784)

PWSs with one/more Respondent Activities 51,612 129,031 129,031 - - - - - - -

States

Respondents Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 57 57 57 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 57 57 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - - - - - - - -

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - - - - - - - -

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

Public Notification - - - - - - - - - -

Exhibit A.28 RTCR Net Change Respondents, Year by Year by Activity

ICR for the Proposed RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 51,612 51,612 51,612 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 3,553,465 3,553,488 3,553,505 3,553,520 3,553,516 3,599,332 3,599,332

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 36,209 35,391 34,725 33,987 34,467 31,443 30,483

Repeat Monitoring - - - 121,084 118,946 116,896 113,621 114,240 117,425 116,552

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - 4,888 4,802 4,655 4,766 4,646 4,822 4,611

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 2,576 2,150 1,960 1,757 1,659 1,844 1,762

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

Yearly Total 51,612 129,031 129,031 3,720,273 3,716,636 3,713,608 3,709,559 3,710,350 3,756,656 3,754,566

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 57 57 57 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - 4,888 4,802 4,655 4,766 4,646 4,822 4,611

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 2,576 2,150 1,960 1,757 1,659 1,844 1,762

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - 630 571 583 590 561 535 569

Yearly Total 57 77,476 77,476 9,515 8,811 8,482 8,432 8,126 8,456 8,199

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs 51,612 129,031 129,031 3,720,273 3,716,636 3,713,608 3,709,559 3,710,350 3,756,656 3,754,566

States and Territories 57 77,476 77,476 9,515 8,811 8,482 8,432 8,126 8,456 8,199

Yearly Total 51,669 206,506 206,506 3,729,788 3,725,447 3,722,089 3,717,991 3,718,476 3,765,113 3,762,765

Exhibit A.29 Responses, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 3,492,312 3,492,532 3,492,473 3,492,412 3,492,401 3,492,422 3,492,431

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 113,450 112,516 112,092 111,632 112,223 113,531 113,933

Repeat Monitoring - - - 125,198 124,469 124,543 124,071 123,865 125,483 124,937

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 4,921 4,917 4,898 4,953 4,866 4,987 4,945

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 667 720 739 685 742 751 688

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple violations) - - - 2,610 2,524 2,523 2,469 2,571 2,575 2,720

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 8,197 8,161 8,159 8,107 8,179 8,312 8,354

Yearly Total - - - 3,747,355 3,745,839 3,745,426 3,744,328 3,744,846 3,748,060 3,748,008

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 4,921 4,917 4,898 4,953 4,866 4,987 4,945

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 667 720 739 685 742 751 688

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple violations) - - - 2,610 2,524 2,523 2,469 2,571 2,575 2,720

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 8,197 8,161 8,159 8,107 8,179 8,312 8,354

Yearly Total - - - 16,395 16,322 16,318 16,213 16,357 16,625 16,707

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs - - - 3,747,355 3,745,839 3,745,426 3,744,328 3,744,846 3,748,060 3,748,008

States and Territories - - - 16,395 16,322 16,318 16,213 16,357 16,625 16,707

Yearly Total - - - 3,763,750 3,762,160 3,761,744 3,760,542 3,761,203 3,764,685 3,764,715

Exhibit A.30 Responses, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 51,612 51,612 51,612 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 61,153 60,956 61,032 61,108 61,115 106,911 106,901

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - (77,241) (77,124) (77,367) (77,646) (77,756) (82,088) (83,450)

Repeat Monitoring - - - (4,114) (5,523) (7,647) (10,450) (9,625) (8,058) (8,385)

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - (32) (115) (243) (187) (219) (165) (334)

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - (37) (148) (155) (95) (180) (216) (119)

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - (34) (375) (563) (712) (912) (731) (958)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - (7,567) (7,590) (7,576) (7,516) (7,617) (7,777) (7,784)

Yearly Total 51,612 129,031 129,031 (27,082) (29,202) (31,818) (34,769) (34,496) 8,596 6,558

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 57 57 57 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 77,419 77,419 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - (32) (115) (243) (187) (219) (165) (334)

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - (37) (148) (155) (95) (180) (216) (119)

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - (34) (375) (563) (712) (912) (731) (958)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 454 477 449 486 480 497 454

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 337 240 251 243 218 225 233

Public Notification - - - (7,567) (7,590) (7,576) (7,516) (7,617) (7,777) (7,784)

Yearly Total 57 77,476 77,476 (6,880) (7,510) (7,836) (7,781) (8,231) (8,168) (8,508)

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs 51,612 129,031 129,031 (27,082) (29,202) (31,818) (34,769) (34,496) 8,596 6,558

States and Territories 57 77,476 77,476 (6,880) (7,510) (7,836) (7,781) (8,231) (8,168) (8,508)

Yearly Total 51,669 206,506 206,506 (33,961) (36,713) (39,654) (42,550) (42,727) 428 (1,950)

Exhibit A.31 RTCR Net Change Responses, Year by Year by Activity

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 619,348 619,348 619,348 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 192,750 192,750 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 3,186,637 3,186,649 3,186,658 3,186,665 3,186,663 3,209,398 3,209,398

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 18,383 17,966 17,621 17,255 17,493 15,972 15,490

Repeat Monitoring - - - 89,727 88,493 87,178 84,513 85,003 86,230 85,775

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - 66,340 65,556 64,135 64,517 63,170 64,690 63,225

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 16,302 15,016 15,251 15,302 14,625 14,058 14,666

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 34,953 28,688 26,285 23,198 21,959 23,223 22,428

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 227 239 225 243 240 248 227

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 168 120 126 121 109 112 116

Public Notification - - - 12,939 11,732 11,977 12,124 11,528 10,988 11,695

Yearly Total 619,348 812,098 812,098 3,425,678 3,414,459 3,409,454 3,403,938 3,400,791 3,424,918 3,423,021

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 27,428 27,428 27,428 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 96,375 96,375 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - 6,223 6,127 5,972 6,068 5,936 6,112 5,903

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 1,538 1,412 1,427 1,432 1,367 1,310 1,371

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 5,869 4,879 4,408 3,946 3,719 4,058 3,879

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 227 239 225 243 240 248 227

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 168 120 126 121 109 112 116

Public Notification - - - 2,079 1,885 1,924 1,948 1,852 1,765 1,879

Yearly Total 27,428 123,803 123,803 16,105 14,662 14,081 13,759 13,224 13,606 13,375

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs 619,348 812,098 812,098 3,425,678 3,414,459 3,409,454 3,403,938 3,400,791 3,424,918 3,423,021

States and Territories 27,428 123,803 123,803 16,105 14,662 14,081 13,759 13,224 13,606 13,375

Yearly Total 646,776 935,901 935,901 3,441,783 3,429,120 3,423,535 3,417,697 3,414,015 3,438,524 3,436,396

Exhibit A.32 Burden, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 3,153,905 3,154,023 3,153,994 3,153,952 3,153,962 3,153,950 3,153,976

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - 61,522 61,034 60,809 60,640 60,884 61,587 61,721

Repeat Monitoring - - - 91,634 91,003 91,372 90,909 90,612 91,654 91,192

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 43,639 43,495 43,225 43,545 43,394 43,759 43,735

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 6,927 7,110 7,321 6,927 7,412 7,479 6,923

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple 

violations) - - - 22,985 22,228 22,299 21,865 22,601 22,557 23,624

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 126,696 126,362 126,371 125,294 126,722 128,526 128,914

Yearly Total - - - 3,507,307 3,505,255 3,505,391 3,503,132 3,505,587 3,509,512 3,510,087

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation - - - - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) - - - 6,294 6,278 6,251 6,314 6,227 6,347 6,318

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 1,614 1,726 1,762 1,655 1,770 1,802 1,655

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple 

violations) - - - 5,921 5,740 5,737 5,634 5,831 5,843 6,147

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - - - - - - - -

Public Notification - - - 12,744 12,792 12,826 12,650 12,859 13,065 13,002

Yearly Total - - - 26,573 26,536 26,576 26,253 26,687 27,057 27,122

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs - - - 3,507,307 3,505,255 3,505,391 3,503,132 3,505,587 3,509,512 3,510,087

States and Territories - - - 26,573 26,536 26,576 26,253 26,687 27,057 27,122

Yearly Total - - - 3,533,881 3,531,791 3,531,967 3,529,385 3,532,274 3,536,569 3,537,209

Exhibit A.33 Burden, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 619,348 619,348 619,348 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 192,750 192,750 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring - - - 32,732 32,626 32,663 32,714 32,702 55,448 55,422

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - (43,139) (43,068) (43,189) (43,385) (43,391) (45,615) (46,231)

Repeat Monitoring - - - (1,907) (2,510) (4,194) (6,397) (5,609) (5,424) (5,418)

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) - - - 22,702 22,061 20,910 20,973 19,776 20,931 19,489

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - 9,375 7,906 7,930 8,375 7,213 6,578 7,742

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - 11,968 6,460 3,986 1,333 (642) 665 (1,196)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 227 239 225 243 240 248 227

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 168 120 126 121 109 112 116

Public Notification - - - (113,757) (114,630) (114,394) (113,170) (115,194) (117,537) (117,219)

Yearly Total 619,348 812,098 812,098 (81,630) (90,796) (95,937) (99,194) (104,796) (84,593) (87,066)

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation 27,428 27,428 27,428 - - - - - - -

Revise Sample Siting Plan - 96,375 96,375 - - - - - - -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration - - - - - - - - - -

Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Additional Routine Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Repeat Monitoring - - - - - - - - - -

Annual Site Visits - - - - - - - - - -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger - - - (72) (151) (279) (245) (290) (235) (415)

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations - - - (76) (314) (335) (223) (403) (492) (285)

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) - - - (52) (861) (1,329) (1,688) (2,112) (1,785) (2,268)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments - - - 227 239 225 243 240 248 227

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments - - - 168 120 126 121 109 112 116

Public Notification - - - (10,664) (10,907) (10,901) (10,702) (11,007) (11,299) (11,123)

Yearly Total 27,428 123,803 123,803 (10,468) (11,874) (12,495) (12,494) (13,464) (13,451) (13,747)

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs 619,348 812,098 812,098 (81,630) (90,796) (95,937) (99,194) (104,796) (84,593) (87,066)

States and Territories 27,428 123,803 123,803 (10,468) (11,874) (12,495) (12,494) (13,464) (13,451) (13,747)

Yearly Total 646,776 935,901 935,901 (92,098) (102,670) (108,432) (111,688) (118,260) (98,044) (100,813)

Exhibit A.34 RTCR Net Change Burden, Year by Year by Activity

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ 16,583,083 $ 16,583,083 $ 16,583,083 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ 5,382,834 $ 5,382,834 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 114,740,703 $ 114,741,002 $ 114,741,211 $ 114,741,424 $ 114,741,362 $ 115,314,124 $ 115,314,134

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 86,127,063 $ 86,127,921 $ 86,128,567 $ 86,129,159 $ 86,128,996 $ 87,869,696 $ 87,869,700

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 472,804 $ 462,233 $ 453,486 $ 443,882 $ 449,595 $ 411,047 $ 398,865

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 1,002,609 $ 980,204 $ 962,124 $ 941,513 $ 954,735 $ 871,303 $ 845,220

Repeat Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 2,974,862 $ 2,940,039 $ 2,900,282 $ 2,807,430 $ 2,823,937 $ 2,846,541 $ 2,834,986

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 2,911,479 $ 2,853,698 $ 2,800,622 $ 2,725,902 $ 2,739,708 $ 2,832,274 $ 2,808,864

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) $ - $ - $ - $ 1,958,032 $ 1,937,902 $ 1,901,058 $ 1,908,547 $ 1,872,785 $ 1,911,304 $ 1,875,193

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ 456,822 $ 423,116 $ 428,998 $ 428,818 $ 410,512 $ 396,425 $ 410,564

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) $ - $ - $ - $ 935,043 $ 765,192 $ 699,973 $ 617,760 $ 584,200 $ 613,883 $ 593,125

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 6,118 $ 6,424 $ 6,053 $ 6,526 $ 6,445 $ 6,643 $ 6,125

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 4,413 $ 3,185 $ 3,302 $ 3,183 $ 2,859 $ 2,944 $ 3,040

Public Notification (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 344,640 $ 313,175 $ 319,301 $ 321,921 $ 306,014 $ 292,717 $ 309,775

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 755 $ 672 $ 673 $ 609 $ 617 $ 661 $ 581

Yearly Total $ 16,583,083 $ 21,965,917 $ 21,965,917 $ 211,589,947 $ 211,240,916 $ 211,025,677 $ 210,754,145 $ 210,715,133 $ 213,076,185 $ 212,959,816

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ 1,075,657 $ 1,075,657 $ 1,075,657 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ 3,779,647 $ 3,779,647 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Annual Administration $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Repeat Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) $ - $ - $ - $ 244,039 $ 240,274 $ 234,195 $ 237,993 $ 232,807 $ 239,714 $ 231,518

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ 60,333 $ 55,387 $ 55,969 $ 56,145 $ 53,625 $ 51,357 $ 53,750

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) $ - $ - $ - $ 230,188 $ 191,341 $ 172,874 $ 154,773 $ 145,853 $ 159,143 $ 152,129

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 8,906 $ 9,360 $ 8,805 $ 9,524 $ 9,411 $ 9,740 $ 8,906

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 6,605 $ 4,712 $ 4,930 $ 4,759 $ 4,276 $ 4,405 $ 4,569

Public Notification $ - $ - $ - $ 81,545 $ 73,923 $ 75,469 $ 76,396 $ 72,635 $ 69,228 $ 73,689

Yearly Total $ 1,075,657 $ 4,855,303 $ 4,855,303 $ 631,615 $ 574,998 $ 552,242 $ 539,591 $ 518,608 $ 533,588 $ 524,561

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs $ 16,583,083 $ 21,965,917 $ 21,965,917 $ 211,589,947 $ 211,240,916 $ 211,025,677 $ 210,754,145 $ 210,715,133 $ 213,076,185 $ 212,959,816

States and Territories $ 1,075,657 $ 4,855,303 $ 4,855,303 $ 631,615 $ 574,998 $ 552,242 $ 539,591 $ 518,608 $ 533,588 $ 524,561

Yearly Total $ 17,658,740 $ 26,821,220 $ 26,821,220 $ 212,221,562 $ 211,815,913 $ 211,577,919 $ 211,293,736 $ 211,233,741 $ 213,609,773 $ 213,484,376

Exhibit A.35 Costs, Year by Year by Activity (RTCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 113,878,868 $ 113,882,117 $ 113,881,288 $ 113,880,077 $ 113,880,529 $ 113,879,965 $ 113,880,917

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 83,857,446 $ 83,865,318 $ 83,863,433 $ 83,860,971 $ 83,860,332 $ 83,861,680 $ 83,861,523

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 1,636,973 $ 1,623,937 $ 1,618,247 $ 1,614,660 $ 1,620,624 $ 1,638,225 $ 1,641,205

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 2,876,658 $ 2,852,959 $ 2,842,225 $ 2,830,568 $ 2,845,539 $ 2,878,687 $ 2,888,887

Repeat Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 3,019,569 $ 2,996,914 $ 3,014,249 $ 2,996,826 $ 2,984,797 $ 3,016,595 $ 3,000,672

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 2,938,162 $ 2,922,861 $ 2,919,650 $ 2,911,882 $ 2,907,984 $ 2,948,262 $ 2,935,477

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) $ - $ - $ - $ 1,310,676 $ 1,305,640 $ 1,298,575 $ 1,307,003 $ 1,303,572 $ 1,312,764 $ 1,313,184

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ 198,033 $ 202,394 $ 207,912 $ 197,924 $ 210,383 $ 212,378 $ 197,442

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple violations) $ - $ - $ - $ 613,818 $ 593,847 $ 595,562 $ 583,827 $ 603,118 $ 602,149 $ 629,325

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Public Notification (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 3,485,616 $ 3,473,171 $ 3,473,257 $ 3,445,137 $ 3,483,391 $ 3,528,693 $ 3,540,146

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 837,477 $ 835,216 $ 834,213 $ 834,015 $ 835,083 $ 835,514 $ 838,114

Yearly Total $ - $ - $ - $ 214,653,297 $ 214,554,375 $ 214,548,613 $ 214,462,891 $ 214,535,351 $ 214,714,914 $ 214,726,891

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Repeat Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Violation (single violation) $ - $ - $ - $ 246,851 $ 246,199 $ 245,148 $ 247,605 $ 244,192 $ 248,931 $ 247,786

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ 63,305 $ 67,685 $ 69,106 $ 64,900 $ 69,435 $ 70,671 $ 64,925

Level 2 Assessments - Non-Acute Violations (multiple violations) $ - $ - $ - $ 232,216 $ 225,110 $ 225,013 $ 220,961 $ 228,700 $ 229,150 $ 241,057

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Public Notification $ - $ - $ - $ 499,780 $ 501,694 $ 502,995 $ 496,124 $ 504,300 $ 512,370 $ 509,921

Yearly Total $ - $ - $ - $ 1,042,153 $ 1,040,687 $ 1,042,263 $ 1,029,589 $ 1,046,626 $ 1,061,122 $ 1,063,689

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs $ - $ - $ - $ 214,653,297 $ 214,554,375 $ 214,548,613 $ 214,462,891 $ 214,535,351 $ 214,714,914 $ 214,726,891

States and Territories $ - $ - $ - $ 1,042,153 $ 1,040,687 $ 1,042,263 $ 1,029,589 $ 1,046,626 $ 1,061,122 $ 1,063,689

Yearly Total $ - $ - $ - $ 215,695,450 $ 215,595,062 $ 215,590,876 $ 215,492,480 $ 215,581,977 $ 215,776,036 $ 215,790,580

Exhibit A.36 Costs, Year by Year by Activity (1989 TCR)

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012
PWSs

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ 16,583,083 $16,583,083 $16,583,083 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ 5,382,834 $ 5,382,834 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ 861,835 $ 858,885 $ 859,923 $ 861,346 $ 860,833 $ 1,434,159 $ 1,433,218

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ 2,269,617 $ 2,262,602 $ 2,265,134 $ 2,268,188 $ 2,268,664 $ 4,008,015 $ 4,008,177

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ (1,164,170) $ (1,161,704) $ (1,164,761) $ (1,170,779) $ (1,171,029) $ (1,227,179) $ (1,242,340)

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ (1,874,049) $ (1,872,755) $ (1,880,101) $ (1,889,055) $ (1,890,804) $ (2,007,383) $ (2,043,667)

Repeat Monitoring Samples (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ (44,707) $ (56,875) $ (113,967) $ (189,396) $ (160,860) $ (170,054) $ (165,686)

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ (26,683) $ (69,163) $ (119,029) $ (185,979) $ (168,275) $ (115,988) $ (126,613)

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) $ - $ - $ - $ 647,356 $ 632,262 $ 602,483 $ 601,545 $ 569,213 $ 598,540 $ 562,008

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ 258,789 $ 220,722 $ 221,086 $ 230,894 $ 200,129 $ 184,047 $ 213,122

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) $ - $ - $ - $ 321,225 $ 171,344 $ 104,411 $ 33,933 $ (18,918) $ 11,734 $ (36,200)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 6,118 $ 6,424 $ 6,053 $ 6,526 $ 6,445 $ 6,643 $ 6,125

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 4,413 $ 3,185 $ 3,302 $ 3,183 $ 2,859 $ 2,944 $ 3,040

Public Notification (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ (3,140,976) $ (3,159,996) $ (3,153,957) $ (3,123,216) $ (3,177,377) $ (3,235,976) $ (3,230,371)

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ (836,721) $ (834,544) $ (833,540) $ (833,406) $ (834,465) $ (834,853) $ (837,533)

Tier 1 (Level 2 Acute) $ - $ - $ - $ 889 $ 789 $ 883 $ 832 $ 892 $ 808 $ 820

Tier 2 (Level 1) $ - $ - $ - $ 802,508 $ 800,782 $ 799,523 $ 799,899 $ 800,695 $ 800,987 $ 802,450

Tier 2 (Level 2 Non Acute) $ - $ - $ - $ 34,080 $ 33,645 $ 33,807 $ 33,284 $ 33,495 $ 33,718 $ 34,843

Yearly Total $ 16,583,083 $21,965,917 $21,965,917 $ (2,717,955) $ (2,999,613) $ (3,202,962) $ (3,386,215) $ (3,513,586) $ (1,345,350) $ (1,456,719)

States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Start-Up Activities

Implementation $ 1,075,657 $ 1,075,657 $ 1,075,657 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Revise Sample Siting Plan $ - $ 3,779,647 $ 3,779,647 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Activities

Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Additional Routine Monitoring (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Repeat Monitoring Samples (Labor + O&M)

Labor $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual O&M $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Annual Site Visits $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Level 1 Assessments - Non-Acute Trigger (single trigger) $ - $ - $ - $ (2,812) $ (5,925) $ (10,953) $ (9,612) $ (11,384) $ (9,217) $ (16,268)

Level 2 Assessments - Acute Violations $ - $ - $ - $ (2,972) $ (12,298) $ (13,137) $ (8,754) $ (15,809) $ (19,314) $ (11,175)

Level 2 Assessments - Level 2 Triggers (triggered by 

multiple Level 1s) $ - $ - $ - $ (2,029) $ (33,768) $ (52,140) $ (66,187) $ (82,847) $ (70,007) $ (88,928)

Corrective Actions Based on Level 1 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 8,906 $ 9,360 $ 8,805 $ 9,524 $ 9,411 $ 9,740 $ 8,906

Corrective Actions Based on Level 2 Assessments $ - $ - $ - $ 6,605 $ 4,712 $ 4,930 $ 4,759 $ 4,276 $ 4,405 $ 4,569

Public Notification $ - $ - $ - $ (418,235) $ (427,770) $ (427,526) $ (419,728) $ (431,665) $ (443,141) $ (436,232)

Yearly Total $ 1,075,657 $ 4,855,303 $ 4,855,303 $ (410,538) $ (465,689) $ (490,021) $ (489,999) $ (528,019) $ (527,534) $ (539,128)

Sum for PWSs and States

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

PWSs $ 16,583,083 $21,965,917 $21,965,917 $ (2,717,955) $ (2,999,613) $ (3,202,962) $ (3,386,215) $ (3,513,586) $ (1,345,350) $ (1,456,719)

States and Territories $ 1,075,657 $ 4,855,303 $ 4,855,303 $ (410,538) $ (465,689) $ (490,021) $ (489,999) $ (528,019) $ (527,534) $ (539,128)

Yearly Total $ 17,658,740 $26,821,220 $26,821,220 $ (3,128,493) $ (3,465,302) $ (3,692,983) $ (3,876,214) $ (4,041,604) $ (1,872,884) $ (1,995,848)

Exhibit A.37 Net Change RTCR Costs, Year by Year by Activity

ICR for the Final RTCR September 2012