Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 109 - SAFE DRINKING WATER › Subchapter D - PUBLIC NOTIFICATION › Section 109.416 - CCR requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
This section applies only to community water systems
						  and establishes the minimum requirements for the content of the annual CCR that
						  each system shall deliver to its customers. This report must contain
						  information on the quality of the water delivered by the system and
						  characterize the risks, if any, from exposure to contaminants detected in the
						  drinking water in an accurate and understandable manner.
(1) For the purposes of this section, the
						definitions of "customer" and "detected" established by the EPA under
						40 CFR
						141.151(c) and (d) (relating
						to definitions), respectively, are incorporated by reference.
(2) Each community water system shall deliver
						to its customers an annual CCR on the dates established by the EPA under
						40 CFR 141.152
						(relating to effective dates), which is incorporated by reference.
(3) Except as noted in subparagraphs (i)-(v),
						the annual report that a community water system provides to its customers shall
						contain all of the information, mandatory language and optional text specified
						by the EPA under 40 CFR
						141.153 and
						141.154 (relating to content of
						the reports; and required additional health information), which are
						incorporated by reference, and under
						40 CFR
						141, Subpart O, Appendix A (relating to
						regulated contaminants), which is incorporated by reference, unless other
						information, mandatory language or optional text is established by regulations
						or order of the Department. The health effects language for fluoride is not
						incorporated by reference. Public water systems shall include the health
						effects language specified in §
												109.411(e)(1)(i)
						(relating to content of a public notice) for violation of the primary MCL of 2
						mg/L fluoride.
(i) If a water system wants to
						use wording of its own choice in place of optional text, the water supplier
						shall submit the proposed wording to the Department for review and written
						approval prior to including it in its annual CCR. Once approved, the water
						supplier's wording may be used in future CCRs without further approval from the
						Department as long as it is not changed and is still applicable.
(ii) The CCR shall contain information in
						Spanish regarding the importance of the report or contain a telephone number or
						address where persons served may contact the water system to obtain a
						translated copy of the report or to request assistance.
(iii) For each non-English-speaking group
						other than Spanish-speaking that exceeds 10% of the residents for systems
						serving at least 1,000 people or 100 residents for systems serving less than
						1,000 people, and speaks the same language other than English, the report shall
						contain information in the appropriate languages regarding the importance of
						the report or contain a telephone number or address where persons served may
						contact the water system to obtain a translated copy of the report or to
						request assistance in the appropriate language. The Department will make the
						final determination of which systems need to include this
						information.
(iv) For the purpose
						of defining how certain portions of a CCR shall appear, the term "prominently
						display" as used in 40 CFR
						141.154(a) means that the
						information shall be printed either in a larger size typeface or bolded or
						enclosed within a border or all these so as to make the information conspicuous
						in comparison to the rest of the text appearing before and after the
						prominently displayed text. Prominently displayed text placed away from other
						text (such as, in a highlighted or boxed area) shall be printed no smaller than
						the text used elsewhere in the body of the report, excluding main or section
						titles.
(v) Information contained
						in a CCR shall appear in an easy-to-read format. Font sizes below 10 points or
						color combinations, or both, that make it difficult for persons to read and
						understand the information contained in the CCR may not be used.