Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)
CCR Delivery Requirements
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Federal CCR
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Forms for CCRs
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NOTICE!!
CCR Delivery Requirements
Rule 62-550.824(3)(d), effective April 10, 2003, requires
that all CWSs shall mail or otherwise directly deliver one
copy of their consumer confidence report to each
billing customer. Systems serving 10,000 or more are
not eligible for a mailing waiver. For a list
of the delivery requirements for all retailer
systems, please see DEP Form 62-555.900(19). Please see below for a
description of the consumer confidence report. |
Description
Demonstrating their commitment
to public health protection and the public's right-to-know
about local environmental information, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) are requiring water suppliers
to put annual drinking water quality reports into the hands of
their customers. These consumer confidence reports, which EPA
developed in consultation with water suppliers, environmental
groups, and the states, will enable Americans to make
practical, knowledgeable decisions about their health and
their environment.
While water systems are free to
enhance their reports in any useful way, each report must
provide consumers with the following fundamental information
about their drinking water:
- the lake, river, aquifer, or
other source of the drinking water;
- a brief summary of the
susceptibility to contamination of the local drinking
water source, based on the source water assessments that
the state is completing over the next five years;
- how to get a copy of the
water system's complete source water assessment;
- the level (or range of
levels) of any contaminant found in local drinking water,
as well as EPA's and DEP's health-based standard (maximum
contaminant level) for comparison.
- the likely source of that
contaminant in the local drinking water supply;
- the potential health effects
of any contaminant detected in violation of an EPA or DEP
health standard, and an accounting of the system's actions
to restore safe drinking water;
- the water system's
compliance with other drinking water-related rules;
- an educational statement for
vulnerable populations about avoiding Cryptosporidium;
- educational information on
nitrate, arsenic, or lead in areas where these
contaminants are detected above 50% of EPA's and DEP's
standard; and
- phone numbers of additional
sources of information including the water system and
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
This information will
supplement public notification that water systems must provide
to their customers upon discovering any violation of a
contaminant standard. This annual report should not be the
primary notification of potential health risks posed by
drinking water, but will provide customers with a snapshot of
their drinking water supply.
Consumers will see the reports by July 1 each year. Large
water systems will mail the water quality reports to their
customers, either with water bills or as a separate mailing,
and will take steps to get the information to people who do
not receive water bills. Smaller water systems (those serving
fewer than 3,300 people) will be able to distribute the
information through newspapers or by other means.
EPA Consumer Confidence Reports Awards
Each year the EPA conducts the Consumer Confidence Reports
Excellence Awards Program. The program gives awards to water
systems with exemplary consumer confidence reports. There
are six award categories: small, medium, and large surface
water, and small, medium, and large groundwater. Winning
this prestigious award at the county, District, state, or
regional level demonstrates your achievements and commitment
to your customers.
The U.S. EPA Region 4 recently announced the winners of the 2010
Consumer Confidence Report Excellence Awards. Two of the six
categories were won by Florida systems. Congratulations to the following
winners:
- Small Surface Water System - Boone-Florence Water
Commission; Burlington, Kentucky
- Small Ground Water System - Eglin Air Force
Base-Ranger Camp; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
- Medium Surface Water System - Longboat Key; Town of
Longboat Key, Florida
- Medium Ground Water System - Gallatin County Water
District; Sparta, Kentucky
- Large Surface Water System - Beaufort-Jasper Water
and Sewer Authority; Okaite, South Carolina
- Large Ground Water System - Daphne Utilities; Daphne,
Alabama
2012 State of Florida