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       \        UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                                      APR  2 6 2005
                                                                           OFFICE OF
                                                                            WATER
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Taking Stock of Your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small
             Drinking Water Systems
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FROM:      Stephen P. Heare, Director
             Drinking Water Protection Division

TO:         Interested Stakeholders

       I am writing to introduce the booklet entitled Taking Stock of Your Water System: A
Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small Drinking Water Systems. The Drinking Water Utilities
Team has produced this booklet as a capacity building resource for very small drinking water
systems. Our goal for this booklet is to help these systems understand the basics of conducting a
simple inventory of assets and to provide some general instruction in its application and use.

       This new document will be of value to very small drinking water systems (such as
manufactured housing communities and homeowners associations) and others working with
small systems. The booklet summarizes the importance of asset inventory and how conducting
the inventory is the first step in helping systems operate in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
The booklet explains the process of conducting an asset inventory and utilizes examples and
worksheets to instruct small drinking water systems through the various steps. I ask that you
help us ensure that the booklet reaches the systems who would most benefit from it.  We
welcome and encourage any feedback on this booklet to help us improve upon the quality and
effectiveness of this and future products.

       If you have any questions regarding this product, please feel free to call Jenny Bielanski
at (202) 564-3836. Additional copies of this product can be obtained from the Office of Water
Resource Center at 202-566-1729  or by calling the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-
4791. Please reference document number EPA 816-K-03-002 when requesting copies.
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