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2012 National Public Water Systems
Compliance Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 1
Introduction 5
Part 1. Summary of Compliance and Enforcement at Public Water Systems throughout the U.S.
(Including Those in Indian Country) 7
Part 2. Summary of Compliance, Enforcement, and Financial Assistance at Public Water
Systems in Indian Country 13
Part3. Conclusions and Recommendations 19
APPENDIX A
Glossary of Terms
APPENDIX B
Summaries of Primacy Agency Annual Compliance Reports
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2012 National Public Water Systems
Compliance Report
Executive Summary
The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is directed by the Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA) to annually report on public water system (PWS) compliance in the United States. To meet
this requirement, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) publishes the annual
National Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Report) summarizing the incidence of significant
violations, which include all health-based violations and a subset of other violations, as shown in Table
A-l. The Report for 2012 documents that, while the majority of the U.S. population served by PWSs
receives safe drinking water, many PWSs incurred significant violations of federal drinking water quality
standards. The number of PWSs with significant violations decreased from 37,631 in 2011 to 36,536 in
2012.
By the end of December 2012, there were 150,848 active1 PWSs in the U.S., serving over 320 million
consumers. Small PWSs2 comprise the vast majority of all these systems. Noncompliance occurs more
frequently at smaller PWSs because they often have fewer resources to operate and maintain compliance.
For this reason, EPA, states, and other organizations provide significant assistance and resources to small
PWSs to build their capacity to properly finance, operate, and maintain their drinking water systems.
Among other mechanisms to support small PWSs, EPA provides funds through the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund and the Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program for third-party technical
assistance providers, and maintains multiple, free online financial and technical web sites, tools and
resources.
Overall Compliance Is Improving
EPA tracks compliance at PWSs in different ways and for different purposes. For purposes of this report,
EPA tracks compliance in two ways: 1) the number of PWSs with significant violations3 reported to EPA
by primacy agencies each year (that is, any health-based violation or certain monitoring and reporting
violations where the facility fails to report water sampling results); and 2) the number of PWSs classified
as being priorities for enforcement (that is, they have serious, repeated or continuing violations that make
them a priority, as defined by the 2009 SDWA Enforcement Response Policy).
The number of PWSs with significant violations (i.e., health-based, certain monitoring and reporting, or
certain notification violations) reported to EPA each year decreased incrementally between 2008 and
2012. The most frequently reported violations continue to be monitoring and reporting violations. Failure
to monitor or report is serious because it means that regulators and consumers do not know whether
drinking water standards are being met.
1 For purposes of this report, active PWSs are defined as those PWSs that have operated for some period in the
calendar year. This would include PWSs that are only operating during part of the year, such as summer
campgrounds. Any system reported by its primacy agency to be permanently closed by December 31, 2012 is not
included in this report; neither are its violations. In other reportings, such as for the Government Performance and
Reports Act (GPRA), active PWSs are defined differently.
2 Small systems are defined in some contexts as serving 3,300 or fewer customers, and in others as serving 10,000 or
fewer. For purposes of this report, references to small systems always refer to those serving 3,300 or fewer. In other
EPA documents, small systems may be further categorized into very small systems as those serving 500 or fewer
customers.
3 Details concerning significant violations can be found in Appendix A in Table A-l.
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Beginning in 2010, EPA established a water system-based approach4 to addressing noncompliance with
federal requirements in accordance with the revised Enforcement Response Policy (ERP) issued on
December 8, 2009. This policy instituted a process for prioritizing systems for enforcement based on the
number and types of violations at each system. Using this approach, all violations at a priority system are
to be addressed through a consolidated response by the primacy agency. For more information on the
2009 ERP, see
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/civil/sdwa/drinking water erp 2009.pdf
The number of PWSs classified as priorities for enforcement at some time during the calendar year
decreased from 8,172 (5 percent of all systems) in 2011 to 6,352 (4 percent) in 2012. Primacy agencies
made progress in addressing a backlog of noncompliance through compliance assistance and enforcement
actions, while reporting those activities into the national data system.
Compliance and Enforcement at PWSs in the U.S., Including Indian Country5
Primacy agencies6 reported that approximately 24 percent of all PWSs in the U.S. had at least one
significant violation in 2012. This rate is slightly lower than the rates reported in previous years. The data
submitted by primacy agencies indicate that 6 percent of all PWSs in the U.S. serving approximately 23.7
million consumers had violations of health-based standards in 2012, while significant monitoring and
reporting violations were reported for about 15 percent of all PWSs. In 2012, EPA and primacy agencies
initiated 7,809 enforcement actions7 in response to drinking water violations at PWSs in their
jurisdictions. The enforcement actions counted in this report are a subset of all possible enforcement
actions, which include formal enforcement actions and other, more informal actions that may return a
system to compliance.
Compliance and Enforcement at PWSs in Indian Country
In 2012, 985 PWSs served almost 1.3 million consumers in Indian country. EPA and the Navajo Nation
reported that approximately 49 percent of all PWSs in Indian country had at least one significant violation
in 2012. The rate is higher than the violation rate of 42 percent reported in 2011. The Indian country data
indicate that 12 percent of PWSs in Indian country, serving approximately 243,723 consumers, had
violations of health-based standards in 2012, which is higher than the 11 percent reported last year. In
2012, significant monitoring and reporting violations were reported for 42 percent of PWSs in Indian
4 The previous approach prioritized systems for enforcement based on the violations under each regulation
separately. With the increased number of regulations developed over time the water system approach is more
efficient.
5 Indian Country means (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United
States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the
reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original
or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian
allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
6 Federal approval to implement the drinking water program is called primary enforcement authority, or "primacy."
The term "primacy agency" includes 54 states, commonwealths, and territories that have been approved to
implement the drinking water program within their jurisdictions. It also includes the Navajo Nation, which has
primacy for most, but not all, PWSs that are located on Navajo lands. When this report mentions PWSs in the
Navajo Nation, it refers to those PWSs for which the Navajo Nation exercises primacy. During calendar year 2012,
EPA directly implemented the drinking water program in Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and throughout all of
Indian country, except for those PWSs under Navajo Nation primacy. EPA is responsible for submitting violation
information into Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for the areas where the Agency directly
implements the program.
7 For purposes of this report, enforcement actions include a variety of administrative, civil and criminal actions, and
other actions that primacy agencies use to address violations.
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country, which is higher than the rate of 34 percent reported in 2011. The increase was mainly due to the
consistent application of the protocol implementing offices use to determine if a PWS has complied with
monitoring and reporting requirements. In 2012, EPA and the Navajo Nation took 46 enforcement actions
in Indian country.
The PWSs in Indian country consist mainly of smaller PWSs, many of which may face significant
financial and technical challenges in complying with National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
(NPDWRs). EPA devotes considerable financial and staff resources to improve compliance in Indian
country, as discussed in more detail in this report.
Source and Quality of Data Used for this Report
The data summarized in this report are stored in the Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal
Version (SDWIS/FED). PWSs are required to sample and test their water and report the results to the
agency with primacy for implementing the SDWA. The primacy agency reviews the test results and other
required reports and determines whether a violation has occurred. The primacy agency is required by EPA
to report all violations and enforcement data into SDWIS/FED; a finding of compliance is not required to
be reported to EPA.
EPA has evaluated state and regional programs' data quality by conducting data verification audits and
national data quality assessments, comparing primacy agencies' files and records with information in
SDWIS/FED to verify accuracy, completeness and whether appropriate compliance determinations are
made (that is, in accordance with federal regulations). These audits and assessments have shown that
violation data are substantially incomplete. EPA and primacy agencies are currently working together to
devise a modern data system that will be instrumental in improving data accuracy and completeness. EPA
is developing a methodology for evaluating the quality of the enforcement data and hopes to begin
deploying it in future years, as resources allow.
Recommendations
1. Continue to Improve Compliance Rates
States, territories, the Navajo Nation, and EPA should continue working together to return violating
PWSs to compliance as efficiently and effectively as possible. Pursuing the more holistic, systems-based
approach to addressing noncompliance is an important element of improving performance among PWSs.
EPA needs to aggressively push compliance in states that have large number of their public water systems
classified as enforcement priorities.
2. Improve Data Quality
Data quality improvement must remain a high priority for EPA and the primacy agencies. Primacy
agencies must provide complete and accurate data to the public and to EPA. Without high quality data
from primacy agencies, EPA cannot fulfill its responsibility to fully assess the state of compliance of the
nation's PWSs and to communicate to the public, Congress and other oversight bodies.
3. Continue to Implement the 2009 Enforcement Response Policy
Primacy agencies will continue to pursue enforcement actions against violating public water systems both
to expeditiously return violations to compliance and to deter future violations. EPA and primacy agencies
will continue to implement the ERP and provide training and support as needed.
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4. Continue to Develop Capacity at Smaller Public Water Systems
EPA will continue its efforts to support PWSs serving 10,000 or fewer consumers through the capacity
development program. Recognizing the challenges facing these drinking water systems, EPA provides
tools and assistance for capacity development, which refers to the technical, financial and managerial
capacity of a system to provide safe drinking water. The program also provides information about
treatment technology options for small systems.
5. Continue to Increase Transparency of Data
EPA believes that raising the public's awareness of the violations at PWSs will encourage PWSs to
improve their compliance. In addition to the information in this report, data on the numbers and types of
PWSs, populations served, source water, violations, enforcement actions and more are presented in
various other formats on EPA's public web site at the following URLs:
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/databases/drink/sdwisfed/howtoaccessdata.cfm
http: //www. epa.gov/enviro/
http://www.epa-otis.gov/echo/compliance report sdwa.html.
Readers should be aware that data in these reports and others using SDWIS data may differ somewhat,
depending on the specific queries and dates of information used to generate each report.
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2012 National Public Water Systems Compliance Report
Introduction
Purpose of Report
This annual National Public Water Systems Compliance Report summarizes and evaluates annual reports
submitted by primacy agencies regarding compliance at public water systems (PWSs) of all types and
sizes in the U.S. in calendar year 2012. The information in this report summarizes PWS noncompliance
with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) at the national and state levels and
does not provide information about specific water systems. This report is compiled annually as required
by Section 1414(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The report includes the following:
Part 1: Summary of Compliance and Enforcement at PWSs throughout the U.S (including those in
Indian Country)
Part 2: Summary of Compliance, Enforcement, and Financial Assistance at PWSs in Indian Country
Part 3: Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendices: Glossary of Terms and Summaries of Primacy Agency Reports
Scope of Report
This report discusses the incidence of significant violations, as defined by the SDWA and shown in Table
A-l, at PWSs that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2012, including:
All violations of health-based standards, including exceedances of Maximum Contaminant Levels
(MCLs), Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels (MRDLs) and violations of treatment technique
(TT) requirements;
Significant notification violations (i.e., complete failure to provide required notification); and
Significant monitoring and reporting violations (e.g., where a PWS did not take a sample or failed
to report results during a compliance period).
A PWS is a system that provides water for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service
connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year. EPA does not have
the authority to regulate private drinking water wells that do not meet the above criteria. Therefore, data
in this report are for PWSs only.
For purposes of this report, EPA defines small systems as those serving up to 3,300 customers. PWS size
is generally associated with a system's ability to maintain or return to compliance following a violation of
a NPDWR. In general, large PWSs have greater capacity to maintain compliance than small systems and
can return to compliance more quickly than small systems. This disparity is often the result of differences
in financial, administrative, and technical capacity between large and small systems. Small PWSs have a
smaller customer base to support purchase and installation of needed infrastructure and to operate and
maintain the system. Similarly, small PWSs may be unable or unwilling to charge consumers rates
sufficient to cover the true cost of collecting, treating, and distributing the water. Lack of funding may
cause small PWSs to delay needed capital improvements. Small PWSs (particularly non-community
water systems) are often overseen by part-time administrators who are not environmental professionals,
and the pay for the system operators may not be adequate to attract and keep someone with the necessary
training and skills. If there are violations, small PWSs may not have the technical capabilities to correct
the underlying problems. Because of the relationship between system size and the ability to achieve and
maintain compliance, some of the findings in this report are discussed in terms of system size.
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EPA's goal is to ensure that all citizens are provided with safe drinking water. The Enforcement Response
Policy (ERP) for the Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the SDWA issued on
December 8, 2009, reiterates that formal enforcement action should be taken when assistance or informal
enforcement action does not effectively return a PWS to compliance in a timely manner, regardless of the
size, type, owner, operator or location of the system. The ERP establishes a framework for prioritizing
PWSs for formal enforcement in order to ensure that those with the most severe violations are addressed.
Systems with the most serious violations or combination of frequent or persistent violations are
considered to be priorities for enforcement. When determining if a PWS is an enforcement priority, the
ERP considers all unresolved violations within the past five years. The ERP expects that all violations at a
PWS must be corrected or addressed, thus returning the PWS to compliance more quickly than was
previously done. This practice began in 2006 on an ad-hoc basis and triggered a decline in the number of
PWSs prioritized for enforcement. With the inclusion of this provision in the 2009 ERP, EPA expects this
decline to continue. Data for 2012 confirm this expectation.
Source and Quality of Data
This report is based on violation types shown in Table A-l (Appendix A) that occurred during calendar
year 2012. EPA acknowledges that the data summarized in this report are incomplete. The data are
housed in the Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal Version (SDWIS/FED). PWSs are
required to take samples and test their water and report the results to their primacy agencyusually the
state in which the system is located, or to EPA if the system is in Wyoming, the District of Columbia, or
Indian country where a tribe does not have primacy. The primacy agency reviews the test results and
other required reports and determines whether a violation has occurred. The primacy agency is required
by EPA to enter all violation and enforcement data into SDWIS/FED; a finding of compliance is not
required to be entered into SDWIS/FED.
EPA has evaluated state and EPA regional programs' data quality by conducting data verification audits
and national data quality assessments, comparing primacy agencies' files and records with information in
SDWIS/FED to verify accuracy, completeness and whether appropriate compliance determinations are
made (that is, in accordance with federal regulations). These audits and assessments have shown that
violation data are substantially incomplete. EPA and primacy agencies are currently working together to
devise a modern data system that will be instrumental in improving data accuracy and completeness.
EPA is developing a methodology for evaluating the quality of the enforcement data and hopes to begin
deploying it in future years, as resources allow.
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Part 1. Summary of Compliance and Enforcement at Public Water
Systems throughout the U.S. (Including Those in Indian Country)
Inventory of Public Water Systems by Size
The number of active PWSs8 operating in 2012 was 150,848, serving over 320 million consumers. The
proportion of small PWSs to the total number of PWSs remained consistent with previous years at 94
percent.
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Small PWSs comprise the vast majority of all PWSs, but they serve just 12 percent of all consumers. For
this report, EPA defines small PWSs as those serving 3,300 or fewer customers. For discussion purposes,
systems serving more than 3,300 customers (i.e., medium, large, and very large systems) are grouped
together throughout this report. Small PWSs include both community water systems (those systems that
serve the same individuals year-round), as well as non-community systems serving at least 25 people for
at least 60 days per year. PWSs can be divided into community and non-community water systems. Some
examples of non-community systems include offices, schools, hospitals, gas stations and parks with their
own water supply.
PWSs with Significant Violations of Any Type
In 2012, about 76 percent (114,492) of PWSs in the U.S., serving approximately 82 percent of the
population, had no significant violation of any type, as reported by primacy agencies9. Significant
violations include all violations of health-based standards, including exceedances of MCLs and MRDLs
and violations of TT rules; certain notification violations (i.e., complete failure to provide required
8 For purposes of this report, active PWSs are defined as those PWSs that have operated for some period in the
calendar year. This would include PWSs that are only operating during part of the year, such as summer
campgrounds. Any system reported by its primacy agency to be permanently closed by December 31, 2012 is not
included in this report; neither are its violations. In other reportings, such as for the Government Performance and
Reports Act (GPRA), active PWSs are defined differently.
9 All references to populations served throughout this report are approximate, because most receive drinking water
from more than one system (e.g., at home, at work, at parks or at commercial establishments, etc.). Therefore,
adding the number of consumers of all system types would result in a number greater than the entire U.S.
population.
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notification); and certain monitoring and reporting violations (failure to sample or to report results during
a compliance period). Significant violations were reported for 36,356 PWSs in 2012, representing about
24 percent of all active PWSs. This rate shows a slight decrease between 2008 and 2012.
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PWSs with Health-Based Violations
Based on data reported by primacy agencies, 94 percent of PWSs (142,182) had no reported violations of
health-based standards. Conversely, 6 percent of PWSs (8,666) did have reported health-based violations.
These PWSs with reported health-based violations served approximately 23.7 million consumers in 2012.
EPA's health-based standards are designed to protect human health by preventing the occurrence of
unsafe levels of contaminants in drinking water. Health-based standards include MCLs, MRDLs, and
TTs. An MCL is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. An MRDL is the
highest level of a disinfectant residual that is allowed in the drinking water. A TT is a required treatment
process (such as filtration or disinfection) intended to prevent the occurrence of or deactivate a
contaminant in drinking water. TTs are adopted where it is not economically or technologically feasible
to monitor the level of a contaminant, such as microbes, where even single organisms that occur
unpredictably or episodically can cause adverse health effects.
It is important to note that when a PWS violates a health-based standard, the consumers served by that
system may be at an increased risk of illness depending upon several factors, including the type and
concentration of the contaminant and the duration and the magnitude of the exceedance. PWSs that
exceed MCLs or MRDLs or fail to meet minimum TT requirements are required to notify their consumers
about the possibility of these increased health risks.
Public Water Systems with Significant Monitoring and Reporting Violations
If a system does not monitor the quality of its water, it is impossible for consumers and primacy agencies
to know whether the water being served is meeting health-based standards. For this reason, a system's
failure to monitor and report for an entire compliance period is a significant violation that must be
addressed and corrected. In 2012, primacy agencies reported significant monitoring and reporting
violations for about 15 percent of all PWSs (23,091). Approximately 56 percent of the 23,091 PWSs in
2012 had at least one violation of monitoring and reporting requirements of the Total Coliform Rule
(TCR). Unlike the other NPDWRs (except for nitrate/nitrite, which is similar to TCR), the TCR applies to
all PWSs with many PWSs monitoring multiple times per year, thus increasing the likelihood of the
primacy agency reporting a TCR violation.
Violations Reported Most Frequently
In 2012, primacy agencies reported 14,739 health-based violations at 8,666 PWSs as well as 77,554
significant monitoring and reporting violations at 23,091 PWSs. Monitoring and reporting (M/R)
violations for the Chemical Contaminant Group were the most frequent M/R violations, at 54 percent.
The higher frequency of M/R violations for the Chemical Contaminant Group is likely because a single
monitoring sample may be used for various inorganic and organic contaminants. Compliance with many
organic and inorganic standards is determined on the basis of a sample being analyzed for multiple
contaminants, with one missed sample resulting in M/R violations for each of those contaminant
standards.
The following graph shows the rates at which significant violations were reported to have occurred in
2012, by rule. The rules or rule categories in the graph include:
Chem ~ Chemical Contaminant Group. This category includes rules for synthetic organic, volatile
organic, inorganic (except for lead and copper), and radioactive contaminants.
TCR - Total Coliform Rule
LCR ~ Lead and Copper Rule
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SWR (Surface Water Rules) ~ This category includes the long-term 1 enhanced surface water
treatment rule (LT1ESWTR), long-term 2 enhanced surface water treatment rule (LT2ESWTR),
surface water treatment rule (SWTR), interim enhanced surface water rule (IESWTR) and filter
backwash recycling rule (FBRR).
DBPR ~ Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproduct Rule
GWR - Ground Water Rule.
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As context for the total number of violations occurring in a year, it is important to note that PWSs are
subject to numerous rules and standards, depending on their size, type, and source of water. A large
system may be required to sample as many as 480 times in one month under the TCR, with the potential
for 5,760 health-based violations in a year for that rule at that one system. A small PWS may be required
to sample just once a month under the same rule. Similarly, failure to take one required sample that is
used to test for multiple contaminants results in separate monitoring and reporting violations for each
contaminant tested for in the sample.
PWSs with Violations of Variances or Exemptions
Under federal law, EPA and primacy agencies can grant variances or exemptions to PWSs in limited
circumstances allowing them to install alternative technology or giving them more time to meet a
standard if public health is adequately protected in the interim. Five violations of variances or
exemptions were reported by primacy agencies during 2012.
Primacy Agencies and EPA Response to Violations
Assistance
State primacy agencies and EPA engage in a variety of compliance, financial and technical assistance
activities to help PWSs remain in and/or return to compliance. These activities are often general and
ongoing, while others are targeted to specific systems or NPDWRs. Examples include:
Conducting on-site visits and sanitary surveys at PWSs (e.g., an on-site review of the water sources,
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facilities, equipment, operations, and maintenance to evaluate their adequacy in producing and
distributing safe drinking water); sanitary surveys are required to be conducted at community water
systems every three years and at non-community water systems every five years.
Helping PWSs identify and implement preventive measures;
Providing financial assistance for system improvements through the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund;
Reviewing water system plans and specifications;
Conducting training sessions;
Holding public information meetings;
Lending specialized monitoring equipment, such as handheld equipment; and
Publishing information and providing training events and other educational opportunities.
PWSs often return to compliance on their own without assistance or other primacy agency response.
Informal Enforcement
When a drinking water violation is identified and a PWS does not resolve its violation on its own, or
compliance assistance does not return the violating system to compliance, EPA program implementation
guidelines direct the primacy agency to initiate an enforcement response. Generally, the primacy
agency's first response to violations are informal actions such as field visits, reminder letters, telephone
calls, warning letters, and notices of violation.
Formal Enforcement
If a violation continues or recurs, the primacy agency must initiate a formal enforcement response that
requires the violating PWS to return to compliance under an enforceable timetable. Formal enforcement
responses include citations, administrative orders with or without penalties, civil referrals to state or
Navajo Nation attorneys general, or the U.S. Department of Justice, filing criminal charges, and other
sanctions. The timetable establishes when a PWS must have taken all corrective actions needed to return
to compliance. This may be years, particularly when new construction and/or equipment are needed to
return a PWS to compliance. If there is a risk to public health, EPA and those entities with primacy,
including the Navajo Nation, can issue emergency orders that require the PWS to immediately take action
to protect public health and return the system to compliance.
Prioritization of Systems for Enforcement
In 2010, EPA and primacy agencies began implementing a revised ERP, which changed the prioritization
process to one that is more protective of public health. The policy lays out expectations for timely and
appropriate enforcement response. All unresolved violations not already under formal enforcement at
each PWS are considered in the prioritization process. PWSs are then ranked according to the seriousness
of their violations, with acute health-based violations weighted most heavily. This ranking allows
primacy agencies to distinguish the systems with the most serious noncompliance and to allocate
enforcement resources accordingly. More detail about the prioritization and expectations for primacy
agencies can be found in the ERP on EPA's web site at
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/civil/sdwa/drinking water erp 2009.pdf
A decrease in the number of PWSs classified as priorities for enforcement was seen from 2011 (8,172) to
2012 (6,352). About 4 percent of all PWSs were enforcement priorities at least once during 2012. This is
down from 5 percent of all PWSs in 2011. Approximately 2-3 percent of all PWSs were enforcement
priorities in any given quarter, as primacy agencies implemented the ERP.
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In 2012, EPA and primacy agencies initiated 7,809 enforcement actions10 in response to drinking water
violations at PWSs in their jurisdictions. The enforcement actions counted in this report are a subset of
all possible enforcement actions, which include some formal enforcement actions and other actions that
may return a system to compliance. Generally, the primacy agency's first response to violations are
informal actions such as reminder letters, warning letters, notices of violation, field visits, and telephone
calls. In 2012, primacy agencies initiated 96,081 informal enforcement actions. The vast majority of these
actions were taken by primacy states. EPA has primacy in Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and in
Indian country, except for the Navajo Nation. EPA's actions were primarily in these areas where it has
primacy. EPA also initiates enforcement action in primacy states, often at a state's invitation.
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PWS to compliance.
It is important to note that the number of enforcement actions in a year does not necessarily correlate with
the violations that are reported in the same year. Most violations are resolved without the need for
enforcement action of any kind. Many enforcement actions are initiated against violations that occurred
in a previous year. One enforcement action may address numerous violations at the same system. It is
also important to note that it may take several years for a system to return to full compliance once an
enforcement action is initiated, such as when new treatment technology must be financed, procured,
installed and brought online.
1 ° For purposes of this report, enforcement actions include a variety of administrative, civil and criminal actions, and
other actions that primacy agencies use to address violations.
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Part 2. Summary of Compliance, Enforcement, and Financial
Assistance at Public Water Systems in Indian Country
Implementation of SDWA in Indian Country
This section of the report provides information for PWSs in Indian country where EPA has primacy and
most PWSs in the Navajo Nation.11 The data exclude PWSs in the Navajo Nation that are not under
Navajo Primacy and PWSs in Alaskan Native Villages. The state of Alaska is the primacy agency with
oversight of PWSs for Alaska Native Villages. The data also exclude eighteen PWSs serving Native
Americans that are located in Oklahoma, as EPA is reviewing the designation of the land in which they
are located. Information on these facilities is incorporated in the state reports for Alaska and Oklahoma.12
Inventory of PWSs by Size in Indian Country
In 2012, 985 PWSs served almost 1.3 million consumers in Indian country. Small PWSs comprised 91
percent of all PWSs in Indian country serving approximately 41 percent of the people who received water
from PWSs. This is in contrast to the U.S. as a whole where small PWSs comprise 94 percent of all
PWSs and serve approximately 12 percent of all consumers. The percentage of small PWSs in Indian
country with violations is greater than the percentage of small PWSs outside of Indian country with
violations.
PWSs in Indian Country
by Size in 2012
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Total Population Served = 1,293,523
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PWSs with Significant Violations of Any Type in Indian Country
In 2012, EPA and the Navajo Nation reported that 51 percent or 503 of the 985 PWSs in Indian country
for which they have primacy, serving approximately 739,653 consumers, had no significant violation of
any type. Conversely, 49 percent of PWSs had at least one significant violation reported, more than twice
the rate outside of Indian country (24 percent). The rate has been declining over the period for which
trends were calculated. Fluctuation from one year to the next occurs due to the large number of systems
and potential violations. In addition, fluctuation may be due to the cyclical nature of the chemical
11 Federally-recognized Indian tribes may apply for primacy to administer the drinking water program provided they
meet the requirements of Sections 1413 and 1451 of the SDWA. Only the Navajo Nation had sought and received
primacy for most PWSs on the Navajo Reservation. EPA administers the drinking water program in the rest of
Indian country.
12 Alaska and Oklahoma do not separate tribal information from non-tribal information in their state reports.
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contaminant group monitoring requirements, which are on a three to nine-year schedule. The chemical
contaminant group consists of over seventy contaminants. To reduce the complexity of monitoring, EPA
developed the standardized monitoring framework outlining monitoring schedules covering three to nine
year periods. While the general decline in this rate since 2008 is important, EPA considers this percentage
of significant violations to be too high and that further actions are necessary to improve noncompliance.
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NPDWR because some systems violated multiple NPDWRs.
PWSs with Health-Based Violations in Indian Country
In Indian country 12 percent of PWSs (121 systems) had health-based violations in 2012. These PWSs
served 19 percent (243,723) of consumers in 2012.
PWSs with Significant Monitoring and Reporting Violations in Indian Country
If a PWS does not monitor the quality of its water, it is impossible to know if drinking water standards are
being met. For this reason, a significant failure to monitor and report is a major violation that must be
addressed and corrected. Overall, the most frequently reported violations are significant monitoring and
reporting violations, both inside Indian country and outside. In 2012, 42 percent of PWSs (418 systems)
in Indian country had significant monitoring and reporting violations, which is 8 percent higher and 85
more systems than the rate of 34 percent reported in 2011. This increase followed a review of how
implementing offices apply the protocols used to determine if a PWS has complied with monitoring and
reporting requirements. More consistent application of these protocols in 2012 resulted in more systems
being found in violation of significant monitoring and reporting requirements in that year than in 2011.
Violations Reported Most Frequently in Indian Country
The most frequently reported contaminant-related violation among all PWSs in Indian country was
monitoring and reporting under the Chemical Contaminant Group (63 percent). Exceedances of the MCL
for the Chemical Contaminant Group were the most frequently reported health-based violations, making
up 45 percent of all health-based violations.
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Significant Contaminant-Related Violations in
Indian Country- 2012
Number of Health-based Violations = 262
Number of Monitoring and Reporting Violations = 2,217
70% 63%
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Health-based Monitoring and Reporting
PWSs with Violations of Variances or Exemptions in Indian Country
No violations of variances or exemptions were reported by the primacy agencies for Indian country
during 2012.
EPA Response to Violations in Indian Country
In 2012, EPA devoted significant financial and staff resources to improve compliance in Indian country.
The PWSs in Indian country consist mainly of smaller PWSs that face significant financial and technical
challenges in complying with NPDWRs.
Assistance for PWSs in Indian Country
EPA engages in a variety of compliance, financial and technical assistance activities to help PWSs for
which they have primacy remain in and/or return to compliance. These activities are often generic and
ongoing, while others are targeted to specific PWSs. Examples include:
Conducting on-site visits and sanitary surveys at PWSs (e.g., an on-site review of the water sources,
facilities, equipment, operations, and maintenance to evaluate their adequacy in producing and
distributing safe drinking water); sanitary surveys are required to be conducted at community water
systems every three years and at non-community water systems every five years.
Helping PWSs identify and implement preventive measures;
Providing financial assistance for system improvements through the Drinking Water Infrastructure
Tribal Set-Aside program;
Conducting training sessions;
Holding public information meetings;
Lending specialized monitoring equipment, such as handheld equipment; and
Publishing information and providing training events and other educational opportunities.
In many cases, EPA coordinates its assistance with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Service's Indian Health Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural
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Utilities Service, and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Reclamation. In addition, EPA works with non-governmental organizations and inter-tribal consortia,
including the Native American Water Association, the National Rural Water Association, and the Rural
Community Assistance Partnership to ensure compliance at PWSs in Indian country.
PWSs often return to compliance on their own without assistance or other EPA and non-EPA responses.
Informal Enforcement for Violations in Indian Country
When a drinking water violation is identified and a PWS does not resolve its violation on its own, or
compliance assistance does not return the violating system to compliance, EPA's program
implementation guidelines direct the primacy agency to initiate an enforcement response. Generally,
EPA or the Navajo Nation's first response to violations are informal actions such as field visits, reminder
letters, telephone calls, warning letters, and notices of violation. If a PWS is owned or operated by a tribal
government, EPA's enforcement response is guided both by the SDWA and program implementation
guidance and the "EPA Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian
Reservations" and the "Guidance on the Enforcement Principles Outlined in the 1984 Indian Policy"
(EPA Enforcement Principles). For more information, see http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/transmittal-final-
guidance-enforcement-principles-outlined-1984-indian-policv-january-17 and http://www.epa.gov/tp/pdf/indian-
policv-84.pdf.
Formal Enforcement for Violations in Indian Country
If a violation continues or recurs, the primacy agency must initiate a formal enforcement response that
requires the violating PWS to return to compliance under an enforceable timetable. Formal enforcement
responses include citations, administrative orders with or without penalties, civil referrals to state or
Navajo Nation attorneys general, or to the U.S. Department of Justice, filing criminal charges, and other
sanctions. The timetable establishes when a PWS must have taken all corrective actions needed to return
to compliance. This may be years, particularly when new construction and/or equipment are needed to
return a PWS to compliance. If there is risk to public health, EPA can issue emergency orders that
require the PWS to immediately take action to protect public health and return the system to compliance.
In 2012, EPA and the Navajo Nation took 46 enforcement actions in Indian country.
Prioritization of PWSs in Indian Country for Enforcement13
Beginning in 2010, EPA and the Navajo Nation began implementing the revised ERP in Indian country,
which changed the prioritization process to one that is more protective of public health. The policy also
lays out expectations for timely and appropriate enforcement response. All unresolved violations at each
PWS are considered in the prioritization process. Acute health-based violations are weighted most
heavily in the prioritization. All PWSs are ranked according to the severity of their unresolved violations.
This ranking allows primacy agencies to distinguish the PWSs with the most serious noncompliance and
to allocate enforcement resources accordingly. The ERP can be found on EPA's web site at
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/civil/sdwa/drinking water erp 2009.pdf
The ERP is applied to all PWSs in the U.S. and its territories. If a PWS is owned or operated by a tribal
government, EPA's informal and formal enforcement responses are guided both by the SDWA and
program implementation guidance and the "EPA Policy for the Administration of Environmental
13 Enforcement actions counted in this report include a variety of administrative, civil and criminal actions, and other
actions that primacy agencies use to address violations.
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Programs on Indian Reservations" and the "Guidance on the Enforcement Principles Outlined in the 1984
Indian Policy."
About 14 percent (139 PWSs) of all PWSs in Indian country were priorities for enforcement at least once
during 2012. This is down from 19 percent (185 PWSs) in 2011. Approximately four to ten percent of all
systems in Indian country were priorities for enforcement in any given quarter. These rates are more than
twice of those at PWSs in the U.S. as a whole.
It is important to note that the number of enforcement actions in a year does not necessarily correlate with
the violations that are reported in the same year. Most violations are resolved without the need for
enforcement action of any kind. Many enforcement actions are initiated against violations that occurred
in a previous year. One enforcement action may address numerous violations at the same PWS. It is
also important to note that it may take several years for PWSs to return to full compliance once
enforcement actions are initiated, such as when new treatment technologies must be financed, procured,
installed and brought online.
Financial Assistance for PWSs in Indian Country
EPA provides financial assistance to tribes to help build water system infrastructure and improve
compliance with SDWA requirements.
From the national PWSS program's allotment for FY2012, EPA set aside $6,779,000 for activities in
Indian country. These funds are available to support tribes that have received primacy (currently only the
Navajo Nation), assist tribes with the development of primacy programs and individual components of
PWSS programs, and support direct implementation activities in Indian country where EPA is the
primacy agency. These funds are used for activities such as:
Providing technical assistance to owners and operators of water systems;
Maintaining compliance data systems;
Compiling and analyzing compliance information;
Responding to violations; and
Conducting sanitary surveys.
EPA distributes funds to improve the infrastructure of PWSs to achieve compliance. Each year, two
percent of the appropriation for the national Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program is set aside
for American Indian communities and Alaska Native Villages. The FY 2012 set-aside amounted to
$18,358,000. These funds are used forthe following:
Distribution and transmission system improvements;
Community water system extensions;
Storage facilities;
Treatment improvements; and
Construction of new pump houses.
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Part 3. Conclusions and Recommendations
Compliance and Enforcement at U.S. Public Water Systems
The data reported by primacy agencies indicate that 76 percent of PWSs in the U.S. had no significant
violation of any type. Conversely, 24 percent of PWSs did have at least one significant violation. That
rate was slightly less than 25 percent of PWSs in 2011.
The data reported by primacy agencies indicate that 6 percent of PWSs, serving about 23.7 million
consumers, had violations of health-based standards in 2012. EPA believes that these rates are too high
and that additional efforts are necessary to improve compliance.
In 2012, about 23,091, or 15 percent, of all PWSs had significant monitoring and reporting violations.
This rate did not change from 2011. Failure to monitor and report prevents systems and consumers from
knowing whether drinking water standards are being met.
There was a decrease in the percentage of PWSs that were classified as priority systems for enforcement
under the SDWA ERP from five percent in 2011 to four percent in 2012.
Compliance and Enforcement at Public Water Systems in Indian Country
In 2012, primacy agencies reported that 49 percent of PWSs (482 systems) in Indian country had a
significant violation of some type. This rate has generally been declining since 2008, ranging from 63-42
percent.
EPA regions and Navajo Nations reported that 12percent of the PWSs in Indian country had health-based
violations and 42 percent had significant monitoring and reporting violations in 2012. This is of concern
because if a system does not monitor and report on the quality of its water, it is impossible to know if
health-based standards are being met. EPA is working to address these rates through effectively
implementing the 2009 ERP and OECA's Guidance on the Enforcement Principles Outlined in the 1984
Indian Policy. Consultation with tribes, civil inspections and enforcement activity are aimed to ensure the
same degree of protection of human health and environmental protection in Indian country as elsewhere
in the U.S. About 14 percent of all PWSs in Indian country were enforcement priorities at least once
during 2012. Approximately four to ten percent of all systems in Indian country were enforcement
priorities in any given quarter.
Conclusions
The rate at which significant violations occur, according to data provided by primacy agencies, have
shown a decrease from 2011 and generally over the five years for which trends were calculated. Since
implementing the ERP in 2010, the number of PWSs classified as enforcement priorities decreased from
nine percent to four percent of all PWSs. This decrease reflects efforts on the part of EPA and states to
provide assistance and other informal means to prevent noncompliance, address data quality issues,
address violations in a timely manner, and return violating PWSs to compliance as expeditiously as
possible. Nevertheless, EPA believes that violation rates are still too high and that additional efforts are
necessary to improve compliance.
EPA recognizes that there are higher rates of significant noncompliance in drinking water systems in
Indian country than those outside of Indian country. EPA is increasing its efforts to prevent and address
noncompliance in Indian country in an effort to reduce the disparity.
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Compliance statistics are based on violations reported by primacy agencies to SDWIS/FED. EPA is
aware of inaccuracies and underreporting of some data in this system. EPA is working with primacy
agencies and internally to improve the quality of the data.
Recommendations
1. Continue to Improve Compliance
States, territories, Navajo Nation, and EPA should continue working together and with the regulated
entities to return violating systems to compliance, as efficiently and effectively as possible. Pursuing the
more holistic, systems-based approach to addressing noncompliance in all primacy agencies is an
important element of improving performance among PWSs. EPA will aggressively push compliance in
states that have a high number of priority systems to address those systems.
2. Improve Data Quality
Data completeness and accuracy must remain a high priority for EPA and the primacy agencies. Without
high quality data from primacy agencies, EPA cannot fulfill its responsibility to fully assess the state of
compliance of the nation's PWSs and to communicate to the public, Congress and other oversight bodies.
Some of the next steps EPA, states, and the drinking water stakeholders have agreed to undertake include:
Providing online error reporting on EPA's ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online,
http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/) web site containing data on PWS compliance;
Encouraging states to issue regular reminders to water systems of their compliance monitoring
schedules;
Negotiating grant conditions with several states to encourage them to follow quality assurance/quality
control plans for drinking water violation data reported to EPA and address the differences in
interpretation of the regulation; and
Working with all states to implement the EPA Order CIO 2105.0 dealing with requirements for
quality management systems.
3. Continue to Implement the 2009 Enforcement Response Policy
Primacy agencies will continue to pursue enforcement actions against violating PWSs - including those in
Indian country - both to expeditiously return systems to compliance and to deter future violations. EPA
and primacy agencies will continue to implement the 2009 ERP, which has already decreased the number
of PWSs in significant noncompliance.
EPA will continue to work with primacy agencies as they implement the ERP by providing training and
support as needed.
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4. Continue to Develop Capacity at Smaller Public Water Systems
EPA will continue its efforts to support PWSs serving 10,000 or fewer consumers through the capacity
development program and other sustainability efforts. Recognizing the challenges facing these drinking
water systems, EPA provides tools and assistance to develop system capacity (the technical, financial and
managerial capacity of a system to provide safe drinking water). The program also provides information
about treatment technology options for small systems. EPA's capacity development efforts include:
Numerous assistance activities, such as on-site visits and the distribution of easy-to-read guides and
checklists.
The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN) web site, a source of free
information on current and developing SDWA requirements (as well as technical assistance, peer
counseling, and financial guidance). LGEAN can be accessed on the internet at www.lgean.org or by
calling toll-free 1-877-TO-LGEAN (865-4326).
The Financing for Environmental Compliance web site providing financial and technical assistance
resources to help communities create a plan to finance environmental capital assets. The web site can
be accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/financing/steps.
Tools and resources assisting small PWSs with implementing drinking water regulations and
managing their PWSs while providing adequate public health protection can be accessed at
http://water.epa.gov/type/drink/pws/smallsystems/index.cfm.
Additional tools and resources to support system sustainability can be accessed at
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/index.cfm.
5. Continue to Increase Transparency of Data
EPA believes that raising the public's awareness of the violations at PWSs will encourage PWSs to
improve their compliance. In addition to the information in this report, data on the numbers and types of
PWSs, populations served, source water, violations, enforcement actions and more are presented in
various other formats on EPA's public web site at the following URLs:
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/databases/drink/sdwisfed/howtoaccessdata.cfm
http: //www. epa.gov/enviro/
http://www.epa-otis.gov/echo/compliance_report_sdwa.html.
Readers should be aware that data in these reports and others using SDWIS/FED data may differ
somewhat, depending on the specific queries used to generate each report.
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Appendix A
Glossary of Terms
Administrative Order
Formal enforcement actions issued by EPA or a state requiring action to address noncompliance at a
public water system, usually by means of a compliance schedule with enforceable milestone dates.
Chemical Rules
Refers collectively to regulations that protect the public from unsafe levels of organic chemicals,
inorganic chemicals (including lead and copper), and radioactivity in drinking water.
Community Water System
A PWS that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least
25 year-round residents (e.g., homes, apartments and condominiums that are occupied year-round as
primary residences).
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule
Requires community water systems to prepare and provide to their consumers annual consumer
confidence reports on the quality of the water delivered by the systems.
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR)
Applies to community water systems and nontransient non-community systems, including those serving
fewer than 10,000 consumers, that add a disinfectant to the drinking water during any part of the
treatment process. The Stage 1 DBPR specifically addresses risks associated with disinfectants and
disinfection byproducts. This rule was published concurrently with the Interim Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule (IESWTR), which addresses control of microbial pathogens. The Stage 2 DBPR
strengthens public health protection for customers of systems that deliver disinfected water by requiring
such systems to meet maximum contaminant levels as an average at each compliance monitoring location
(instead of as a system-wide average as in previous rules) for two groups of DBFs: total trihalomethanes
(TTHM) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5).
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
A Web tool developed and maintained by EPA's OECA for public use. The ECHO Web site provides
compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 regulated facilities nationwide.
Enforcement Response Policy (ERP)
On December 8, 2009, EPA issued the Public Water System Supervision Program Enforcement Response
Policy (ERP), which establishes a water system-based approach to defining, prioritizing, and addressing
noncompliance with federal requirements. The ERP can be found on EPA's web site at
http://www.epa.gov/enforcement/water/documents/policies/drinking water erp 2009.pdf.
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe
An Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, community, or Alaska Native Village that the Secretary of the
Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List
Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. Section 479a. Maintained by the Department of the Interior. The list of federally-
recognized tribes is updated periodically and published in the Federal Register. The latest list of federally-
recognized Indian tribes is available at 75 Federal Register (FR) 60810 (October 1, 2010).
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Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR)
The FBRR requires PWSs that recycle to return specific recycle flows through all processes of the
system's existing conventional or direct filtration systems or at an alternative location approved by the
state.
Ground Water Rule (GWR)
The GWR establishes a risk-targeted approach to identify Ground Water Systems (GWSs) susceptible to
fecal contamination and requires corrective action to correct significant deficiencies and source water
fecal contamination in public GWSs.
Haloacetic Acids (HAAS)
Widely occurring class of disinfection byproducts formed during disinfection with chlorine and
chloramine. HAAS includes monochloro-, dichloro-, trichloro-, monobromo-, and dibromo-haloacetic
acids.
Health-based Violation
A violation of either a Maximum Contaminant Level, Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level, or a
Treatment Technique requirement.
Indian Country
Indian Country means a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the
United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way
running through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United
States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or
without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been
extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR)
Applies to PWSs using surface water, or ground water under the direct influence of surface water, that
serve more than 10,000 persons. The rule also includes provisions for states to conduct sanitary surveys
for surface water PWSs regardless of system size.
Large System
Large systems are those public water systems that serve more than 10,000 people. For purposes of this
report, medium systems, which serve 3,301 to 10,000 people, are included in the discussions of large
systems.
Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)
Requires a PWS to take steps to minimize the risk of exposure to lead and copper in drinking water by
monitoring for these contaminants, installing corrosion control where required, and, where necessary,
educating the public about ways to reduce exposure. A system may also be required to treat its source
water or replace lead service lines.
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR)
Strengthens control of microbial contaminants, particularly Cryptosporidium, for systems serving fewer
than 10,000 consumers. It is the smaller system counterpart of the IESWTR.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR)
Targets additional Cryptosporidium treatment requirements to higher risk systems.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
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The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water delivered to any user of a public water system.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL)
The maximum permissible level of a residual disinfectant in water delivered to any user of a public water
system.
Medium System
Medium systems are those public water systems that serve 3,301 to 10,000 people. For purposes of this
report, medium systems are included in the discussions of large systems.
Monitoring and Reporting Violation
Refers to either a violation of a monitoring and reporting schedule or a violation of contaminant-specific
minimum testing schedules and operational reporting requirements. Those monitoring and reporting
violations considered "significant" for the purposes of the state and national PWS compliance reports are
described below in Table A-l.
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs)
Legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. Primary standards protect public health
by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water.
Non-transient Non-community Water System
A non-community PWS that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year. A
typical example of a non-transient non-community water system is a school or an office building that has
its own water source, such as a drinking water well.
Primacy
The SDWA requires EPA, states, and tribes to work as partners to ensure delivery of safe drinking water
to the public. Any state or Indian Tribe can request responsibility for operation and oversight of the
drinking water program within its borders. In order to receive this responsibility (called "primary
enforcement authority" or "primacy"), a state or Tribe must show that, among other things, it has adopted
drinking water regulations that are at least as stringent as federal regulations, and demonstrated its
capacity both to enforce those regulations and to implement other activities necessary to ensure
compliance.
In the absence of state or Tribal primacy, EPA assumes responsibility for administering the drinking
water program for that area. Of the 56 eligible States (defined to include Commonwealths, Territories,
and the District of Columbia), all but Wyoming and the District of Columbia have primacy. During
calendar year 2012, the EPA Regional Offices administered the drinking water program within these two
jurisdictions and on all Tribal lands, except for the Navajo Nation.
Public Notice (PN) Rule
The PN Rule requires all PWSs to notify their consumers any time a PWS violated a national primary
drinking water regulation or has a situation posing a risk to public health. Notices must be provided to
persons served (not just billing consumers).
Public Water System (PWS)
A system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other
constructed conveyances, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at least 25
individuals at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system can be either a community water
system, a non-transient non-community water system, or a transient non-community water system.
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Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program
A program authorized by SDWA that supervises implementation of the SDWA regulatory requirements
and thereby helps ensure that the public receives safe and adequate supplies of drinking water.
Radionuclides
Radioactive particles, such as radium-226, radium-228, gross alpha, and beta particle/photon
radioactivity, can occur naturally in water or may result from human activity. EPA has established MCLs
for uranium, beta/photon emitters, alpha emitters, and combined radium 226/228.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
The main federal law that ensures the quality of Americans' drinking water. Under the SDWA, EPA sets
standards for drinking water quality and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement
those standards.
Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal (SDWIS/FED)
The federal database that contains information submitted by states, EPA regions, and public water
systems in conformance with reporting requirements established by the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) and related regulations and guidance.
Significant Noncompliance
Violating PWSs identified as those that are the highest priority for enforcement. All unresolved
violations not already under formal enforcement at each system are considered in the prioritization
process. Acute health-based violations are weighted most heavily in the prioritization with minor
violations weighted least.
Significant Violations
Significant violations include all violations of health-based standards, including exceedances of
Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL), and violations
of treatment technique rules; certain notification violations (i.e., complete failure to provide required
notification); and major monitoring and reporting violations (failure to sample or to report results during a
compliance period).
Small PWSs
Small systems, for purposes of this report, are those that serve no more than 3,300 consumers.
Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR)
The Surface Water Treatment Rule requires a public water system served by surface water or by ground
water under the influence of surface water to take steps (such as disinfection, filtration followed by
disinfection, or watershed control) to reduce potential exposure to microbiological contamination.
Total Coliform Rule (TCR)
The Total Coliform Rule establishes limits on coliform bacteria in water distribution systems. Although
coliform bacteria, which are found in decaying organic material and in the intestinal tract of humans and
animals, are usually not harmful to human health, their presence may indicate the presence of other, more
dangerous microbial contamination.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Widely occurring class of disinfection byproducts formed during disinfection with chlorine and
chloramine. TTHM includes chloroform, bromoform, bromodichloromethane, and
dibromochloromethane.
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Transient Non-community Water System
A non-community water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six
months per year (Note - see 40 CFR 141.2). A typical example is a campground or a highway rest stop
that has its own water source, such as a drinking water well.
Treatment Technique (TT)
In cases where EPA has determined it is not technically or economically feasible to establish an MCL, the
Agency can instead specify a treatment technique. These are treatment methods required by EPA to
minimize the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Variances and Exemptions
A public water system that cannot comply with a drinking water standard because of poor source water
quality, or, in the case of small PWSs, inadequate financial resources, can be granted a variance to
comply with less stringent, but still protective standards based on a specific EPA-approved technology
available to the system. An exemption allows a PWS with compelling circumstances (including
economic considerations) additional time to achieve compliance with applicable SDWA requirements, so
long as public health is adequately protected.
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TABLE A-l: SIGNIFICANT MONITORING AND REPORTING VIOLATIONS FOR
ANNUAL STATE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM REPORTS
Rule
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water
Treatment Rule
Interim Enhanced
Surface Water
Treatment Rule/
Long Term 1
Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment
Rule
Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment
Lead and
Copper Rule
Stage 1 and Stage 2
Disinfectant and
Disinfection
Byproducts
Ground Water Rule
c Phase I, II, HB
, and V Rules
Q
Radionuclides
m
Violation Type
Major routine
Major repeat
Major (filtered)
Major (unfiltered)
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major
N/A
Major
Major
Initial lead and
copper tap
Follow-up or routine
lead and copper tap
Regular monitoring
Monitoring
Regular monitoring
Regular monitoring
Description
No samples collected during a compliance period.
No follow-up samples collected after a positive total coliform
sample or no speciation.
Collected less than 90 percent of samples required during a
compliance period.
Collected less than 90 percent of samples required during a
compliance period.
Failure to produce and/or report to state individual filter profile
within 7 days of exceedance (>0.5 NTU in 2 consecutive
measurements taken 1 5 minutes apart).
Failure to produce and/or report to state individual filter profile
within 7 days of exceedance (>1.0 NTU in 2 consecutive
measurements taken 1 5 minutes apart).
Failure to conduct and/or report to state a self-assessment of an
individual filter within 14 days of exceedance (>1.0 NTU in 2
consecutive measurements taken 1 5 minutes apart in each of 3
consecutive months).
Failure to have a CPE conducted by state or third party no latei
than 30 days after exceedance (>2.0 NTU in 2 consecutive
measurements taken 1 5 minutes apart in 2 consecutive months)
and have the CPE completed and submitted to the state no latei
than 90 days following the exceedance.
Failure to collect and report at least 90 percent of requirec
samples.
Failure to report that the system has conducted all individua
filter monitoring to the state within 1 0 days after the end of each
month.
Failure to report that the system has exceeded 1.0 NTU (01
maximum set by state) in representative samples by end of next
business day.
Failure to maintain the results of individual filter monitoring foi
at least 3 years.
Failure to conduct source water monitoring
Failure to submit bin determination
Either failed to collect the initial tap samples, and then failed to
correct that omission within a) 3 months for large systems, b) 6
months for medium systems or c) 12 months for small systems;
or failed to submit the associated report.
Failure to collect 1 or more required samples.
Failure to collect any required samples2.
Monitoring of Treatment (unfiltered/GWR)
"allure to collect any required samples2.
Failure to collect any required samples2.
SDWIS
Violation
Code1
23
25
36
31
29
38
9
32
33
51
52
27, 30, 35
31
03,04
03,04
SDWIS
Contaminant
Code
3100
3100
200
200
300
5000
5000
By contaminant
By contaminant
4000,4100,
4010,4006,
4101,4102,4174
1 EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS/FED) makes no distinction between the sampling violations and the reporting violations associated
with a sample collection requirement. Both violations are reported under the same violation code.
2. Failure to collect "any required samples" means none of the required samples were collected.
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TABLE A-2: SUMMARY OF DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS DURING 2012
^^^^^^B
Contaminant/Rule
Organic Contaminants
Total Trihalomethanes
Contaminants (TTHM)
Inorganic Contaminants
(lOCs)
Nitrate and Nitrite
Contaminants
Radionuclide Contaminants
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment
Lead and Copper Rule
Interim Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule
Long Term 1 and 2 Enhanced
Surface Water Treatment
Rules
Stage 1 and Stage 2
Disinfectant/Disinfection
Byproduct Rules
Filter Backwash Recycling
Rule
Ground Water Rule
Public Notification
Consumer Confidence Rule
Applicability of Regulations
Community Water Systems
All
All PWSs, using surface water or
ground water under the direct
influence of surface water
(GWUDI), which disinfect their
water (a.k.a. Subpart H systems)
All
All
All
All
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI
All
For sanitary surveys all PWSs
using surface water or GWUDI;
for other requirements those
systems serving 10,000 or more
people
All PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI
All PWSs adding a disinfectant to
the drinking water
Conventional or direct filtration
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI and recycle spent filter
backwash, thickener supernatant,
or liquids from dewatering
processes
All PWSs that use ground water,
including consecutive systems,
except that it does not apply to
PWSs that combine all of their
ground water with surface water or
with ground water under the direct
influence of surface water prior to
treatment.
All
All
Non-Transient Non-
Community Water Systems
All (Note: acrylamide and
epichlorohydrin do not have
MCLs and only have treatment
techniques)
All PWSs, using surface water
or GWUDI, which disinfect
their water (a.k.a. Subpart H
systems)
Prior to the 2001 Arsenic Rule,
all lOCs except for arsenic.
After the 2001 Arsenic Rule all
lOCs.
All
None
All
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI
All
For sanitary surveys all PWSs
using surface water or GWUDI;
for other requirements those
systems serving 10,000 or more
people
All PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI
All PWSs adding disinfectant to
the drinking water
Conventional or direct filtration
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI and recycle spent filter
backwash, thickener
supernatant, or liquids from
dewatering processes
All PWSs that use ground water,
including consecutive systems,
except that it does not apply to
PWSs that combine all of their
ground water with surface water
or with ground water under the
direct influence of surface water
prior to treatment.
All
None
^^^^^^_
Transient Non-Community
Water Systems
None
All PWSs, using surface water
or GWUDI, which disinfect
their water (a.k.a. Subpart H
systems)
None
All
None
All
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI
None
For sanitary surveys all PWSs
using surface water or GWUDI;
for other requirements those
systems serving 10,000 or more
people
All PWSs using surface water
or GWUDI
Those PWSs using chlorine
dioxide
Conventional or direct filtration
PWSs using surface water or
GWUDI and recycle spent filter
backwash, thickener
supernatant, or liquids from
dewatering processes
All PWSs that use ground
water, including consecutive
systems, except that it does not
apply to PWSs that combine all
of their ground water with
surface water or with ground
water under the direct influence
of surface water prior to
treatment.
All
None
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Appendix B
Summaries of Primacy Agency Annual
Compliance Reports
This Appendix presents a summary of each primacy agency report in a standardized format. The format
includes an overall summary of the violations data specified in Section 1414 of the 1996 SDWA
Amendments (i.e., violations with respect to MCLs, TT violations, significant monitoring and reporting
requirements, significant notification violations and variances and exemptions).
This Appendix does not interpret the state reports. Therefore, other factors must be taken into account
before drawing conclusions about a program. For example, PWSs are required to report all violations to
the primacy agency, but drinking water programs vary in the regulations they choose to emphasize. A
primacy agency that decided to focus attention and resources on one particular rule may have discovered
and reported many more violations of that rule than a primacy agency that chose to focus on a different
rule. A disproportionate number of violations in a state, commonwealth, territory, or tribe could also
indicate that the primacy agency needs to work with its PWSs to improve their compliance. Readers are
cautioned to view the violations data provided in the summaries within the context of each primacy
agency and its individual drinking water program.
In 2012, EPA received Public Water System Compliance Reports from 43 of the 55 primacy states,
commonwealths, territories and tribes. As in past years, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands and Navajo Nation did not submit reports and, with limited exceptions, did not supply information
to SDWIS/FED. EPA did not receive reports from 12 primacy agencies as indicated in Table B-l.
Appendix B supplies what information is available in SDWIS/FED to indicate violations at public water
systems in the states, commonwealths, territories and tribes that did not submit compliance reports in
2012.
EPA prepared reports for the District of Columbia and Wyoming, which did not have primary
enforcement responsibility for drinking water in calendar year 2012.
Violations for 2012
EPA summarizes the number of MCL, MDRL, TT and significant monitoring and reporting violations14
reported by each state in six categories:
Violations of chemical contaminant requirements15;
Violations of the Total Coliform Rule;
Violations of the Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule,
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Rule
and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule;
Violations of the Lead and Copper Rule;
Significant Notification or Consumer Confidence Rule Violations; and
Violations of the Disinfection and Disinfectant Byproducts Rules.
EPA summarizes the numbers of individual public water systems in violation in each of these six categories, as
reported by the state. If a state's report did not include information in a category, EPA's summary notes the
14 A comprehensive definition of significant monitoring and reporting violations appears in Appendix A.
15 MCL and significant monitoring violations for organic, inorganic, nitrate and nitrite, and radionuclide contaminants.
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omission.
2012 Totals
EPA also summarizes the total number of systems in each state, the total number of significant violations
reported and the total number of PWSs in violation, if the state reported this information. When states did
not provide information on the total number of public water systems, EPA supplied that information from
the SDWIS/FED.
Systems in Violation
Systems in violation are defined as the number of different systems with a reported violation of this type.
Some states counted a system with multiple violations or violations in more than one category as one
violating system. Other states counted a violating system each time it had a violation, or once for each of
the regulatory categories in which it had a violation. If EPA's review of a state's report indicated some
violating systems were counted more than once, an asterisk notes that the state's number possibly over
counts violating systems.
Variances and Exemptions
Five violations of variances or exemptions were reported by the primacy agencies during 2012.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual Public Water Systems Report
If a primacy agency's report includes information on how to obtain a copy of the report, the information is
provided on the primacy agency's summary page in this Appendix. In addition, Table B-3 presents a
summary of the primacy agency reports available on the Internet. In some cases, the web site provided by
the primacy agency does not contain the 2012 report. These web sites are still included in the summary
table.
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Table B-1: Summary of Elements Reported in the 2012 State Reports
State
Alabama
Alaska
American
Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Navajo Nation
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern
Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Submitted
Report
X
X
Violation Categories
CCR
X
X
MCL
X
X
M/R
X
X
TT
X
X
Reported
onV/E
X
Provided
Inventory
Information
X
Identified
Size and
Type of
Violating
Systems
X
Discussed
Compliance
and
Enforcement
Responses
X
Identified
Each System
with MCL
andTT
Violations
X
X
Provided
Information
to Public
on
Availability
X
X
Provided
Additional
Information1
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
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Table B-1: Summary of Elements Reported in the 2012 State Reports
State
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Submitted
Report
X
X
X
Violation Categories
CCR
X
X
X
MCL
X
X
X
M/R
X
X
X
TT
X
X
X
Reported
onV/E
X
Provided
Inventory
Information
X
X
X
Identified
Size and
Type of
Violating
Systems
X
Discussed
Compliance
and
Enforcement
Responses
X
X
X
Identified
Each System
with MCL
andTT
Violations
X
X
X
Provided
Information
to Public
on
Availability
X
X
X
Provided
Additional
Information1
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DID NOT SUBMIT REPORT
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1. An "X" in this column indicates the state submitted more information in its report than the minimum EPA recommends in guidance.
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Table B-2: Summary of the Total Number of Regulated Systems, Systems with Significant
Violations and Significant Violations Reported in the 2012 State Reports or SDWIS/FED
State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Total
Number of
Regulated
Systems
NR
1,516
80
1,542
1,132
7,750
2,027
2,546
485
7
5,454
NR
9
132
1,944
5,692
4,151
1,918
1,017
454
1,422
1,862
3,419
NR
11,048
6,969
NR
2,738
NR
Total Number of
Systems with
Significant
Violations
85
639
19
821
290
613
NR
NR
NR
3
744
NR
3
3
603
243**
1,137
NR
NR
124
495
NR
NR
363
1,205
NR
1,017***
NR
848
Total
Number of
Significant
Violations
271
3,833*
565
2,045
560
799
1,989
2,402
139
4
1,594*
1,508
6
3
1,202
4,545**
2,355
514
394
496
1,062
1,191
1,267
1,006
1,991*
494
4,074
1,589
3,405
State
Navajo Nation
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
Number of
Regulated
Systems
161
1,306
571
2,427
3,791
1,149
8,677
5,959
604
70
NR
1,685
2,553
9,092
473
485
1,439
646
827
6,949
1,013
1,337
300
2,778
4,100
1,025
11,409
795
Total Number of
Systems with
Significant
Violations
155
264
161
NR
NR
678
3,451
NR
127
16
NR
771
1,149
2,995***
NR
122
110
145**
134
1,634
423
NR
144
653
843
NR
410
140
Total
Number of
Significant
Violations
547
403*
657*
1,245
2,152
1,028*
6,281
2,275
256*
46
2,278
1,743
2,927
19,451*
2,947
150*
183
529*
263
3,141
1,625
799
273
1,644
1,740
2,368
1,615
237
*The total number of violations in the report differs from the calculated total.
** Non-community violating systems and some non-community violations are not included.
*** May include PWSs that only violated the public notification rule.
Note: The data in italics are from SDWIS because an annual compliance report was not submitted.
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Table B-3: Summary of 2012 State Report Web Sites
State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Web Site
http://www.adem.state.al. us/program s/water/waterforms/2
012PWSVComplianceReport.pdf*
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/dwmain/ACR_vio.html
http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/enviro
nmentalHealth/Engineering/Pages/ReportsandForms.aspx
http://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/dw
http://www.ct.gov/dph/publicdrinkingwater
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/odw.html
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/drinking/dc.htm
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater
http://www.gaepd.org
http://health.hawaii.gov/sdwb/
http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water-quality/drinking-
water/pws-switchboard.aspx
http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/compliance/drinking-
water/compliance-report/index.html
http://www.in.gov/idem/5093.htm
http://www.iowadnr.gov/lnsideDNR/RegulatoryWater/Drinki
ngWaterCompliance/AnnualComplianceReport.aspx
http://www.kdheks.gov/pws/annuaLcompliance
_reports.htm
http://water.ky.gov/DrinkingWater/Pages/AnnualComplianc
eReports.aspx
http://www.dhh.la.gov/SafeDrinkingWater
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-
health/water/documents/AnnualComplianceReport2012.pd
f*
http://www.mde.state.md.us
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/drinkin
g/water-systems-ops . htm l# 1
http://www.michigan.gov/deq
http://www.health.state.mn.us/water/
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2471.pdf
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/fyreports*
http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/pws/index.asp
State
Navajo Nation
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern
Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Web Site
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/enhj3wsindex.aspx
http://ndep.nv.gov/BSDW/oversight.htm
http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/annual
_report.htm
http://www.nj.gov/dep/watersupply/pdf/violations2012.pdf
http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/dwb/
http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/viol
ations/2012/2012_compliance_report.htm
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/pws/reportspubs.htm
http://www.ndhealth.gov/mf/forms/acr/2012acr.pdf
http://www.deq.state.ok.us/wqdnew/pws/index.htmr
http://170.104.63.9/
http://www.dep.state.pa.us
http://www.salud.gov.pr/
http ://www . health . ri . gov/prog rams/dri n ki ngwaterqual ity/
http://denr.sd.gov/des/dw/PDF/ACR2012.pdf
http://drinkingwater.vt.gov/wqmonitoring/pdf/2012annualre
port.pdf
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/ODW/compliance/annualReport
.htm
http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Drinkin
gWater/RegulationandCompliance/Enforcement/EPAViolat
ionReports.aspx
http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/DG/DG0045.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/dwhome/wyomingdi.html
* The web site in this summary table provides the Internet address where EPA found the report and differs from the data provided in the state report.
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State Report Summaries
Alabama 8
Alaska 9
American Samoa 10
Arizona 11
Arkansas 12
California 13
Colorado 14
Connecticut 15
Delaware 16
District of Columbia 17
Florida 18
Georgia 19
Guam 20
Hawaii 21
Idaho 22
Illinois 23
Indiana 24
Iowa 25
Kansas 26
Kentucky 27
Louisiana 28
Maine 29
Maryland 30
Massachusetts 31
Michigan 32
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Minnesota 33
Mississippi 34
Missouri 35
Montana 36
Navajo Nation 37
Nebraska 38
Nevada 39
New Hampshire 40
New Jersey 41
New Mexico 42
New York 43
North Carolina 44
North Dakota 45
Northern Mariana Islands.. 46
Ohio 47
Oklahoma 48
Oregon 49
Pennsylvania 50
Puerto Rico 51
Rhode Island 52
South Carolina 53
South Dakota 54
Tennessee 55
Texas 56
Utah 57
Vermont
Virgin Islands.
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B-7
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State of Alabama 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
2
15
18
Systems in
Violation
2
14
11
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
NR
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
120
5
0
41
0
67
3
Systems in
Violation
8
5
0
41
0
21
2
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
85
271
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Alabama's 2012 State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Contact Name: Tom DeLoach
Telephone: (334) 279-7791
Fax: (334) 279-3051
Email: tsd@adem.state.al.us
Web site: http://www.adem.state.al.us
B-8
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State of Alaska 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
34
32
92
Systems in
Violation
13
22
26
Treatment Technique
Violations
124
12
7
33
Systems in
Violation
45
10
2
21
Significant Monitoring
Violations
1,763
732
350
200
87
367
0
Systems in
Violation
208
387
75
123
22
101
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,516
639
3,833*
The total number of violations in the report (3,874) differs from the calculated total (3,833) because of the inclusion of the 41 public
notification violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Alaska's 2012 State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by requesting a full electronic or paper copy from the DEC
Drinking Water Program:
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Environmental Health
Drinking Water Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-2617
Contact Name: Jeanine Vance
Telephone: (907) 269-2007
Fax: (907) 269-7650
Email: jeanine.vance@alaska.gov
Contact Name: Kelly Cobbs
Telephone: (907) 269-7630
Fax: (907) 269-7655
Email: kelly.cobbs@alaska.gov
Web site: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/dw/dwmain/ACR_vio.html
B-9
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State of American Samoa 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
1
33
4
Systems in
Violation
1
7
1
Treatment Technique
Violations
92
1
0
0
Systems in
Violation
8
1
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
324
51
0
25
11
16
7
Systems in
Violation
24*
10
0
10
6
7
5
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
80
19
565
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
B-10
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State of Arizona 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
123
87
9
Systems in
Violation
49*
75
4
Treatment Technique
Violations
4
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
167
706
18
338
463
73
57
Systems in
Violation
92*
401
1
218
337
56
51
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,542
821
2,045
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
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State of Arkansas 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
26
90
62
Systems in
Violation
10
79
32
Treatment Technique
Violations
8
3
19
0
Systems in
Violation
4
2
3
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
222
41
25
55
9
0
Systems in
Violation
0
147
14
12
53
7
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,132
290
560
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Arkansas' State Report is available by accessing the state's web site:
Website: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/environmentalHealth/Engineering/Pages/ReportsandForms.aspx
B-12
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State of California 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
27
8
8
0
Systems in
Violation
18
7
8
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
2
0
9
415
324
6
0
Systems in
Violation
1
0
4
378
255
6
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
7,750
613
799
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
B-13
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State of Colorado 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
409
32
87
Systems in
Violation
46*
28
14
Treatment Technique
Violations
28
0
2
8
Systems in
Violation
16
0
1
8
Significant Monitoring
Violations
729
330
106
78
34
127
19
Systems in
Violation
170*
225
52
72
32
86
18
Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,027
NR
1,989
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Colorado's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
WQCD - Drinking Water CAS
Attention: Annual Compliance Report
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Phillip Stanwood
Safe Drinking Water Compliance Assurance Section
Telephone: (303) 692-3502
Email: Phillip.Stanwood@state.co.us
Web site: http://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/dw
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State of Connecticut 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
29
277
2
Systems in
Violation
14
186
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
5
0
18
Systems in
Violation
0
5
0
4
Significant Monitoring
Violations
1,416
360
2
111
113
53
16
Systems in
Violation
124
290
2
100
89
26
13
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,546
NR
2,402
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Connecticut's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site and clicking on the "Publications/Reports" button on the left
column:
Web site: http://www.ct.gov/dph/publicdrinkingwater
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State of Delaware 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
21
82
1
Systems in
Violation
15*
52*
1
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
NR
NR
Systems in
Violation
0
0
NR
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
0
0
14
20
0
1
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
14
9
0
1
* Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
485
NR
139
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Delaware's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Office of Drinking Water
Division of Public Health
43 S. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: (302) 741-8630
Fax:(302)741-8631
Web site: http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/odw.html
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District of Columbia 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
1
0
Systems in
Violation
0
1
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
2
0
0
1
Systems in
Violation
2
0
0
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
7
3
4
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
District of Columbia's Report is available by contacting:
Wendy Gray, P.E.
District of Columbia PWSS Direct Implementation Team Leader
U.S. EPA Region III
Drinking Water Branch
Mail Code: 3WP21
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 814-2320
Fax:(215)814-2302
Email: gray.wendy@epa.gov
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/drinking/dc.htm
B-17
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State of Florida 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
31
156
144
Systems in
Violation
17
137*
49
Treatment Technique
Violations
4
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
314
323
0
37
8
218
359
Systems in
Violation
229
255
0
35
8
104
285
Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
5,454
744
1,594*
*The total number of violations in the report (1,605) differs from the calculated total (1,594) because of the inclusion of the 11 public
notification violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Florida's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by writing to:
Attn: Drinking Water Program
2600 Blairstone Road, MS 3520
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
Web site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater
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State of Georgia 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
13
64
1
Systems in
Violation
10*
55
1
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
3
8
NR
Systems in
Violation
1
3
8
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
30
294
1
296
788
9
NR
Systems in
Violation
6*
212
1
232
616
9
NR
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
NR
1,508
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Georgia's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Protection Division
Drinking Water Program
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Suite 1362 East
Atlanta, GA 30334
Attention: James Stapel
Telephone: (404) 651-5158
Email: james.stapel@dnr.state.ga.us
Web site: http://www.gaepd.org
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Guam 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
0
3
Systems in
Violation
0
0
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
9
3
6
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
B-20
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State of Hawaii 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
132
3
3
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Hawaii's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Department of Health
Environmental Management Division
Safe Drinking Water Branch
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 308
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920
Attention: Joanna L. Seto, P.E., Engineering Program Manager
Telephone: (808) 586-4258
Fax: (808) 586-4351
Email: sdwb@doh.hawaii.gov
Web site: http://health.hawaii.gov/sdwb/
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State of Idaho 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
53
120
5
Systems in
Violation
22*
89
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
30
1
0
188
Systems in
Violation
9
1
0
81
Significant Monitoring
Violations
324
278
6
78
0
49
70
Systems in
Violation
87*
217
4
65
0
36
63
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,944
603*
1,202
*May include PWSs that violated only the Public Notification Rule.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
Up-to-date data for public water systems in Idaho can be found on the state web site at:
http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water-quality/drinking-water/pws-switchboard.aspx
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State of Illinois 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
86t
120t
10
Systems in
Violation
33t
114t
7
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
5
2
0
Systems in
Violation
0
5
2
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
3630T
337t
0
70
110
171
4
Systems in
Violation
615*t
49**
0
61
82
123
4
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
** Community Water Systems only. Data are unavailable for Non-Community Water Systems.
tThese figures have not been verified with Local health department staff who have direct oversight for these water systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violation
5,692
243*
4,545**
* Community Water Systems only. Data are unavailable for Non-Community Water Systems.
** The data are incomplete. Not all non-community violations are included.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Illinois' State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Illinois EPA
Division of Public Water Supplies, Compliance Assurance Section, Bureau of Water
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794
Contact: Mike Crumly
Email: mike.crumly@illinois.gov
Telephone: (217) 785-0561
Fax:(217)557-1407
Website: http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/compliance/drinking-water/compliance-report/index.html
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State of Indiana 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
58
304
15
Systems in
Violation
39
259
6
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
0
0
1
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
963
826
0
128
31
26
2
Systems in
Violation
271*
636
0
92
30
13
2
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
4,151
1,137
2,355
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Indiana's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Water Management
Drinking Water Branch
Telephone: (317) 234-7435
Web site: http://www.in.gov/idem/5093.htm
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State of Iowa 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct
Rules"
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
74*
113
2
Systems in
Violation
35*
75
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
4
17
0
1
Systems in
Violation
2
16
0
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
415"
241
0
16
34
62
24
Systems in
Violation
145*
156
0
7
34
43
22
' TTHM and HAA5 are included in the Chemical Contaminant Group.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,918
NR
514
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Iowa's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources-Water Supply
401 SW 7th St., Suite M
DesMoines, IA 50309-4611
Website: http://www.iowadnr.gov/lnsideDNR/RegulatoryWater/DrinkingWaterCompliance/AnnualComplianceReport.aspx
B-25
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State of Kansas 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
105
36
39
Systems in
Violation
41*
31
14
Treatment Technique
Violations
5
0
24
0
Systems in
Violation
2
0
9
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
68
34
9
29
34
7
4
Systems in
Violation
66*
23
3
26
34
5
4
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,017
NR
394
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Kansas' State Report is available by accessing the state's web site:
Web site: http://www.kdheks.gov/pws/annual_compliance_reports.htm
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State of Kentucky 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
2
17
17
Systems in
Violation
2
17
7
Treatment Technique
Violations
5
0
6
1
Systems in
Violation
5
0
3
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
261
20
34
26
50
51
6
Systems in
Violation
21
7
18
20
22
22
5
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
454
124
496
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Kentucky's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Natalie Bruner
Telephone: (502) 564-3410
Website: http://water.ky.gov/DrinkingWater/Pages/AnnualComplianceReports.aspx
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State of Louisiana 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
21
118
127
Systems in
Violation
8
87
42
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
5
17
145
Systems in
Violation
1
4
9
145
Significant Monitoring
Violations
NR
230
22
60
85
184
47
Systems in
Violation
NR
150
4
41
56
151
24
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,422
495
1,062
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Louisiana's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
LDHH-OPH, Engineering Services
P.O. Box 4489
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Telephone: (225) 342-7499
Web site: www.dhh.la.gov/SafeDrinkingWater
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State of Maine 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
28
174
22
Systems in
Violation
11
128
6
Treatment Technique
Violations
10
1
0
0
Systems in
Violation
4
1
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
178
726
0
28
8
8
8
Systems in
Violation
148
414
0
27
8
8
8
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,862
NR
1,191
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of Maryland 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
80
463
62
Systems in
Violation
35
378*
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
3
29
1
NR
Systems in
Violation
3
29
1
NR
Significant Monitoring*
Violations
96
277
0
113
94
43
6
Systems in
Violation
75*
113
0
113
73
36
6
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
3,419
NR
1,267
Where to Obtain 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Maryland's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site:
Web site: www.mde.state.md.us
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State of Massachusetts 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
5
276
4
Systems in
Violation
4
178
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
4
2
1
NR
Systems in
Violation
3
2
1
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
501
92
2
75
43
1
NR
Systems in
Violation
56
68
2
62
40
1
NR
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
363
1,006
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Massachusetts' 2012 State Report is available by accessing the state's web site:
Website: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/drinking/water-systems-ops.htmW1
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State of Michigan 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
99
302
0
Systems in
Violation
97
275
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
3
5
0
4
Systems in
Violation
2
5
0
4
Significant Monitoring
Violations
583
801
0
109
30
39
16
Systems in
Violation
398
644
0
98
30
19
16
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
11,048
1,205
1,991*
The total number of violations in the report (1,994) differs from the calculated total (1,991) because of the inclusion of the 3 public
notification violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Michigan's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Noncommunity and Private Drinking Water Unit
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Section (DWEHS)
Mr. Daniel Dettweiler
Telephone: (517) 241-1373
Email: dettweilerd@michigan.gov
Community Drinking Water Unit
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Section (DWEHS)
Ms. Kristen Philip
Telephone: (517) 241-1238
Email: philipk@michigan.gov
Web site: http://www.michigan.gov/deq
Click Water, then Drinking Water, then Community Water Supply
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State of Minnesota 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
58
213
NR
Systems in
Violation
58*
209*
NR
Treatment Technique
Violations
12
NR
NR
NR
Systems in
Violation
11*
NR
NR
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
12
97
7
47
11
37
NR
Systems in
Violation
12
88
7*
47
11
32
NR
Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
6,969
NR
494
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Minnesota's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Minnesota Department of Health
Drinking Water Protection Section
P.O. Box64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Telephone: (651) 201-4700
Web site: http://www.health.state.mn.us/water/
B-33
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State of Mississippi 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
1
36
141
Systems in
Violation
1
34
44
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
NR
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
3,760
34
0
21
41
40
NR
Systems in
Violation
708
33
0
17
41
37
NR
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
1,017*
4,074
May include systems that only violated the Public Notification Rule.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of Missouri 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
79
358
92
Systems in
Violation
16*
240
31*
Treatment Technique
Violations
10
NR
32
20
Systems in
Violation
5
NR
26*
20
Significant Monitoring
Violations
53
628
2
60
189
0
66
Systems in
Violation
49*
379
2
60
189
0
46
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,738
NR
1,589
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Missouri's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Water Protection Program
Public Drinking Water Branch
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
Telephone: (800) 361-4827 or (573) 751-5331
Web site: http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/dw-index.htm
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State of Montana 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
68
187
18
Systems in
Violation
28
131
5
Treatment Technique
Violations
12
1
4
NR
Systems in
Violation
11
1
1
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
2,088
762
17
78
123
47
NR
Systems in
Violation
213
489
3
67
106
28
NR
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
848
3,405
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Montana's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Contact: Eugene Pizzini
P.O. Box200901
Helena, MT 59620-0901
Telephone: (406) 444-6972
Fax:(406)444-1375
Email: epizzini@mt.gov
Web site: http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/pws/index.asp
B-36
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State of Navajo Nation 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
37
9
7
Systems in
Violation
18*
8
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
142
249
0
15
54
22
12
Systems in
Violation
25*
138
0
12
24
10
7
* Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
161
155
547
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
B-37
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State of Nebraska 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
116
181
7
Systems in
Violation
54*
147*
4
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
96
0
0
0
2
0
Systems in
Violation
0
88
0
0
0
2*
0
* Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,306
264
403*
*The total number of violations in the report (399) differs from the calculated total (403).
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
Nebraska's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site, visiting county libraries in the state or by contacting:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Contact: Jo Ann Wagner
Telephone: (402) 471-2541 or (402) 471-0520
Fax:(402)471-6436
Email: joann.wagner@nebraska.gov
Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/enh_pwsindex.aspx
B-38
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State of Nevada 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
60
39
4
Systems in
Violation
18
29
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
2
3
0
0
Systems in
Violation
1
1
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
403
110
0
7
4
22
3
Systems in
Violation
75
83
0
6
4
12
3
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
571
161
657*
The total number of violations in the report (661) differs from the calculated total (657) because of the inclusion of the 4 public notification
violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Nevada's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or visiting county libraries in the state.
Web site: http://ndep.nv.gov/BSDW/oversight.htm
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State of New Hampshire 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
77
234
19
Systems in
Violation
41*
175
4
Treatment Technique
Violations
3
9
0
28
Systems in
Violation
1
9
0
28
Significant Monitoring
Violations
409
325
0
11
75
8
47
Systems in
Violation
50*
278
0
11
73
4
45
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,427
NR
1,245
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
New Hampshire's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Water Division, Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau
29 Hazen Drive
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
Contact: Teresa Sabbia
Telephone: (603) 271-2923
Email: theresa.sabbia@des.nh.gov
Website: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/annuaLreport.htm
B-40
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State of New Jersey 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
39
382
15
Systems in
Violation
20*
254
9
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
2
13
Systems in
Violation
0
0
2
12
Significant Monitoring
Violations
835
530
0
20
43
100
173
Systems in
Violation
169*
395
0
20
43
48
101*
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
3,791
NR
2,152
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of New Mexico 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
166
65
15
Systems in
Violation
52
50
4
Treatment Technique
Violations
16
0
19
0
Systems in
Violation
5
0
13
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
19
196
1
207
191
131
2
Systems in
Violation
6
109
1
124
122
64
2
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,149
678
1,028*
The total number of violations in the report (1,444) differs from the calculated total (1,028) partially because of the inclusion of public
notification violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
New Mexico's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
New Mexico Environment Department Drinking Water Bureau
Telephone: (877) 654-8720
Web site: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/dwb/
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State of New York 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
NR*
NR*
NR*
Systems in
Violation
NR*
NR*
NR*
Treatment Technique
Violations
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
Systems in
Violation
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
Significant Monitoring
Violations
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
Systems in
Violation
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
NR*
*State submitted the information without a breakdown by rule.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
8,677
3,451
6,281
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
New York's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
New York State Department of Health
Telephone: (800) 458-1158 or (518) 402-7650
Email: bpwsp@health.state.ny.us
Website: http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/violations/2012/2012_compliance_report.htm
B-43
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State of North Carolina 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
37
45
100
Systems in
Violation
17*
39
37
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
18
4
0
Systems in
Violation
0
18
2
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
883
638
0
57
288
161
44
Systems in
Violation
728*
335
0
54
267
68
43
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
5,959
NR
2,275
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
North Carolina's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Public Water Supply Section
1634 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1634
Attention: Hornlean Chen
Telephone: (919) 707-9068
Email: Hornlean.Chen@ncdenr.gov
Web site: http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/pws/reportspubs.htm
B-44
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State of North Dakota 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
6
18
4
Systems in
Violation
3
17
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
3
133
0
29
12
44
6
Systems in
Violation
3
86
0
24
12
32
5
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
604
127
256*
The total number of violations in the report (236) differs from the calculated total (256).
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
North Dakota's State Report is available by contacting:
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Municipal Facilities
918 E. Divide Avenue, 3rd Floor
Bismarck, ND 58501-1947
Attention: LeeAnn Tillotson
Telephone: (701)328-5211
Fax:(701)328-5200
Email: ltillots@nd.gov
B-45
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Northern Mariana Islands 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
4
0
Systems in
Violation
0
3
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
14
0
26
2
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
5
0
12
2
0
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
70
16
46
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
B-46
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State of Ohio 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
23
370
66
Systems in
Violation
11
255
27
Treatment Technique
Violations
9
24
70
1
Systems in
Violation
5
20
34
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
450
736
0
251
146
0
132
Systems in
Violation
112
614
0
231
123
0
115
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
NR
NR
2,278
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of Oklahoma 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
129
107
237
Systems in
Violation
45*
93*
73
Treatment Technique
Violations
56
17
94
NR
Systems in
Violation
23
16
35
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
152
763
0
144
434**
44
NR
Systems in
Violation
33*
435*
0
68
377**
23
NR
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
**CCR and PN are reported together.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,685
771
1,743
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
Oklahoma's State report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Quality Division, 7th Floor
707 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
By mail:
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Quality Division
P.O. Box1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
Contact: Jamie Mungle
Web site: http://www.deq.state.ok.us
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State of Oregon 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
51
215
8
Systems in
Violation
19
154
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
40
14
2
4
Systems in
Violation
16
13
2
3
Significant Monitoring
Violations
590
717
249
193
149
76
619
Systems in
Violation
183*
475
73
137
53
30
400
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,553
1,149
2,927
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
Up-to-date data for public water systems in Oregon can be found on the state web site at:
http://170.104.63.9/
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State of Pennsylvania 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
128
505
53
Systems in
Violation
69
357
24*
Treatment Technique
Violations
14
19
31
122
Systems in
Violation
7
17
19
83
Significant Monitoring
Violations
14,759
1,487
261
55
196
1,171
650
Systems in
Violation
986
1,061
78
51
196
687*
260
Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
9,092
2,995*
19,451**
*May include systems that only violated the Public Notification Rule.
"The total number of violations in the report (24,259) differs from the calculated total (19,451).
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Pennsylvania's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
P.O. Box 8467, 10th Floor RCSOB
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467
Telephone: (717) 787-4018
Web site: http://www.dep.state.pa.us
Keyword: drinking water
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Puerto Rico 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
160
9
Systems in
Violation
0
90*
6
Treatment Technique
Violations
NR
2
69
NR
Systems in
Violation
NR
2
21
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
857
1,695
0
127
0
28
14
Systems in
Violation
53*
175
0
127
0
13
11
Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
473
NR
2,947
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Puerto Rico's Report is available by accessing the territory's web site or by contacting:
Department of Health
Public Water Supply Supervision Program
la Avenida Ponce de Leon, #431 Edificio Nacional Plaza
Suite 903
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00917
EPA Region 2, New York
Eng. Nicole Kraft
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866
Web site: http://www.salud.gov.pr
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State of Rhode Island 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
1
52
3
Systems in
Violation
1
40
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
0
0
NR
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
19
53
1
19
1
0
NR
Systems in
Violation
19*
45
1
14
1
0
NR
*Possible over counting of violating systems
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
485
122
150*
"The total number of violations in the report (147) differs from the calculated total (150).
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Rhode Island's Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Rhode Island Department of Health
Office of Drinking Water Quality
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, Rl 02908
Telephone: (401) 222-6867 or Relay Rl (TDD) at 711
Web site: http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/drinkingwaterquality/
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State of South Carolina 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
21
90
10
Systems in
Violation
5
56
6
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
0
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
0
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
1
45
0
5
0
3
8
Systems in
Violation
1
35
0
5
0
1
8
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,439
110
183
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
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State of South Dakota 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
69
36
11
Systems in
Violation
16*
22
3
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
2
34
9
Systems in
Violation
0
1
33
9
Significant Monitoring
Violations
266
38
2
8
6
29
19
Systems in
Violation
14
31
1
8
5
26
14
* Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
646
145*
529**
* May include systems that only violated the Public Notification Rule.
** The total number of violations in the report (674) differs from the calculated total (529) partially because of the inclusion of public
notification violations.
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
South Dakota's Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
South Dakota
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Drinking Water Program
PMB-2020
Joe Foss Building
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Attention: Mark S. Mayer, P.E.
Telephone: (605) 773-3754
Email: mark.mayer@state.sd.us
Web site: http://denr.sd.gov/des/dw/complianceinfo.aspx
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State of Tennessee 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
16
16
Systems in
Violation
0
11
10
Treatment Technique
Violations
10
1
1
0
Systems in
Violation
6
1
1
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
76
68
31
1
0
37
6
Systems in
Violation
14*
59
20
1
0
21
5
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
827
134
263
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of Texas 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
888
127
249
Systems in
Violation
225*
113
103
Treatment Technique
Violations
51
2
0
0
Systems in
Violation
23
2
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
129
995
14
1
442
132
111
Systems in
Violation
24*
525
5
1
244
72
106
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
6,949
1,634
3,141
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
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State of Utah 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
14
79
0
Systems in
Violation
9
68
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
1
0
0
30
Systems in
Violation
1
0
0
22
Significant Monitoring
Violations
1029
158
1
67
41
87
118
Systems in
Violation
197
116
1
50
40
46
93
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,013
423
1,625
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
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State of Vermont 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
11
159
31
Systems in
Violation
5*
137*
13*
Treatment Technique
Violations
2
1
0
0
Systems in
Violation
2
1
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
159
273
2
36
25
77
23
Systems in
Violation
156*
202*
1
34
25
65*
23
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,337
NR
799
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report:
Vermont's Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Agency of Natural Resources
One National Life Drive - Main 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3521
Contact: Julie Hackbarth, Compliance and Certification Manager
Telephone: (802) 585-4897
Email: julie.hackbarth@state.vt.us
Web site: http://www.drinkingwater.vt.gov
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Virgin Islands 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
0
9
0
Systems in
Violation
0
8
0
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
1
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
1
0
0
Significant Monitoring
Violations
0
1
0
261
1
0
0
Systems in
Violation
0
1
0
125
1
0
0
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
300
144
273
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
EPA did not receive the 2012 Annual Report prior to the deadline required for publication and generated data from SDWIS/FED.
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State of Virginia 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
56
211
13
Systems in
Violation
17
152
6
Treatment Technique
Violations
5
11
13
NR
Systems in
Violation
5
10
13
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
641
538
1
71
53
31
71*
Systems in
Violation
67
362
1
59
27
18
55*
*lt is unclear whether any Ground Water Rule Violations were for Treatment Technique violations.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
2,778
653
1,644
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Virginia's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Office of Drinking Water
109 Governor Street, 6th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Attn: Cathy M. Hanchey, Paralegal
Telephone: (804) 864-7500
Fax: (804) 864-7520
Email: cathy.hanchey@vdh.virginia.gov
Website: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/ODW/compliance/annualReport.htm
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State of Washington 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group*
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
124
18
NR
Systems in
Violation
56*
18
NR
Treatment Technique
Violations
21
0
NR
NR
Systems in
Violation
9
0
NR
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
613
645
9
49
261
NR
NR
Systems in
Violation
169*
429
5
49
261
NR
NR
*Radionuclide Contaminants were not reported in the Chemical Contaminant Group
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
4,100
843
1,740
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Washington's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Department of Health
Office of Drinking Water
P.O. Box 47822
Olympia, Washington 98504-7822
Telephone: (800) 521-0323
Web site:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/DrinkingWater/RegulationandCompliance/Enforcement/EPAViolationReports.aspx
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State of West Virginia 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
1
8
10
Systems in
Violation
1
7
7
Treatment Technique
Violations
11
1
21
NR
Systems in
Violation
8
1
18
NR
Significant Monitoring
Violations
1,380
407
74
192
187
76
NR
Systems in
Violation
80
171
22
83
101
34
NR
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
1,025
NR
2,368
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
The 2012 State Report did not provide information regarding public availability.
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State of Wisconsin 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
205
387
NR
Systems in
Violation
67*
344
2
Treatment Technique
Violations
0
2
0
NR
Systems in
Violation
0
2
0
27*
Significant Monitoring
Violations
678
280
0
17
46
NR
NR
Systems in
Violation
204*
243
0
17
46*
10
66*
*Possible over counting of violating systems.
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
11,409
410
1,615
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Wisconsin's State Report is available by accessing the state's web site or by contacting:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater
P.O. Box7921
Madison, Wl 53707
Telephone: (608) 267-4230
Web site: http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/DG/DG0045.pdf
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State of Wyoming 2012 PWS Compliance Report
Violations for 2012
Violations Category
Chemical Contaminant Group
Total Coliform Rule
Surface Water Treatment Rule; Interim, LT1
and LT2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rules; and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
Lead and Copper Rule
Consumer Confidence Report
Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rules
Ground Water Rule
MCL
Violations
18
37
2
Systems in
Violation
6
29
1
Treatment Technique
Violations
5
0
0
1
Systems in
Violation
3
0
0
1
Significant Monitoring
Violations
21
100
10
8
6
17
12
Systems in
Violation
21
72
4
8
6
15
11
2012
Total Number of Regulated Systems
Total Number of Systems in Violation
Total Number of Violations
795
140
237
Where to Obtain the 2012 Annual State Public Water Systems Report
Wyoming's State report is available by accessing EPA's Web site or by contacting:
EPA Region 8's Environmental Information Service Center
Telephone: (303) 312-6312 or (800) 227-8917
Email: r8eisc@epa.gov
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/dwhome/wyomingdi.html
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