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Public Notification Language for Drinking Water Contaminants

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Issuing Public Notice for Microbial Violations by a PWS

Each item listed as a “Topic” below links to a template that can be used to produce the mandatory language for that particular type of public notice. Each template also links to step-by-step instructions for notifying PWS customers and certifying to us that notice has been issued.

See also the templates for notices of chemical violations and surface water treatment technique violations.

Topics Under This Category:

	Boil Water Notice for Acute Coliform MCL Violation by a PWS

	Boil Water Notification Boil Water Notification Language

	How to Issue the Required Public Notice for an Acute MCL Coliform Violation (for a Community PWS) Template for mandatory language for public notice of acute violation of MCL for coliform in drinking water. Instructions for issuing this notice to customers of a community public water system. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to template and instructions for issuing required boil water notice.

	How to Issue the Required Public Notice for an Acute MCL Coliform Violation (for a Noncommunity PWS) Template for mandatory language for public notice of acute violation of MCL for coliform in drinking water. Instructions for issuing this notice to customers of a noncommunity public water system. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to template and instructions for issuing required boil water notice.

	Public Notice for a Non-Acute MCL Coliform Violation Template for mandatory language for public notice of nonacute violation of MCL for coliform in drinking water. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules.

	Public Notice for a Routine Monitoring Violation Template for mandatory language for public notice of violation of requirement to conduct microbial monitoring of drinking water. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules.

	Public Notice for an Increased Monitoring Violation Template for mandatory language for public notice of violation of requirement to conduct increased microbial monitoring of drinking water. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules.

	Public Notice for Repeat Monitoring Violation Template for mandatory language for public notice of violation of requirement to conduct repeat microbial monitoring of drinking water. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules.

	Public Notice Requirement Acute Coliform MCL Public notice language for acute coliform MCL (maximum contaminant level) violation.

	Public Notice to Boil Water (in English) Template for mandatory language for public notice to boil water because of known or suspected contamination of supply. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules. Links to same template in Spanish.

	Public Notice to Boil Water (in Spanish) Template for mandatory language in Spanish for public notice to boil water because of known or suspected contamination of supply. Add incident- and system-specific information to obtain the complete notice. Links to step-by-step instructions for complying with public notice rules. Links to same template in English.

	Public Notification for Microbial Inactivation Violations Lookup table to determine what kind of notice to issue for these violations. Links to templates for mandatory language and instructions for issuing notice.