Monthly Operating Reports
Public Water Systems supplied by surface water sources are required by Subparts H, P, T, and W of 40 CFR Part 141 to submit Monthly Operating Reports to the Montana DEQ. It should be noted that additional monitoring can be required based on sampling results. For more information on reporting requirements see Chapter 8.
Annual Report
As a review of the operational success with the new facilities and operation and maintenance costs, it is suggested that the superintendent prepare an annual report at the end of the first year of operation of the new facilities. Such a report would be submitted to the City and would summarize operating experiences, monthly effluent quality, maintenance requirements, maintenance and testing costs, staffing, and training. It would be advisable to continue such reports annually thereafter as a method to plan each year’s required budget.
Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is required to be produced and distributed to all customers by June of each year. The CCR may be modified, but must include the following information:
- Water system contract information.
- The Missouri River water quality and geography near the intake
- A brief summary of the susceptibility to contamination of the Missouri River near the intake, based on the source water assessments.
- Required definitions such as maximum contaminant level, treatment technique, etc.
- How to get a copy of the water system’s complete source water assessment;
- The level (or range of levels) of any contaminant found in local drinking water, as well as EPA’s health-based standard (maximum contaminant level) for comparison.
- Overall compliance with drinking water regulations.
- Specific educational information.
In the spring of 2003, EPA released a Web based program, the CCRiWriter. The program uses a “step-by-step” interview process to fill in the report, which allows persons of varying backgrounds and degrees of technical expertise to enter data and generate a CCR for their customers that is both informative and in compliance with current federal regulations. The CCRiWriter takes users through all the sections of a CCR, converts lab results into “CCR units,” and allows users to insert and edit EPA’s recommended text. Users access the secure Web site with a user identification and password, and can download the finished report in PDF or Word. Information on CCRiWriter can be accessed through the EPA Water Consumer Confidence Report website at https://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/safewater/f?p=140:LOGIN_DESKTOP, the Montana DEQ website and in Appendix C.