Water Quality Reports From Your Water Supplier

Did you know that by law in the US, every water supplier in the country is required to provide, by July 1st of each year, an annual water quality report?

If you didn't know, you are not alone. Most people are unaware that these consumer confidence reports (CCR) are available.

The reports are required to tell you where your water comes from and what's in it. Any community water system that serves more than 100,000 people is also required to make its CCR available to customers on a publically accessible web site.

So now that you know about these reports, you want to know where to find them, right? Well, that's a bit of a complicated question.

Some water suppliers choose to link their water reports to the EPA site so their reports are available on the EPA Consumer Confidence Reports webpage. The water suppliers that don't post links to their reports on the EPA site are a bit harder to find.

The best way to locate a copy of the online Consumer Confidence Report for your area is to do a search on the internet for "Consumer Confidence Report MyCity". If you can't find a copy of the report online, phone your water supplier and ask for a copy or the website address where it can be found.

Check out these annual reports and be informed. You might be surprised at what really is in the water you drink.

Linda Symonds
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