Volume 57, Number 1 -- April 1999
Drinking Water Information About to Flow to Consumers
Reports will tell users "what," "when,"
"where," and other things about tap water
When the federal Safe Drinking Water Act was re-authorized in
1996, it was amended to include a provision that all community water systems must report
to their customers annually about the water coming into their homes. Working from the
principle that people have a right to know where their water comes from and what's in it,
the SDWA mandated consumer confidence reports (CCRs) and spelled out what they must
contain as well as some suggested but not required embellishments.
Designed to reassure users about overall quality, and to identify potential threats to
the water that flows from their taps, the CCRs are also seen as an educational tool that
can inform consumers about the complexity and cost of keeping their drinking water both
safe and plentiful.
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