Over the past few years, a number of community water systems, technical assistance providers and primacy agencies have inquired as to whether the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule allows electronic delivery of the CCR to each customer. EPA evaluated several electronic-delivery methods to determine which forms meet existing CCR Rule requirements as a part of the CCR Rule Retrospective Review.
This EPA interpretive memorandum SDWA – Consumer Confidence Report Rule Delivery Options, dated January 2013, clarifies the requirements of the CCR Rule associated with the delivery of the CCR. The memorandum’s attachment, Consumer Confidence Report Electronic Delivery Options and Considerations, provides an overview of electronic delivery methods and describes approaches for community water systems that may want to implement electronic delivery. It is important to note that the attachment provides a framework of information, recommendations and interpretations of existing CCR Rule provisions. It is not a rulemaking action and does not add to or replace any existing CCR Rule requirements. It also does not supersede any additional primacy agency or tribal requirements for content or delivery of CCRs.