Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)

 Last Update: April 9, 2013

The preparation of CCRs is required by Health & Safety Code §116470.  It also ― in subsection (b) ― requires public water systems with more than 10,000 service connections that detect contaminants above their public health goals (PHGs) to provide PHG exceedance reports every three years and to hold public hearings regarding their reports.

CCR Preparation Documents

Note:  CDPH will allow electronic delivery of the 2012 CCR - see below.

Listed below are documents that will be helpful to water systems in the preparation of CCRs for 2012.  Regulations for CCRs - go to Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations §64480 et seq.

• CCR Guidance for Water Suppliers (Word, 2.3MB) - January 18, 2013  
  [NOTE:  Appendix B of the CCR Guidance is a table that includes detection limits for purposes of reporting (DLRs) for a number of chemicals.  An updated version of that table is here (Excel).] 
• Translations for CCRs (Word, 1.1MB)

Small Water Systems - CCR Guidance and Templates

CDPH provides guidance documents and a template to assist small water systems in California to complete their required CCRs. The files listed will assist small water systems in completing the required notification to small water system customers and water users:

• Template for the 2012 CCR (Word) — Your 2012 CCR must be completed and distributed to consumers by July 1, 2013.
• Instructions (Word) — for the 2012 CCR, which covers water quality data from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
• Attachments 1 - 6 (Word) — required language on contaminants that must be used in the 2012 CCR.
• Attachment 7 - Certification Form (Word) — certification that you completed your 2012 CCR and provided it to consumers must be submitted to the Drinking Water Program's District Office (PDF) or Local Primacy Agency (LPA) that regulates your water system by October 1, 2013.

Electronic Delivery

CDPH now allows electronic delivery of the CCR.  Guidance on delivery methods and examples are provided below.

• eCCR Guidance (Word)
• eCCR Delivery Method Examples (Word)
• Delivery Certification Form (Word)
• CDPH Hosting Public Water Systems CCRs (Word)

Information for Customers

Readers interested in finding out more about the quality of their drinking water should refer to their water systems' annual CCRs. 

Many CCRs for California water systems are available on the US EPA's web site.