Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)

 Last Update: April 7, 2009

The preparation of CCRs is required by Health & Safety Code §116470 (PDF).  It also ― in subsection (b) ― requires 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

Listed below are documents that will be helpful to water systems in the preparation of CCRs for 2008. 

• Regulations for CCRs - click here for the drinking water regulations, and go to 22 CCR §64480 et seq.
• CCR Guidance for Water Suppliers (Word, 2.3MB) - January 1, 2009
• Translations for CCRs (Word, 1.2MB)

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 2008 CCR (Word) — Your 2008 CCR must be completed and mailed to consumers by July 1, 2009.
• Instructions (Word) — for the 2008 CCR, which covers water quality data from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
• Attachments 1 - 5 (Word)  — required language on contaminants that must be used in the 2008 CCR.
• Attachment 6 - Certification (Word) — certification that you completed your 2008 CCR and provided it to consumers must be submitted to the Drinking Water Program's District Office (PDF) or Local Primacy Agency regulating your water system by October 1, 2009.

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.