Chemical Contaminant Rules Compliance for Community Water System Owners and Operators

The following documents contain information that the regulated community can use to aid their compliance efforts.

On this page:

• Standardized Monitoring Framework (SMF): A Quick Reference Guide
• Nitrate Monitoring Requirements for Community and Non-community Water Systems
• Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider
• Small System Compliance Technology List for the Non-Microbial Contaminants Regulated Before 1996
• Talking to your Customers about Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water
• Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices

Standardized Monitoring Framework (SMF): A Quick Reference Guide

The SMF outlined on these pages summarizes existing PWS’ ongoing federal monitoring requirements only.

• Standardized Monitoring Framework: A Quick Reference Guide (PDF)(3 pp, 118 K, About PDF) EPA 816-F-04-010

Nitrate Monitoring Requirements for Community and Non-community Water Systems

The following is a poster that can go on the wall in your PWS. It will let PWSs know who to contact and what to do based on their nitrate sampling results.

• Nitrate Monitoring Requirements for Community and Non-community Water Systems (PDF)(1 pg, 426 K, About PDF) EPA 816-F-08-008

Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider

PWSs adding treatment for one contaminant may find other water quality concerns. A treatment technology that removes several co-occurring contaminants may be more efficient and cost effective. This document:

• Identifies treatment technologies that can remove multiple contaminants,
• Identifies the contaminants that can be removed, an
• Summarizes related operational and waste disposal issues.
• Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider (PDF)(1 pg, 366 K, About PDF) EPA 816-H-07-004

Small System Compliance Technology List for the Non-Microbial Contaminants Regulated Before 1996

This guidance manual provides detail on the list of compliance technologies for the nonmicrobial contaminants regulated before 1996.

• Small System Compliance Technology List for the Non-Microbial Contaminants Regulated Before 1996 (PDF)(112 pp, 249 K, About PDF) EPA 815-R-98-003

Talking to your Customers about Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water

This fact sheet helps you understand the importance of communicating with the public about chronic contaminants. It also describes effective strategies for getting your message out.

• Talking to your Customers about Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water (PDF)(2 pp, 381 K, About PDF) EPA 816-F-07-022, October 2007

Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices

This document provides guidance on implementing a successful point-of-use or point-of-entry treatment strategy.

• Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems (PDF)(127 pp, 885 K, About PDF) EPA 815-R-06-010, April 2006

For more information, please see the Chemical Contaminants Rules Page.