Public Notices & Certification

Each public notice must include the 10 basic elements listed below. It is critical that each public notice is clear and easy to read and understand.

1. Description of the violation or situation.
2. When the vioaltion or situation occurred.
3. Any potential adverse health effects including standard health effects language.
4. The population at risk.
5. Whether alternative water supplies should be used.
6. Action consumers should take (if any).
7. What the system is doing to correct the problem.
8. When the system expects to resolve the problem.
9. The name, business address and phone number of the system owner or operator.
10. A statement to encourage distribution of the notice to others.