40 CFR §141.156
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- (a)Each report must include a summary displayed prominently at the beginning of the report, including a brief description of the nature of the report.
- (b)Systems must include, at a minimum, the following information in the summary:
- (1)Summary of violations and compliance information included in the report required by § 141.153(d)(6) and (8), (f), and (h)(6) and (7).
- (2)Contact information for owner, operator, or designee of the community water system as a source of additional information concerning the report, per § 141.153(h)(2).
- (c)If applicable, systems must include the following in the summary:
- (1)For systems using delivery methods in § 141.155(a)(1)(ii), (iii), or (iv), the summary must include directions for consumers to request a paper copy of the report, as described in § 141.155(a)(2).
- (2)For systems subject to § 141.153(h)(3) because they serve a large proportion of consumers with limited English proficiency, the summary must include information where consumers may obtain a translated copy of the report, or get assistance in the appropriate language(s).
- (3)For systems using the report to also meet the public notification requirements of subpart Q of this part, the summary must specify that it is also serving to provide public notification of one or more violations or situations, provide a brief statement about the nature of the notice(s), and a brief description of how to locate the notice(s) in the report.
- (d)The summary should be written in plain language and may use infographics.
- (e)For those systems required to include a 6-month update with the second report under § 141.155(j)(2), the summary should include a brief description of the nature of the report and update, noting the availability of new information for the current year (between January and June).
- (f)The report summary must include the following standard language to encourage the distribution of the report to all persons served: