Community water system survey

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted the 2006 Community Water System (CWS) Survey to obtain data to support its development and evaluation of drinking water regulations. Most of the operating characteristics of community water systems are unchanged from 1976, when the first CWS Survey was conducted. The vast majority of systems are small and privately owned, but most people are customers of large publicly owned systems. Nevertheless, there have been some important changes since the first CWS Survey. This publication reports on trends and key findings from the survey.

2006 Community Water System (CWS) Survey

• Volume I: Overview PDF (72 pp, 3M)
  EPA 815-R-09-001, February 2009
• Volume II: Detailed Tables and Survey Methodology PDF (300 pp, 1M)
  EPA 815-R-09-002, May 2009

2000 Community Water System (CWS) Survey

• Volume I: Overview PDF (58pp, 2M)
  EPA 815-R-02-005A, December 2002
• Volume II: Detailed Tables and Survey Methodology PDF (194 pp, 2M)
  EPA 815-R-02-005B, December 2002

1995 Community Water System (CWS) Survey

• Cover Page PDF (1 pg, 176K)
  EPA 815-R-97-001a, January 1997
• Volume I: Overview PDF (40 pp, 286K)
  EPA 815-R-97-001a, January 1997

For more information, contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. Hardcopies of this publication may be ordered from NCEPI or the Water Resource Center.

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