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7A Page 9 NOTE: This publication is meant to be an aid to the staff of lhe CDHS Drinking W¢ter Program and cannot be relied upon by the regulated community as the State of California's representation of the law. The publisJaed codes are the only official representation of the law. Refer to the published codes whenei�er specif c citafions are required. Heal#h and Safety Code§l I6470 (a} As a condition of its operating permit,every public water systezn shalI annually prepare a consumer eonfidence report and mail or deliver a copy of that report to each customer, other than an occupant, as defined ii� Section 799.28 of the Civil Code, of a recreational vehicle park. A public water system in a recreational vehicle park with occupants as defined in Section 799.28 of the Civil Code shall prominently display oz1 a bullel;in board at tlie entrance to ar in the office of the park,and make availabie upon request,a copy of.'the report. The report shail include all of the following information: (1) The source of the water purveyed Uy the puUlic water systern. (2) A brief and plainly worded definition of the terms "maximum contaminant level," r�Nitiie22"y u�ir�in�wawr standard�" d?IL� ��]iI��FC hea��h gaal.�� (3) If any regulated contaminant is detected in public drinking water supplied Uy the system during th.e�ast year,the report shall inciude aIl of the following information: (A} The level of the contaminant found in the drinking water,and the corresponding public health goal and primary drinking water standard for that contaminant. (B} Any violations of the primary drinking waYer standatd that have occurred as a result of the presence of the containinailt in the drinking water and a Urief and plainly worded statement of health concerns that resulted in the regulation of that contaminant. (C) The public water system's address and plione nt�mber to enable custoiners to obtain further information concerning contaminants and potential health effects. (4) Information on the levels of un.reguiated contaminants,if any, for which monitoring is requir.ed pursuant to state or federal law or r.egulation. (5) Disclosure of any variances or exeinptions from primary dxinking water standards �ranted to the system and the basis therefor. (b) On or before July l, 1998, and every three years tl�creaffier,public water systems serving more than 10,000 service connections that detect one or more contarninants ul drinking water that exceed the applicaUle public health goal, shall prepare a brief written report in plain language that does aI1 of the following: (1) Identifies each contaminant detected in drinking water that exceeds the applicable public health goal. (2) Discloses the numerical pubiic health risk, determined by the office, associated with the maximum contaminant level for each contaminant identified in paragraph{1) and the numerical publie health risk determined by the office associated with the public Iiealth goal for that contaminant. {3} Identifies the category of risk to public health, including,but not limited to, carcinogenic,mutagenic, teratogenic,and acute toxicity, associated with exposure to the contaminant in drinking water, and includes a brief plainly worded description of these terms. (4} Describes the best available technoiogy, if any is then available oi�a eommercial basis,to remove the contaminant or reduce the concentration of the contaminant. The public water systeln may, solely at its own discretiou,briefly describe actions that have beei�taken on its own, or by other entities,to prevent the introduction of the contaminant into drin]cing wa#er supplies. Page 1 of 2