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Think you may be a public water system? Please let us know by filling out our form. The department will evaluate if your system meets the definition of a public water system. Generally, the department regulates water systems that operate for 60 days or more per year and provide access to water for human consumption either:
On average, at least 25 people on per day during the 60 busiest days of operation, or
Via 15 or more service connections.
Per the Environmental Protection Agency, human consumption includes water used for "drinking, bathing, showering, cooking, dishwashing, or maintaining oral hygiene". Access to water includes faucets, restrooms, hose bibs, or any other means by which water from the supplier could be consumed.
Please note that private residences with their own individual private water source are unlikely to be considered a public water system. Additional resources for private wells.
