110 STAT. 1638
PUBLIC LAW 104-182—AUG. 6, 1996
Reports.
Publication.
Native
Americans.
"(I) be provided to appropriate broadcast
media;
"(II) be prominently published in a newspaper
of general circulation serving the area not later
than 1 day after distribution of a notice pursuant
to clause (i) or the date of publication of the next
issue of the newspaper; or
"(III) be provided by posting or door-to-door
notification in lieu of notification by means of
broadcast media or newspaper.
"(D) WRITTEN NOTICE.—
"(i) IN GENERAL.—Regulations issued under
subparagraph (A) shall specify notification procedures
for violations other than the violations covered by
subparagraph (C). The procedures shall specify that
a public water system shall provide written notice to
each person served by the system by notice (I) in
the first bill (if any) prepared after the date of occurrence of the violation, (II) in an annual report issued
not later than 1 year after the date of occurrence
of the violation, or (III) by mail or direct delivery
as soon as practicable, but not later than 1 year after
the date of occurrence of the violation.
"(ii) FORM AND MANNER OF NOTICE.—The Administrator shall prescribe the form and manner of the
notice to provide a clear and readily understandable
explanation of the violation, any potentisQ adverse
health effects, and the steps that the system is taking
to seek alternative water supplies, if any, until the
violation is corrected.
" (E) UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS. —The Administrator may require the owner or operator of a public water
system to give notice to the persons served by the system
of the concentration levels of an unregulated contaminant
required to be monitored under section 1445(a).
"(3) REPORTS.—
" (A) ANNUAL REPORT BY STATE. —
"(i) IN GENERAL.— Not later than January 1, 1998,
and annually thereafter, each State that has primary
enforcement responsibility under section 1413 shall
prepare, make readily available to the public, and submit to the Administrator an annual report on violations
of national primary drinking water regulations by public water systems in the State, including violations
with respect to (I) maximum contaminant levels, (II)
treatment requirements, (III) variances and exemptions, and (IV) monitoring requirements determined
to be significant by the Administrator after consultation with the States.
"(ii) DISTRIBUTION. — The State shall publish and
distribute summaries of the report and indicate where
the full report is available for review.
"(B) ANNUAL REPORT BY ADMINISTRATOR. —Not later
than July 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and make available to the public an
annual report summarizing and evaluating reports submitted by States pursuant to subparagraph (A) and notices
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