SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
FOR
THE
EPA
STRATEGIC
PLAN
INFORMATION
ON
SOURCE
WATER
ASSESSMENT
AND
PROTECTION
OMB
Control
No.
2040­
0197
EPA
ICR
No.
1816.03
October
11,
2004
Table
of
Contents
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
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Title
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Information
Collection
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Characterization/
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Need
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Need/
Authority
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Practical
Utility/
Users
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Data
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Nonduplication,
Consultations,
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Collection
Criteria
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Nonduplication
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Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
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Consultations
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Effects
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Less
Frequent
Collection
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General
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Sensitive
Questions
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The
Respondents
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the
Information
Requested
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Respondents/
SIC
Codes
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The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
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Methodology
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Collection
Schedule
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6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
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the
Collection
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Estimating
Respondent
Burden
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Estimating
Respondent
Costs
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Estimating
Agency
Burden
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Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
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Total
Burden
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Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
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Cost/
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Reasons
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Burden
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14
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
Section
1453
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Appendix
A
Text
of
Federal
Register
Notice
for
Source
Water
Protection
ICR
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Appendix
B
Voluntary
Reporting
Electronic
Excel
File
Spreadsheets
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Appendix
C
Information
Collection
Request
1
1
EPA
816­
R­
97­
009,
August
6,
1997.
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
Section
1453
(
a)(
3)
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA)
requires
states
to
submit
a
Source
Water
Assessment
Program
within
18
months
after
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
published
its
State
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
Programs
Guidance:
Final
Guidance.
1
Upon
EPA
approval
of
their
programs,
states
conducted
source
water
assessments
of
their
public
water
systems.
The
assessment
program
is
completed
relative
to
the
SDWA,
because
state
assessments
were
required
to
be
completed
three
and
a
half
years
after
approval
of
a
state's
program.
The
burden
and
cost
associated
with
any
remaining
assessment
work
has
already
been
calculated
under
two
previous
information
collection
requests
(
ICRs)
[
EPA
ICR
No.
1816.01
and
1816.02].

The
2003­
2008
EPA
Strategic
Plan
incorporates
source
water
contamination
prevention
measures
to
describe
the
voluntary
source
water
protection
actions
taken
at
the
local
or
regional
level,
based
on
the
results
of
completed
source
water
assessments.
One
of
EPA's
strategic
targets
is
that,
by
2008,
50
percent
of
source
water
areas
(
SWAs)
for
community
water
systems
(
CWSs)
will
achieve
minimized
risk
to
public
health
(
Strategic
Target
F).
Achieving
minimized
risk
to
public
health
centers
on
developing
and
substantially
implementing
source
water
protection
strategies
to
address
sources
of
contamination
within
each
CWS
source
water
area.

EPA
is
collecting,
on
a
voluntary
basis,
data
from
the
states
related
to
the
status
of
assessment
completion,
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
sources
of
contamination,
overall
risk
to
source
waters,
and
progress
toward
substantial
implementation
of
prevention
strategies
for
all
CWS
SWAs.
This
data
is
generated
under
the
authority
of
Section
1453
(
a)(
3)
of
the
SDWA.
The
information
is
being
collected
under
EPA's
Office
of
Water
National
Program
Guidance.

EPA
estimates
that
the
total
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
be
12,636
hours
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request
(
an
average
of
4,212
hours
per
year).
EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request,
the
cost
to
respondents
of
the
information
collection
will
be
$
3.83
million
(
an
average
of
$
1.28
million
per
year).
2
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
The
information
to
be
collected
will
help
states
and
EPA
understand,
in
aggregate,
the
results
of
state
assessments,
the
protection
actions
in
each
state
based
on
those
assessments,
and
progress
toward
the
Agency's
strategic
target
that,
by
2008,
50
percent
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
will
achieve
minimized
risk
to
public
health.

EPA
needs
to
understand
whether
prevention
efforts
are
working
to
reduce
risks
to
water
quality
and
thereby
reducing
risks
to
public
health.
Measures
and
other
information
at
the
state,
regional,
and
national
levels
provide
guideposts
for
judging
the
success
of
the
strategic
actions.
They
also
provide
key
information
for
targeting
actions
to
prevent
contamination
from
the
most
serious
threats
to
drinking
water
and
to
the
most
threatened
waters.
State­
wide,
regional,
and
national
information
also
provides
accountability
to
legislative
bodies
(
State
Legislatures
and
Congress)
for
SDWA
implementation,
and
is
a
means
to
demonstrate
that
tax
dollars
are
being
well
spent,
as
well
as
demonstrate
that
EPA
is
meeting
goals
set
under
the
Government
Performance
and
Results
Act.
In
addition,
EPA
will
be
able
to
measure
its
own
program
outputs
and
whether
they
are
leading
toward
contamination
prevention
and
risk
reduction,
and
thereby
provide
feedback
and
opportunities
for
national,
regional,
state,
and
local
program
refinement
and
improvement.

EPA
is
collecting,
on
a
voluntary
basis,
data
from
the
states
related
to
the
status
of
assessment
completion,
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
sources
of
contamination,
overall
risk
to
source
waters,
and
progress
toward
substantial
implementation
of
prevention
strategies
for
all
CWS
SWAs.
This
data
is
generated
under
the
authority
of
Section
1453
(
a)(
3)
of
the
SDWA
(
see
Appendix
A).
The
information
is
collected
under
EPA's
Office
of
Water
National
Program
Guidance.
While
implementing
source
water
contamination
prevention
programs
is
not
required
under
the
SDWA,
Drinking
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
monies
may
be
used
for
activities
to
support
these
efforts.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
EPA
has
developed
a
set
of
measures
to
assess
the
degree
to
which
states
are
attaining
source
water
contamination
prevention
goals
and
to
demonstrate
that
the
vision
of
reducing
risks
to
public
health
through
source
water
protection
is
being
attained.
The
measures
attempt
to
answer
four
key
questions
about
the
SWP
Program.
Information
Collection
Request
3
1.
Are
the
state
and
tribal
source
water
assessments
being
completed?
2.
What
threats
to
sources
of
drinking
water
are
being
found
in
assessment
results?
3.
How
are
current
and
future
drinking
water
supplies
being
protected?
4.
Are
source
water
contamination
prevention
actions
making
a
difference
to
public
health
protection?

States
and
the
Federal
government
will
use
the
answers
to
these
key
questions
to
understand
whether
prevention
program
actions
are
reducing
risks
to
source
waters,
which
is
presumed
to
increase
public
health
protection.
This
information
will
also
help
SWP
program
managers
better
manage
public
resources
to
reduce
risks
from
the
most
threatening
sources
of
contamination,
and
protect
the
most
threatened
source
waters.
Lastly,
the
collected
data
will
be
used
to
inform
state
and
federal
managers
and
legislators
regarding
the
success
of
public
and
private
prevention
program
actions
to
reduce
the
risks
to
source
waters.

Effectively
tracking
data
elements
and
using
them
in
program
performance
measures
requires
a
coordinated
nationwide
effort.
The
purpose
of
this
voluntary
information
collection
is
to
gather
and
assess
data
to
answer
the
above
questions
and
evaluate
the
status
of
reaching
contamination
prevention
goals.

This
information
will
also
promote
the
integration
of
source
water
contamination
prevention
policies
into
other
programs.
Some
of
this
information
will
increase
the
public's
awareness
of
issues
related
to
protecting
drinking
water
sources
and,
hopefully,
their
involvement
in
protective
activities.
EPA
hopes
that
these
measures
will
provide
states,
regions,
and
the
federal
government
with
a
focus
for
prevention
efforts
with
local
communities
implementing
actions
in
a
timely
and
cost­
effective
manner.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
3(
a)
Nonduplication
EPA
is
not
aware
of
any
similar
reporting
activities
related
to
the
status
or
results
of
source
water
assessments
or
the
reporting
of
the
status
of
contamination
prevention
efforts
within
the
states.
States
will
track
the
requested
information
using
databases.
This
approach
should
allow
state
reporters
to
take
advantage
of
existing
information
and
not
duplicate
other
efforts.

States
can
rely
on
appropriate
existing
resources.
These
resources
include
sanitary
surveys
of
local
PWSs,
state
wellhead
protection
programs,
state
pesticide
management
programs,
state
watershed
approaches
including
efforts
under
the
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule,
monitoring
waiver
programs,
or
the
Federal
Water
Pollution
Control
Act
(
Clean
Water
Act).
4
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
EPA
published
notice
requesting
comment
on
the
burden
and
cost
associated
with
reporting
on
source
water
assessments
and
progress
toward
substantially
implementing
prevention
strategies
in
the
Federal
Register
on
August
18,
2004
(
69
FR
51283).
A
copy
of
this
Federal
Register
Notice
is
attached
to
this
ICR
as
Appendix
B.
EPA
received
no
comments
on
the
preliminary
burden
and
cost
estimates
provided
in
the
Notice.

3(
c)
Consultations
In
developing
burden
and
cost
estimates
and
underlying
assumptions
for
this
ICR,
EPA
consulted
staff
from
four
state
environmental
agencies
that
are
responsible
for
source
water
assessment
and
protection
activities
in
their
states:

°
Lori
Mathieu,
Connecticut
Department
of
Public
Health
(
860­
509­
7333)
°
Howard
Fielding,
Louisiana
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(
225­
219­
3505)
°
Bruce
Olsen,
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
(
651­
215­
0796)
°
Sheree
Stewart,
Oregon
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(
503­
229­
5413)

These
agency
staff
provided
input
on
the
hourly
and
financial
burden
associated
with
compiling
data
and
reporting
on
the
status
of
substantially
implementing
prevention
plans
in
their
states.
The
burden
and
cost
estimates
in
this
ICR
reflect
these
estimates.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
EPA
will
report
annually
to
Congress
on
the
Strategic
Activities
and
goals
in
the
2003­
2008
Strategic
Plan,
including
progress
on
the
SWP
strategic
measures.
EPA
is
requesting
that
states
voluntarily
provide
data
on
the
status
of
contamination
prevention
measures
on
this
same
schedule.
While
States
are
not
obligated
to
provide
information
for
these
measures,
EPA
is
strongly
encouraging
states
to
provide
such
information.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
All
data
collections
covered
by
this
ICR
comply
with
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget's
(
OMB's)
general
guidelines
for
information
collections.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
No
confidential
data
is
collected.
Information
Collection
Request
5
3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
There
are
no
sensitive
questions
pertaining
to
this
ICR.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
respondents
for
this
information
collection
are
state
environmental
and
health
agencies.
The
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
code
for
state
respondents
is
9511
(
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management);
the
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
code
is
92411,
Administration
of
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management
Programs.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
Data
Items,
Including
Recordkeeping
Requirements
Under
this
collection,
state
respondents
can
complete
electronic
Excel
file
spreadsheets
annually
for
submission
to
EPA.
The
spreadsheets
are
used
to
report
the
following
information:


Number
of
Public
Water
Systems
or
SWAs
with
assessments
completed;


Most
prevalent
potential
sources
of
contamination
for
CWSs;


Most
threatening
potential
sources
of
contamination
for
CWSs;


Overall
risk
to
source
waters
for
CWSs;


Number
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
with
source
water
protection
strategies
in
place
and
implemented
or
substantially
implemented;
and

Year­
to­
year
change
in
the
percentage
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
with
substantially
implemented
strategies.

The
electronic
spreadsheets
are
presented
in
Appendix
C.
EPA
anticipates
that,
because
assessments
are
nearly
complete
and
threats
and
risk
information
are
known,
the
majority
of
the
effort
by
states
will
be
associated
with
compiling
and
updating
data
on
the
sources
of
contamination
and
on
the
progress
toward
substantial
implementation
of
prevention
strategies.
6
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
Respondent
Activities
For
this
voluntary
information
collection,
states
can
complete
electronic
Excel
file
spreadsheets
annually
and
submit
them
to
EPA.
States
will
develop
databases
to
collect,
compile,
and
store
this
information.

There
are
no
recordkeeping
requirements
associated
with
this
voluntary
collection.
However,
EPA
anticipates
that
states
will
maintain
or
have
access
to
the
data
used
to
compile
the
aggregate
assessment
information
and
the
progress
reports
on
prevention
strategy
implementation
and
provide
the
data
to
interested
stakeholders
on
request.

5.
The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
Headquarters
will
use
data
from
the
states
to
gauge
progress
toward
meeting
the
strategic
target
that
50
percent
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
will
achieve
minimized
risk
to
public
health
by
2008.
EPA
will
report
annually
to
Congress
on
the
strategic
activities
and
goals
in
the
2003­
2008
Strategic
Plan,
using
state­
reported
data
on
source
water
assessment
and
protection
activities
for
the
strategic
target.
EPA
also
responds
to
inquiries
from
and
communicates
with
state
managers,
the
public,
and
Congress
on
progress
being
made
toward
prevention
actions
that
minimize
risks
to
source
waters
and
public
health.

Headquarters
will
also
prepare
an
annual
report
on
each
measure,
with
data
reported
by
the
states,
and
distribute
the
report
to
EPA
regions
and
states
for
their
review.

EPA
is
committed
to
successful
contamination
prevention
activities
and
meeting
the
strategic
target
and
will
provide
assistance
to
the
states
to
help
them
use
DWSRF
monies
to
help
local
staff
substantially
implement
source
water
protection
strategies,
facilitate
information
exchange,
and
encourage
involvement
of
all
capable
participants
and
contributors.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
EPA
anticipates
that
states
may
use
a
variety
of
methods
to
maintain
the
data
necessary
for
reporting
to
EPA
on
the
status
of
contamination
prevention
efforts.
While
EPA
needs
high
quality
data,
it
is
understood
that,
as
the
quality
of
the
data
increases,
the
burden
on
states
and
local
staff
to
collect
and
maintain
that
data
increases
as
well.
Information
Collection
Request
7
States
will
likely
collect
and
store
the
data
on
each
CWS
or
SWA
in
a
database.
States
will
likely
report
via
EPA­
developed
electronic
spreadsheet
files,
shown
in
Appendix
C.

EPA
has
developed
a
source
water
data
framework
for
efficient
and
cost­
effective
sharing
of
source
water
data
elements
between
states
and
EPA.
Working
with
the
Ground
Water
Protection
Council,
EPA
has
developed
a
data
exchange
mechanism
to
accommodate
the
transfer
of
state
data
to
EPA's
central
data
exchange
(
CDX),
using
an
XML
schema
that
converts
statespecific
formats
to
the
EPA
standard.
EPA
pilot
tested
the
data
transfer
mechanism
in
2003.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
The
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act,
5
U.
S.
C.
602
et
seq.,
requires
the
Agency
to
explicitly
consider
the
effects
of
regulations
on
small
entities
and
to
develop
(
under
certain
circumstances)
a
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
describing
these
impacts.
The
respondents
for
this
information
collection
are
state
environmental
and
health
agencies,
which
are
not
small
businesses
or
organizations,
as
defined
in
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
EPA
is
collecting
measures
data
from
the
states
on
an
annual
basis
to
align
with
annual
reporting
to
Congress.
EPA
requests
that
states
submit
this
information
as
soon
as
possible
following
the
end
of
each
federal
fiscal
year.
8
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
EPA's
2003­
2008
Strategic
Plan
includes
source
water
assessment
and
protection
program
measures
to
analyze
the
aggregated
results
of
the
assessments
and
describe
the
voluntary
source
water
protection
actions
taken
at
the
local
or
regional
level,
based
on
the
assessment
results.
This
information
is
collected
from
States
to
understand,
in
aggregate,
the
results
of
State
assessments
and
the
protection
actions
based
on
those
assessments,
and
to
measure
progress
toward
the
strategic
target.

EPA
is
collecting,
on
a
voluntary
basis,
data
from
the
states
related
to
the
status
of
assessment
completion,
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
sources
of
contamination,
overall
risk
to
source
waters,
and
progress
toward
substantial
implementation
of
prevention
strategies
for
all
CWS
SWAs.

EPA
estimates
that,
over
time,
approximately
53,000
CWSs
in
the
nation
will
develop
and
substantially
implement
voluntary
prevention
strategies,
½
by
2008.
The
burden
and
cost
associated
with
these
individual
plans
is
not
included
in
this
ICR,
as
there
is
no
associated
reporting
or
record
keeping
requirement.

EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request,
the
total
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
average
12,636
hours
per
year
and
the
cost
to
respondents
of
the
information
collection
will
average
$
1.28
million
per
year.
The
total
burden
and
cost,
presented
in
Section
6(
e),
are
the
product
of
the
annual
burden
and
cost
per
response,
presented
in
Sections
6(
a)
and
6(
b),
respectively
and
the
number
of
responses,
which
are
presented
in
Section
6(
d).
Section
6(
c)
presents
the
burden
and
cost
to
EPA;
Section
6(
f)
discusses
the
change
in
the
burden
and
cost
estimates
between
the
last
information
collection
request
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1816.02)
and
this
ICR.

6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
Respondent
burden
estimates
are
presented
in
Exhibit
6­
1.
Columns
A,
B,
C,
and
D
of
Exhibit
6­
1
present
legal,
managerial,
technical,
and
clerical
staff
hours,
respectively;
Column
E
presents
the
total
annual
unit
burden
for
each
activity.

EPA
estimates
that
each
state
will
devote
an
average
of
81
hours
annually
over
the
next
three
years
collecting
the
requested
data
on
assessments,
contamination
sources,
risk,
and
progress
toward
developing
and
substantially
implementing
prevention
strategies
for
all
CWSs
in
Information
Collection
Request
9
their
state
and
reporting
this
information
to
EPA
(
see
Column
E
of
Exhibit
6­
1).
This
estimate
was
obtained
through
the
consultation
activities
described
in
Section
3(
c).

EPA
assumes
that,
to
compile
the
reports,
states
will
develop
and
use
databases
that
track
the
implementation
status
of
prevention
strategies
in
each
CWS
or
SWA
in
their
state.
EPA
anticipates
that
state
staff
will
report
via
EPA­
developed
electronic
spreadsheet
files.

Recordkeeping
Requirements
EPA
assumes
that
states
will
maintain
source
water
assessment
and
protection
measures
data
on
computers
dedicated
to
source
water
assessment
and
protection
efforts.
Thus,
no
incremental
recordkeeping
burden
or
cost
will
be
incurred
by
the
states.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
next
three
years,
the
total
annual
labor
cost
per
state
associated
with
this
voluntary
information
collection
is
$
2,992
(
see
Column
F
of
Exhibit
6­
1).
The
labor
cost
estimate
is
based
on
average
hourly
estimates
for
salary
and
overhead
of
$
69
for
legal
staff,
$
47
for
managerial
staff,
$
35
for
technical
staff,
and
$
27
for
clerical
staff.
These
rates
are
based
on
conversations
with
the
state
staff
EPA
consulted
in
developing
this
ICR.

Non­
labor
costs
associated
with
this
information
collection
are
presented
in
Columns
G
through
I
of
Exhibit
6­
1:
Column
G
presents
annualized
capital
costs,
Column
H
presents
operating
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs,
and
Column
I
presents
the
total
non­
labor
costs
(
i.
e.,
G
plus
H).
The
annual
non­
labor
cost
associated
with
reporting
progress
to
EPA
is
$
21,584.
This
consists
entirely
of
capital/
start­
up
costs,
such
as
purchasing
computer
databases
and
software.
These
costs
were
annualized
over
five
years
(
the
time
frame
for
attaining
EPA's
strategic
SWP
goal),
using
a
7
percent
discount
rate.
There
are
no
O&
M
costs
associated
with
this
information
collection.
Exhibit
6­
1
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Hours
and
Cost
Per
Respondent
Total
Hours
and
Costs
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Legal
@
$
69
Hour
Managerial
@
$
47
Hour
Technical
@
$
35
Hour
Clerical
@
$
27
Hour
Respondent
Hours/

Year
(
A+
B+
C+
D)
Labor
Cost/

Year
Annualized
Capital
Cost
O
&
M
Cost/
Year
Total
Non­

Labor
Cost/
Year
(
G
+
H)
Number
of
Responses
Total
Hours/

Year
(
E
*
J)
Total
Cost/

Year
(
F
+
I)
*
J
State
activities
Report
to
EPA
on
progress
4
10
57
10
81
$
2,992
$
21,584
$
0
$
21,584
52
4,212
$
1,277,983
TOTAL
81
$
2,992
$
21,584
$
0
$
21,584
52
4,212
$
1,277,983
Notes:
Numbers
may
not
appear
to
add
due
to
rounding.

Capital
costs
are
discounted
7
percent
over
5
years.
Information
Collection
Request
11
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
The
federal
burden
associated
with
prevention
strategy
implementation
during
this
clearance
period
includes
the
time
spent
by
EPA
Regional
and
Headquarters
staff
to
collect
and
analyze
state
measures
data
and
report
on
findings.
Federal
burden
and
cost
are
presented
in
Columns
A
through
F
of
Exhibit
6­
2.

In
the
three
years
of
this
collection,
EPA
estimates
that
Headquarters
and
the
Regions
will
spend
1,640
hours
per
year
compiling
prevention
data.
EPA
assumes
that
each
region
will
spend
approximately
60
hours
per
year
(
600
hours
total)
gathering
state
data
and
submitting
it
to
Headquarters.
EPA
estimates
that
Headquarters
will
devote
0.5
FTE,
or
1,040
hours,
collecting
and
analyzing
regional
data
and
preparing
an
annual
SWP
measures
report
and
reporting
on
the
strategic
measures.

Exhibit
6­
2
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
A
B
C
D
E
F
Hours
and
Cost
Per
Response
Total
Hours
and
Cost
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
Agency
Hours/
Year
Labor
Cost/
Year
at
$
45.97/
hr
Non­
Labor
Cost/
Year
Number
of
Responses
Total
Hours/
Yr
(
A
*
D)
Total
Cost/
Year
(
B
+
C)
*
D
Regions
compile
measures
data.
60
$
2,758
$
0
10
600
$
27,581
Headquarters
reviews
measures
data;
writes
annual
report.
1,040
$
47,807
$
20,000
1
1,040
$
67,807
TOTAL
1,100
$
50,565
$
20,000
11
1,640
$
95,388
Numbers
may
not
appear
to
add
due
to
rounding.
12
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
EPA
estimates
that
the
annual
federal
cost
associated
with
compiling
and
analyzing
data
on
the
progress
of
assessment
and
prevention
efforts
will
be
$
95,388.
In
developing
Agency
labor
costs,
EPA
estimates
the
average
hourly
labor
rate
for
salary
and
overhead
and
benefits
for
Agency
staff
to
be
$
45.97.
To
derive
this
figure,
EPA
multiplied
the
hourly
compensation
at
GS­
12,
Step
5
on
the
2004
GS
pay
scale
($
28.73)
by
the
standard
government
benefits
multiplication
factor
of
1.6
to
account
for
overhead
and
benefits.
In
addition
to
the
labor
cost,
Headquarters
will
spend
an
average
of
$
20,000
annually
for
contractor
support
to
compile
the
states'
data
and
write
the
measures
report.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Cost
Staff
in
all
50
states,
Puerto
Rico,
and
the
District
of
Columbia
will
report
to
EPA
on
the
status
of
prevention
efforts.
The
number
of
responses
is
shown
in
Column
J
of
Exhibit
6­
1.

Column
K
of
Exhibit
6­
1
presents
the
total
annual
burden
(
i.
e.,
the
hours
per
response
times
the
number
of
responses).
Column
L
of
Exhibit
6­
1
presents
the
total
annual
cost
(
i.
e.,
the
sum
of
labor
costs
and
non­
labor
costs
per
response
times
the
number
of
responses).

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost/
Burden
Tables
Respondent
Tally
The
total
annual
burden
associated
with
compiling
information
related
to
source
water
assessments
and
implementing
prevention
strategies,
and
reporting
on
the
status
over
the
next
three
years
is
4,212
hours,
and
the
total
annual
cost
is
$
1.28
million.
Exhibit
6­
3
presents
the
total
respondent
burden
and
cost.

Over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request,
the
total
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
be
12,636
hours.
The
cost
to
respondents
of
the
information
collection
will
be
$
3.83
million.
Information
Collection
Request
13
Exhibit
6­
3
Summary
of
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Costs
Response
Number
of
Responses
Total
Hours/
Year
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Total
Annual
Non­
labor
Cost
Total
Annual
Respondent
Cost
Report
progress
52
4,212
$
155,598
$
1,122,385
$
1,277,983
Total
52
4,212
$
155,598
$
1,122,385
$
1,277,983
Burden/
cost
per
response
81
$
24,576.60
Agency
Tally
The
total
annual
Agency
burden
is
1,640
hours,
and
the
total
annual
Agency
cost
is
$
95,388.
Exhibit
6­
4
presents
the
total
annual
Agency
burden
and
cost
associated
with
reviewing
measures
data.

Over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request,
the
total
Agency
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
be
4,920
hours.
The
total
Agency
cost
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
ICR
will
be
$
286,164.

Exhibit
6­
4
Summary
of
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
Activity
Total
Number
of
Activities
Total
Hours/
Year
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Total
Annual
Non­
labor
Cost
Total
Annual
Agency
Cost
Compile
data
(
Regions)
10
600
$
27,581
$
0
$
27,581
Analyze
data;
write
report
(
HQ)
1
1,040
$
47,807
$
20,000
$
67,807
Total
11
1,640
$
75,388
$
20,000
$
95,388
6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
In
the
approved
ICR
[
OMB
Control
No.
2040­
0197;
EPA
ICR
No.
1816.02],
the
burden
associated
with
source
water
assessment
and
protection
activities
is
7,826,361
hours
(
an
average
of
2,608,787
hours
per
year).
EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
collection,
14
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
the
total
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
be
12,636
hours
(
an
average
of
4,212
hours
per
year).
This
represents
a
decrease
of
7,813,725
hours
from
the
previous
clearance
period,
or
2,604,575
hours
per
year.

The
estimated
cost
to
respondents
in
the
approved
ICR
[
EPA
ICR
No.
1816.02]
is
$
245.6
million
(
an
average
of
$
81.9
million
per
year).
EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
renewal
request,
the
cost
to
respondents
of
the
information
collection
will
be
$
3.83
million
(
an
average
of
$
1.28
million
per
year).
This
represents
a
decrease
of
$
242
million
from
the
previous
clearance
period
or
$
80.7
million
per
year.

The
change
in
burden
and
cost
is
due
to
the
shifting
of
efforts
toward
reporting
only
on
assessment
results
and
voluntary
prevention
activities
in
this
information
collection,
rather
than
on
all
the
statutory
required
assessment
actions
under
the
previous
ICR.
The
primary
activities
in
the
approved
ICR
(
conducting
source
water
assessments)
are
complete.
While
states
will
be
devoting
time
to
develop
and
implement
prevention
strategies
in
the
coming
years,
this
ICR
only
includes
the
minimum
activities
in
tracking
and
reporting
on
state
and
local
voluntary
source
water
protection
actions,
not
the
protection
actions
themselves.
We
anticipate
very
limited
information
being
provided
by
states
regarding
the
state
and
local
voluntary
prevention
actions.
States
will
continue
to
report
progress
annually
to
EPA.
Exhibit
6­
5
presents
the
approved
and
estimated
annual
burden
and
costs
from
the
previous
ICR
and
the
current
ICR,
and
the
change
between
the
clearance
periods.

Exhibit
6­
5
Change
in
Annual
Burden
and
Cost
(
excluding
Agency
burden
and
cost)

Annual
Burden
Annual
Cost
Reason
Activity
Approved
2001
This
ICR
Change
Approved
2001
This
ICR
Change
Conduct
Assessments
2,608,111
0
(
2,608,111)
$
81,954,346
$
0
($
81,954,346)
Program
change
Report
progress
676
4,212
3,536
$
19,401
$
1,277,983
$
1,258,582
Program
change
Total
2,608,787
4,212
(
2,604,575)
$
81,973,747
$
1,277,983
($
80,695,764)
Information
Collection
Request
15
6(
g)
Burden
Statement
EPA
estimates
that,
over
the
three
years
covered
by
this
request,
the
total
non­
Agency
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
voluntary
reporting
will
be
12,636
hours
(
an
average
of
4,212
hours
per
year),
and
the
cost
to
respondents
of
the
information
collection
will
be
$
3.83
million
(
an
average
of
$
1.28
million
per
year).

State
reporting
burden
for
this
ICR
is
estimated
to
average
81
hours
per
response,
or
$
24,576.60
per
response,
annually.
(
See
Exhibit
6­
3.)
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
Part
9
and
48
CFR
Chapter
15.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OW­
2004­
0013,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
OW­
2004­
0013)
and
OMB
control
number
(
2040­
0197)
in
any
correspondence.
Appendix
A
Section
1453
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
4SEC.
132.
SOURCE
WATER
ASSESSMENT.
(
a)
IN
GENERAL­
Part
E
(
42
U.
S.
C.
300j
et
seq.)
is
amended
by
adding
at
the
end
the
following:
SOURCE
WATER
QUALITY
ASSESSMENT
SEC.
1453.
(
a)
SOURCE
WATER
ASSESSMENT­
(
1)
GUIDANCE­
Within
12
months
after
the
date
of
enactment
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
Amendments
of
1996,
after
notice
and
comment,
the
Administrator
shall
publish
guidance
for
States
exercising
primary
enforcement
responsibility
for
public
water
systems
to
carry
out
directly
or
through
delegation
(
for
the
protection
and
benefit
of
public
water
systems
and
for
the
support
of
monitoring
flexibility)
a
source
water
assessment
program
within
the
State's
boundaries.
Each
State
adopting
modifications
to
monitoring
requirements
pursuant
to
section
1418(
b)
shall,
prior
to
adopting
such
modifications,
have
an
approved
source
water
assessment
program
under
this
section
and
shall
carry
out
the
program
either
directly
or
through
delegation.
(
2)
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS­
A
source
water
assessment
program
under
this
subsection
shall­­
(
A)
delineate
the
boundaries
of
the
assessment
areas
in
such
State
from
which
one
or
more
public
water
systems
in
the
State
receive
supplies
of
drinking
water,
using
all
reasonably
available
hydrogeologic
information
on
the
sources
of
the
supply
of
drinking
water
in
the
State
and
the
water
flow,
recharge,
and
discharge
and
any
other
reliable
information
as
the
State
deems
necessary
to
adequately
determine
such
areas;
and
(
B)
identify
for
contaminants
regulated
under
this
title
for
which
monitoring
is
required
under
this
title
(
or
any
unregulated
contaminants
selected
by
the
State,
in
its
discretion,
which
the
State,
for
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
has
determined
may
present
a
threat
to
public
health),
to
the
extent
practical,
the
origins
within
each
delineated
area
of
such
contaminants
to
determine
the
susceptibility
of
the
public
water
systems
in
the
delineated
area
to
such
contaminants.
(
3)
APPROVAL,
IMPLEMENTATION,
AND
MONITORING
RELIEF­
A
State
source
water
assessment
program
under
this
subsection
shall
be
submitted
to
the
Administrator
within
18
months
after
the
Administrator's
guidance
is
issued
under
this
subsection
and
shall
be
deemed
approved
9
months
after
the
date
of
such
submittal
unless
the
Administrator
disapproves
the
program
as
provided
in
section
1428(
c).
States
shall
begin
implementation
of
the
program
immediately
after
its
approval.
The
Administrator's
approval
of
a
State
program
under
this
subsection
shall
include
a
timetable,
established
in
consultation
with
the
State,
allowing
not
more
than
2
years
for
completion
after
approval
of
the
program.
Public
water
systems
seeking
monitoring
relief
in
addition
to
the
interim
relief
provided
under
section
1418(
a)
shall
be
eligible
for
monitoring
relief,
consistent
with
section
1418(
b),
upon
completion
of
the
assessment
in
the
delineated
source
water
assessment
area
or
areas
concerned.
(
4)
TIMETABLE­
The
timetable
referred
to
in
paragraph
(
3)
shall
take
into
consideration
the
availability
to
the
State
of
funds
under
section
1452
(
relating
to
State
loan
funds)
for
assessments
and
other
relevant
factors.
The
Administrator
may
extend
any
timetable
included
in
a
State
program
approved
under
paragraph
(
3)
to
extend
the
period
for
completion
by
an
additional
18
months.
(
5)
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT­
The
Administrator
shall,
as
soon
as
practicable,
conduct
a
demonstration
project,
in
consultation
with
other
Federal
agencies,
to
demonstrate
the
most
effective
and
protective
means
of
assessing
and
protecting
source
waters
serving
large
metropolitan
areas
and
located
on
Federal
lands.
(
6)
USE
OF
OTHER
PROGRAMS­
To
avoid
duplication
and
to
encourage
efficiency,
the
program
under
this
section
may
make
use
of
any
of
the
following:
(
A)
Vulnerability
assessments,
sanitary
surveys,
and
monitoring
programs.
(
B)
Delineations
or
assessments
of
ground
water
sources
under
a
State
wellhead
protection
program
developed
pursuant
to
this
section.
(
C)
Delineations
or
assessments
of
surface
or
ground
water
sources
under
a
State
pesticide
management
plan
developed
pursuant
to
the
Pesticide
and
Ground
Water
State
Management
Plan
Regulation
(
subparts
I
and
J
of
part
152
of
title
40,
Code
of
Federal
Regulations),
promulgated
under
section
3(
d)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
7
U.
S.
C.
136a(
d)).
(
D)
Delineations
or
assessments
of
surface
water
sources
under
a
State
watershed
initiative
or
to
satisfy
the
watershed
criterion
for
determining
if
filtration
is
required
under
the
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
(
section
141.70
of
title
40,
Code
of
Federal
Regulations).
(
E)
Delineations
or
assessments
of
surface
or
ground
water
sources
under
programs
or
plans
pursuant
to
the
Federal
Water
Pollution
Control
Act.
(
7)
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY­
The
State
shall
make
the
results
of
the
source
water
assessments
conducted
under
this
subsection
available
to
the
public.
(
b)
APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL­
For
provisions
relating
to
program
approval
and
disapproval,
see
section
1428(
c).'.
(
b)
APPROVAL
AND
DISAPPROVAL
OF
STATE
PROGRAMS­
Section
1428
(
42
U.
S.
C.
300h­
7)
is
amended
as
follows:
(
1)
Amend
the
first
sentence
of
subsection
(
c)(
1)
to
read
as
follows:
If,
in
the
judgment
of
the
Administrator,
a
State
program
or
portion
thereof
under
subsection
(
a)
is
not
adequate
to
protect
public
water
systems
as
required
by
subsection
(
a)
or
a
State
program
under
section
1453
or
section
1418(
b)
does
not
meet
the
applicable
requirements
of
section
1453
or
section
1418(
b),
the
Administrator
shall
disapprove
such
program
or
portion
thereof.'.
(
2)
Add
after
the
second
sentence
of
subsection
(
c)(
1)
the
following:
A
State
program
developed
pursuant
to
section
1453
or
section
1418(
b)
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
the
applicable
requirements
of
section
1453
or
section
1418(
b)
unless
the
Administrator
determines
within
9
months
of
the
receipt
of
the
program
that
such
program
(
or
portion
thereof)
does
not
meet
such
requirements.'.
(
3)
In
the
third
sentence
of
subsection
(
c)(
1)
and
in
subsection
(
c)(
2),
strike
is
inadequate'
and
insert
is
disapproved'.
(
4)
In
subsection
(
b),
add
the
following
before
the
period
at
the
end
of
the
first
sentence:
and
source
water
assessment
programs
under
section
1453'.
Appendix
B
Text
of
Federal
Register
Notice
for
Source
Water
Protection
ICR
Published
August
18,
2004
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OW­
2004­
0013,
FRL­
7802­
6]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request;
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
­

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection.
The
ICR
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
October
31,
2004.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
proposed
information
collection
as
described
below.

DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
October
18,
2004.

ADDRESSES:
Submit
your
comments,
referencing
docket
ID
number
OW­
2004­
0013,
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
OW­
Docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water
Docket,
MC
4101T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Kevin
Barnes,
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water,
Drinking
Water
Protection
Division,
MC
4606M,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564­
3893;
fax
number:
(
202)
564­
3756;
e­
mail
address:
barnes.
kevin@
epamail.
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OW­
2004­
0013,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
draft
collection
of
information,
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search 
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
within
60
days
of
this
notice.
EPA s
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA s
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
the
52
States
and
territories.

Title:
EPA
Strategic
Plan
Information
on
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection.
Abstract:
Section
1453(
a)(
3)
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
requires
States
to
submit
to
EPA
a
Source
Water
Assessment
Program
within
18
months
after
issuance
of
the
national
guidance
on
State
Source
Water
Assessment
and
Protection
Programs,
which
was
issued
by
EPA
on
August
5,
1997.
Upon
EPA
approval
of
the
programs,
States
conducted
source
water
assessments
of
their
public
water
systems.
The
Assessment
Program
will
be
completed
by
States
relative
to
the
SDWA
because
State
assessments
were
required
under
section
1453.
(
The
burden
and
cost
associated
with
any
remaining
assessment
work
has
already
been
calculated
under
previous
ICRs).
The
EPA
Strategic
Plan
(
2003­
2008)
includes
source
water
assessment
and
protection
program
measures
to
analyze
the
aggregated
results
of
the
assessments
and
describe
the
voluntary
source
water
protection
actions
taken
at
the
local
or
regional
level,
based
on
the
assessment
results.
This
information
is
collected
from
States
to
understand,
in
aggregate,
the
results
of
State
assessments
and
the
protection
actions
in
each
State
based
on
those
assessments,
and
to
measure
progress
toward
the
Agency s
strategic
goal
that,
by
2008,
50%
of
source
water
areas
for
community
water
systems
will
achieve
minimized
risk
to
public
health.
(``
Minimized
risk 
is
achieved
by
substantial
implementation,
as
determined
by
the
State,
of
source
water
protection
actions
in
a
source
water
protection
strategy.)
The
information
is
collected
through
EPA s
Strategic
Planning
process.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA s
regulations
in
40
CFR
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9.
EPA
is
collecting,
on
a
voluntary
basis,
data
from
the
States
related
to
the
status
of
assessment
completion,
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
sources
of
contamination,
overall
risk
to
source
waters,
and
progress
toward
substantial
implementation
of
prevention
strategies
for
all
community
water
system
source
water
areas.
This
data
is
generated
under
the
authority
of
section
1453(
a)(
3)
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act.
While
implementing
source
water
protection
programs
is
not
required
under
the
Act,
Drinking
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
monies
under
section
1452
of
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
may
be
used,
and
is
being
used,
for
set­
aside
activities
to
support
these
efforts.
The
EPA
would
like
to
solicit
comments
to:
(
i)
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collection
of
information
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
Agency,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility;
(
ii)
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
Agency s
estimate
of
the
burden
of
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
including
the
validity
of
the
methodology
and
assumptions
used;
(
iii)
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected;
and
(
iv)
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collection
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
81
hours
per
State
response.
Estimated
Number
of
Likely
Respondents:
52.
Frequency
of
Response:
Once
per
year.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
4,212
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Cost
Burden:
$
1,122,385.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
Dated:
August
12,
2004.
Cynthia
C.
Dougherty,
Director,
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water.
[
FR
Doc.
04­
18962
Filed
8­
17­
04;
8:
45
am]
BILLING
CODE
6560­
50­
P
Appendix
C
Voluntary
Reporting
Electronic
Excel
File
Spreadsheets
The
following
pages
present
the
spreadsheets
that
states
can
use
to
report
SWP
measures
data.
Two
versions
of
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
tables
are
available
for
the
states
to
use.
States
have
the
option
of
providing
summary
data
on
the
twelve
major
categories
of
potential
contamination
sources
or
data
on
specific
contamination
sources,
if
this
level
of
precision
is
available.
States
should
only
complete
one
most
prevalent
and
one
most
threatening
table.
OMB
Control
Number
2040­
0197
Expiration
Date
xx/
xx/
xxxx
Source
Water
Assessments
Completed
Community
Water
Systems
(
CWSs)
or
Source
Water
Areas
State:
Reporting
level
(
circle
one):
System
/
Source
water
area
State
Total
(
from
SDWIS/
Fed)
Number
of
Systems/
SWAs
with
Complete
Assessments
Percent
of
Systems/
SWAs
with
Complete
Assessments
Community
water
systems
Systems/
SWAs
Population
Systems/
SWAs
Population
Systems/
SWAs
Population
Ground
waterbased
Surface
waterbased
Total
Non­
transient
non­
community
water
systems
Ground
waterbased
Surface
waterbased
Total
Transient
non­
community
water
systems
Ground
waterbased
Surface
waterbased
Total
Most
Prevalent
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
(
can
add
to
more
than
100%
in
a
column)
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
CWSs
Percent
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
Agricultural
Wastewater
Stormwater
Facilities
Commercial/
Industrial
Facilities
Transportation
Waste
Processing/
Management
Contaminated
Sites
Physical
Land
and
Water
Alteration
Residential
Housing
Recreation
Other
Major
Facilities
Miscellaneous
Environmental
Threats
1.
Agricultural
sources
are
those
associated
with
cultivation
of
crops
or
raising
of
animals.
Examples
include
croplands,
animal
feeding
operations,
and
forestry
operations.
2.
Wastewater
includes
processes
and
facilities
designed
to
accept
and
treat
liquid
sanitary
and
domestic
wastewater.
Examples
include
septic
systems
and
sewage
disposal
systems.
3.
Stormwater
Facilities
include
facilities
or
structures
designed
to
handle
stormwater.
4.
Commercial/
Industrial
facilities
produce
goods
or
provide
services
and
use,
handle,
or
store
chemicals
that
can
threaten
water
supplies.
Examples
include
commercial
establishments
such
as
gas
stations
and
dry
cleaners,
and
industrial
facilities
that
manufacture
electronics,
furniture,
etc.
5.
Transportation
includes
sources
associated
with
transporting
passengers
and
freight
by
rail,
road,
or
air.
Examples
include
roadways
and
airports.
6.
Waste
Processing/
Management
includes
facilities
for
the
handling
and
processing
of
solid
waste.
This
category
includes
landfills
and
hazardous
waste
disposal
sites.
7.
Contaminated
Sites
are
those
sites
where
contaminants
are
known
to
have
leaked
or
spilled
from
designated
or
regulated
facilities,
such
as
leaking
storage
tanks
or
Superfund
sites.
8.
Physical
Land
and
Water
Alteration
includes
both
permanent
and
temporary
modifications
of
the
environment
which
may
impact
source
water
quality,
such
as
erosion
due
to
construction
activities.
9.
Residential
Housing
includes
activities
associated
with
high
density
housing,
apartments,
and
hotels
or
motels.
10.
Recreation
includes
facilities
for
human
enjoyment,
such
as
golf
courses
and
swimming
areas.
11.
Other
Major
Facilities
include
facilities
that
have
a
mixture
of
activities
such
as
military
installations
and
hospitals.
12.
Miscellaneous
Environmental
Threats
are
existing
conditions
that
do
or
could
pose
a
risk
of
contamination
to
source
water,
such
as
naturally­
occurring
elements
or
atmospheric
deposition.
Most
Threatening
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
(
can
add
to
more
than
100%
in
a
column)
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
CWSs
Percent
of
SWAs
for
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
Agricultural
Wastewater
Stormwater
Facilities
Commercial/
Industrial
Facilities
Transportation
Waste
Processing/
Management
Contaminated
Sites
Physical
Land
and
Water
Alteration
Residential
Housing
Recreation
Other
Major
Facilities
Miscellaneous
Environmental
Threats
1.
Agricultural
sources
are
those
associated
with
cultivation
of
crops
or
raising
of
animals.
Examples
include
croplands,
animal
feeding
operations,
and
forestry
operations.
2.
Wastewater
includes
processes
and
facilities
designed
to
accept
and
treat
liquid
sanitary
and
domestic
wastewater.
Examples
include
septic
systems
and
sewage
disposal
systems.
3.
Stormwater
Facilities
include
facilities
or
structures
designed
to
handle
stormwater.
4.
Commercial/
Industrial
facilities
produce
goods
or
provide
services
and
use,
handle,
or
store
chemicals
that
can
threaten
water
supplies.
Examples
include
commercial
establishments
such
as
gas
stations
and
dry
cleaners,
and
industrial
facilities
that
manufacture
electronics,
furniture,
etc.
5.
Transportation
includes
sources
associated
with
transporting
passengers
and
freight
by
rail,
road,
or
air.
Examples
include
roadways
and
airports.
6.
Waste
Processing/
Management
includes
facilities
for
the
handling
and
processing
of
solid
waste.
This
category
includes
landfills
and
hazardous
waste
disposal
sites.
7.
Contaminated
Sites
are
those
sites
where
contaminants
are
known
to
have
leaked
or
spilled
from
designated
or
regulated
facilities,
such
as
leaking
storage
tanks
or
Superfund
sites.
8.
Physical
Land
and
Water
Alteration
includes
both
permanent
and
temporary
modifications
of
the
environment
which
may
impact
source
water
quality,
such
as
erosion
due
to
construction
activities.
9.
Residential
Housing
includes
activities
associated
with
high
density
housing,
apartments,
and
hotels
or
motels.
10.
Recreation
includes
facilities
for
human
enjoyment,
such
as
golf
courses
and
swimming
areas.
11.
Other
Major
Facilities
include
facilities
that
have
a
mixture
of
activities
such
as
military
installations
and
hospitals.
12.
Miscellaneous
Environmental
Threats
are
existing
conditions
that
do
or
could
pose
a
risk
of
contamination
to
source
water,
such
as
naturally­
occurring
elements
or
atmospheric
deposition.
Most
Prevalent
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Pick
the
top
three
sources
that
affect
over
25
percent
of
CWSs
or
SWAs
for
CWSs
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
SWAs
Percent
of
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
1.
AGRICULTURE
Concentrated
animal
feeding
operations
Other
animal
feeding
operations
Grazing
Crop
production
Fertilizer/
pesticide/
herbicide
applications
Farm
chemicals
and
equipment
(
storage
and
sales)
Agricultural
drainage
Agricultural
irrigation
wells
Aquaculture
Silviculture/
managed
forests
2.
WASTEWATER
Municipal
sanitary
waste
treatment
and
disposal
(
commercial,
domestic,
and
industrial
waste)
Septic
(
on­
site
sewage
disposal)
systems
Large­
capacity
septic
systems
Sewer
collection
systems/
sewer
lines
Combined
sewer
overflows
Land
application
of
sludge
(
offsite
of
waste
treatment
plants)
Class
I
injection
wells
3.
STORMWATER
Stormwater
discharges
(
permitted
and
others)
Stormwater
retention
basins
4.
COMMERCIAL/
INDUSTRIAL
Automobile
related
activities
Gas
stations
(
includes
historic
gas
stations)
Other
automotive
activities
Chemical/
petroleum
processing/
storage
Dry
cleaners
Manufacturing
Wood/
lumber/
paper
processing
Industrial
discharge
and
disposal
(
process
water);
includes
land
treatment
Underground
storage
tanks
(
not
leaking)
Above
ground
storage
tanks
(
not
leaking)
Chemical
and
petroleum
pipelines
Landscape
maintenance
Mining/
resource
extraction
Active
mining
Inactive/
abandoned
mining
Sand
and
gravel
mining
Petroleum
extraction
(
includes
Class
II
wells)
Most
Prevalent
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Pick
the
top
three
sources
that
affect
over
25
percent
of
CWSs
or
SWAs
for
CWSs
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
SWAs
Percent
of
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
5.
TRANSPORTATION
Airports
Railroads/
subways
Freeways/
state
highways
Roads/
streets
Transportation
maintenance
facilities
Ports/
harbors
6.
WASTE
PROCESSING/
MANAGEMENT
Landfills
Hazardous
waste
disposal
sites
Unauthorized
dumping
Junkyards
7.
CONTAMINATED
SITES
Leaking
underground
storage
tanks
Known
contamination
sites/
plumes/
spills
8.
PHYSICAL
LAND
&
WATER
ALTERATION
Erosion
and
sedimentation
(
includes
construction
and
sediment
resuspension)
Production
wells
Injection
wells/
dry
wells/
sumps/
abandoned
wells
9.
RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING
Underground
and
above
ground
storage
tanks
Septic
(
on­
site
sewage
disposal)
systems
Lawn
and
garden
care
10.
RECREATION
Recreation
activities
(
other
than
boating)
Golf
courses
Surface
water
recreation
areas
Body
contact
recreation
areas
Recreational
boating
areas
11.
OTHER
MAJOR
FACILITIES
Military
installations
Federal
facilities
Utilities/
powerplants
Hospitals
Laboratories
Cemeteries
and
mortuaries
12.
MISC.
ENVIRONMENTAL
THREATS
Natural
sources
(
e.
g.,
arsenic,
radon,
wildlife)
Atmospheric
Deposition
Most
Threatening
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Pick
the
top
three
sources
that
affect
over
25
percent
of
systems
or
SWAs
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
SWAs
Percent
of
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
1.
AGRICULTURE
Concentrated
animal
feeding
operations
Other
animal
feeding
operations
Grazing
Crop
production
Fertilizer/
pesticide/
herbicide
applications
Farm
chemicals
and
equipment
(
storage
and
sales)
Agricultural
drainage
Agricultural
irrigation
wells
Aquaculture
Silviculture/
managed
forests
2.
WASTEWATER
Municipal
sanitary
waste
treatment
and
disposal
(
commercial,
domestic,
and
industrial
waste)
Septic
(
on­
site
sewage
disposal)
systems
Large­
capacity
septic
systems
Sewer
collection
systems/
sewer
lines
Combined
sewer
overflows
Land
application
of
sludge
(
offsite
of
waste
treatment
plants)
Class
I
injection
wells
3.
STORMWATER
Stormwater
discharges
(
permitted
and
others)
Stormwater
retention
basins
4.
COMMERCIAL/
INDUSTRIAL
Automobile
related
activities
Gas
stations
(
includes
historic
gas
stations)
Other
automotive
activities
Chemical/
petroleum
processing/
storage
Dry
cleaners
Manufacturing
Wood/
lumber/
paper
processing
Industrial
discharge
and
disposal
(
process
water);
includes
land
treatment
Underground
storage
tanks
(
not
leaking)
Above
ground
storage
tanks
(
not
leaking)
Chemical
and
petroleum
pipelines
Landscape
maintenance
Mining/
resource
extraction
Active
mining
Inactive/
abandoned
mining
Sand
and
gravel
mining
Petroleum
extraction
(
includes
Class
II
wells)
Most
Threatening
Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Pick
the
top
three
sources
that
affect
over
25
percent
of
systems
or
SWAs
State:

Significant
Potential
Sources
of
Contamination
Percent
of
SWAs
Percent
of
CWSs
GWbased
SWbased
Total
GWbased
SWbased
Total
5.
TRANSPORTATION
Airports
Railroads/
subways
Freeways/
state
highways
Roads/
streets
Transportation
maintenance
facilities
Ports/
harbors
6.
WASTE
PROCESSING/
MANAGEMENT
Landfills
Hazardous
waste
disposal
sites
Unauthorized
dumping
Junkyards
7.
CONTAMINATED
SITES
Leaking
underground
storage
tanks
Known
contamination
sites/
plumes/
spills
8.
PHYSICAL
LAND
&
WATER
ALTERATION
Erosion
and
sedimentation
(
includes
construction
and
sediment
resuspension)
Production
wells
Injection
wells/
dry
wells/
sumps/
abandoned
wells
9.
RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING
Underground
and
above
ground
storage
tanks
Septic
(
on­
site
sewage
disposal)
systems
Lawn
and
garden
care
10.
RECREATION
Recreation
activities
(
other
than
boating)
Golf
courses
Surface
water
recreation
areas
Body
contact
recreation
areas
Recreational
boating
areas
11.
OTHER
MAJOR
FACILITIES
Military
installations
Federal
facilities
Utilities/
powerplants
Hospitals
Laboratories
Cemeteries
and
mortuaries
12.
MISC.
ENVIRONMENTAL
THREATS
Natural
sources
(
e.
g.,
arsenic,
radon,
wildlife)

Atmospheric
Deposition
Overall
Risk
to
Source
Waters
State:

Percent
of
CWSs
or
SWAs
for
CWSs
Susceptibility
Rating
(
Each
row
should
add
to
100%)

HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
Ground
water­
based
Surface
water­
based
Total
CWSs
or
SWAs
for
CWSs
with
Source
Water
Protection
Strategies
Implemented
)

State:

Strategy
in
Place
and
Implemented
Substantial
Strategy
Implementation
Level
of
Implementation
(
columns
do
not
need
to
add
to
100%)

CWS/
SWA
for
CWS
Population
CWS/
SWA
for
CWS
Population
Ground
water­
based
Surface
water­
based
Total
CWSs
or
SWAs
for
CWSs
Achieving
Minimized
Risk
to
Source
Waters
Through
Substantial
Implementation
of
Source
Water
Protection
Strategies
State:

Substantial
Strategy
Implementation
CWS/
SWA
for
CWS
Population
State
total
(
2004)

State
total
(
2005)

Percent
change
(
2005
­
2004
2004)
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
SWP
MEASURES
TABLES
Do
not
leave
any
cells
blank;
enter
zero
as
appropriate.
Important:
where
asked,
specify
what
numbers
are
being
reported,
e.
g.,
systems
vs.
SWAs.
See
the
SWP
Measures
Guidance
for
additional
information.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
contact
Tracy
Hudak
at
(
202)
564­
0651.

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
QUESTION
1.2
Important:
Indicate
whether
the
state
is
reporting
the
number
of
systems
or
source
water
areas.
The
first
set
of
columns
contains
information
from
the
2000
SDWIS
database.
Please
do
not
change
this
data.
Record
only
the
number
of
systems/
SWAs
that
have
complete
assessments,
i.
e.,
all
four
assessment
steps
(
delineation,
contamination
source
inventory,
susceptibility
determination,
and
make
results
available
to
the
public)
are
complete.
This
corresponds
to
the
number
of
systems
or
SWAs
at
Step
4
in
the
former
assessment
reporting
process.
Record
system
efforts
in
the
row
corresponding
to
the
principal
source
type,
as
defined
in
the
SDWIS
metadata
definitions.
For
community
water
systems,
enter
the
population
served
by
the
systems/
SWAs
with
complete
assessments.
Enter
this
data
for
ground
water­
based
and
surface
water­
based
systems
separately.
The
spread
sheet
will
calculate
totals
and
percentages
automatically.

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
QUESTIONS
2.1
AND
2.2
Enter
information
for
community
water
systems
only.
Complete
tables
for
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
contamination
sources,
Two
alternatives
are
available
for
reporting.
States
have
the
option
of
providing
summary
data
on
the
twelve
major
categories
of
potential
contamination
sources
or
data
on
specific
contamination
sources,
if
this
level
of
precision
is
available.
Only
complete
one
most
prevalent
and
one
most
threatening
table.
For
the
second
alternative
table,
pick
the
top
three
contamination
sources
that
over
25
percent
of
CWSs
or
SWAs
in
the
state.
In
each
table,
enter
information
on
the
most
prevalent
and
most
threatening
potential
sources
of
contamination
(
PSOCs)
identified
in
the
SWAs
in
one
of
two
ways:
1.
Percent
of
CWSs:
enter
the
percent
of
all
CWSs
in
the
state
for
which
a
PSOC
was
identified
as
among
the
most
prevalent/
threatening.
2.
Percent
of
SWAs:
enter
the
percent
of
all
SWAs
in
the
state
for
which
a
PSOC
was
identified
as
among
the
most
prevalent/
threatening.
Because
each
system/
SWA
may
be
impacted
by
more
than
one
contamination
source,
each
column
can
total
to
more
than
100
percent.
See
the
Measures
Guidance
for
more
on
defining
"
most
prevalent"
and
"
most
threatening."
Enter
data
separately
for
ground
water­
and
surface
water­
based
systems.
See
the
notes
below
for
additional
information
on
the
items
noted
with
an
asterisk.
Notes
Explaining
Starred
Items
in
Tables
of
Most
Prevalent/
Most
Threatening
Sources
Agriculture
*
Other
animal
feeding
operations
includes
confined
animal
feeding
operations.
*
Grazing
includes
riparian
and/
or
upland
pasture
and
range
grazing.
*
Crop
production
includes
irrigated
and
non­
irrigated
crop
production
and
specialty
crop
production
(
e.
g.,
horticulture,
citrus,
nuts,
fruits).
*
Silviculture/
managed
forests
includes
harvesting,
restoration,
residue
management;
forest
management
(
e.
g.,
pumped
drainage,
fertilization,
pesticide
application);
logging
road
construction/
maintenance;
and
silvicultural
point
sources.
Wastewater
*
Municipal
sanitary
waste
treatment
and
disposal
includes
dry
and/
or
wet
weather
discharges
of
commercial,
domestic,
and
industrial
waste
from
major
and/
or
minor
municipal
point
sources;
includes
on
site
lagoons/
liquid
wastes
and
land
disposal
of
sludge
(
offsite
sludge
application
should
be
noted
separately).
Also
includes
package
plants.
*
Sewer
collection
systems/
sewer
lines
includes
collection
system
failures
and
leaking
sewer
lines.
Stormwater
*
Stormwater
discharges
(
permitted
and
others)
includes
permitted
nonindustrial
and
industrial
discharges
and
other
urban
runoff/
storm
sewers;
also
includes
illicit
connections,
illegal
hookups,
and
dry
weather
flows.
Commercial/
Industrial
*
Manufacturing
includes
electronics
manufacturing,
plastics/
synthetics
producers,
metal
plating
and
finishing,
homes,
and
furniture.
*
Industrial
discharge
and
disposal
includes
major
and
minor
industrial
point
sources,
and
land
treatment
of
process
water.
*
Landscape
maintenance
includes
landscaping
around
commercial
facilities
such
as
malls
and
office
parks.
*
Active
mining
includes
active
surface
mining,
subsurface
mining,
placer
mining,
dredge
mining
activities,
and
Class
III
injection
wells;
mill
tailings,
mine
tailings,
and
acid
mine
drainage.
*
Inactive/
abandoned
mining
includes
the
impacts
of
past
surface,
subsurface,
placer,
and
dredge
mining
activities
and
associated
mine
tailings,
mill
tailings,
and
acid
mine
drainage.
Transportation
*
Transportation
maintenance
facilities
includes
salt
storage
and
equipment
storage
and
maintenance.
Waste
Processing/
Management
None.
Contaminated
Sites
None.
Physical
Land
&
Water
Alteration
*
Erosion
and
sedimentation
includes
highway,
road,
and
bridge
construction
and
land
development
and
sediment
resuspension.
*
Production
wells
includes
wells
for
withdrawing
ground
water.
Residential
Housing
*
Septic
(
on­
site
sewage
disposal)
systems
­
large­
capacity
septic
systems
should
be
included
under
wastewater.
Recreation
None.
Other
Major
Facilities
*
Laboratories
includes
research
labs,
private
biomedical
labs,
and
national
labs.
Misc.
Environmental
Threats
None.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
QUESTION
2.3
Enter
information
for
community
water
systems
only.
Enter
the
percent
of
CWS
SWAs
with
high,
medium,
or
low
susceptibility
to
contamination,
as
assigned
in
the
source
water
assessment
process.
Enter
this
data
for
ground
water­
based
and
surface
water­
based
CWS
SWAs
separately.
If
no
source­
type
breakout
(
I.
e.,
ground
water
vs.
surface
water)
is
available,
enter
data
in
the
"
total"
row.
Each
row
should
add
to
100
percent.

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
QUESTION
3.1
Important:
Indicate
whether
the
state
is
reporting
the
number
of
systems
or
source
water
areas.
Enter
information
for
community
water
systems
only.
Enter
the
percent
of
systems
or
SWAs
with:
(
1)
A
SWP
strategy
that
is
in
place
and
implementation
has
begun.
(
2)
A
SWP
strategy
that
is
substantially
implemented.
See
the
measures
guidance
for
a
description
of
each
level.
In
each
row,
the
columns
should
add
up
to
100
percent.
Enter
the
associated
population
served
by
the
systems/
in
the
SWAs
at
each
implementation
level.
Enter
this
information
for
ground
water­
based
and
surface
water­
based
systems
separately.
If
no
source­
type
breakout
is
available,
enter
data
in
the
total
row.

Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Statement
The
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
81
hours
per
response.
Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
the
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
2822T),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460.
Include
the
OMB
control
number
in
any
correspondence.
Do
not
send
the
completed
form
to
this
address.
