Drinking Water Systems
Determining Your Water System Type
Community Water Systems Routine Monitoring
CWS Maximum Contaminant Levels
Transient Non-Community Routing Monitoring
TNCMaximum Contaminant Levels
Non-Transient Non Community Routine Monitoring
NTNCMaximum Contaminant Levels
Analytical Services for Drinking Water
Inorganic (primary, secondary)
EPA distilled Water Metals TDS, Coliform, detergents, alkalinity, hardness
Organic (VOCs, SOCs) Carbamate Pesticides Chlorinated Organic Acids
Diquat Endothall Glysophate Chlorinated Pesticides
Microbiological
Total Coliforms
Sampling Instructions (link to .pdf)
Drinking Water Rules
Introduction to Drinking Water Regulations
in the United States
National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations (1976)
Total Trihalomethanes (1979)
Fluoride Rule (1986)
Phase I Rule (1987)
Total Coliform Rule (1989)
Surface Water Treatment Rule (1989)
Phase II Rule (1991)
Lead and Copper Rule (1991)
Phase V Rule (1992)
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (1998)
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (1998)
Radionuclides Rule (2000)
Arsenic Rule (2001)
Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (2001)
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2002)
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2005)
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (2005)
Ground Water Rule (2006)
Ground and Surface Waters
Definition, Ownership, Regulation
Contamination Sources
Agencies and Programs
Federal Agencies
State Agencies
Table with links to all 50 states
State of Oregon Agencies
Quality Control and Assurance
Laboratory Certifications
Acronyms