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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1( a) Title of the Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Need for and Use of the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3( a) Nonduplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3( c) Consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3( e) General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3( f) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3( g) Sensitive Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4( b) Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. The Information Collected   Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5( a) Agency Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5( b) Collection Methodology and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5( c) Small Entity Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5( d) Collection Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Cost . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost/ Burden Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6( g) Burden Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1453 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix A Text of Federal Register Notice for Source Water Protection ICR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B Voluntary Reporting Electronic Excel File Spreadsheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.