Federal and State Type

Federal Type specifies the public water systemhtml_00090001.gifs federal type based on the population served, number of service connections, activity status, etc.
 
Water systems are classified according to rules developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and each state. Water Systems fall into the two broad categories: public and non-public. A public water system can be further classified as one of the following:
 
Community (C) Serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves 25 year-round residents.
Non-Transient Non-Community (NTNC) Serves at least the same 25 non-residential individuals during 6 months of the year.
Transient Non-Community (NC) Regularly serves at least 25 non-residential individuals (transient) during 60 or more days per year.
 
Note: Federal water system Types are used to establish requirements for monitoring, maximum contaminant levels, and other criteria.
 
State Type specifies the public water system's state type based on criteria set by the primacy agency.  
 
Note: State Types for water systems are not used to establish requirements for monitoring, maximum contaminant levels, and other criteria.