Definition Of Community Water System
Over 286 million americans get their tap water from a community water system 1.
Definition of community water system. A community water system is one that serves 15 or more service connections used by year round residents or that serves 25 or more year round residents who use water for drinking cooking bathing and cleaning. Of the approximately 155 693 public water systems in the united states 52 110 33 5 are community systems and 103 583 66 5 are noncommunity systems including 84 744 transient systems and 18 839 nontransient systems 1. Community water systems may also serve all the businesses and other water users within their boundaries. A public water system provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least 15 service connections or serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year.
A public water system may be publicly or privately owned. A non transient non community water system is one that serves 15 or more.