Reporting
Electronic
reporting date established.
Community water systems and non-transient, non-community water systems
serving more than 10,000 persons must monitor for unregulated contaminants
under the Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule (UCMR). Data from large
systems must be approved by the PWS via the Central Data Exchange (CDX), EPA's
Internet-based reporting system, before going into the Safe Drinking Water
Accession and Review System/Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
(SDWARS/UCMR). These data will eventually reside on EPA's National Contaminant
Occurrence Database (NCOD). Laboratories that are requested to analyze samples
under the UCMR must report analytical results via the CDX. The Reporting
Guidance provides information to public water systems, analytical
labortatories, states and EPA offices on reporting requirements for the results
of unregulated contaminants.
There are two options for registering to use SDWARS/UCMR through the CDX.
The first is through a preregistration process. Under this option, the PWS or
laboratory will receive a letter from EPA with step-by-step instructions for
completing the registration process. The URL for this option is
https://epacdx.lmi.org/preregistration/. The second option is called open
registration. Under this option any laboratory or PWS can log into SDWARS/UCMR
via the CDX and request a USER ID. The URL for this option is http://epacdx.lmi.org/. Under both options, the
sponsor letter is required to ensure security.
A draft version of the CDX/SDWARS/UCMR Implementation Guidance is available
for download in PDF format. Use of the documentation should be cautioned
since it is a draft and changes could be significant. The URL is http://epacdx.lmi.org/FAQ.asp, then page
down to UCMR Questions.
Three support options are available:
- Telephone: Person-to-person telephone support is available from 8:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST/EDT. Call our toll-free line at 888-890-1995.
- E-mail: Send an email to
epacdx@lmi.org with "SDWARS/UCMR Tech Support" in the Subject line.
- Fax: Assistance requests are accepted 24 hours a day at
703-917-7105. Support personnel will respond to faxed requests Monday through
Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST/EDT.
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