Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Placards:

The RTCR Placards are a collection of six (6) e-fillable placards on the RTCR requirements.

• Designed for primacy agencies to give to small PWSs that serve 1,000 or fewer persons.
• For non-seasonal PWSs, there are three (3) placards for collecting routine samples per Month, Quarter, or One-time a Year.
• For seasonal PWSs, there are two (2) placards for collecting routine samples per Month or Quarter.
• For all PWS, there is one (1) placard on Level 1 or Level 2 Assessment requirements.

Note: The placards are e-fillable in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader*. Each form is designed with a different publication number to allow for unbundling the collection while maintaining the metadata.

Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Sample Siting Plan with Template Manual

View the RTCR Sample Siting Plan with Template Manual.

• Designed for primacy agencies to give to small PWSs that serve 1,000 or fewer persons, including direct implementation program and tribal water systems.
• Ten page manual for selecting representative sample locations (i.e., routine & repeat samples). Includes protocols, recommended instructions, and an e-fillable sample siting plan template.  

• Revised Total Coliform Rule Placards (PDF)(7 pp, 1 MB, September 2018, 815-B-18-001A)
• Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Sample Siting Plan with Template Manual (PDF)(11 pp, 1 MB, September 2018)