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WHAT IS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM?
A "public water system" has 15 or more service connections
or regularly serves at least 25 people 60 or more days a year. A system
that serves water 60 or more days a year is considered to
"regularly serve" water. Public water systems can be publicly
or privately owned. Public water systems are subdivided by regulation
into two major categories: community and non-community water systems.
This division is based on the type of consumer served and the frequency
the consumer uses the water. Basically, a community system serves water
to a residential population, whereas a non-community system serves water
to a non-residential population. The non-community category is further
broken down into two categories: non-transient non-community water
system and transient non-community water systems.
 For more information about the West Virginia SWAP please contact the
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health by calling 304-558-6746,
e-mailing WHPP staff, or writing to:
Bureau For Public Health
Office of Environmental Health Services
815 Quarrier Street, Suite 418
Charleston, WV 25301-2616
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