New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Ws - Division of Water
Chapter Env-Ws 300 - NEW HAMPSHIRE DRINKING WATER RULES
Part Env-Ws 308 - CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR NON-CENTRAL TREATMENT
Section Env-Ws 308.09 - POU Ongoing User Education

(a) Where POU treatment is used, written educational materials shall be given to water users every 6 months concerning the importance of using POU treated water for drinking water consumption and food preparation.

(b) All new residents shall be given this educational notice within 15 days of the beginning of water service.

(c) The educational wording shall be:

"Periodic Educational Notice

The (name of system) public water system has chosen to use a point-of-use treatment concept to reduce the concentration of (name of contaminant) in the water system serving (name of users). In a point-of-use concept, a small treatment device is installed on only one faucet in each unit served by the water system, rather than using a large central treatment process at the source of water. The treatment device typically is placed on the kitchen faucet. The water at all other faucets in your home/office exceeds the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for (contaminant) and should not be used for consumption or used in any food preparation.

The average concentration of the (contaminant) in untreated water is (concentration) parts per million (ppm). The State of New Hampshire's MCL for (contaminant) in drinking water is (concentration) ppm. There is no health concern relative to using untreated water for dish washing, clothes washing, personal hygiene, and other non-consumptive uses from other faucets in your home. For further information, please call (name of water system contact) at (telephone number)."