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Small, Medium and Large-sized Water Utilities

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025805

EPA uses data from the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) to determine system size. The Bioterrorism Act defines small community water systems as those serving a population of greater then 3,300 but less than 50,000; a medium-sized water system as one serving more than 50,000 people but less than 100,000; and a large system as one serving a population of more than 100,000 people.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025805
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEmergencies
ReferencesWater Security Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025805",
  "term": "Small, Medium and Large-sized Water Utilities",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "EPA uses data from the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) to determine system size. The Bioterrorism Act defines small community water systems as those serving a population of greater then 3,300 but less than 50,000; a medium-sized water system as one serving more than 50,000 people but less than 100,000; and a large system as one serving a population of more than 100,000 people.",
  "subject": "Emergencies",
  "references": [
    "Water Security Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/small-medium-and-large-sized-water-utilities/"
}

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