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Additional Q&A for the Instructions to Water Systems The following frequently asked questions have been added to Section 2: 2.7 Our community water system has submitted a vulnerability assessment to EPA. We have revised and updated our vulnerability assessment since that time. Do we need to submit our vulnerability assessment updates and revisions to EPA? Answer. No, vulnerability assessment submission and certification, plus emergency response plan certification, are one-time requirements for community water systems under the Bioterrorism Act. The Bioterrorism Act does not place any additional submittal requirements for vulnerability assessment updates and revisions. EPA highly encourages community water systems to keep their vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans up-to-date but the systems are not required to submit their revisions and updates to EPA. . However, should the community water system discover a component of its system that was omitted from its initial vulnerability assessment, and that component is required for review under the Bioterrorism Act (see Section 7.1 of the Instructions), then the vulnerability assessment as submitted to EPA was not in compliance with the Bioterrorism Act in addressing all applicable parts and an addendum should be furnished to EPA as soon as possible. . 2.8 The number of people that our community water system serves is incorrectly listed in SOWIS (see Section 5 of the Instructions). Our community water system is either larger or smaller than the number shown in SDWIS. This impacts our community water system by: 1) changing the required dates for our submittal since our community water system is in a different size classification under the Bioterrorism Act; or 2) requires our community water system to comply with Bioterrorism Act requirements since we serve a population greater than 3,300 people. What should we do? Answer: If you notice any discrepancies in SOWIS, EPA strongly recommends that you contact your state for a systern-specific size assessment as soon as possible. Systems that are operated on tribal lands, in the state of Wyoming, and in the District of Columbia, should consult directly with their EPA regional office for final determination of system size. Work with your state or EPA regional office to ensure that the data you report to SDWlS is correct and then take the appropriate actions to comply with the Bioterrorism Act. -2- .