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Table 1 Number of required sampling sites required for community water system sizes, for standard monitoring (semi-annual) and reduced monitoring (annual and triennial)

From: Lead contamination of public drinking water and academic achievements among children in Massachusetts: a panel study

Size of CWS (People served)

Number of sampling sites (standard monitoring)

Number of sampling sites (reduced monitoring)

> 100,000

100

50

10,001 – 100,000

60

30

3301 – 10,000

40

20

501–3300

20

10

101–500

10

5

≤ 100

5

5