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More than 9,700 tank visits were conducted across 281 tanks. Tanks were empty at 23% of visits, leaking at 14% of visits, and had broken or missing parts at 20% of visits; these conditions were absent at 61% of visits. A key finding was that 87% (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 6,455) of FCR measurements met the target level (FCR \u22651.0 mg\/L); tanks with FCR &lt;1.0 mg\/L were reported in real time to water utility and public health officials for corrective action. A survival analysis model was developed to assess the associations between low FCR events (&lt;1.0 mg\/L) and broken or missing parts and empty tanks. A significant increase in the probability of a low FCR event (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.52; 95% CI: 1.19\u20131.95) and tank emptiness (HR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.08\u20131.79) was found after the observations of broken or missing parts (the median time to event was 3 days). A significant decrease in low FCR levels (HR = 0.83; 95% CI: 0.70\u20130.98) was also found after leakage. 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