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Meeting the Challenge Substances That Could Be in Water
<br /> Once again we are proud to present our annual To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the
<br /> drinking water report, covering all drinking water U.S. EPA prescribes regulations limiting the
<br /> testing performed between January 1 and December 31, amount of certain contaminants in water provided
<br /> 2015. Over the years, we have dedicated ourselves to by public water systems. U.S. Food and Drug
<br /> producing drinking water that meets all state and federal Administration regulations establish limits for
<br /> standards. We continually strive to adopt new methods contaminants in bottled water, which must provide
<br /> for delivering the best quality drinking water to your the same protection for public health. Drinking
<br /> homes and businesses. As new challenges to drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be
<br /> water safety emerge, we remain vigilant in meeting the expected to contain at least small amounts of some
<br /> goals of source water protection, water conservation, contaminants. The presence of these contaminants
<br /> and community education while continuing to serve the does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a
<br /> needs of all of our water users. health risk.
<br /> Please remember that we are always available to assist The sources of drinking water (both tap water and
<br /> you, should you ever have any questions or concerns bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,
<br /> about your water. our water. reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over
<br /> the surface of the land or through the ground, it
<br /> dissolves naturally occurring minerals, in some cases,
<br /> radioactive material, and substances resulting from
<br /> the presence of animals or from human activity.
<br /> Source Water Assessment Substances that may be present in source water
<br /> include:
<br /> ASource Water Assessment Plan (SWAP) is now
<br /> vailable at our office. This plan is an assessment Microbial Contaminants, such as viruses and
<br /> of the delineated area around our listed sources through bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment
<br /> which contaminants, if present, could migrate and plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock
<br /> reach our source water. It also includes an inventory operations, or wildlife;
<br /> of potential sources of contamination within the Inorganic Contaminants, such as salts and metals,
<br /> delineated area, and a determination of the water which can be naturally occurring or may result from
<br /> supply's susceptibility to contamination by the identified urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic
<br /> potential sources. wastewater discharges, oil and gas production,
<br /> mining, or farming;
<br /> Pesticides and Herbicides, which may come from
<br /> a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban
<br /> Important Health Information stormwater runoff, and residential uses;
<br /> ome people may be more vulnerable to contaminants
<br /> Sin drinking water than the general population. Organic Chemical Contaminants, including
<br /> synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are
<br /> Immunocompromised persons such as persons with by-products of industrial processes and petroleum
<br /> cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have production and may also come from gas stations,
<br /> undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems;
<br /> other immune system disorders,some elderly,and infants
<br /> may be particularly at risk from infections.These people Radioactive Contaminants, which can be naturally
<br /> should seek advice about drinking water from their health occurring or may be the result of oil and gas
<br /> care providers.The U.S. EPA/CDC (Centers for Disease production and mining activities.
<br /> Control and Prevention) guidelines on For more information about contaminants and
<br /> appropriate means to lessen the risk potential health effects, call the U.S. EPA's Safe
<br /> of infection by Cryptosporidium and ' °, J.. Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
<br /> other microbial contaminants are
<br /> available from the Safe Drinking 10
<br /> Water Hotline at (800) 426-
<br /> 4791 or http://water.epa.gov/
<br /> drink/hotline.
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