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<br />CJtilit}r Introduction
<br />r~-( Ik 'River Municipal Utiluies (L'Rh1LQ s rntct again" pmud'tir ptrsehc you with
<br />l.muc annual water- quah[v rapori. Thu ~ediiion covers all testing• complcad ~frgm.
<br />lanuniy 1. through Dccembci;i I , 2008 For uverBU ynrs we hest dediditcd oiirsdycs-
<br />ro I roducing dnnkmg S+nmr that meets all s[ate;uld fed rehdr•inkmg +ratec stn tdards.
<br />We conririually s[m c. to':cdopt ~nrw and better metlsods Inc dJi vmg the bur quality
<br />drinkng ~saiv Ya ydu. /s!' view dtallengrs..`to.drinkrng~+va[crsaFgv. cme oci wc-rcingih
<br />iigilm in~.precring i6c dtallenges oC>uurccwcr~er"•1Srotecoun;~w uec cohserr.(tinit, and.
<br />community education -wh Ir coiitinuingto carve the n<als ~o{ all our writer tixrs:
<br />LtRkdlLis..lilc:ucd'ro rcpat that our.dnnklnR.waiv ssaL. andcmcets f~der:il and ;rate.
<br />rcquircmints ~ _'.
<br />For more. information abt cat this report, or toranv questit;ns rcllr rag to-your dnrking
<br />+ atcr, pleat. call Daeid 6< g, \later,l7eptvrmenr Supenni6tilcaC'ac'Gi-441.-2020.
<br />Important Heald? Information
<br />[`.Dine purple may he. inure. s~dnerable ro cnnnminants in drinking water dtau the
<br />~. gaural population. Immunacompromised pesons etch :u persons .+•idt etneer
<br />undergoing chemnthcnpp p r. on- who have undergone organ transplants, people
<br />w9rh HI\%/AIDS or other " r tin ys[un disorders, some elderly. and inlana mm be
<br />' parnntlarly at risk Irom inlcct of s. Thcsc prnplc should sink adwcc about drinking
<br />warcr from chair health care pnn•iders.'~he U.S. EPA/CDC (Centers fix Disease Cwttrol
<br />' aitd Prevention) gwdrlines nn appropriate rattans ro lessen the risk of infection br
<br />-!~r}•ptoryarulinnr. and. other microbial connminana arc a+ailable from dx• Safe Drinking
<br />\Y/itcr Hurlinc at 900-lZG-4791.
<br />Where Does My Water Come From?
<br />RMII cus[nmcrs arc supplied with warcr from eight (8) wills ranging Irom
<br />E225 to 4UG fee[ in depth. The wells draw groundwa[cr from the h1 [. Simon
<br />Hincklc}' aquikr. ERMU's warcr syncm contains ovv 70 miles of warcr mains,
<br />which xrve. appmvmazdy 4,300 hnuscholds. Our trea[ment facilitiu provide ;
<br />•~` roughly ovT R511 million gallon uF clean drinking +rtmr evcn• year.
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<br />'? The +wccr pmvidtd m cusmmvs may meet drinking wary mndards, bu[
<br />_;, chc \~iuncsntt Departmcnr of Health has dettmtin<d that Drat or more
<br />of chc sources of waar is pamnci;dly sttsetpribla m contamination. If
<br />you wish ro obram ttrt entire murce warcr assessmem retarding your
<br />drinking wary, please till G51-?01-4700 or I-800-818-9318 (and
<br />press )) during normal business hours. Also, you can vices it
<br />online ac w vsv.holth. rtm.mn/dis•s/oh/tvrmrlswp/swa.
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<br />~ Elk River Ucilitics routinely monimrs for contaminants
<br />'S " ~ w' in your drinking water aanrdin¢ to Federal and
<br />z Sure laws.
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<br />Substances That Couid Be in Water
<br />T° rnsurc drat rap s+a[er i. safe ro drank chc li S CPA prescribc> rcgulanons limiting
<br />the nmoum of nnam conrammanu in water provided by pubbc warm svsrcros.~
<br />U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limi[s for conrxminanu in
<br />bordrd water which must pms~de the same proaaion. fur public htaldt::Dmtkutg warcr,
<br />including Mxded v:amr, may rctsonably be cxpcacd to crntrtin at leas[ snialLamounrs of
<br />some contaminants. The pres.-race of dtcse contaminants does nor nett r I+in[lieare chat
<br />the water po>rs .. h<al[h ride
<br />The source of drinking water (both tap warcr and horded uata.l in tune ri~;is; "Ialti;
<br />strevns. ponds. reservoirs, springs, and wells. As warcr rravds over the surface of. [}icla(jtl
<br />or rhmugh chc grotmd rt dissolves na[umlly occurring minerals, in some eises ndioacii?c
<br />mareriah and subsrmcrs resulting from [he presence ok animals or from hun>.vr'taxrvity:
<br />Substance char mac be prcsuu in source s+arcr indudc -.-
<br />Mitxobial Coataminanls, such as viruses and bac[cria, which mac vnu from '3i~.wagt
<br />trcatmem plains, septic n•stems, agricultural lisrstod< operations, car wildli(q
<br />7norgarrie Contaminants, such as sales antl mails, which czn he naturally ou-urcinga~
<br />may result from urban smrmwatcl runoli, industrial or domestic wasrcwater dischn~,•es,
<br />nil and gas production, mining, or farming:
<br />Pestiddes and Hr:rbieides, which may come Irom t et fete o(sour. es, such .ss agriculn t
<br />urban srormwarcr i unM7, and rcstdennal uses.
<br />Orgastie Chemictl Contaminants, uuludint synthetic :end mlatila om_auic chemist ~.
<br />.vhich arc bv-produc[s of industrial processes and petroleum prnduaion and may al ~'
<br />come from gas stations. urban stormw•ater runolf. and septic evstcm s;
<br />Radioanive Conmtrtinants, whtch-can be na[urally ouurnng or nub lx the ¢suh of ni
<br />and gas produc[ion and mining aunines
<br />For more information abmu contaminants and potemial health eR2as, call chc G.S
<br />LPA's Soft Drinking IX'aty Hochnc xt 300-4?Ci-1-9I
<br />Proper House Water Winterization y i
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<br />Ctlecklist & Community Concern ~(
<br />• Shur oFT water nr curb (outside +alst) v ~ ~'
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<br />• Drain warcr lines (roilecs/6sntres entpurd of water) I If ; '. ®Cfl (~, ,-
<br />- ~Yrater Maer dec.tthed (keep ae site) 5..,`~.7" ~'' •e ?fry... *>nr^-
<br />ffthese risks arc not completai, du heat must rcmNn on, or a warcr line break is mom
<br />likely ro oc vr. II the bur is left on, [hem is no guanuuee that dte warcr will not ~wse
<br />a problem for the property. Wi[h the. forcdosurc rate oFour area, dtve have been >everil
<br />derasmtiitg warcr line breaks. Homo have been guaed. millions of gallons of w:uer
<br />have gone to wrote and this type of siwation only hurts the community further. Plcaze
<br />be sure chat your home is ready eo wcnther dte elements.
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