See attachment below for full 2023 water quality report & PFAS report
The State allows us to monitor for some contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Some of our data, while it is accurate, is more than one year old.
Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of the water. This is monitored because it is a good indicator of the effectiveness of our filtration system.
Definitions:
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no know or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
90th Percentile: 90% of samples are equal to or less than the number in the chart.
NTU or Nephelometric Turbidity Units: A measure of clarity.
NA: Not applicable.
ND: Not detectable at testing limits.
ppb or parts per billion: Micrograms per liter (ug/l).
ppm or parts per million: Milligrams per liter (mg/l).
pCi/L or picocuries per liter: A measure of radioactivity.
Treatment Technique or TT: A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Action Level or AL: The concentration of a contaminant, which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal(MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
Mrem/yr (millirems per year): A measure of radiation absorbed by the body.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
**Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
**Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming.
**Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential uses.
**Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and septic systems.
**Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or can result from oil and gas production and mining activities.
