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Show slater Is Considered Good 'J. !1? the month of Sep- l WSO, drinking water 1,; "S results from Bounti- 1 Centerville City Water us showed bacteria I! m excess of allowable " JiJcr state law. f IT All Slate Clean llS W.uer Act requires fj, 'win bacteria levels be monc colony per 100 ml ';. ' taken during a given ' hcn that standard is 'J. state law requires 1 'Her users be notified. -'ymplcs of the Bounti-' Bounti-' :'.itcr System showed ' l ?5 coliform bacteria , iil of a total of 40 100 Uken in Bountiful 'Hhc month of Sep- y ';'-f: S VMPI.FS of the !' City Water SvMcm ; :-i total of :i3coiil'orni ol'a total of 14 100 ' 'M.ikcn in Centeril-' Centeril-' ,Ji the month of Scp- ; f-His county Health '' -'nt. Finwronmental irj Laboratories Di i- sion has extensively investigated investi-gated each of these problems and has concluded the lol-louing: lol-louing: UOl'MHTl.: The four bad samples taken in Bountiful were found to be due to sampling sam-pling error. The four samples were collected from sampling points which were inherently contaminated due to leaking packing in the taps. Improper . sampling techniques may aKo have been a faciei . Thus, the four bad samples actualh represent .ulirtv tap at the sampling point and not a problem with contamination within the swem. The Cits Water Department re.Kted quicklv to take recheck samples sam-ples and determine the actual problem. Subsequent s.miplcs have not shown conlamin., tion. C KN IT K II I f: The three bad samples laken m C vnter-x vnter-x ,11c were a'so lou-u! to be i.ae to samplins; error. InheientA contaminated sampling pomis were chosen b an inc;'c:-enccd inc;'c:-enccd sampler. Impiopcr v,:-v phngtecl-mquesma a.-o been a factor. On notification of the bad samples, the cits moved rapidly rapid-ly to tesample and determine the cause of the bad samples. IN SUMMARY, it is the opinion of the Health IVra't-ment IVra't-ment that both of these cities are opeiating excellent water s stems that p; o ide then residents resi-dents s.ite drinking water. |