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Show 4 H3toftS&l June 17, 1999 nr 1 r-"- ! n ( P5 Water is safe, however. cow The East Area of the base was affected when power was lost in tial equipment, and either not using air conditioners or setting thermostats to 76 degrees. affected depot and flying operations. While 75th Civil Engineer Group mission essential purposes, though failure to cut the electricity demand will guarantee additional power outages and may even cause shut down of mission critical opera- electrical substation transformer last week. The outage crews are working to make repairs, it will be about 2 12 months mid September before the transformer is repaired and Temporary repairs were completed Tuesday afternoon, but cannot support the power demand that usually occurs over the summer. result, all East Area ties and occupants are asked to do everything possible to minimize their electricity use. Examples include turning off lights As a facili- when not in use or when not really needed, shutting down production lines, turning off all are not just associated with disease-causin- g organisms in drinking water, but also may be caused by a number 75th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Ml an and fatigue. These symptoms, however, by Capt. William Bessler The water delivered by the Hill AFB water system has been found, through recent routine tests, to be in violation of factors other than your drinking water. EPA has set an enforceable drinking water standard for total coliforms to reduce the risk of these adverse health effects. Under the standard, no more than 5 percent of the samples collected of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation. Two samples indicated the presence of total coliforms. Bioenvironmental Electricity can still be used for during the month can contain these teria; except that systems collecting fewer than 40 samples per month, that Engineering Services immediately resampled the same sampling points, along with upstream and downstream points. No contamination was indicated in the subsequent samples. tions if the demand burns out another transformer. have one total coliform-positiv- e sample stanthe not are violating per month, dard. Drinking water that meets this standard is usually not associated with baca health risk from disease-causin- g teria and should be considered safe. The Utah Department of Environ- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets drinking water standards and has determined that the presence of total coliforms is a possible health concern. Total coliforms are common in the environment and are generally not harmful themselves. The presence When the permanent repairs are complete Civil Engineering will immediately notify the base so operations can get back to nor- mal. While the West Area isn't affected by the downed transformer, employ- mental Quality doesn't believe this problem is serious enough to issue a Boil Order. Repeat sampling of the water distribution system in the area of the initial positive indicators did not show evidence of contamination. Bioenvi- of these bacteria in drinking water, however, generally is a result of a problem ees should still conserve energy by turning off unnecessary lights and lowering thermostats. with water treatment or the pipes which distribute the water, and indicates that the. water may be contaminated with organisms that can cause disease. 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