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Show Page B8 CTlif (Iimrs-3Jnhrpnr- Thursday, May 31, 2001 ni Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency t'j tin's;',, "t, i i'. r su.pp , i. yuu this yeur s Annual Dunking Water Quality Report Thu report is designed to inform you i' J se r v k et. Ae Debyer to you every day Oar constant goal is to provide you with a safe i , We a ant you to understand the efforts we make to continually g Ad'timprove the ana prater t uu' water resources We are committed to ensuring tfie quality of your water. Our o .he Cleary W' s Wen 4 arid Source 2 George White Well 5 The wells draw water from . 1 . A ; y t,.f . a' oar . in. r . r tins u p. rt or concerning your water utility please contact Dale F Pierson, Manager We a.iiJ i a v.nued customers to be informed about their water utility If you want to learn of cur rt p.i.iny si heduied meetings They are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays m at trie A jency Office 3325 E Spanish Trail Road Moab, Utah 84532 ' 1. m ud a", m ; it 'I S' sate and meets federal and state requirements at.ut i i i Jr inking water is . Servii Agency rojtme'y monitors tor constituents in our drinking water in accordance with billowing table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to n i 'i'-- water including bottled drinking water may be reasonably expected to contain at t " i innts it s important to remember that the presence of these constituents does t T A- titj ' . A ,i " t n i1" t s At '",t K many terms and abbreviations you might not be tamii.ar provided the following definitions V id ii vp with To help you better Detects (NO) ihuratury analysis indicates tfiat the constituent is riot present ,s P(r million ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mgl) - one part per million conesponds fo one minute in two s I") S10 000 nny Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrcgrams per liter (ugl) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 " J i "ny III $10,000 000 Picocune s per liter (pCiL) picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water Mnhrems per year (mremyr) measure of radiation absorbed by the body Million F ibcrs per Liter (MFL) million fibers pei liter is a measure of the presence of asbestos fibers that are Won J p'1 ' ' i ' . ' l ' , - - " n n i ii m ".(lets Turbidity Unit (NTU) nephelometric turbidity unit is a measure of the clarity of vater Turbidity , cl fj lu is jus noticeable to the average person mi A ( bon Level (AL) the i micentration ot a contaminant which, if exceeded, trigqers treatment or other require- ' ' A Ahn em must follow Treatment Technique (TT) A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a t i i mt in IniiKing water Maximum Contaminant Level ( MCL ) - The "Maximum Allowed" (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that ' lh m duriK.i, j w it' MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment nephelometric i ' ' ' I i h ' ' i 'W Maximum Contaminant Level Coal (MCLC) - (mandatory language) The Goal"(MCLG) is the level of a con- imm.mt drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health MCLGs allow for a margin H Dale I'm ' i ei n.t i ( .1 lf the sulfate level of a public water system is greater than 500 ppm, the supplier must satisfactorily demonstrate that a) no better water is available, and b) the water shall not be available for humn consumption from commercial establishments In no case shall water having a level above 1000 ppm be used lf TDS is greater than 1000 ppm the supplier shall demonstrate to the Utah Drinking Water Board that no better water is available The Board shall not allow the use ot an Infenor source ot water if a better source is available Volatile Organic Contaminants ice el n luned sampling time frames e yearly 3 years. 4 years and 6 years, sampling dates may i ill Waivers (W It. m ,e some chemicals are not used or stored in areas around drinking water sources, some systi m1 have been given waivers that exempt them trom having to take certain chemical samples, these wa'Vi is are tied to Dunking Water Source Protection Plans a i. i Microbiological Contaminants Radioactive Contaminants Inorganic Contaminants What does this mean? see by the table, our system had no violations. We're proud that your drinking water exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring and testing that some constituents have been detected The EPA has determined that your water IS SAFE at these levels. As you can All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are man made. Those constituents can be microbes, organic or inorganic chemicals, or radioactive materials. The presence of contaminants does not necessanly indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agencys Safe Drinkina Water Hotline at (800)426-479- 1. MCLs are set at very stnngent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a chance of having the described health effect. There has been a lot of media and political attention to arsenic in dnnking water dunng the earty part ot 2001 . Arsenic levels in the water served by GW & SSA are below aS current and proposed standards. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the d general population. persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants people with HIV. AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, arid infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPACDC guidelines on appropnate means to lessen the nsk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Dnnking Water Hotline (800) 1 . ? Immuno-compro-mise- 425-479- We at Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency work around the dock to provide top quality water to every tap. We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our way ot life and our childrens Please can our oSce if you have queshons. |