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Home My WebLink About2002 06 10 Informational F Consumer Confidence Report . . . COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM F CONSENT INFORMATIONAL X PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR MGR /O---IDEPT ;ff June 10, 2002 Meeting Authorization REQUEST: Utility Department Providing the City Commission with a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report that will be se!}t to all residents. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Board item is to inform the City Commission that a Consumer Confidence Report will again be sent to all Residents which is an Annual Report on the Quality of their Drinking Water CONSIDERA TIONS: The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments require that, beginning in October 1999, all community water systems provide customers with an annual report on the quality of their drinking water. It is called the Consumer Confidence Report or CCR. The report format and content are approved in advance by the local DEP office. There are no violations of any contaminant parameters for the City of Winter Springs facilities. This is the third year that the report will be provided to utility customers. A copy of the CCR is attached. The report will be sent out in June/July. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Consumer Confidence Report COMMISSION ACTION: None required. A TT ACHMENT NO. 1 . Annual Drinking Water Report The City of Winter Springs East System LD. 3591394 - 851 Northern Way WTP #1 West System I.D. 3590879 - 700 Sheoah Blvd. WTP- #2 & 110 W. Bahama Rd. WTP- #3 . We're very pleased to provide you with this year's Annual Water Quality Report. We want to keep you informed about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal has always has been, to provide to you a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. The Tuscawilla and Oak Forest areas are generally served by the East system with the remainder of the City served by the West system. Our East facility delivers over 800 million gallons of treated water annually. A total of three (3) production wells at this facility pump an average of 2.2 million gallons daily to meet the residential, commercial and irrigation needs. Our West facilities deliver over 300 million gallons of treated water annually from both plants. A total of four (4) production wells pump an average of 1.64 million gallons daily to meet the residential, commercial and irrigation needs. these wells are located within close proximity to the plants and have an average depth of 350 feet, tapping into the Floridan Aquifer. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact the water treatment facility at 365-4415 from 8:00 am to 4:30 P.M. Monday-Friday. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled commission meetings: They are held the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6:30 P.M. at City Hall The City of Winter Springs routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. This table shows the results of our most recent monitoring period from January Ist to December 31st 2001. The state allows us to monitor for some contaminants less than once a year because the concentration of these contaminants does not change frequently. Some of our data, though representative, are more than one year old. All water ,analyses are the most recent sampling in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of ~ontaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. In this table you will fmd many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following defmitions: Not Applicable (N/A) - does not apply Non-Detects (ND) - laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent ,is not present. Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) ~ one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000. . . Parts per billion (Ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/l) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000. . Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Picocuries per liter (PCiIL) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - The "Maximum Allowed" is the highest level of a cDntaminant 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 "Goal" is the level of a contaminant in drinking water belDW which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. MCLs are set at very stringent 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 levd for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the gencral population. Immuno-compromised persons such as p~rsons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EP AlenC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other 'microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). . In our continuing efforts to maintain a safe and dependable water supply it may be necessary to make improvements in your water system. The costs of these improvements may be reflected in the rate structure. Rate adjustments may be necessary in order to address these improvemcnts. Please call our office if you have questions. We at the City of Winter Springs work around the clock to provide top quality water t<? every tap. We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children's future. 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: . 05/31/02 2 , (A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment . plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife. (B) Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or fanning. (C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses. (D) Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by- products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems. (E) Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EP A prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health. 3591394 Winter Springs East . TEST RESVL TS TABLE Contaminant aild Unit Date of MCUAL Level Range MCLG MCL Likely Source of Df Measurement sample Violation Detected Contamination analysis Y/N RadIological Contaminants .Gross Alpha (PCiII) 11/99 N 2.4 N/A 0 15 Erosion of natural deposits Inorganic Contaminants Arsenic (Ppb) 11/99 N .458 N/A N/A 50 Erosion of natural deposi ts. Runoff from glass and electronics production waste, FluDride (ppm) 11/99 N 0.52 N/A 4 4 Erosion Df natural dcpDsits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories Barium (ppm) 11/99 N .0125 N 2 2 Discharge from drilling waste; Erosion of natural deposits. Chromium (Ppb) 11/99 N 3.07 N 100 100 Discharge from. steel and pulp mills; Erosion of natural deposits. Lead(point of entry) ppb 11/99 N 1.85 N 0 15 Erosion of natural deposits; Erosion ,of household plumbing systems. Nickel'(ppb) 11/99 N 2.19 N 100 100 Erosion of natural deposits, Nitrate (ppm) 08/01 N , <.200 N 10 10 Run off from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks; Erosion of natural deposits. . . 05/31/02 3 . . Selenium (Ppb) 11/99 N 3.0 N 50 50 Erosion of natural deposits; Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries. Antimony (Ppb) 11/99 N 1.69 N 6 6 Discharge fTom petroleum refineries; Fire retardant; ceramics: electronics; solder, Thallium (ppb) 11/99 N .0924 N .5 2 Leaching from ore-processing sites; discharge frDm . electronics, glass, and drug factories Sodium (ppm) 11/99 N 36 N/A N/A 160 Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil Lead and Copper Home Sampling Lead (tap water) (Ppb) 2001 N 4.8 o sampling 0 AL=15 Corrosion of household (90lh site plumbing systems, erosiDn of percentile) exceeded natural deposits AL Copper (tap water) 2001 N .919 o sampling 1.3 AL= 1.3 CDrrosion of household (ppm) (90lh site plumbing systems; erosion of percentile) exceeded natural deposits; leaching AL from wood preservatives Trihalomethanes TIHM 2001 N 57.4 15.5-92.4 0 lOa By-product of drinking water [Total trihalomethanes] (annual chlorination (DDb) average) 3590879 Winter Springs West TEST RESULTS TABLE Contaminant and Unit of Date of MCUAL Level Range MCLG MCL Likely Source Df Measurement sample Violation Detected Contamination analvsis Y/N Radiological Contaminants Gross Alpha (PCiII) 11/99 N 1.3 0.8-1.3 0 IS Erosion of natural deposits Microbiological Contaminants Total Coliform Bacteria 3/01 N I 0 0 Presents of Naturally occurring in the colifonn Environment Bacteria in more than I samples Inorganic Contaminants Arsenic (Ppb) 1 ]/99 N .231 .l ]9-:23] N/A 50 Erosion of natural deposits. Runoff from glass and electronics production waste. Fluoride (ppm) 11/99 N 0.32. 0.25-0.3 1 8 4 4 Erosion of natural deposits; water additive whieh promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizcT and aluminum factories 05/3 1102 4 . Barium (ppm) 11199 N .Gl00 .00904- 2 2 Discharge from drilling .0100 waste; Erosion of natural deposits. Chromium (Ppb) 11199 N 6.41 4.86-6.41 100 100 Discharge from steel and pulp mills; Erosion of natural deposits, Nickel (Ppb) 11/99 N 2.42 2.01-2.42 100 lOO Erosion of natural deposi IS. Nitrnte (ppm) 08/01 N <,20 N 10 10 Run off from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks; Erosion of natural deposits. Selenium (Ppb) 11199 N 1.94 1.14-1.94 50 50 Erosion of natural deposits; Discharge from petrDleum and metal refineries. AntimDny (Ppb) 11/99 N .382 .246-.382 6 6 Discharge from petroleum refineries; Fire retardant; ceramics; electronics; solder. Sodium (ppm) 11/99 N 5.95 5.79-5.95 N/A 160 Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil Lead and Copper Home Sampling Lead (tap water) (Ppb) 1999 1 3.23 1 site 0 AL=15 COlTOSiDn of household , (90th exceeded plumbing systems, erosion percentile) AL of natural deposits Copper (tap water) (ppm) 1999 1 1.08 1 sampling 1.3 AL= 1.3 COlTDsion ofhousehDld (90th sites plumbing systems; erosion percentile) exceeded of natural deposits; leaching AL from wood preservatives Trihalomethanes TIHM 2001 N 53.3 23.1-89.7 0 100 By-product of drinking [Total trihalomethanes] (annual water chlDrination (ppb) average) . TEST RESULTS TABLE Contaminant and Unit of Date of MCL/AL Level Range MCLG MCL Likely Source of Measurement sample Violation Detected Contamination analysis YrN V olatile Organic Contaminants Cis-I,2 Dichloroethylene 9/1 % 1 N .877 .877 0 70 Waste discharge ppb from industrial chemical factories 3590879 Winter Springs West VOLUNTARY TESTING . 05/31/02 5 HELPFUL WATER HINTS . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. . .1:1 '1:1-011"1 N .l11"l!:l3d OIVd 38'v'.lSOd 's'n a.LS l!:lS!:ld LOWERIN G WATER BILL & CONSERVING WATER: An average tub holds 50 gallons of water. Conserve water by only partially filling the tub. Install water saving showerheads. Only run dishwashers and washing machines with full loads. Regularly check pipes, hoses, valves, and faucets for leaks Add food coloring to the water in the tan1e Ifblue color appears in bowl without flushing, there is a leak. Fix or replace parts. Longer grass means less evaporation. Let grass grow taller in hot, dry weather. Set irrigation timer for early morning, around 2 A.M. or 3 A.M. to help prevent evaporation and help to increase your water pressure for household activities. Install an irrigation rain gauge to prevent over watering. Use a broom instead of a water hose to clear debris from patios, driveways, and sidewalks. Do not allow garden hose's to run unattended. Watering Restriction Even residential and commercial addresses can water their lawns Thursday and Sundays 4:00 pm till 10:00 am Odd residential and commercial addresses can water their lawns Wednesday and Saturday 4:00pm till 10:00 am ' For more information on rules under the water restriction you can contact the City of Winter Springs Water Treatment facility at 407-365-4415. 80LZ( 1~ 's~u~ldS l~lU~A\ v(v ~S lsell 9ZII s~u!ldS l~lU~A\JO A1D