2000 Western District Drinking Water Quality
Annual
Report
We're
pleased to present to you this year's
Annual Quality Water Report. This report
is designed to inform you about the quality
water and services we deliver to you every
day. Our constant goal is to provide you
with a safe and dependable supply of drinking
water. We want you to understand the efforts
we make to continually improve the water
treatment process and protect our water
resources. We are committed to ensuring
the quality of your water. Our water sources
are 3475 Kibby Rd, 565 Christopher Rd,
5920 S Jackson Rd. Our wells draw from
marshell sandstone formation. The
depths of the wells vary from 250 to 350
feet below the surface.
We
are pleased to report that our drinking
water is safe and meets federal and state
requirements.
If
you have any questions about this report
or concerning your water utility, please
contact Rick Faling at Summit Township
Offices, 2121 Ferguson Road, Jackson,
Michigan 49203 or call 517-788-4119 ext.
248. 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 meetings.
They are held on the second Tuesday of
every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Summit
Township Meeting Room, 2121 Ferguson Road
Jackson, Michigan.
Summit
Township routinely monitors for contaminants
in your drinking water according to Federal
and State laws. This table shows the results
of our monitoring for the period of January
1st to December 31st,
2000. All drinking water, including
bottled drinking water, may be reasonably
expected to contain at least small amounts
of some contaminants. It's important
to remember that the presence of these
contaminants does not necessarily pose
a health risk. The state allows us to
monitor for certain contaminants less
than annually. The most recent results
of these tests are also included in the
table.
|
TEST
RESULTS
|
|
Contaminant
|
Violation
Y/N?
|
Level
Detected
|
Range
|
Unit
Measurement
|
MCLG
|
MCL
|
Likely
Source of Contamination
|
|
Copper
|
N
|
159
|
0-32*
|
ppb
|
1300
|
AL=1300
|
Corrosion
of household plumbing systems;erosion
of natural deposits; leaching from
wood preservatives
|
|
Fluoride
|
N
|
1.3
|
.7-1.3
|
ppm
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
Erosion
of natural deposits; water additive
which promotes strong teeth; discharge
from fertilizer and aluminum factories
|
|
Lead
|
N
|
3.8
|
0-32**
|
ppb
|
0
|
AL=15
|
Corrosion
of household plumbing systems, erosion
of natural deposits
|
|
Arsenic
|
N
|
4.5
|
1.3-4.5
|
ppb
|
n/a
|
50
|
Erosion
of natural deposits; Runoff from
orchards; Runoff from glass and
electronics production wastes
|
|
Alpha
emitters
|
N
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
Pci/1
|
0
|
15
|
Erosion
of natural deposits
|
|
Barium
|
N
|
.115
|
.065-.115
|
ppm
|
2
|
2
|
Discharge
of drilling wastes; Discharge from
metal refineries; Erosion of natural
deposits
|
|
Sulfate
|
N
|
43
|
34
– 55
|
ppm
|
|
|
Naturally
present in the groundwater
|
|
Sodium
|
N
|
17
|
6-30
|
ppm
|
|
|
Erosion
of natural deposits
|
|
Max
Potential Trihalomethanes
|
N
|
66
|
|
ppb
|
100
|
100
|
Byproduct
of chlorination
|
*0 out of 32 homes
exceeded the action level.
**0
out of 32 homes exceeded the action level.
In
this table you will find many terms and
abbreviations you might not be familiar
with. To help you better understand these
terms we’ve provided the following
definitions:
Parts
per million (ppm) – one part per
million corresponds to one minute in two
years or a single penny in $10,000.
Parts
per billion (ppb) – one part per
billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000
years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.
Action
Level – the concentration of a contaminant
which, if exceeded, triggers treatment
or other requirements which a water system
must follow.
Maximum
Contaminant Level – The “Maximum
Allowed”(MCL) is 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 – The “Goal”
(MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in
drinking water below which there is no
known or expected risk to health. MCLGs
allow for a margin of safety.
As
you can see by the table, our system had
no violations. We’re proud that your
drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal
and State requirements. We have learned
through our monitoring and testing that
some contaminants have been detected.
The EPA has determined that your water
IS SAFE at these levels.
All
sources of drinking water are subject
to potential contamination by contaminants
that are naturally occurring or manmade.
Those contaminants can be microbes, organic
or inorganic chemicals, or radioactive
materials. All 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 the
water poses a health risk. In order to
ensure that tap water is safe to drink,
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. 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.
MCL’s
are set at very stringent levels. To understand
the possible health effects described
for many regulated contaminants, a person
would have to drink 2 liters of water
every day at the MCL level 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 general population.
Immuno-compromised 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, and infants can
be particularly at risk from infections.
These people should seek advice about
drinking water from their health care
providers. EPA/CDC 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).
Please
call our office if you have questions.
We
at Summit Township work around the clock
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 of
life and our children’s future.
Summit
Township is participating in a countywide
cooperative effort to protect our drinking
water supply by developing a comprehensive
Well Head Protection Program. This
effort will identify the groundwater recharge
areas for municipal wells and identify
potential sources of contamination in
those areas and recommend appropriate
action to prevent contamination from entering
the ground water.
