2015 Annua音D「inking

Water Quality Repo巾

(Consumer Confidence Repo巾

CITY OF SUしPHUR SPRINGS

丁Xl 120002

(903) 439-2891

SPECIAL NO7TCERequired Ianguage for AしL community pubIic

Water SuPPiies:

You may be mo「e vuinerabIe than the gene「aI

POPuiation to certain mic「obiaI contaminants, SuCh

as C「yptosporidium, in d「inking water. 1nfants, SOme

eiderIy or immuno-COmP「Omised persons such as

those unde「going chemothe「apy fo「 cancer; those who

have undergone o「gan t「anspIants; those who a「e

undergoing treatment with steroids; and people

With HlV/AIDS o「 othe「 immune system diso「ders

Can be particuia「Iy at 「isk f「om infections, You shouId

Seek advice about dri=king wate「 f「om you「 physician

O「 health ca「e provide「" Additionai guideiines on

app「OP「iate means to Iessen the 「isk of infection by

Cryptosporidium are ava=abIe from the Safe D「inking

Wate「 Hotiine at (800) 426-4791.

OUR DRINK音NG WATER IS REGULATED

This 「eport is a summary of the quaiity of the wate「 we provide

Ou「 CuStOmerS・丁he anaiysis was made by using the data from

the most 「ecent U・S Envi「onmentaI Protection Agency (EPA)

required tests, and js presented in the attached pages. We hope

this information heIps you become mo「e knowledgeabIe about

What’s in you「 d「inking wate「.

Pubiic Participation

Opportunities

Date:　The SuIphu「 Springs City Counc= meets

the first Tuesday of each month.

Time:　7:00 P.M.

しocation : The counc= 「oom at the Suiphur Sp「ings

Municipai Buiiding

To lea「n about futu「e public meetings (COnCe「ning

you「 d「inkjng wate「), O「 tO 「equeSt tO SCheduie one,

Please ca= us,

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WATER SOURCES: The sou「ces of d「inking wate「 (both tap

and bottled water) inciude 「ivers, lakes, StreamS, POnds,

「eservoi「S, SPringS, and we=s. As wate「 t「aveIs ove「 the surface

Of the iand or through the g「ound, it dissoIves natu「a=y-

OCCu「ring minerais and, in some cases, 「adioactive mate「iai, and

Can Pick up substances resu博ng f「om the p「esence of

animals o「 from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source wate「 before

treatment include:★ Mic「obial contaminants such as viruses and bacteria, Which

may come from sewage t「eatment plants, SePtic systems,

ag「icuItu「a川vestock ope「ations, and w=diife.

当no「ganic contaminants, SuCh as saIts and metaIs, Which can

be natura=y-OCCur「ing o「 result from u「ban storm wate「 run-O廿i

industrial o「 domestic wastewater discha「ges, Oji and gas pro-

duction, mining, O「 farming.

* Pesticides and he「bicides, Which may come from a va「iety of

SOu「CeS SuCh as agricultu「e, u「ban sto「m wate「 runoff, and

「esidentiaI uses.

★ Organic chemicai contaminants, incIuding synthetic and

VOIatiIe organic chemicals, Which a「e by-P「Oducts of indust「ial

P「OCeSSeS and pet「oIeum p「oduction, and can aiso come f「om

gas stations, urban sto「m water runoff, and septic systems.★ Radioactive contaminants, Which can be natu「a=y-OCCu「「ing o「

「esuIt of oii and gas p「oduction and mining activities.

En Espa庁o/

Este info「me incluye informaci6n importante sobre ei agua

POtabIe. Si tiene p「eguntas o comentarios sobre 6ste informe

en espa軸, favo「 de =ama「 at tei. (903) 885-7541 -Pa「a nabIa

COn una Pe「SOna bilingue en espafiol.

Where do we get our drinking water?

Ou「 d「inking wate「 is obtained f「om SURFACE

Water SOu「CeS. it comes from Coope「 Lake

(Ou「 main suppiy) and Lake SuIphu「 Springs

(Our backup suppIy).

information About Source Wate「 Assessments

A Sou「ce Water Susceptib冊y Assessment for ou「

d「inking water sou「ce(S) is cur「ently being updated

by the Texas Commission on EnvironmentaI Quality.

The information contajned in the assessment a=ows

us to focus source wate「 protection st「ategies.

Fo「 mo「e information about your sources of wate「,

Please refer to the Source Wate「 Assessment Viewer

at the fo=owing URL:

也P:〃qjs3.tceq・State・tX.uS/swav/Contro=e「/index.臆isp?

WtS「Cこ

This informatjo= desc「ibes the susceptib冊y

and types of constituents that may come in contact

With our drinking water source based on human

activities and naturaI conditions, The info「mation

COntained in the assessment a=ows us to focus

Ou「 SOu「Ce Water PrOteCtion st「ategies. Some of this

SOu「Ce Wate「 aSSeSSment information is availabIe

On Texas Drinking Wate「 Watch at

http:/Idww.tceq,teXaS.gOV/DWW/. Fo「 more info「-

mation on source wate「 assessments and p「otection

efforts at ou「 system, Please contact us.

ALL dWnkmg water may conぬin

COntammanfs.

When d「inking water meets fede「aI standards there

may not be any heaith based benefits to pu「chasing

bottied wate「 or point of use devices. Drinking wate「,

inciuding bottIed water, may 「eaSOnably be

expected to contain at Ieast sma= amounts of some

COntaminants. The presence of contaminants does

not necessa「=y indicate that water poses a heaith

「isk. More information about contaminants and

POtentjaI heaIth effects can be obtained by ca冊g the

EPA’s Safe D「inking Wate「 HotIjne (1 -800-426-4791 ).

Secondary Constituents

Many constituents (SuCh as caIcium, SOdium, O「

i「on) which a「e often found in d「inking wate「, Can

CauSe taSte, COior, and odor probIems. The taste

and odo「 constituents a「e ca=ed secondary

COnStituents and are reguiated by the State of

Texas, nOt the EPA. These constjtuents are not

CauSeS for heaIth conce「n. Therefo「e’SeCOnda「ies

are not 「equi「ed to be reported in this document but

they may g「eatIy a什ect the appea「ance and taste of

you「 Wate「.

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DEFiNITIONS

Maximum Contaminant Levei (MCし)

The highes=eveI of a contaminant that is a=owed in

drinking wate「. MCLs are set as cIose to MCLGs as

feasibie using the best avaiIabie t「eatment technoIogy.

Maximum Contaminant LeveI Goai (MCLG)

The level of a contaminant in drinking wate「 beIow

Which the「e is no known o「 expected heaIth risk. MCLGs

allow fo「 a ma「gin of safety・

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levei (MRD」)

The highest IeveI of disi=fectant a=owed in d「inking wate「"

There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant

IS neCeSSa「y fo「 controi of mic「obiai contaminants,

Maximum Residuai Disinfectantしevel Goai (MRDLG〉

The Ievel of a d「inking wate「 disinfectant beiow which the「e

is no known o「 expected risk to heaIth. MRDLGs do not

reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to cont「oI

mic「obiaI contamination.

Treatment Technique (TT)

A requi「ed process intended to 「educe the ievel of a

COntaminant in d「inking water.

Action 」evei (A」)

The concentration of a contaminant which言f

exceeded, t「igge「s t「eatment or other 「equirements

Which a wate「 system must fo=ow.

Action Level Goai (ALG)

The Ievei of a contaminant in drinking water below which the「e

is no known o「 expected risk to heaIth. ALGs a=ow fo「 a

ma「gin of safety.

ABBREViATIO NS

NTU -　　Nephelomet「ic Turbidity Units

MFL -　　m冊on fibe「s per lite「 ( a measu「e of

asbestos)

PCilL"　Picocu「ies perliter(a measureof

「ad ioactivity)

PPm.　PartS Pe「 m冊on, 0「 m=igrams pe「 iiter

(mg/I) - Or One OunCe in 7,350 ga=ons of water.

Ppb -　　PartS Per b冊on, Or microg「ams pe「 Iiter

(ug/I) - Or One OunCe in 7,350,000 gallons of wate「.

PPt -　　　Pa「tS Pe「 t「冊on, O「 nanOgramS Per =te「

PPq "　　PartS Pe「 quad「冊on, 0「 Picog「ams pe「 Iite「

Avg-　　Reguiatory compiiance with some MCLs are based

On 「umIng amuaI ave「age of monthiy sampIes.

na-　　　　nOt aPPIicabie.

Maximum ResiduaI Disinfectant LeveI

Yearor　　　　　　　Min,　　Max.　MRDし　　MRDLG　　Unitof　Violation　　　SourceofchemicaI

Range　　　　　　　」evel　Levei　　　　　　　　　　　　　Measure

2015　Chloramine　l.0　　　3.51　　4.0　　　=4.O　　　mg/i　　N　　DisinfectantusedtocontroI

microbes.

Disinfection Byproducts

Yearor　　Contaminant　　　Min.　Max.　　MCL　　Unitof　VioIation　LikeIySourceofcontamination

Range　　　　　　　　　　　　Levei　LeveI　　　　　　　Measu「e

2015　　　ChIorite　　　O.05　　0.42　　　0.8　　　ppm　　　N　Byp「oductofd「inkingwate「

disinfection.

2015　TotaiHaIoaceticAcids　17　　　58"2　　　60　　　ppb　　　N　　By-P「Oductofd「inkingwater

Chio「ination.

2015　TotaIT「ihaIomethanes　19・4　　73.9　　　80　　　ppb　　　N　　Byproductofd「inkingwate「

ChIo「ination.

Regulated Contaminants Detected

LeadandCopper　　90th　Sitesover　Action　ActionLeveiUnitsof　Vioiation　LikeIysou「ceofcontamination

Year　　　　　　Pe「centile　　AL　　　Levei　　Goai　　Measure

2013　　Lead　　　O　　　O　　O.015　　　0　　　mg/一　　　N　Co「「osionofhousehoIdp-umbing

SyStemS;e「OSionofnatu「al

deposits.

2013　　Coppe「　0.407　　　0　　1.3　　　1"3　　　mg/I　　N　　Corrosionofhouseho-dpIumbing

SyStemS;erOSionofnaturaI

deposites;leachingfromwood

P「eServatives.

Required AdditionaI HeaIth lnformation for Lead’’IfpI℃Sent e/evated /eveIs of /ead can cause se〃ous heaIth p′℃b/ems, eSpeCia均y for pI℃gnant WOmen and young ch佑en. Lead

in d面king water /s phma砂from mate所e/s and components assoc融ed励h serv/ce励es and home pIumbing. 77)is water supp小

IS reSPOnSib/e for pIOViding high qua硬y dr而k/ng water, but camot confroI !he var/ely of mate高e/s used /n p/umbing coI叩OnentS.

肋en yOur Water has been s鮪ng for severa/ hours, yOu Can minimize fhe poten施I for /ead exposure by #ushing your (ap for 30

SeCOnds to 2 minutes before using waterねr drfnk/ng or cooking・ /fyou are concemed about /ead /n your water, yOu may W/sh ‘o

have your water tested・ /nfomafron on /ead /n d音nking water' fes励g methods′ and steps you can fake fo minimize exposure /s

ava脆b/e from the Safe Dr/nking W倒er Ho研ne or at h的休航epa.gov庵afewateMead, ′′

Tu「bidity

丁urbidityhasnoheaitheffects.Howeve「・tu「biditycaninterfe「ewithdisinfectionandprovideamediumformic「obiaigrowth.

Turbiditymayindicatethepresenceofdisease-CauSingorganisms.TheseorganismsincIu ���debacte「ia,Viruses,andparasites

thatcancausesymptomssuchasnausea,C「amP �S,diarrheaandassociatedheadaches.

Year �Limit(Treatment �Level �VioIatioれ �LikeIysou「ceofcontamination

2015 �Technique〉 �Detected ��

Highestsinglemeasu「ement �1N丁U �0.15 �N �Soi �「uno什

LowestmonthIy%meeting=mit �0.3N丁U �100% �N �Soi �「uno什

CoIiform Bacteria

Year　　　Contaminant　　Highest#ofPositive　　MCL　　　Unitof　　　　　　LikelySourceofcontamination

MonthiySampIes　　　　　　　　Measu「e

2015　　　TotalCoIifo「m　　　　　　O　　　　　　　*　　　P「escence　　　　　Natura=yp「esentinthe

Bacte「ia　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　environment.

★ Two o「 more sampies in anysingIe month.

Fecal Coiiform - NOT DETECTED

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Inorganic Contaminants

Yearor �� �Min. �Max.　　MCL �MCLG　Unitof　Violation　　LikeIySou「ceofcontamination

Range �� �LeveI �Level �Measure �

2015 ��Fiuo「ide �0.61 �0.71　　　4 �4　　　mg/I　　N　　E「osionofnatu「aldeposits;

Wate「additivewhichp「omotes

St「Ongteeth;discha「gef「om

fertiIize「andaiuminumfactories.

2015 ��Nitrate �0.652 �0.652　　10 �10　　　mgll　　N　　Runofff「omfe刷ize「use;

(measured � � � �ieachingf「omseptictanks,

asnitrogen) � � � �SeWage;e「OSionofnaturaI

deposits

N �t「ateAdviso「y-Njt「ateindrinkingwate「atIeveisabovelOmg/=sahealth「iskforinfa=tSOflessthan6monthsofage.

H �ghnit「atelevelsind「inkingwate「CanCauSebIuebabysyndrome・Njt「ateIevelsmayrisequickIyfo「shortperiodsof

TWDB Water Loss Audit

In the water ioss audit submitted to the Texas Water Deveiopment Boa「d for the time pe「iod of Jan仁Dec.31 , 2015,Ou「

SyStem lost an estimated 61 ,072,605 ga=ons ofwate「・ lfyou have any questions about the water loss audit,Please cal1

903-439-2891.

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WA丁ER CONSERVATION TIPS

l. Wate「 lawns onIy in the mo「=ing during hotte「 summer months,

2. Use a sprinkie「 that produces large d「ops of water, rather than a fine mist, tO aVOid evaporation.

3. Tu「n soaker hoses so the hoies are on the bottom to avoid evaporation.

4. Water sIowly fo「 better absorption’and never wate「 on windy days.

5. Condition the soiI with compost before planting grass o「 f-owe「 beds so that water wiII soak in 「ather than run o什

6・ Fe「tiIize lawns at Ieast twice a yea「 fo「 「oot stimulation. Grass with a good 「oot system makes better use of less water.

7・ Lea「n to know when g「ass needs wate「ing. 1f it has tu「ned a dull g「ay-g「een O「 iffootprints 「ema画sibIe, it is time to

8. Do not wate「 too f「eque=tly. Too much water can ove「ioad the soiI so that air camot get to the 「oots and can

encourage root disease.

9・ Do not over-Wate「・ SoiI can absorb o=Iy so much moisture and the rest simp-y runs o什

10" Operate automatic sprinkIe「 systems on-ywhen the demand on the town・s wate「 suppIy is at it・s lowest. Set the

SyStem tO OPe「ate between two and six a.m.

1 1. Do not scaIp Iawns when mowi=g during hot weathe「・ Taiier grass ho-ds moisture bette「.

12. Use a wate「ing can or hand wate「 with the hose in sma-l areas of the lawn that need more frequent watering.

13・ Lea「n what types ofg「ass, Shrubbery’and plants do best in the area and in which parts ofthe lawn, and then pIant

acco「dingiy.

14. Consider deco「ating areas of the Iawn with rocks’graVe一一WOOd chips’0「 Othe「 mate「ia-s now avaiIabIe that require no

Wate「ata=.

15. Do not一,sweep" waIks and d「iveways with the hose. Use a broom o「 rake instead,

16・ Use a bucket of soapy wate「 and the hose onIyfo「 rinsing when washing the ca「・

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