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2006 Annual Drinking Water Report Certification of Distribution City of CanistotaI certify that the information contained in the drinking water report for the City of Canistota is true and correct based upon my best information, knowledge, or belief and that the report has been distributed as required and a good faith effort has been made to reach all consumers. The City of Canistota public water system has returned a copy of the drinking water report to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and will make the report available upon request for three years. Darin Nugteren, City of Canistota Maintenance Superintendent Date: March 30, 2007 EPA ID No: 0080You can contact us by calling (605)296-3551 or write us at: City of Canistota PO Box 67; Canistota SD 57012 2006 Drinking Water Report It’s your tap water! EPA ID: 0080 Water Quality Last year, we monitored your drinking water for more than 80 possible contaminants. This brochure is a snapshot of the quality of the water that we provided last year. Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state standards. We are committed to providing you with information because informed customers are our best allies. Water SourceWe serve more than 700 customers an average of 46,800 gallons of water per day. Our water is groundwater that we purchase from another water system. The state has performed an assessment of our source water and they have determined that the relative susceptibility rating for the Canistota public water supply system is high. For more information about your water and information on opportunities to participate in public meetings, call (605)296-3551 and ask for Laurel Seubert. Additional InformationThe 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 can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: · Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife. · Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming. · Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses. · 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 storm water runoff, and septic systems. · 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, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. 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 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 (800-426-4791). 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 microbial contaminants can be obtained by calling the Environment Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). Detected ContaminantsThe attached table lists all the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the 2006 calendar year. The presence of these contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done January 1 – December 31, 2006. The state requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Some of the data, though representative of the water quality, is more than one year old. ViolationsThe City of Canistota had violations in 2006, therefore, this report must be adapted to include the following information in order to use this example drinking water report for distribution: 1) Type of violation 2) Date of the violation 3) Duration of the violation 4) Health effects language 5) Action taken by your system to address the violation DENR has included a list of violations for this public water system. The City of Canistota public water system purchases water from TM Rural Water District. Information on detected contaminants must be included in this table. The TM Rural Water District is required to send this information to your system by April 1st. 2006 Table of Detected Contaminants For Canistota (EPA ID 0080) Terms and abbreviations used in this table: * Maximum Contaminant Level Goal(MCLG): 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. * Maximum Contaminant Level(MCL): 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. * Action Level(AL): the concentration of a contaminant which, when exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. * Treatment Technique(TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. For turbidity, 95% of samples must be less than 0.3 NTU Units: *MFL: million fibers per liter *pCi/l: picocuries per liter(a measure of radioactivity) *ppt: parts per trillion, or nanograms per liter *mrem/year: millirems per year(a measure of radiation absorbed by the body) *ppm: parts per million, or milligrams per liter(mg/l) *ppq: parts per quadrillion, or picograms per liter *NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity Units *ppb: parts per billion, or micrograms per liter(ug/l) *pspm: positive samples per month
2006 Information on Violations For Canistota (EPA ID 0080) (Include this information in your report written in a narrative form. Be sure to include the action taken by your system to address the violation.)
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