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Adams County Regional Water

Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report

Report Prepared for 2007

Adams County Regional Water has prepared the following report to provide information to you, the consumer, on the quality of our drinking water. This report was required as a part of the Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization of 1996 and is required to be delivered to consumers by July 2008. Included in this report are general health information, water quality test results, how to participate in decisions concerning your drinking water, and water system contacts.

Improvements…………. In 2007 we painted the Clayton Tank, installed Coffee Hollow Water Line Extension, and upgraded the water line from Clayton Pike to Ginger Ridge Road via Roush Hill Road and SR 41. We tried to find funding for the Lawshe/Louisville Road project again this year. We installed a new phone system in the business office, installed two metal buildings at two of our tank sites, installed the generator at Cherry Fork Booster, installed a camera system at the office complex, and fenced the Cherry Fork Booster Station. We installed a grant-funded line extension on Ernie Road and customer funded line extensions on Fetters Road and Conley Road.

We will try to find funding for the Lawshe/Louisville Road project again this year. We also intend to upgrade a line on Moores Road from SR 247 to the Seaman Corporation limits to better serve the new hospital as well as the new North Adams Elementary School. This line will also provide a better volume of water to the new dialysis center. We are considering improving our billing system which will allow on-line payments as well as credit/debit card payments in the future. We also have some restoration to do on projects from last year. We will install a project on Rosie Lane this year, and we plan to upgrade a portion of Unity Road north of Wheat Ridge Road. We will be painting the Winchester Tank on Eckmansville Road and the red water tank at the water treatment plant.

Where Does My Water Come From?

ACRWD receives its water from eight wells that are drilled into the Ohio River Aquifer. These wells are approximately 75 feet deep. Ohio EPA considers this source to be ground water. The well field is situated on the south side of US 52 and just west of the Wrightsville area. From these wells ACRWD pumped 764,630,000 gallons of water in 2007. This is an average of 81 gallons per day per person served.

WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION TO YOUR DRINKING WATER?

The sources of drinking water, both tap 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 human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include: (A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage water 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 storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming; (C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water 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 storm water 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, 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 at 1-800-426-4791