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Ou r D rinkin g W ater Is R eg ula ted The C
ity o f Eas
t Ora nge W
ate r Dep
art men
t is p lea
sed t o sha
re thi
s rep ort w
ith y ou. Th
is r epor
t is a s um mar y of t he q
ual ity o
f the w
ate r we p
rov ide o
ur c usto
mer s. Th
e ana lys
is c ove
rs J anu
ary
1 th rou gh D
ece mbe
r 31 , 201
4, a nd
was mad
e by u sin
g the d ata
fro
m the mo st r
ece nt U
.S. E nvi
ron men
tal P rot
ect ion A
gen cy
(EP A) r
equ ire
d tes ts a
nd i s pre
sen ted i
n the a tta
che d pag
es. W e hope t his i nfor
mat ion h
elp s you b
eco me mor
e kno wled
gea ble
abo ut w
hat ’s i
n you r drin
kin g wat
er. Wh ere D o We G et O ur D rin kin g Wat er? This y
ear t he T
ow nsh
ip o f Sou
th O ran
ge V illa
ge W ate
r Sys tem
was s
uppl ied w
ith a n ave
rag e of 3 m
illi on g
allo ns o
f wat er e
ach
day for d om esti c co nsu
mpt ion
, fire p rot
ect ion
, gr oun
d irr iga
tio n,
and o the
r wat er s
uppl y nee
ds. The
sou rce
of w ate
r sup ply
pro vid
ed to
the Tow
nsh ip
of S out
h Ora
nge V illa
ge W ate
r Sys tem i
s fro m gro
und wat
er d eriv
ed thr
oug h Well N
o. 1 7, lo
cat ed i
n Gro ve P
ark , Tow
nsh ip o
f Sou th
Ora nge V
illa ge, a
nd t he b
ala nce f
rom t he E
ast O ran
ge W ate
r Res
erv e loc
ate d in L
ivi ngs
ton , Mill
bur n, a
nd F lor
ham P ark
. In add
itio n, w
ate r was p
urc has
ed f rom t
he C ity o
f New ark t
o mee t con sum er d
em and
. In r are i
nsta nce
s whe n an e
mer gen
cy s houl
d aris
e, t he T
ow nsh
ip o f Sou
th O ran
ge V illa
ge W ate
r Sys tem h
as wat
er i nte
rco nne
ctio ns w
ith t he N
ew J ers
ey A mer
ica n Wate
r Com
pany . To l ear n more a
bou t our w
ate rsh
ed, g o to t
he U .S. E
PA’ s Sur
f You
r Wate rsh
ed a t ww
w.ep a.g
ov/ sur
f. Sou rce of D rinkin g W ater The s
our ces o
f drin kin
g wat er (
bot h tap w
ate r and b
ottl ed w
a- ter
) in clu
de r ive
rs, l akes,
stre am s, p ond s, res
erv oirs,
spr ings,
and
wel ls. A s wat
er t rav
els o ver t
he s urfa
ce o f the l
and or t hro
ugh t he
gro und
, it d iss
olve s nat
ura lly
-oc cur
rin g min
era ls a
nd, i n som
e cas
es, r adi
oac tiv
e mat eria
l, a nd c
an p ick up s
ubs tan
ces r esu
ltin g fro m the p res
enc e of a
nim als or f
rom h um an a ctiv ity
. Con
tam ina
nts t hat m
ay b e pre
sen t in s
our ce w
ate r inc
lud e:
• M icr
obi al c
ont am ina nts, s uch a
s viru ses a
nd b act
eria , whi
ch may c
om e fro
m sew age t
rea tm ent p lan ts, s
ept ic s
yste ms, a
gri- cul
tur al l
ive sto
ck o per
atio ns, a
nd w ild
life . • I nor gan
ic con
tam ina
nts, suc
h as salt
s an d m
eta ls, w
hich can
be n
atu ral
ly o ccu
rrin g or
res ult
fro m ur
ban stor
mwa ter
run off,
ind
ustr ial or d
om esti
c was tew
ate r disc
har ges
, oil a nd g
as p ro-
duc tio
n, m ini
ng, or f arm
ing . • P esti cid
es a nd h
erb icid
es, w hich m
ay c om e fro m a var iety o
f sou
rce s suc
h as a gric
ultu re, u
rba n stor
mwa ter r
uno ff, a
nd r esi-
dent ial
use s.
• O rga
nic c hem
ica l con
tam ina
nts, i nclu
din g syn
the tic a
nd v ola-
tile or gan
ic c hem
ica ls, w
hich a re b
ypr odu
cts o f ind
ustr ial p
ro- ces
ses a nd p
etro leu
m pro duc
tio n, a
nd can a
lso c om e fro m ga s sta tio ns, u
rba n stor
mwa ter r
uno ff, a
nd s ept
ic s yste
ms. • R
adi oac
tiv e con
tam ina
nts, w hich c
an b e nat
ura lly
-oc cur
rin g or be the res
ult of o
il a nd
gas pro
duc tio
n an d m
ini ng a
ctiv itie
s. So urc e W ate r A sse ssm en t The
New J ers
ey D epa
rtm ent o
f Env iro
nm ent
al P rot
ect ion
(N JD EP) h as c
om plet
ed a nd i
ssu ed t
he S our
ce W ate
r A sse
ssm ent
Rep
ort a nd S
um mar
y for t his p
ubl ic w
ate r sys
tem , whi
ch i s ava ila ble a
t ww w.st
ate .nj.u
s/d ep/
sw ap or b
y con tac
tin g NJD
EP’ s Bur eau of S
afe Drin
kin g W
ate r at
(60 9) 2
92- 555
0. Y ou
may also
con
tac t th
e C ity
of E ast
Ora nge
Wate r D
epa rtm
ent ’s C
usto mer
Ser
vice D ivi
sio n at (
973 ) 266
-88 69 t
o obt ain i
nfor mat
ion
reg ard ing y
our w ate
r sys tem
’s S our
ce W ate
r Ass ess
men t. Sou th O ran
ge W ate
r Sys tem P
WSI D # 071
900 1 Sou
th O ran
ge Vill
age r atin
gs r efle
ct t he
pot ent
ial for
con tam
ina tio
n of sou
rce
wat er, n ot t
he e xist
enc e of c
ont am ina tio n. I
f a sys tem i
s rat ed
hig hly s
usc ept
ibl e for a c ont am
nt c ate
gor y, t
his d oes n
ot m ean
a cus
tom er i
s or will b e con
sum ing c
ont am ina ted d rin
kin g wat
er. The f
ollo win
g cat egor
ies w ere r
ate d with h
igh p ote
ntia l to
con tam
ina te o
ur w ate
r sup ply: v
olat ile or
gan ic c
om pou
nds , inor gan ics
, rad ion
uclid es a
nd r ado
n. The f
ollo win
g cat egor
ies w ere r
ate d with m
edi um p
ote ntia
l to con
tam ina
te o ur w
ate r sup
ply: n utrie
nts, d isin
fec tio
n by- pro
duc t prec urs ors.
The f ollo
win g cat
egor ies w
ere r ate
d with l ow p
ote ntia
l to con
tam ina
te o ur w
ate r sup
ply: p ath
oge ns, p
esti cid
es. Sou
th O ran
ge W ate
r Sys tem i
s a pub lic c
om mun
ity w ate
r sys tem
con
sist ing o
f 1 wel l(s)
, 0 wel ls u
nde r the i
nflu enc
e of s urfa
ce w ate
r, 0 sur
fac e wat
er i nta
ke( s), 1 p
urc has
ed g rou
nd w ate
r sou rce
(s), a nd
1 pur cha
sed s urfa
ce w ate
r sou rce
(s). This s
yste m’s s
our ce w
ate r com
es f rom t
he f ollo
win g aqu
ife r:
Brun sw ick A qui fer Th
is s yste
m pur cha
ses w ate
r fro m the
fol
low ing w
ate r sys
tem s: C
ity o f Eas
t Ora nge W
ate r Dep
art men
t, New J
ers ey A
mer ica
n Wate r Com
pany – S hort H
ills , and t
he City o
f New ark
. Sus cep tib ilit y Rat ing s for S out h Ora nge W ate r Sys tem Sou rce s The i
nfor mat
ion b elo
w illu stra
tes t he s
usc ept
ibi lity r
atin gs f
or the s
eve n con
tam ina
nt c ate
gor ies (
and r ado
n) f or eac
h sou rce i
n the s
yste m. Th
e inf orm
atio n pro
vid es t
he n um ber o f wel ls a
nd int
ake s tha
t rat ed h
igh ( H), m
edi um (
M), or l ow (
L) f or eac
h con
tam ina
nt c ate
gor y. F
or sus cep
tib ilit
y rat ing
s of p urc
has ed
wat er, r
efe r to t
he s pec
ific w ate
r sys tem
’s s our
ce w ate
r ass ess
men t rep ort. The s
eve n con
tam ina
nt c ate
gor ies a
re d efin
ed a t the b
otto m of
thi s pag
e. N JD EP c ons ider
ed a ll s
urfa ce w
ate r hig
hly s usc
ept ibl
e to p
atho gen
s; t her
efor e, a
ll i nta
kes r ece
ive d a hig
h rat ing f
or the
pat hoge n cat
egor y. F
or the p urp
ose o f Sou
rce W ate
r Ass ess
men t Pro gra m, r
adi onu
clid es a
re mor e of a c
onc ern f
or gro und
wat
er t han s
urfa ce w
ate r. A
s a res ult, s
urfa ce w
ate r int
ake s’
sus cep
tib ilit
y to r adi
onu clid
es w as n
ot d ete
rm ine
d and t hey a
ll rec
eive d a low r atin g.
lic w ate
r sys tem
s are r equ
ire d to mo
nitor f or reg
ula ted
con
tam ina
nts a nd t
o ins tal
l tre atm
ent i f any c
ont am ina nts a re
det ect
ed a t fre
que ncie
s and c onc
ent rat
ion s abo
ve a llo
wab le l
eve ls.
As a r esu
lt o f the a
sse ssm
ent s, N
JD EP
may cus
tom ize (
cha nge
exi
stin g) mo
nitor ing s
che dul
es b ase
d on t he s
usc ept
ibi lity
rat
ing s. • P ath oge
ns: D ise
ase -cau
sin g orga
nism s suc
h as b act
eria a nd
viru ses
. Com mon s
our ces a
re a nim
al a nd h
um an f
eca l was
tes . • N utrie nts: C
om pou
nds , min
era ls a
nd e lem
ent s tha
t • a
id gro wth
, tha t are b
oth n atu
ral ly o
ccu rrin
g and m anm
ade . Exa mpl es i
nclu de n
itro gen a
nd p hosp
hor us.
• V olat
ile O rga
nic C om pou nds : Man
-m ade c
hem ica
ls u sed
as s
olve nts, d
egr eas
ers , and g
aso lin
e com pon
ent s. E
xam ples
inc
lud e ben
zen e, m
eth yl t
erti ary b
uty l eth
er ( MT BE) , and
viny l chl orid
e. • P
esti cid
es: M an-
mad e che
mica ls u
sed t o con
tro l pes
ts, w eed
s and f
ung us. C
om mon s
our ces i
nclu de l
and a ppl
ica tio
n and m
anu fac
tur ing c
ent ers o
f pes ticid
es. E xam
ples i nclu
de her
bicid es s
uch a s atra
zin e, a
nd i nse
ctic ides s
uch a s chl
ordan e. • I nor gan
ics : Min
era l-b
ase d com
pou nds t
hat a re b
oth n atu
ral ly
occ urr
ing a nd m
an- mad
e. E xam
ples i nclu
de a rse
nic, a sbe
sto s,
cop per
, lea d, ~
md n itra
te. • R
adi onu
clid es: R
adi oac
tiv e sub
sta nce
s tha t are b
oth n atu
ral ly
occ urr
ing a nd m
an- mad
e. E xam
ples i nclu
de r adi
um a nd
ura niu
m. • R
ado n: C
olorl ess
, odorl ess
, can cer
-cau sin
g gas t hat o
ccu rs
nat ura
lly i n the e
nvi ron
men t. F
or more i nfor
mat ion g
o to http
://w ww.n
j.g ov/d
ep/ rpp
/ra don
/in dex
.ht m or cal
l (80 0)
648- 0394
. • D
isin fec
tio n Byp
rod uct P
rec urs
ors: A c om mon s our ce
is n atu
ral ly o
ccu rrin
g orga nic m
atte r in s
urfa ce w
ate r.
Disi nfe
ctio n byp
rod uct
s are f orm
ed w hen t
he d isin
fec tan
ts (us
ual ly c
hlor ine
) use d to k
ill p atho
gen s rea
ct w ith d
iss olve
d orga
nic m ate
ria l (for e
xam ple l
eav es) p
res ent i
n sur fac
e wat er.
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