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Presented by the City of East Orange Board of Water Commissioners for The East Orange Water Department Ou r D rinkin g W ater Is R eg ula ted The C
ity o f Eas
t Ora nge B
oar d o
f W ate
r C om miss ion ers
and Th
e Eas t Ora
nge W ate
r Dep art
men t is
plea sed
to shar
e thi s rep
ort w ith y
ou. Th is r
epo rt i
s a sum mar
y of the q
ual ity o
f the w ate
r we p rov
ide ou r cus
tom ers. Th
e ana
lys is c
ove rs J
anu ary 1 t
hrou gh D
ecem ber 3
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, and w
as m ade b
y usin g the d
ata f rom t
he m ost r
ece nt
U.S . En
viro nm ent al Pro
tec tio
n A gen
cy (EP
A) req
uire d tes ts a nd i
s pr ese
nte d in t
he a tta
che d pa
ges . We h
ope thi
s inf
orm atio
n help s you b
eco me m
ore k now
ledg eab
le abou t wha t’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 C
ity o f Eas
t Ora nge W
ate r Sys
tem w as
sup plie
d with a n ave
rag e of 7
.4 m illi
on g allo
ns o f wat
er eac
h day f or do
mes tic c
ons um ptio n, fi re p
rot ect
ion , grou
nd irr
iga tio
n, a nd o
the r wat
er s upp
ly n eed
s. Th e City d
raw s grou ndw ate
r fro m fou
r well field
s, c ont
ain ing 1
8 well s,
in t he 2
,400 -ac
re E ast O
ran ge W
ate r Res
erv e loc
ate d in
Mill bur
n, L ivi
ngs ton
, and F lor
ham P ark
. In a ddi
tio n, t
he City p
urc has
es s urfa
ce w ate
r fro m the C
ity o f New
ark t o meet con sume
r d em and . To e
nsu re t
he q ual
ity o f our w
ate r, i
t is t rea
ted w ith
calc
ium h ypo
chl orit
e (ch lor
ine ) as a d
isin fec
tan t. A n
ew air s
trip pin
g fac ilit
y is c urr
ent ly u
nde r con
stru ctio
n at the E
OBW C’s W
hite O ak R
idg e Pum
pin g Sta
tio n and
is
sch edu
led t o be o
n lin e th
is fal
l to red
uce t he c
urr ent
PC E con cen tra
tio n run
nin g ann
ual a ver
age t o a zer
o (no n- det ect able
) am ount
. Sou rce of D rinkin g W ater The s
ourc es o
f drin kin
g wat er (
bot h tap w
ate r and b
ottle d wat er) in clu
de r ive
rs, l akes,
stre am s, p ond s, r
eser voi
rs, spr
ing s, a
nd w ells
. As w ate
r tra vels o
ver t he s
urfa ce o
f the
lan d or t hrou
gh t he g
rou nd, i
t diss olve
s nat ura
lly- occ
urr ing
min
era ls a
nd, in s
om e ca
ses , ra
dio act
ive m ate
ria l, a
nd can
pick u
p sub sta
nce s res
ulti ng f
rom t he 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 be p res
ent i n sou
rce w ate
r inc lud
e: • M
icr obial c
ont am ina nts, s uch a
s viru ses a
nd b act
eria , whi ch may
com e fro
m se wag
e tre atm
ent plan
ts, sep
tic sys
tem s, a
gric ultu
ral l ive
sto ck o
per atio
ns, a nd w
ild life
. • I
nor gan
ic c ont
am ina
nts, s uch a
s sa lts a
nd m eta
ls, whi
ch c an b
e nat ura
lly o ccu
rrin g or r
esu lt f
rom u rba
n stor
mwa ter
runo ff, i
ndu stri
al or dom
esti c w
aste wat
er disc
har ges
, oil a nd g
as p rod
uct ion
, min ing
, or f arm
ing . • P esti cid
es a nd h
erb icid
es, w hich m
ay com e fro
m a var
iet y of s
ourc es s
uch a s agr
icu ltu
re, u rba
n sto rm wat er run
off, a nd r
esid ent
ial u ses
. • O
rga nic c
hem ica
l con tam
ina nts, i
nclud ing s
ynt het
ic and v
olat ile o
rga nic c
hem ica
ls, w hich a
re b ypr
odu cts o
f indu
stri al pr
oce sse
s a nd p
etro leu
m pr odu
ctio n, a
nd c an
also c om e fro m gas s tat
ion s, u
rba n sto
rm wat
er r uno
ff, and s
ept ic s
ystem s.
• R adi
oac tiv
e con tam
ina nts, w
hich c an b
e nat ura
lly- occ
urr ing o
r be t he r
esu lt o
f oil a nd g
as p rod
uct ion a
nd min
ing act
ivit ies
. So urce Wat er A sse ssm en t The N
ew J erse
y Dep art
men t of E
nvi ron
men tal P
rot ect
ion
(N JD EP) h
as com
plet ed a
nd iss
ued a Sou
rce Wate
r Ass
ess men
t Rep ort a
nd S um mar y for t his p
ubl ic w
ate r sys tem . It i
s ava ilab
le at w ww.
sta te.n
j.u s/d
ep/ sw ap o r by con
tac tin
g the N JD EP’ s Bur eau o
f Saf e Drin
kin g Wate
r at (
609 ) 292-
555 0. Y
ou may a lso c
ont act t
he C ity o
f Eas t Ora nge W ate
r Dep art
men t’s C
usto mer S
erv ice D
ivi sio
n at (
973 ) 266
-88 69 f
or i nfo
rm atio
n reg ard
ing y our w
ate r sys tem ’s S
ourc e Wate
r Ass ess
men t. If a s ystem i s rat
ed h igh
ly s usc
ept ible f
or a c ont
am ina
nt cat
ego ry,
it does
not mea
n a con
sum er i
s or w ill b
e con
sum ing c
ont am ina ted d rin
kin g wat
er. R atin
gs r efle
ct the p
ote ntia
l for c ont
am ina
tio n of s
ourc e wat
er, n ot t
he exist
enc e o
f co ntam
ina tion
. Res
ults f or ou
r 18 w ells
: The f
ollow ing c
ate gor
ies w ere r
ate d Hig
h pot ent
ial f or
con tam
ina tio
n at a n um ber o f well s: n
utri ent
s, v olat
ile org
ani c com
pou nds
, ino rga
nics , rado
n, a nd d
isin fec
tio n by- produ ct pr
ecu rso
rs. The f
ollow ing c
ate gor
ies w ere r
ate d Med
ium p ote
ntia l for
con
tam ina
tio n at a n
um ber o
f well s: p
ath ogen
s, n utri
ent s,
pestic ides,
inor gan
ics, rad
ion ucli
des, and
disin fec
tio n b
y- produ
ct pr ecu
rso rs.
The f ollow
ing c ate
gor ies w
ere r ate
d Low p ote
ntia l for
con
tam ina
tio n at a n
um ber o
f well s: n
utri ent
s, p esti
cid es,
and v olat
ile o rga
nic c om pou nds . Sur fac e wat
er p urc
has ed f
rom t he C
ity o f New
ark w as
rat ed H
igh p ote
ntia l for c
ont am ina tio n in t
he f ollow
ing
cat egor ies: p
atho gen
s, i norga
nics , d
isin fec
tio n b
y-p rod
uct
pre cur sors.
Sur fac
e wat er p
urc has
ed f rom t
he C ity o
f New ark w
as rat
ed L ow pot
ent ial f
or c ont
am ina
tio n in t
he f ollow
ing
cat egor ies: n
utrie nts,
pes ticid
es, v olat
ile or gan
ic com
pou nds
, rad ion
ucli des a
nd r ado
n. 201 5 A nnu al D rinkin g W ater Qu alit y R epo rt PW S ID # NJ0 705 001 Community Participation We want our valued customers to be informed about your water utility. Regularly scheduled Board of Water Commissioners meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 99 South Grove Street, East Orange, NJ, at 5:00 p.m. 2016 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report PWS ID #NJ0705001 City of East Orange All Drinking Water May Contain Contaminants Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contam- inants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that 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 Admin- istration 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 EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young chil- dren. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The City of East Orange Board of Water Commissioners is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to mini- mize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
The City of East Orange Board of Water Commissioners (EOBWC) is pleased to present its Annual Water Quality Report, covering all testing performed between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Over the years, the Board of Water Commissioners, in conjunction with the various divisions within the Commission, has been dedicated to producing drinking water that exceeds all state and federal standards. The EOBWC is proud to continue delivering the best quality drinking water to you, our customers. As new challenges to drinking water safety emerge, the EOBWC will remain vigilant in meeting the goals of safe drinking water, source water protection, water conservation, and community education. The EOBWC will uphold the needs of all our water users, with the highest levels of integrity and professionalism. We encourage you to share your thoughts with us on the information contained in this report. Should you have any questions or concerns about your water, please contact us at (973) 266-8869.
Pre sen ted b y the Cit y of E ast O ra ng e Boa
rd o f W
ater Com
mis sion
ers for T
he E ast O
ran ge
Wat er D
epar tm ent Our Drinking Water Is Regulated The City of East Orange Board of Water Commissioners and The East Orange Water Department is pleased to share this report with you. This report is a summary of the quality of the water we provide our customers. The analysis covers January 1 through December 31, 2015, and was made by using the data from the most recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required tests and is presented in the attached pages. We hope this information helps you become more knowledgeable about what’s in your drinking water.
This year the City of East Orange Water System was supplied with an average of 7.4 million gallons of water each day for domestic consumption, fire protection, ground irrigation, and other water supply needs. The City draws groundwater from four wellfields, containing 18 wells, in the 2,400-acre East Orange Water Reserve located in Millburn, Livingston, and Florham Park. In addition, the City purchases surface water from the City of Newark to meet consumer demand. To ensure the quality of our water, it is treated with calcium hypochlorite (chlorine) as a disinfectant. A new air stripping facility is currently under construction at the EOBWC’s White Oak Ridge Pumping Station and is scheduled to be on line this fall to reduce the current PCE concentration running annual average to a zero (non- detectable) amount.
The 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, in some cases, radioactive material, 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 stormwater 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 stormwater runoff, and residential uses. • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems. • Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally- occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has completed and issued a Source Water Assessment Report and Summary for this public water system. It is available at www.state.nj.us/dep/swap or by contacting the NJDEP’s Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (609) 292-5550. You may also contact the City of East Orange Water Department’s Customer Service Division at (973) 266-8869 for information regarding your water system’s Source Water Assessment. If a system is rated highly susceptible for a contaminant category, it does not mean a consumer is or will be consuming contaminated drinking water. Ratings reflect the potential for contamination of source water, not the existence of contamination. Results for our 18 wells: The following categories were rated High potential for contamination at a number of wells: nutrients, volatile organic compounds, inorganics, radon, and disinfection by-product precursors. The following categories were rated Medium potential for contamination at a number of wells: pathogens, nutrients, pesticides, inorganics, radionuclides, and disinfection by- product precursors. The following categories were rated Low potential for contamination at a number of wells: nutrients, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds. Surface water purchased from the City of Newark was rated High potential for contamination in the following categories: pathogens, inorganics, disinfection by-product precursors. Surface water purchased from the City of Newark was rated Low potential for contamination in the following categories: nutrients, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, radionuclides and radon.
We w
ant ou r value
d cus tom
ers t o be i
nfo rm ed a bou t you r wat er u
tili ty. R
egu lar
ly s che
dule d Boa
rd o f Wate
r Com
miss ion
ers m eet
ing s are h
eld o n the t
hird T uesd
ay of t
he m ont
h at 9 9 Sou
th Gr ove S
tre et, E
ast O ran
ge, N J,
at 5 :00 p
.m .
Ann ual Drink ing Wat er Q ualit y R epor t PW S ID # NJ0 705 001 City o f Eas t O ran ge All D rinkin g W ater May Co ntain Co ntamin an ts Drin
kin g wate
r, in clud
ing b ottle
d wate r, m
ay rea son
abl y be
exp ecte
d to c ont
ain a t leas
t sm all a
mou nts o
f som e con
tam - ina nts. Th e pre
sen ce o
f con tam
ina nts do
es n ot n
ece ssa
rily
ind ica te t
hat w ater p
ose s a hea
lth r isk
. In o rde
r to e nsu
re tha
t tap w ater i
s saf e to d
rin k, E
PA p res
crib es r
egu lat
ion s whi ch lim
it t he
am ount
of c erta
in con
tam ina
nts in
wate r pro vid ed b
y pub lic w
ater s ystem
s. F ood a
nd D rug A
dm in-
istr atio
n reg ulat
ion s esta
blish l im its f or c ont
am ina
nts i n bot tled w ater w
hich m ust p
rov ide t
he s am e pro tec tio
n for
pub lic h ealt
h. M ore i
nfo rm atio n abou t con
tam ina
nts a nd
pot ent
ial h ealt
h effe cts c
an b e obta
ine d by c
alli ng t
he E PA’s
Saf
e Dr inkin
g W ater
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d in H om e Plu mb in g If p
res ent
, elev ate
d leve ls o
f lead c an c
aus e ser
iou s hea
lth
prob lems, e spe
cia lly f
or p reg
nan t wom
en a nd y
oung c hil-
dre n. L
ead i n drin
kin g wat
er i s prim
aril y fro
m mat eria
ls and c
om pon
ent s ass
ocia ted w
ith s erv
ice l ine
s and h om e plu mbi
ng. The
City of
Eas t O
ran ge
Boa rd
of Wate
r Com
miss ion
ers is r
esp ons
ible f or p
rov idi
ng h igh q
ual ity
drin
kin g wat
er, b ut c
ann ot c
ont rol t
he v arie
ty o f mat
eria ls
use d in p
lum bin
g com pon
ent s. W
hen y our w
ate r has b
een
sitt ing f or s
eve ral h
ours , you c
an m ini
miz e the p
ote ntia
l for le
ad e xpo
sur e by fl
ush ing y
our t ap f
or 3 0 sec
ond s to 2
min
ute s bef
ore u sin
g wat er f
or d rin
kin g or c
ook ing
. If y ou
are c onc
ern ed a
bou t lead i
n you r wat
er, y ou may w
ish t o hav e you r wat
er t este
d. I nfo
rm atio
n on le ad i
n drin kin
g wat
er, tes
tin g m
eth ods
, an d ste
ps y ou ca
n ta ke
to min
i- miz
e exp osu
re i s ava
ilab le fro
m the S afe D
rin kin
g Wate r Hot lin e or a
t ww w.ep
a.g ov/s
afe wat
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(Rep ortin g ye ar 2 015 ) Th ere W hen Y ou N eed U s The C
ity o f Eas
t Ora nge B
oar d of W
ate r Com
miss ion
ers (E OBW C) i s plea
sed t o pre
sen t its A
nnu al W
ate r Qua
lity Rep
ort, c ove
rin g all t
est ing p
erfo rm ed b etw een J
anu ary
1 and D ecem
ber 3 1, 2
015 . Ove
r the y ear
s, t he B
oar d of W ate r Com
miss ion
ers , in c
onj unc
tio n with t he v ariou
s div isio
ns w ith
in t he
Com miss
ion , has b
een d edi
cat ed
to p rod
uci ng d
rin kin
g wat er
tha t exc
eed s all s
tat e and
fede ral
sta ndar
ds. The E
OBW C is p
roud t o con tin ue del
ive rin
g the bes
t qua lity d
rin kin
g wat er
to y ou, ou
r cus tom
ers . As
new c hal
leng es t
o drin kin
g wat
er s afe
ty em erg
e, t he
EO BW C will r emai n vig ila nt i
n mee tin
g the goa
ls of s
afe d rin
kin g wat
er, sou
rce w ate
r pro tec
tio n, w
ate r con ser vat
ion , and c
om mun
ity edu
cat ion
. The E OBW
C will uph
old t he n
eed s of a
ll ou r wat
er use
rs, w ith t
he h igh
est le vel
s of int
egr ity
and profe
ssio nal
ism . We e ncou rag
e you t o shar
e you
r thou ght
s with u s on t
he inf
orm atio
n con tai
ned i n thi
s rep
ort. Sh ould y
ou hav e any
que stio
ns o r con
cer ns a
bou t you
r wat
er, p leas
e con tac
t us a t (97
3) 266
-88 69.
99 South Grove Street East Orange, NJ 07018 City of East Orange Water Department 2015 Test Results PWS ID #NJ0705001 We routinely monitor for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The test results table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2015. In the table you might find terms and abbreviations you are not familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we’ve provided the following definitions: Definitions • Action Level (AL) – the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.
• Avg. – Regulatory compliance with some MCLs is based on running annual average of monthly samples. • 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. Secondary MCLs are unenforceable guidelines for aesthetic quality of water. • 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 Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) – the highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. • NA – not applicable. • ND – not detected. • NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Units. • Download 296.35 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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