Cherokee County Water Authority

We are thrilled to offer you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This document is designed to tell you approximately the excellent water and offerings we supply to you each day. Our steady purpose is to offer you a secure and dependable delivery of consuming water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to constantly improve the water remedy process and shield our water resources. We are dedicated to making sure the exceptional of your water. Our water resources are two springs positioned here in Cherokee county; Sanford Springs (aggregate floor/floor water), positioned at 4101 County Road 33, and Bristow Springs (mixture floor/surface water) placed at Bristow Gap Road. Bristow Spring produces water from a layer of rock referred to as the Fort Payne Chert and Sanford Spring produces water from rocks known as the Knox Group. We produce approximately 1.2 to at least one.8 million gallons of water each day relying on demand. After disinfection and remedy, the water is pumped to a water garage device consisting of five floor-level tanks totaling approximately 2,600,000 gallons of a garage. Our community of waterlines (approximately four hundred miles) allows us to interconnect with and buy water from the Calhoun County Water and Fire Protection Authority, the WWB of the Town of Centre, and the Piedmont Utilities Board, as wanted. No water purchases over 30 consecutive days from Calhoun County W&FP, Piedmont Utilities, or WWB of the Town of Centre had been made in 2016. The systems, their water resources, and remedy sorts are indexed below. System Water Source/Type Treatment Cherokee County - Centre, AL Bristow Spring/Ground & Surface Water Chlorinate Sanford Spring /Ground & Surface Water Filter and Chlorinate This document indicates our water exceptional and what it approach. If you have any questions on this document or concerning your water quality, please touch Mr. Sid Garrett at (256) 927-8348. We need our valued customers to be informed approximately their water exceptional. If you need to examine extra, please attend any of our frequently scheduled meetings. They are held on the second one Monday of each month, at 4:00 p.M., at the workplace of the Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority, positioned at 161 East Main Street, Centre, Alabama.Based on a take a look at carried out by ADEM, with the approval of the EPA, a statewide waiver for the tracking of asbestos and dioxin changed into issued. Thus, monitoring for these contaminants was no longer required. As you may see with the aid of the tables, our system had no violations. We’re proud that your drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal and State necessities. We have found out through our tracking and trying out that some parts were detected. The EPA has decided that your water IS SAFE at those ranges. The sources of ingesting water (both tap water and bottled water) encompass rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or via the ground, it dissolves happening minerals and radioactive fabric, and it could choose up substances from the presence of animals or human activity. Those contaminants can be microbes, insecticides, herbicides, natural or inorganic chemicals, or radioactive materials. All ingesting water, consisting of bottled water, may additionally reasonably be anticipated to include at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does no longer always suggest that the water poses a health risk. More facts approximately contaminants and ability fitness effects may be acquired by way of calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426- 4791 or employing traveling their website at http://www.Epa.Gov. MCL’s are set at very stringent degrees. To recognize the possible fitness consequences described for many regulated constituents, a person might drink 2 liters of water each day on the MCL level for an entire life to have a one-in-a-million chance of getting the described fitness effect. Some people may be extra liable to contaminants in ingesting water than the overall population. Immuno-compromised folks inclusive of people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, men and women who've undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or different immune gadget disorders, some aged, and babies can be specifically at chance from infections. These human beings should are be searching for recommendations about consuming water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC pointers on appropriate ways to lessen the risk of contamination by way of cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are to be had from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). If present multiplied tiers of lead can cause extreme fitness issues, especially for pregnant girls and younger children. Lead in ingesting water is usually from materials and components related to the service strains and domestic plumbing. Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority is accountable for offering excessive best drinking water, but can't control the style of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for numerous hours, you could decrease the capability for lead publicity by using flushing your faucet for 30 seconds to two mins before the usage of water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned approximately lead on your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead consuming water, trying out techniques, and steps you could take to limit exposure is to be had from Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.Epa.Gov/safewater/lead..

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