Cheyenne Board Public Utilities

Section 1 ) Findings: We statement that the BOPU water is safe and stands up to federal and local requirements. Section 2 . Regarding Our Water Supply: The BOPU receives the two surface water and groundwater. Surface drinking water is collected from your Douglas Creek Draining, located in the Wintry Range Mountains, regarding 75 miles western of Cheyenne. Water is stored in Take advantage of Roy Reservoir and transported to Granitic and Crystal Reservoirs via two drinking water delivery pipelines. Surface area water is also gathered from the Crow Creek Drainage, located in the Pole Mountain/Vedauwoo region, about 30 kilometers west of Cheyenne. Crow Creek drinking water is collected and stored in North Crow Reservoir (North Crow Creek Drainage), found in Granite and Amazingly Reservoirs (Middle Crow Creek Drainage) and South Crow Tank (South Crow Creek Drainage). Water is usually delivered from these types of reservoirs to the L. L. Sherard drinking water treatment plant simply by pipelines. The City is the owner of and operates regarding 35 groundwater water wells located west and northwest of Cheyenne. The wells pump from the Ogallala and White River Water supplies. Cheyenne also gathers surface water inside the Little Snake Water Drainage (LSRD). The LSRD is located regarding 110 miles western of Cheyenne around the western slope from the Continental Divide. This kind of water is transferred through a tunnel and stored in Hog Recreation area Reservoir located on the far eastern slope of the Separate. Water released coming from Hog Park Tank is traded intended for surface water from your Douglas Creek Draining. As water is usually released from Hog Park Reservoir, Cheyenne is allowed to gather water from the Douglas Creek Drainage and store the water in Rob Roy Tank for use in the water system. A Resource Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) statement was completed in 2005. To view a copy of the report, call 307. 637. 6460. Section 3. Monitoring: The BOPU's Water Treatment Division routinely screens for potential pollutants in the drinking water in accordance to Federal laws and regulations. The table found in Section 13 displays the most recent results of the monitoring (through 12/31/17), completed in accordance around EPA Drinking Water Rules. Section 4. Meanings: In this table you can find many terms and abbreviations which might not really be familiar. To help you better understand these conditions, we've provided the next definitions: Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a poison which, if surpassed, triggers treatment or perhaps other requirements which usually a water program must follow. Maximum Poison Level (MCL) -- The "Maximum Allowed" is the highest degree of a contaminant that may be allowed in water. MCLs are collection as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the greatest available treatment technology. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) -The "Goal" is the degree of a contaminant found in drinking water below which usually there is no known or perhaps expected risk to health. MCLGs permit a margin of safety. Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) -- Nephelometric Turbidity Device is a measure of the clarity of drinking water. Turbidity in excess of five NTU is just apparent to the average person. Parts per billion (ppb) or microgram every Liter (µg/L) -- one part every billion corresponds to about a minute in 2, 500 years, or 1 penny in $10,50, 000, 000. Parts per million (ppm) or milligram every Liter (mg/L) -- one part every million corresponds to about a minute in two years, or perhaps one penny in $10, 000. Picocurie per Liter (pCi/L) - picocurie every Liter is a way of measuring radioactivity. Treatment Approach (TT) - A therapy technique is a needed process intended to decrease the level of a poison in drinking water. Section 5. No Infractions: A detect yet no violation: From this article you can see by the table, our bodies had no infractions. We're proud the drinking water provided by the BOPU water program meets or exceeds all Federal government requirements. We have discovered through monitoring and testing that a few constituents have been recognized. The EPA offers determined that Cheyenne's water IS SAFE in these levels..

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