City of Charlottesville

The information in this statement has been collected and reported under the drinking water standards structured on the USEPA as well as the VDH. In 2017, RWSA collected and tested hundreds of per hour, daily, weekly, month to month, quarterly, and total annual samples to ensure the top quality of your water. Test sources included the rivers and reservoirs from which the WTPs draw water, the WTPs themselves, and lots of locations in the City’s distribution system. To find out more about how your drinking water is treated, Just click here. The sources of water may include rivers, ponds, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and water wells. As water moves over the surface from the land or throughout the ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals, and perhaps radioactive material, and also substances resulting from the existence of animals or liveliness. Drinking water, including water in bottles, may reasonably be anticipated to contain in the least small amounts of some contaminants. The existence of contaminants does not always indicate that drinking water poses a wellness risk. More information regarding contaminants and probable health effects can be acquired by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Servicenummer (800-426-4791) or check out their website (www.epa. gov/safe water). Revised Treatment Procedure Coming Soon RWSA was granted an extension by VDH to the fresh, stricter requirements from the Stage 2 Medical disinfectant Byproducts Rule (TTHM/HAA5) regulations while advancements can be completed in the RWSA WTPs to include an advanced treatment procedure that employs gekörnt activated carbon (GAC). RWSA will total these upgrades whatsoever of their plants in 2018. Until in that case, RWSA is adding run activated carbon (PAC) at each WTP as your means of helping to satisfy the new water top quality standards and to supply the best water feasible. In addition to reducing the levels of disinfection by-products, the use of GAC should improve the flavour and odour of the water. Additional Information intended for Lead If present, elevated levels of business leaders can cause serious health issues, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is mainly from materials and components associated with support lines and house plumbing. RWSA, as well as the City, are responsible intended for providing high-quality water by using corrosion blockers added to the water to coat the plumbing and having just lead-free pipes set up to carry drinking water; nevertheless, we cannot control the variety of materials utilized in plumbing components of places of residence and businesses. Whenever your water has been seated for several hours, you can minimize the potential for business lead exposure by flushing your tap intended for 30 seconds to two minutes before applying water for consuming or cooking. Likewise, use cold drinking water and not hot water intended for drinking and cooking food. If you are concerned about business leaders in your water, you might wish to have your drinking water tested. The regular lead and copper mineral testing at choose, high-risk households happened in the summer of 2016 (see chart data). Information on lead on drinking water, testing strategies, and steps you can take to reduce exposure are available from your Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791)or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead..

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