City of Edinburg

The town of Edinburg Resources Department is very happy to present to you the total annual Drinking Water Quality Record for 2017, also called the Consumer Confidence Record (CCR). The Circumstance. S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the Texas Commission upon Environmental Quality (TCEQ), require that all drinking water agencies produce a report on the earlier year informing clients about the quality of their particular drinking water. The City of Edinburg’s annual Water Quality Report contains details about where the water comes from, what contains, and how this compares to state requirements. In 2017, as with years past, the tap water met almost all state and federal drinking water wellness standards (primary requirements for treating and monitoring water). The town of Edinburg Resources Department vigilantly safeguards water supplies and meets all drinking water quality standards. This kind of report is an overview of last year’s water quality. Please be aware that although some conditions may be unfamiliar for you, we have provided meanings that may be helpful. If you want clarification please contact the Water Plant in (956) 388-8220. Edinburg Water Treatment Vegetation provides and deliver safe drinking admissible water with sufficient supply and pressure. The City’s Drinking water Treatment and Circulation Systems have been identified by TCEQ and have been ranked as a “Superior General public Water Supply” program. The City owns and maintains two drinking water treatment plants. The Downtown Water Treatment Plant is located in 500 E. Mahl and the West Drinking water Treatment Plant is situated at 1752 H. Mon Mack. The two plants operate twenty-four hours per day, 7 days a week, twelve months a year. The Downtown Plant’s rated capability is 10 mil gallons per day (MGD) and has a standard sedimentation process with rapid sand filter systems. The West Drinking water Treatment Plant’s ranked capacity is sixteen MGD and is a solids-contact process device with flow require filters. The primary medical disinfectant at both vegetations is chlorine dioxide and uses the two chlorine and hydrogen to form chloramines because of the distribution of medical disinfectant. The current average daily water treatment is usually 11. 908 MGD’s, with peaks studying as high as 13. zero MGD’s during maximum demands. West Drinking water Treatment Plant Growth Project The City of Edinburg has finished its construction to improve the capacity of the Western Water Treatment Grow, from 8 MGD (Million Gallons every Day) to sixteen MGD’s. The growth project was designed in November 2017 and it is fully operational since that time. Now that it is finished the City now has a combined total treatment capability of 26 MGD’s, which equates to thirty-six, 848 service contacts. Currently, the City offers over 25, 500 service connections. Main Source of Water The City’s primary supply of raw water may be the Rio Grande Water. The City owns and operates a natural water reservoir located at 3420 Watts. Freddy Gonzalez, having a capacity to hold 210 million gallons or possibly a 19-day source. The City owns and has under agreement a total of eleven, 809. 952 acerbo feet of city and county water rights each year. Raw water comes by Hidalgo Region Irrigation District Number 1 and/or Number 2. HCID #1 supplies 5, 390 A. F., that is reserved for the City and 2, 700 A. F. that are below the contract. HCID #2 supplies 2, 591. 32 A. Farrenheit. owned by the Town and 1, 073. 392 A. Farrenheit. through subdivision exceptions. The City also has an agreement with McAllen General public Utilities (MPU) to provide a minimum of 55. twenty-four A. F. of treated potable drinking water. The usage is founded on water demand put on City’s distribution program. Special Notice (As required by TCEQ) You may be more vulnerable compared to the general population to certain microbial pollutants, such as Cryptosporidium, found in drinking water. Infants, a few elderly or immune-compromised persons such as all those undergoing chemotherapy intended for cancer; those who have gone through organ transplants; those people who are undergoing treatment with steroids; and people with HIV/AIDS or additional immune system disorders could be particularly at risk coming from infections. You should look for advice about water from your physician or perhaps a health care provider. Additional recommendations on appropriate way to lessen the risk of contamination by Cryptosporidium can be found from the Safe Drinking Water Servicenummer at (1-800-426-4791) General public Participation Opportunities The Edinburg City Authorities meets every first and 3rd Wednesday of each month, in 6: 00 G. M., at 415 W. University Travel Edinburg, Texas 78539. The purpose of the conferences is to conduct Town business such as révélation, awarding of offers and contracts and public hearings. Occupants whishing to address the Council must develop a Public Comments Type provided before the start of the meeting. The finished form must after that be submitted to the city Secretary. For more information about this process call the town Secretary’s Department in (956) 388-8204. ALMOST ALL drinking water may consist of contaminants. Drinking water, which includes bottled water, may fairly be expected to consist of at least a small amount of some pollutants. The presence of contaminants will not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More info about contaminants and potential health results can be obtained by phoning the EPA’s A safe drinking water supply Hotline (1-800-426-4791). To be able to ensure that tap water is secure to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the number of certain pollutants in water given by public water devices. FDA regulations set up limits for pollutants in bottled water which usually must provide the same protection for public well-being. Contaminants may be present in drinking water that may trigger taste, odor, or perhaps color problems. These kinds of problems are not necessarily triggered for health concerns. To find out more about these types of complications, please contact The Edinburg Water Herb at 956-388-8220. Drinking water Sources The causes of drinking water (both plain tap water and bottled water) 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 may pick up substances caused by the presence of animals or perhaps from human activity. Pollutants that may be present in resource water before treatment include: Microbial pollutants, such as viruses & bacteria, which may originate from sewage treatment vegetation, septic systems, farming livestock operations, & wildlife. Inorganic pollutants, such as salts & metals, which can be naturally-occurring or results from city storm water runoff, industrial or household wastewater discharges, essential oil & gas creation, mining, or harvesting. Pesticides & weed killers, which may come from several sources such as farming, urban storm drinking water runoff, & home uses. Radioactive pollutants, which can be naturally-occurring or perhaps be the outcomes of oil & gas production & mining activities. Organic and natural chemical contaminants, which includes synthetic & risky organic chemicals, that are by-products of industrial procedures & petroleum creation, & can also originate from gas stations, urban surprise water runoff, & septic systems..

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