City of Harker Heights

Special Notice intended for the ELDERLY, INFANTS, MALIGNANCY PATIENTS, people with HIV/AIDS or other defense problems: Some people might be more vulnerable to pollutants in drinking water compared to the general population. Defense compromised persons including persons with malignancy undergoing chemotherapy, individuals who have undergone body organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other defense mechanisms disorders, some seniors and infants could be particularly at risk coming from infections. These people ought to seek advice regarding drinking water from their physicians. The EPA/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on suitable means to lessen the chance of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial pollutants are available from the A safe drinking water supply Hotline (1-800-426-4791). If present, elevated amounts of lead can cause severe health problems, especially for women that are pregnant and young children. Business lead in drinking water is usually primarily from components and components connected with service lines and home plumbing. Our company is responsible for providing top quality drinking water, but all of us cannot control the range of materials used in domestic plumbing components. When your drinking water has been sitting for many hours, you can reduce the potential for lead publicity by flushing the tap for half a minute to 2 moments before using drinking water for drinking or perhaps cooking. If you are worried about lead in your drinking water, you may wish to have the water tested. Information about lead in water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize publicity are available from the A safe drinking water supply Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ lead. THE DRINKING WATER IS CONTROLLED by the Texas Commission rate on Environmental Top quality (TCEQ), and they possess determined that certain drinking water quality issues can be found which prevent the water from seeing all of the requirements mentioned previously in the Federal Water Standards. Each concern is listed in this statement as a violation, and are working closely with all the TCEQ to achieve alternatives. WATER SOURCES: Water, including bottled water, might reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of 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 at (1-800-426-4791). Contaminants that may be within source water consist of: • Microbial pollutants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may originate from sewage treatment vegetation, septic systems, farming livestock operations, and wildlife. • Inorganic contaminants, such as debris and metals, which may be naturally-occurring or derive from urban storm drinking water runoff, industrial or perhaps domestic wastewater secretions, oil and gas production, exploration, or farming. • Pesticides and herbicides, which might come from a variety of resources such as agriculture, city stormwater runoff, and residential uses. • Organic chemical substance contaminants, including artificial and volatile organic and natural chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum creation, and can also originate from gas stations, urban surprise water runoff, and septic systems. • Radioactive contaminants, which may be naturally-occurring or become the result of oil and gas creation and mining actions. Secondary Constituents A large number of constituents (such while calcium, sodium or perhaps iron) which are often present in drinking water, can cause flavor, color and smell problems. Taste and odor constituents are known as secondary constituents and they are regulated by the Condition of Texas, not the EPA. These types of constituents are not caused of health concern. Consequently, secondaries are not necessary to be reported with this document, but they might greatly affect the physical appearance and taste of the water. Where can we get our drinking water? Our drinking water is usually obtained from SURFACE drinking water sources. It comes from your following: Cedar Creek Reservoir, Richland-Chambers Tank, Lake Worth, Skull cap Mountain Lake, Benbrook Lake. The Tx Commission on Environmental Quality completed a great assessment of Fortification Worth’s source oceans. TCEQ classified the danger to our source oceans as high for many contaminants. High susceptibility means there are actions neat the source drinking water or watershed which makes it very likely that active agents may come into connection with the source water. It will not mean that there is any kind of health risks present. Tarrant Regional Water Area, from which Fort Well worth purchases its drinking water, received the evaluation reports. For more information upon source water tests and protection attempts at their program, contact Stacy Walters at 817-392-8203..

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