City of Hutchinson

This sales brochure is a snapshot of the quality of the drinking water that we provided this past year. Included is the information about where your drinking water comes from, what it consists of, and how it even compares to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and condition standards. We are devoted to providing you with information since informed customers will be our best allies. Customers must be familiar with the efforts that are performed continually to improve their particular water systems. If you want to observe the decision making the procedure that affects the drinking water, please go to any of the regularly planned meetings held around the first and 1 / 3 Tuesday of each month at 9: 00 a. m. in City Hall. To find out more contact Joel Davenport at 620-694-2685. The water comes from the Equus Beds Groundwater Aquifer. The City offers seven (7) city and county water wells located within the urban environment, nine (9) city and county water wells located outside the City inside the rural agricultural environment, and four (4) remediation wells located in the 4 th & Carey Remediation Internet site. The Hutchinson Drinking water Treatment Center is a reverse osmosis treatment plant that was made to remove contaminants from your source water and improve the quality of water for its customers. Source water is usually treated to remove pollutants, blended with city and county well water, and disinfected with chlorine to protect you against microbes contaminants. The A safe drinking water supply Act (SDWA) needed states to develop a Source Water Evaluation (SWA) for each general public water supply that goodies and distributes natural source water to be able to identify potential contaminant sources. The state offers completed an evaluation of our source drinking water. For results from the assessment, please call us or view on the web at http://www.kdheks.gov/nps/swap/SWreports.html Many people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in water than the general populace. Immuno-compromised persons including those with cancer going through chemotherapy, persons that have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or perhaps other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be especially at risk from attacks. These people should look for advice about water from their health care providers. EPA/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 (800-426-4791). Water, including bottled water, might reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of a few contaminants. The presence of pollutants does not necessarily show that water positions a health risk. More information about pollutants and potential wellness effects can be obtained simply by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). The sources of water (both tap water and bottled water) included rivers, lakes, channels, ponds, reservoirs, suspension springs, and wells. Because the water travels within the surface of the property or through the floor, it dissolves natural minerals and, in some instances, radioactive material, and may pick up substances caused by the presence of animals or perhaps from human activity. Pollutants that may be present in supply water before all of us treat it include: Microbes contaminants, such as infections and bacteria, which might come from sewage treatment plants, septic devices, livestock operations, and wildlife. Inorganic pollutants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally occurring or result from city stormwater runoff, industrial or household wastewater discharges, gas and oil production, mining or perhaps farming. Pesticides and weed killers, which may come from several sources such as surprise water run-off, farming, and residential users. Radioactive contaminants, which may be naturally occurring or the consequence of mining activity. Organic and natural contaminants, including artificial and volatile organic and natural chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and besides come from gas stations, city stormwater run-off, and septic devices. n order to make sure that tap water is safe to imbibe, EPA prescribes rules which limit the number of certain contaminants on water provided by general public water systems. All of us treat our drinking water according to EPA’s regulations. Food and Drug Administration rules establish limits intended for contaminants in water in bottles, which must supply the same protection intended for public health. Our drinking water system is required to check a minimum of 50 examples per month under the entire Coliform Rule intended for microbiological contaminants. Coliform bacteria are usually safe, but their presence found in water can be an indicator of disease-causing bacterias. When coliform bacterias are found, special followup tests are done to ascertain if harmful bacteria can be found in the water supply. If this limit is usually exceeded, the water provider must notify the general public. Water Quality Info The following tables list all of the drinking water pollutants which were detected throughout the 2017 calendar year. The existence of these contaminants will not necessarily indicate the water poses a wellness risk. Unless mentioned, the data presented with this table is from your testing done January 1- December thirty-one, 2017. The state needs us to keep an eye on for certain contaminants lower than once per year since the concentrations of these pollutants are not expected to differ significantly from year upon year. Some of the data, although representative of the water top quality, is more than 12 months old. The bottom line is the water that is offered to you is safe..

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