City of Lancaster

This report displays our water high quality and what it means. We would like you to be informed of your water supply. If you have any kind of questions about this statement or concerning your water utility, make sure you contact the Water High-quality Lab at (717) 291-4818. SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER Our sources of drinking water are the Conestoga Water and the Susquehanna Water located in Lancaster Region. A Source Drinking water Assessment was carried out in 2012 by the PENNSYLVANIA Department of Environment Protection (PA DEP). The Assessment discovered our sources tend to be potentially susceptible to farming activity, accidental splatters along roads as well as urban runoff. General, our sources possess a low risk of substantial contamination. The evaluation is available at http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Document-59455/RS7360058001%20City%20of%20Lancaster%20BofW.pdf. Complete reports had been distributed to cities, water supplier, nearby planning agencies as well as PA DEP workplaces. Copies of the total report are available at the actual DEP Regional Workplace, Records Management Device at (484) 250-5910. Some people may be weaker to contaminants within drinking water than the common population. Immuno-compromised individuals such as individuals 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 through infections. These people ought to seek advice regarding drinking water from their physicians. EPA/CDC guidelines upon appropriate means to reduce the risk of infection through Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available through the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791. MONITORING YOUR WATER We regularly monitor for pollutants in your drinking water based on federal and state laws. The next tables show the outcomes of our monitoring for your period of January one to December thirty-one, 2017. The State permits us to monitor for some pollutants less than once each year because the concentrations of those contaminants do not modify frequently. Some of our data is through prior years, according to the Safe Drinking Water Take action. The date continues to be noted on the sample results table..

.. ...