City of Loveland

Welcome to Loveland Water and Power’s 2017 Drinking Water Quality Report. You are a valued customer of Loveland Water and Power (LWP). It is our mission to provide safe and reliable water to all of our clients. LWP is proud to file that in 2017, water supplied to the community met or exceeded set up a kingdom and federal water best requirements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calls for community water structures to deliver a Consumer Confidence Report, also known as an Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, to its clients. This file summarizes records concerning LWP’s water sources, the water treatment method, any detected contaminants, compliance requirements, and educational facts. All Colorado public water structures have a Public Water System Identification Number (PWSID); Loveland’s PWSID quantity is CO0135485. This report is available online and in Spanish at www.Cityofloveland. Org/WaterQuality LWP’s uncooked water supply comes from the Colorado River and Big Thompson River basins, which include the Colorado-Big Thompson and Windy Gap initiatives. Big Thompson Watershed A watershed is a place or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to special rivers, basins or seas. Water excellent within a watershed is tormented by activities at the water and surrounding land. The Big Thompson Watershed Forum (BTWF) helps the safety and improvement of water best within the Big Thompson Watershed through collaborative monitoring, evaluation, schooling, and outreach tasks. LWP takes a proactive method for protecting and improving the Big Thompson Watershed by using collaborating in the BTWF. LWP also participates in the Big Thompson River Biosurvey Project, which assesses the overall health of the river using fish and different aquatic organisms. This undertaking allows LWP to assess and evaluate Big Thompson River information to identify developments. The information contains valuable records about the great of the source water and facilitates to enhance the safety of LWP’s raw water resources. For more facts about the BTWF, call (970) 613-6160 or visit www.Btwatershed.Org. Algal Mitigation Efforts & Treatment Process Spring runoff, rainstorms, unintended spills, drought, and other environmental factors can affect the first-rate of uncooked water. One issue that influences LWP’s raw water to deliver is algae. Algae are microscopic organisms that occur obviously in a healthful aquatic environment. Most species of algae do no longer motive taste and smell however some can. The species of algae in Green Ridge Glade Reservoir that usually reasons flavor and scent issues is known as Anabaena. The flavor and scent aren't always dangerous however may be ugly. LWP has been making massive improvements to assist with flavor and smell mitigation. In 2016, LWP finished an algal mitigation evaluation and based on the results of this examine, LWP established 5 sun-powered mixers into Green Ridge Glade Reservoir in 2017. The reason for these mixers is to assist reduce ability taste and smell causing algal blooms. The mixers work 24 hours a day, blending the floor water to maintain algae from developing their desired habitat wherein they flourish. Each mixer offers insurance for as much as forty acres. The five now in place are extra than enough for the reservoir’s 160-acre floor place. LWP has additionally tailored its supply water-monitoring program to higher expect and evaluate algal blooms. This includes frequent pattern collection and analysis inside the Big Thompson River and Green Ridge Glade Reservoir. LWP additionally has an environmentally pleasant peroxide primarily based algaecide that it may use if blooms get excessive. In addition to reservoir control, LWP has improved and optimized its chemical dosing plan and powdered activated carbon strategy to combat flavor and odor. Due to the efforts made, 2017 turned into the primary 12 months on record that detectable taste and odor from algae did no longer input our distribution system. Source Water and Protection Report (SWAP) The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has submitted a Source Water Assessment Report to LWP detailing our particular water supply. The Source Water Assessment Report affords a screening-stage evaluation of ability infection that might occur. It does now not imply that the contamination has or will arise. The potential resources of contamination ought to encompass: hazardous waste mills, chemical stock/garage web sites, poisonous release stock web sites, authorized wastewater discharge web sites, aboveground, underground and leaking storage tank sites, solid waste websites, existing/abandoned mine sites, business and business transportation, low depth residential and concrete leisure grasses, diverse crops and forests, septic structures, oil/gas wells, and avenue miles. None of the ability assets are considered to have high susceptibility scores and over 85% of these capacity assets have a low to moderately low susceptibility score. What is in My Drinking Water? Drinking water, which includes bottled water, may additionally reasonably be expected to incorporate at least small quantities of a few contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not always suggest that water poses a fitness hazard. More statistics about contaminants and ability health outcomes can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). Some humans may be greater liable to contaminants in consuming water than the overall populace. Immuno-compromised humans including individuals with cancer present process chemotherapy, people who have undergone organ transplants, human beings with HIV/AIDS or other immune gadget disorders, some aged and babies can be specifically at hazard from infections. These humans need to seek recommendations about ingesting water from their fitness care vendors. EPA/CDC recommendations on an appropriate ways to lessen the threat of infection through Cryptosporidium and different microbial contaminants are to be had from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). The sources of drinking water for each tap water and bottled water consist of rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater. As water travels over the floor of the land or via the ground, it dissolves going on minerals and, in a few cases, radioactive cloth. Water also can pick up materials from the presence of animals or human interest. Bottled Water To make sure that tap water meets water excellent standards, the EPA prescribes policies that restrict the number of sure contaminants in water provided by using public water systems. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules set up limits for contaminants in bottled water that ought to provide the same protections for public fitness. Water from your faucet in Loveland meets or exceeds all country and federal water first-class standards. Bottled water sometimes comes from public water structures much like LWP’s, and in a few instances, it comes from resources that are not as excessive exceptional as LWP’s faucet water. Additionally, LWP’s water is a lot much less highly-priced, meaning you could fill your water bottle with a number of the highest fine water to be had from your faucet for less than 1 cent per bottle. Parameters Monitored in 2017 Lead and Copper Testing Lead and copper are rarely detected in the supply water. The primary source of lead and copper in drinking water typically comes from the corrosion of domestic and constructing plumbing. LWP samples for lead and copper in homes that meet sure sampling criteria yearly. Please contact LWP if you are interested in having your water examined. The EPA has detailed those standards and the effects of this checking out are used for regulatory compliance to preserve proper corrosion control in the distribution machine..

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