City of Pflugerville

The City of Pflugerville provides our drinking water customers an annual drinking water quality report to demonstrate the source of your drinking water, test results, and information on water and health. The information is usually provided to highlight the advancements necessary to maintain Pflugerville’s drinking water standards. The report reflects the hard work of our workers to protect your health simply by producing and providing safe and dependable drinking water. In this statement, you will find data depending on the 2017 sample selections. Our drinking water is secure The Pflugerville General public Works Department workers take pride in delivering safe and sound and superior quality water to you. The Tx Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) evaluated our system using the info enclosed in this record, and our drinking water is not only safe to imbibe, but it was given an optimum ranking of “Superior. ” 1. five million gallon containers at The Club. General public Interest: The City of Pflugerville Public Functions Department encourages general public interest and involvement in our community’s decisions affecting drinking water. Standard City Council conferences occur on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month in City Hall, 90 E Main St, Suite 500 in 7 p. meters. Pf Connect Notice: Boil Water Updates / Emergency Notifications The city uses Fb, Twitter, Nixle (a text-messaging alert system), street signs as well as the news media to declare boil water updates. You are encouraged to register to receive text notifications if there is ever boil water see in your neighborhood. Textual content PFPD to 888777 to sign up for Pflugerville emergency texts or perhaps visit www.pflugervilletx. gov/connect to pick your way to get information from the town. All drinking water might contain contaminants: Once drinking water meets federal government standards, there might not be any health benefits to purchasing bottled water or perhaps point-of-use devices. Water, including bottled water, might reasonably be expected to contain small amounts of contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not always indicate a wellness risk. For more information, contact the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline in 1-800-426-4791. Special see for the ELDERLY, BABIES, CANCER PATIENTS, individuals with HIV/ AIDS or perhaps other immune complications: You may be more vulnerable compared to the general population to certain microbial, pollutants, such as cryptosporidium on drinking water. Infants, seniors or immune-compromised including those who are undergoing radiation treatment, have had organ transplants, in treatment with steroids or additional immune system disorders might be at risk of infections. Look for advice about water from your physician or perhaps a healthcare provider. Additional guideline lines with suitable means to lessen the chance of infection by cryptosporidium are available from the A safe drinking water supply Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. Source of drinking water: The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled) 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 humans. Contaminants that may be present in source drinking water include *Microbial pollutants - viruses, bacterias which may come from sewerage treatment plants, solid waste systems, agricultural animals operations, and animals. *Inorganic contaminants: sodium 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 or herbicides: can come from a variety of places such as agriculture, city stormwater runoff, and residential uses. *Radioactive contaminants: might be naturally occurring or the consequence of oil and gas production and mining activities. Exactly where do we get the drinking water? Kelly Ln WCID # one particular is a Purchased Floor Water System’s (From Manville WSC). A Source Water Susceptibility Assessment for your water source(s) is up-to-date by the Texas Commission rate on Environmental Top quality. This information describes the susceptibility and types of constituents which may come into contact with your water source based on liveliness and natural circumstances. The information contained in the evaluation allows us to focus on source water protection strategies. A few of this assessment exists on the Texas Water Watch at http://dww. the. state. condition. tx. us/DWW/. Chloramine Disinfection: Manville Hydrant Corporation uses Chloramines as a disinfectant. Chloramines have been used in city and county water supply treatment because of the 1930s. Chloramines are produced when a little bit of ammonia is put into chlorine. Chloramines are a weaker disinfectant than chlorine, but are even more stable, thus increasing the disinfecting benefits throughout the distribution program. Benefits of chloramines are actually: • It is not mainly because reactive as chlorine with organic materials in water which usually produces a lower focus of disinfection byproducts. • Chloramine recurring is more stable and longer-lasting than free of charge chlorine and therefore provides better protection against microbial regrowth in devices with large storage space tanks and dead-end water mains. • Chloramines do not often react with organic and natural compounds, so many devices experience fewer situations of taste and odor complaints. Just like chlorine, special drinking water treatment is required in most cases: • Kidney dialysis - Medical centers performing dialysis are in charge of purifying water that enters dialysis machines. Persons with home-dialysis machines ought to check with their doctor or equipment provider. • Aquatic existence - Chloramines remain in the water for several weeks, so a de-chlorinating agent should be put in to removing it. • Rubberized - Rubber linings of water lines may deteriorate with time. Persons with renal ailments, diabetes or perhaps low-sodium diets may drink or make use of chlorinated water for all those purposes. It is secure to water any kind of plant, including ornamentals, vegetables, fruit and nut trees. Information on additional chemical substances: Arsenic (above twenty-five ug/l but under the MCL) - Environmentally friendly Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the drinking water standards intended for Arsenic due to issues it may not be strict enough. Arsenic is a naturally-occurring mineral recognized to cause cancer in humans at large concentrations. Nitrate (5 mg/l, but under the MCL) - Nitrate in drinking water in levels above 12 ppm is a wellness risk for infants of less than six months old. High nitrate amounts in drinking water may cause blue baby symptoms. Nitrate levels might rise quickly intended for short periods due to rainfall or farming activ.

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