City of Plano

Safe, Top quality Drinking Water The City of Plano wants the water customers to find out that they receive secure, high-quality drinking water that may be regulated to the greatest standards. Plano’s drinking water system has a “Superior” rating with the Tx Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and it exceeds almost all state and federal drinking water requirements. We recognize the North Texas City and county Water District (NTMWD) for producing top quality drinking water. This statement is intended to provide you with important information with regards to your drinking water and the attempts made by the water program to provide safe drinking water. This summarizes the quality of water we provide to our clients. In order to ensure that plain tap water is safe to drink, environmentally friendly Protection Agency (EPA) prescribes regulations which usually limit the amount of particular contaminants in drinking water provided by public drinking water systems. The City of Plano’s analysis was done using info from the most recent ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY required tests and it is presented in the webpages that follow. We hope these details helps you become more familiar with what is in your water. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules establish limits intended for contaminants in water in bottles, which must supply the same protection intended for public health. Where will our drinking water originate from? The City of Superficie purchases surface drinking water from the North Tx Municipal Water Area (NTMWD). NTMWD acts more than 1 . several million people throughout many communities found in 10 counties. NTMWD gets raw drinking water from Lavon Pond and treats this at the Wylie Drinking water Treatment Plant. Additionally to Lavon Pond, located in Collin Region, NTMWD also acquires raw water coming from Lake Texoma around the TexasOklahoma border as well as the East Fork Drinking water Reuse Project, located along the East Shell of the Trinity Water. NTMWD also has drinking water rights to, and obtains raw drinking water from, Jim Chapman Lake (originally called Cooper Lake) around the South Sulpher Water in Delta and Hopkins counties and Lake Tawakoni around the Sabine River in Rains and Vehicle Zandt counties. NTMWD owns and works six water treatment plants, 576 kilometers of water tranny pipelines, 14 pump stations and offers water rights in four lakes to fulfill the existing water requirements of its support area. To meet long term water demands, NTMWD is constructing the low Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir in Fannin County, which will ultimately provide 120, 500 acre-feet of drinking water per year to occupants in North Tx. Please visit NTMWD’s site at ntmwd. contendo or call NTMWD at 972. 442. 5405 for complete information on our drinking water sources, treatment procedures and more. The TCEQ completed an evaluation of the NTMWD Wylie Water Treatment Grow source water coming from Lavon Lake, and results indicate that some of those sources will be susceptible to certain pollutants. The sampling requirements for the NTMWD Wylie Water Treatment Plant Water Program are based on this susceptibility and previous sample info. Any detections of those contaminants may be present in this Consumer Self-confidence Report. For more information upon source water tests and protection attempts at our system, get in touch with Galen Roberts, Watershed Manager, at 469. 626. 4637 or perhaps by e-mail in: groberts@ntmwd. com. To find out more about your sources of drinking water, please refer to the origin Water Assessment Audience available at tceq. tx. gov/gis/swaview. Further information about sources and supply water assessments can be found in Drinking Water Watch in dww2. tceq. tx. gov/DWW/. Possible Pollutants in Drinking Water Resources Sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include streams, lakes, streams, fish ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As drinking water travels over the surface area of the land or perhaps through the ground, this dissolves naturallyoccurring nutrients and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can get substances resulting from the existence of animals or coming from human activity. Drinking water, which includes bottled water, may fairly be expected to consist of at least a small amount of some pollutants. The presence of contaminants will not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. For facts about contaminants and potential health results call the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Safe Drinking Water Hotline in 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 storm runoff and residential uses. • Organic chemical pollutants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemical substances, which are byproducts of business processes and petroleum production, and can likewise come from gas stations, city storm water runoff and septic devices. • Radioactive pollutants can be naturally occurring or maybe the result of oil and gas creation and mining actions. mplications of Supplementary Constituents Secondary matters, such as calcium, salt or iron, which are generally found in drinking water, may cause taste, color or perhaps odor problems. These types of secondary constituents are actually regulated by the Condition of Texas, not really the EPA. Pollutants may be found in water that may cause flavor, color, or smell problems. These types of trouble is not necessarily causes intended for health concerns. For more information upon taste, odor, or perhaps color of drinking water, make sure you call 972. 769. 4160. Cryptosporidium NTMWD has tested pond water and cured water for the existence of Cryptosporidium for several years. It is often absent in all examples tested. Cryptosporidium is actually a protozoan that impacts the digestive tracts of humans and animals. It is present in bodies of water that are polluted with sewage or perhaps animal waste. At the moment, there is no specific medication therapy proven to be successful, but people with healthful immune systems wil.

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