City of Tamarac (West)

SOURCE DRINKING WATER ASSESSMENT In 2017, the Florida Division of Environmental Safety (FDEP) performed a Source Water Evaluation (SWA) on the Associated with Tamarac’s system. The assessment was carried out to provide information about any kind of potential sources of contaminants in the vicinity of the City’s wells. There are 11 potential sources of contaminants with only 4 affecting wells having a moderate susceptibility degree of concern. The evaluation results are available in the DEP Source Drinking water Assessment and Safety Program website at www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp. HOW HEALTHFUL IS BOTTLED WATER? 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 the water positions a health risk. More information about pollutants and potential wellness effects can be obtained simply by calling the Environmental Safety Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Servicenummer at 1-800-426-4791. FIND THE FACTS: WHERE WILL THE WATER COME FROM? The 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 naturally occurring nutrients and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can get substances resulting from the existence of animals or coming from human activity. CONTAMINANTS WHICH MAY BE PRESENT IN SOURCE DRINKING WATER INCLUDE: Microbial pollutants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may originate from sewage treatment vegetation, septic systems, farming livestock operations, and wildlife. Inorganic pollutants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from city stormwater runoff, commercial or domestic sewage discharges, oil and gas creation, mining, or harvesting. Pesticides and herbicides, which might come from a variety of places such as agriculture, city stormwater runoff, and residential uses. Organic and natural chemical contaminants, which includes synthetic and risky organic chemicals, that are by-products of industrial procedures and petroleum creation, and can also originate from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and solid waste systems. Radioactive pollutants, which can be naturally occurring or perhaps be the result of gas and oil production and exploration activities. To ensure that plain tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes rules, which limit the number of certain contaminants found in water provided by general public water systems. The FDA regulations establish limitations for contaminants found in bottled water, which need to provide the same safety for public health. PARTICULAR HEALTH CONCERNS Some people might be more vulnerable to pollutants in drinking water compared to the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as individuals 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/Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines upon appropriate means to reduce the risk of infection simply by Cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from your Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791. TERMS AND MEANINGS The following definitions clarify abbreviations and info found in the 2017 Water Quality Desk: Action Level (AL): The concentration of the contaminant that, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a water program must follow. Locational Operating Annual Average (LRAA): The average of test analytical results intended for samples taken in a particular monitoring area during the previous 4 calendar quarters Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms every liter (ug/l): 1 part by excess weight of analyte to at least one billion parts simply by weight of the drinking water sample. Parts every million (ppm) or perhaps Milligrams per liters (mg/l): One component by weight of analyte to 1 mil parts by excess weight of the water test. Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The greatest level of a poison that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as near to the MCLGs as feasible, making use of the best available treatment technology. Maximum Poison Level Goal or perhaps MCLG: The level of a contaminant in the water below which there is no known or anticipated risk to wellness. MCLGs allow for a margin of security. Maximum residual medical disinfectant level or MRDL: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is effective evidence that addition of a disinfectant is essential for control of microbes contaminants. Maximum recurring disinfectant level objective or MRDLG: The amount of a drinking water medical disinfectant below which there is no known or anticipated risk to wellness. MRDLGs do not reveal the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial pollutants. Not Detected (ND): Indicates that the material was by lab analysis. Picocurie every liter (pCi/L: Way of measuring the radioactivity in water. Treatment Approach (TT): A needed process intended to decrease the level of poison in drinking water..

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