City of Temple

Why Did I Receive This Report? In 1996, Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act to include a requirement that water utilities yearly notify customers approximately their drinking water nice. The law could be very precise concerning shipping techniques and what facts ought to be protected. The law requires water providers to make a good effort to distribute this record to its residents. This report may also be seen at nearby City centers to make sure that the residents of Temple are educated on the exceptional of potable consuming water provided by the City’s water software. If you've got any questions about records contained in this record please contact the City’s Water Treatment Plant at (254) 298-5940. To take part inside the public procedure, ordinary City Council conferences arise on the 1st and third Thursday of every month at 5 p.M., at Temple’s City Hall, 2 N. Main Street. Meetings are open to the public. *The following records are for attention purposes. The specific wording shown underneath is required by using State guidelines. The resources of consuming water (each faucet & bottled water) encompass rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or via the floor, it dissolves clearly-going on minerals and, in some instances, radioactive material, and can choose up materials on account of the presence of animals or human pastime. Drinking water, including bottled water, may fairly be anticipated to contain at least small quantities of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does now not always indicate that water poses a health risk. More data approximately contaminants and capability health outcomes can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791. Contaminants that may be present in supply water consist of * Microbial contaminants - viruses and bacteria, which can also come from sewage remedy plants, septic structures, agricultural farm animals operations & natural world. * Inorganic contaminants - salts and metals, which may be clearly-happening or result from urban typhoon water runoff, wastewater discharges, oil/fuel production, mining or farming. * Pesticides & herbicides - which may additionally come from a selection of resources including agriculture, urban hurricane water runoff, and residential uses. * Organic Chemical contaminants - artificial and risky organic chemical substances, which can be by-merchandise of commercial procedures and petroleum production. * Radioactive contaminants - clearly happening or result of oil/gasoline production sports. Immunocompromised Persons Advisory You may be more inclined than the overall populace to sure microbial contaminants, which include Cryptosporidium, in consuming water. Infants, some aged or immune-compromised man or woman inclusive of the ones undergoing chemotherapy for cancer; the ones who have gone through organ transplants; people who are present process treatment with steroids and people with HIV/AIDS or other immune gadget disorders can be in particular at risk from infections. You ought to are seeking for recommendations about drinking water from your health care company. Additional recommendations on a suitable methods to lessen the danger of infection via Cryptosporidium are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791)..

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