East Bay Municipal Utility District

EBMUD is pleased to survey that in 2017, your drinking water fulfilled or surpassed every single state and federal public health necessity. SNOWFLAKE TO THE THESE TYPES OF In the East Clean, 1 . 4 mil customers rely on superior quality EBMUD water every sixty seconds of every day. The majority of EBMUD’s water originates from the 577-square mile watershed of the Mokelumne River on the traditional western slope of the Macizo Nevada. This area is mainly national forest, EBMUD-owned lands and other undeveloped lands little impacted by human activity. The Mokelumne watershed collects snowmelt from Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras areas, which flows into Pardee Reservoir close to the town of Area Springs. Three good sized aqueducts carry drinking water 90 miles by Pardee Reservoir for the East Bay. In times of drought, high drinking water demand, system repair or for functional needs, EBMUD might draw water from all other watersheds (like the Sacramento River) or perhaps from local watersheds here in the East Bay. EBMUD’s experienced employees and network of reservoirs, sewer lines, pumps, and normal water treatment plants offer reliable drinking water each day. HOW WE MANAGE DRINKING WATER QUALITY Regardless of the origin, all water is usually treated at among six EBMUD drinking water treatment plants ahead of it reaches the tap. These treatment plants can filtration system and process a lot more than 375 million gallons of water daily. EBMUD takes a large number of steps to ensure large water quality which includes carefully managing and protecting watershed countries and reservoirs, dealing with the water, operating a fancy distribution system, keeping facilities and dealing with customer concerns. EBMUD samples and checks your water thoroughly to ensure it is secure to drink. We look for over 100 substances which include microorganisms, pesticides, weed killers, asbestos, lead, copper mineral, petroleum products and by-products of industrial and normal water treatment processes. A lot more than 20, 000 lab tests each year make sure the safety of your water to drink. NEW CHALLENGES, FRESH PROGRAMS Exceptional occasions during the past few years have got challenged water top quality experts. These include improved public concern regarding lead in drinking water after the crisis in Flint, Michigan, and a historic drought with high temperatures and algae blooms, and resulting higher degrees of disinfection byproducts in drinking water. To address business lead concerns and enable customers, EBMUD started a free lead tests program in spring 2017. With this new software, customers can have a qualified lab test their house tap water for business lead at no charge. EBMUD as well continues to reduce disinfection byproducts with long-lasting capital improvements that will assist water treatment vegetation more resilient to changes in source normal water..

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