Forrest City Waterworks

We're pleased to provide to you this 12 months' Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This record is designed to tell you approximately the best water and services we deliver to you each day. Our purpose is to provide you with a secure and reliable delivery of consuming water, and we need you to recognize and be concerned in, the efforts we make to constantly improve the water remedy process and shield our water assets. Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From? The assets of ingesting water (both tap water and bottled water) consist of rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. Our assets of water are 10 wells that pump from the Alluvial (Quaternary System) Aquifer to a few water treatment plants. How Safe Is The Source Of Our Drinking Water? The Arkansas Department of Health has finished a Source Water Vulnerability Assessment for Forrest City Water Utility. The assessment summarizes the capability for contamination of our assets of ingesting water and can be used as a basis for developing a supply water protection plan. Based on the diverse standards of the assessment, our water assets were determined to have a medium to high susceptibility to contamination. You can also request a precis of the Source Water Vulnerability Assessment from our office. What Contaminants Can Be In Our Drinking Water? As water travels over the surface of the land or through the floor, it dissolves occurring minerals and, in a few cases, can pick out up materials on account of the presence of animals or from human pastime. Contaminants that may be present in supply water encompass: Microbial contaminants consisting of viruses and bacteria, which may additionally come from sewage remedy flowers, septic structures, agricultural cattle operations, and wildlife; Inorganic contaminants such as salts and metals, which can be certainly occurring or end result from city stormwater runoff, business or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gasoline manufacturing, mining, or farming; Pesticides and herbicides which can also come from a selection of resources which include agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and home makes use of; Organic chemical contaminants including artificial and volatile natural chemical compounds, which can be with the aid of-merchandise of business processes and petroleum production, and also can come from fuel stations, city stormwater runoff, and septic structures; Radioactive contaminants which may be naturally happening or be the end result of oil and fuel manufacturing and mining activities. To assure faucet water is safe to drink, EPA has regulations that restrict the number of certain contaminants in water furnished by way of public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which have to offer the same safety for public health. Am I at Risk? All-consuming water, which includes bottled water, may also moderately be predicted to comprise at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not always imply that the water poses a fitness chance. However, a few human beings may be greater liable to contaminants in ingesting water than the general populace. Immuno-compromised people inclusive of folks with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who've passed through organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system issues, some elderly, and babies may be specifically at hazard from small quantities of infection. These human beings need to searching for advice approximately drinking water from their fitness care providers. More data approximately contaminants and capability fitness results may be acquired through calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. Besides, EPA/CDC recommendations on the suitable manner to lessen the danger of infection through microbiological contaminants also are to be had from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline. Lead and Drinking Water If a gift, expanded stages of lead can reason critical fitness issues, mainly for pregnant girls and younger kids. Lead in drinking water is ordinarily from materials and additives associated with carrier strains and home plumbing. We are liable for imparting high satisfactory drinking water, but can't manage the type of materials utilized in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you could decrease the potential for lead publicity with the aid of flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes earlier than the use of water for drinking or cooking. If you are involved approximately lead in your water, you may want to have your water examined. Information on lead in consuming water, testing techniques, and steps you may take to decrease exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.Epa.Gov/safewater/lead. How Can I Learn More About Our Drinking Water? If you have any questions on this document or regarding your water software, please touch Edward Gregory Jr., Treatment Supervisor, at 870-270-1756. We want our valued customers to be knowledgeable about their water utility. If you need to research extra, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held on the primary and 1/3 Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM at City Hall in Forrest City..

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