Hartselle Utility Board

From your General Manager's Table To Our Valued Clients: Hartselle Utilities is usually proud to be the local water service provider, and I also is pleased to talk about some very good news on the subject of the quality of your water to drink. As required by federal Safe Drinking Water Work, our Annual Drinking water Quality Report offers a summary of the top quality of water furnished by Hartselle Utilities. While reading through this record you will see that we always supply water that meets or exceeds all state and federal drinking water quality standards. Even better, the price you pay for this superior quality water service continues to be a fraction of a penny per gallon. This is an exceptional worth when you consider the services and technology required to draw water through the source and address it, along with MLS and miles of pipeline hidden under the ground to bring normal water to your tap. Furthermore, our water top quality experts, operators, technicians, and maintenance deckhands work around the clock to ensure that quality water is usually there when you need it. Mainly because water is essential to get public health, fire safety, economic development, and overall quality of life, Hartselle Utilities employees are committed to ensuring that top quality drinking water keeps moving not only today nonetheless well into the future. You should take the time to review this kind of report. It provides information about the source and top quality of your drinking water working with EPA required info from water top quality testing conducted about our water program between January and December 2016. Thanks for allowing us to serve you. Bob Sittason General Manager Various other Hartselle Utilities Information To find out more about Hartselle Utilities, please visit each of our web pages at www.hartselleutilities.org. We want our highly valued customers to be knowledgeable about their water energy. To that end, we pleasant you to attend the regularly scheduled Plank meetings. The Plank normally meets for the first and third Monday of each month at 6: 00 p. m. inside the Board Room with the Main Office located at 1010 Sparkman Street NW. When you have questions concerning getting together with dates or occasions, please contact Jean Kirby at ckirby@hartselleutilities. org. Where Hartselle's water comes from… Our water originates from Decatur Utilities which usually uses the Tn River as its reference. The Tennessee Water is a surface drinking water source. Raw normal water is pumped in the river into Decatur Utilities' treatment grow where chemicals happen to be added to create the settling of contaminants. The water is then put through sand filter systems to remove any pending particles. Disinfection can now be achieved with the addition of chlorine. Fluoride is also added for the security of children's teeth. After the treatment procedure is complete, the resulting potable drinking water is then pumped into the distribution system. Hartselle Utilities receives drinking water from Decatur Resources through a metered interconnection at the Hartselle Utilities' Water Booster Place. Hartselle Utilities gives additional chlorine to fulfill minimum standards. Following that the water is driven into Hartselle's syndication system and safe-keeping tanks. Health Risk Information Some people could be more vulnerable to pollutants in drinking water compared to the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as folks with cancer considering chemotherapy, persons with 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 search for advice about liquids sources from their physicians. EPA/CDC guidelines inappropriate means to decrease the risk of infection simply by cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from Safe Drinking Water Hotline by (800) 426-4791. TOTAL COLIFORM: The Total Coliform Rule requires normal water systems to meet a strict limit on coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria are usually safe, but their presence in water can be an indicator of disease-causing bacterias. When coliform bacterias are found, special follow-up tests are done to determine if unwanted organisms are present in the hydrant. If this limit is exceeded, this supplier must inform the public by newspapers, television or car radio. LEAD: If present, elevated levels of business leaders can cause serious medical problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is generally from materials and components associated with program lines and house plumbing. Hartselle Resources is responsible for providing excellent drinking water but simply cannot control the variety of resources used in plumbing parts. When your water continues to be sitting for several hours, you can minimize the lead exposure by simply flushing your tap into for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before employing water for consuming or cooking. For anyone concerned about lead in the water, you may need your water examined. Information on lead in drinking water, testing strategies, and steps you can take to reduce exposure is available from your Safe Drinking Water Hotline in (800) 426-4791 or perhaps at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. DIOXIN and ASBESTOS: Depending on a study conducted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management together with the approval of USEPA a statewide waiver for the monitoring of asbestos and dioxin was released. Thus, monitoring for just about any of these contaminants had not been required. The following furniture list the chemicals that were tested meant for during the January first to December thirty-first testing period in 2016. All water, including bottled water, might be reasonably expected to consist of at least a few tested substances. The existence of these substances would not necessarily pose a health risk. To see this report online or to download an electric copy, visit each of our web pages at www.hartselleutilities.org. Additional copies of the report can be obtained in the Hartselle Utilities Primary Office at 1010 Sparkman Street NW, Hartselle, Alabama. Some other substances are analyzed as part of the preliminary water treatment course of action at the Decatur Resources Water Treatment Grow and are all classified by the DU Total annual Water Quality Statement. Copies of the Decatur Utilities 2017 Total annual Water Quality Record can be obtained by contacting their Customer Service division at (256) 552-1440 or visit all of them online at www.decaturutilities.com..

What do I do if sewage backs up in my domestic? If sewage backs up in a toilet or basement set tub, and also you trust it's miles the result of a trouble outdoor your house, call the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility at 203.630.4261 between 7:00 a.M. And three:25 p.M. Weekdays, or the Meriden Police Department at 203.238.1911 after everyday enterprise hours and on weekends and vacations. DO NOT CALL 911) Do not call a plumber till you have first spoken to a person on the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility. Why should I call the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility first? The Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility will immediately ship someone to your own home to check the main sewer (the large pipe within the center of the public street) for a blockage. If the primary is blocked, the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility will clean it at no rate to you. If you call a plumber before you call the Meriden Water Pollution Control Facility, the plumber’s charge can be your duty even supposing the blockage is within the main sewer. Do backwater valves assist prevent sewage from backing up into my basement? Yes. While blockages are some distance much less predictable than sewer surcharges, the quit end result is essentially the same--sewage to your basement. A backwater valve will save you backups through allowing sewage to most effective drift in one course (out of your home). Backwater valves are required by way of Code. What if the motive of the backup isn't within the foremost sewer? If the reason of the backup is someplace within the lateral line that runs from your home’s plumbing to the main sewer, it is the responsibility of the belongings proprietor to lease a certified plumber, sewer cleaner, or drain layer to power rod the line to clean the blockage. Is the value of clearing a blockage in the lateral connection the homeowner’s responsibility? It is the assets proprietor’s responsibility - whether or not the blockage can be freed via strength rodding or a repair is needed. If a repair to the residence connection is vital, the owner must rent a certified contractor to perform the work, under permit from the Meriden Engineering Department. In brief, any lateral trouble that forestalls the homeowner’s sanitary sewer glide from getting into the public principal line is the belongings proprietor’s duty, along with issues related to the wye and or chimney. If the Homeowner’s lateral has a previous records of root issues, the Water Pollution Control Facility should be notified so we may also televise the general public main line..