Martin County Utilities

The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled) include rivers, ponds, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and water wells. As water moves over the surface from the land or throughout the ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals, and perhaps radioactive material. Drinking water can pick up chemicals resulting from the presence of pets or liveliness. Our wells pull water from the Surficial aquifer that is after that blended with the item water from our Change Osmosis Treatment Program, which draws from your Floridan aquifer. Main County Utilities regularly monitors for pollutants in drinking water in strict accordance with federal and state laws. To be able to ensure that tap water is usually acceptable to drink, environmentally friendly Protection Agency (EPA) prescribes regulations that limit the number of particular contaminants in drinking water provided by public drinking water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limitations for contaminants in bottled water, which need to provide the same safety for public health. Water, including bottled water, might reasonably be expected to contain at a minimum of small amounts of a few contaminants. The presence of pollutants does not necessarily show that the water positions a health risk. Concerns About Business lead Contamination If present, elevated levels of business leaders can cause serious health issues, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is triggered primarily by components and components connected with service lines and home plumbing. Man County Utilities is in charge of providing high-quality water, but cannot control the variety of materials utilized in plumbing components. Whenever your water has been seated for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap intended for 30 seconds to two minutes before applying water for consuming or cooking. In case you are concerned about lead within your drinking water, you may want your water examined. Information on lead in drinking water, testing strategies, and steps you can take to reduce exposure are available from your Safe Drinking Water Hotline in 1. 800. 426. 4791 or at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. Vulnerable Foule Some people with unique health concerns may be weaker to contaminants in drinking water than the basic population. Immuno-compromised individuals such as those with malignancy, those undergoing radiation treatment, who have undergone body organ transplants, those with HIV/AIDS or other defense mechanisms disorders, some seniors, and infants, could be particularly at risk coming from infections. These people ought to seek advice regarding drinking water from their physicians. No disease-causing microorganisms have been detected in Martin County Resources drinking water. The Center intended for Disease Control (CDC) and EPA recommendations on the appropriate ways to lessen the risk of contamination by Cryptosporidium and also other microbiological contaminants are available from the A safe drinking water supply Hotline at 1 ) 800. 426. 4791..

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