Orange Vale Water Company

Water in the Agencies comes through two sources: handled surface water as well as groundwater. San Juan Water District diverts as well as treats surface water through Folsom Lake. This treated water is then distributed towards the Agencies. Orange Vale Water Company and San Juan Water District receive 100 % of their provide from treated area water. If you're a consumer associated with Citrus Heights or even Fair Oaks Water Areas, your water is a combination of treated surface water through San Juan Water District and groundwater through local wells. SJWD – 100% area water OVWC – 100% area water CHWD – 94% area water, 6% groundwater FOWD – sixty-four. 6% surface water, thirty-five. 4% groundwater Supply water assessments happen to be conducted for all your water sources make it possible for the Agencies to comprehend the activities which have the greatest possibility of contaminating the consuming water supplies. The groundwater resources were assessed in 2002 and also the surface water supply was evaluated within 2001. New water wells for Citrus Heights Water District had been assessed in 08, 2009, and 2015. A brand new well for Fair Oaks Water District had been assessed in 2014. These assessments were conducted before State Board recommendations and copies from the complete assessments are for sale to review at the actual respective agency workplaces. San Juan Water District evaluated the Folsom Lake supply. It was found to become most vulnerable to potential contamination in the Folsom Lake State Playground facilities, high-density housing as well as associated activities, for example, sewer and septic techniques and fertilizer, pesticide as well as herbicide application, in addition to illegal activities as well as dumping. The source water is usually treated using traditional treatment with purification and disinfection that is made to remove many pollutants. Again these 12 months, your water fulfills all federal as well as state drinking water requirements. Citrus Heights, as well as Fair Oaks water areas, conducted assessments of the local groundwater water wells. It was found that the wells are susceptible to commercial urban actions, such as energetic and historic gasoline stations, dry cleaners, seeping underground storage tanks, recognized contaminant plumes, car repair shops, as well as sewer collection techniques, none of that is associated with any kind of detected contaminants. One well about Fair Oaks Water District was found to become vulnerable to irrigation, related to low level picks up of nitrate. Although Orange Vale Water Company doesn't currently utilize obtainable local groundwater, assessments found that wells inside their service area will be most vulnerable to rural grazing actions..

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