Portland Water District - Greater Portland

WATER SOURCE Your supply of drinking water is Sebago Lake, Maine’s greatest and second greatest lake. By nearly every measure, the quality of drinking water in Sebago Pond is among the highest of any lake in Maine. It is so clean that it does not need to be filtered before it is disinfected. This is a designation that just about 50 surface area water suppliers in all of the country can state. • This means the water is a solution than most, and also it tastes better seeing that filtration typically entails chemical addition which could impart a flavor. • Also, it is less expensive since a filtration plant can cost upwards of a hundred buck million. • And, it’s safer seeing that keeping contaminants out from the water is more effective than trying to remove them coming from a polluted pond. A Shared Responsibility Sebago Lake is not only a drinking water source. It is used by a lot of for so much. Portland Water District works together with many committed companions to keep it clean. Found in 2017 alone, the District worked cooperatively with more than 100 businesses to protect the pond including state and federal companies, colleges and universities, lake organizations and land cartouche. Collaboration amplifies the task of both the Section and the partner business and is a clear advantage to our customers. Modest Risk of Contamination While water travels within the surface of the property or through the floor, it dissolves natural minerals and radioactive material and can get substances resulting from human beings or animal activity. Although Sebago Pond is very clean today, human activities as well as around the lake can cause a risk to water quality. The Maine Drinking Water System (DWP) has examined all public drinking water supplies as part of their particular Source Water Evaluation Program (SWAP). The assessments included geology, hydrology, land uses, water testing info, and the extent of land ownership or perhaps protection by regional ordinance to see just how likely each water source is to become contaminated by human being activities. Their record on Sebago Pond concludes that the pond is a the moderate likelihood of contamination. The most significant dangers to the long-term safety of Sebago Pond, according to state representatives, are boating and ice fishing in Lower Bay and shoreland development. Evaluation results are available at city offices, public drinking water suppliers, and the DWP. For more information about the SWAP, please get in touch with the DWP in (207) 287-2070. Decreasing the Risk of Contamination Since the lake is used simply by so many for different reasons, our efforts to diminish the risk of contamination require multiple approaches. The protection program entails • water top quality monitoring • pond security • house inspections and air pollution prevention actions The Forest is the Filtration system Keeping the land encircling the lake forested is key to safeguarding the water quality from the lake since jungles naturally clean drinking water. The forests about Sebago Lake work as natural water filtration. To help conserve all of them, PWD works with regional land trusts while others to help willing landowners conserve the forested property. The District adds up to 25% off the cost of these transactions. Seeing that 2013, this program offers help protect a lot more than 2, 500 miles of watershed forest. These forests will probably be naturally treating your drinking water forever. • environmental education and outreach • land purchase, land conservation, and land management the lines of protection, added benefits from latest treatment technique In 2014 the Portland Water District added a third level of treatment protection - ultraviolet (UV) light (UV): to satisfy federal regulations and to help make it the water even more secure. UV disinfection works well and also involves zero chemicals. At the same time, all of us replaced aging ozone disinfection equipment with a brand new energy-efficient ozone program. Along with disinfection using chloramines, the water is now cured three times before this reaches your faucet. Since these updates, we have closely supervised the treatment process and water distribution devices (the underground tube network that provides the water to your tap) to document the consequence of the changes. We are pleased to report we have noticed additional positive effects upon tap water quality which includes improved disinfection (chloramine levels), especially in the ends of the circulation system. A small amount of chloramine at the far ends of the system is essential public health protection assess. By utilizing a combination of disinfection strategies (ozone, ULTRAVIOLET, and chloramines) the water can hold optimal chloramine amounts throughout the 1000-mile tube system. About the Regulations The federal government Safe Drinking Water Act guides the state, along with the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, to establish and impose drinking water standards. The criteria set limits upon certain biological, radioactive, organic and inorganic substances occasionally found in drinking water. Two sorts of standards have already been established. Primary water standards set attainable levels of drinking water top quality to protect your health. Extra drinking water standards offer guidelines regarding the flavor, odor, color, and also other aesthetic aspects of the drinking water, which do not present a health risk. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION High Falls water strategy is separate from the Higher Portland water program. See below intended for components of the Water Top quality Report that affect the Steep Comes system only. The Source of Water and Ensuring Water Top quality The Steep Comes well system (Standish) supplies approximately three hundred people. The treatment contains liquid sodium hypochlorite addition for disinfection, sodium hydroxide addition for pH adjusting and corrosion control, aeration for radon removal, and fluoridation (sodium fluoride). The state of the hawaii Drinking Water Program waived the requirement to sample intended for pesticide, herbicide, carbamate, and PCB inside the Steep Falls drinking water system through 2019. The waiver was first granted based on previous water test effects and the land uses in the proximity from the wells. Other screening for inorganic and volatile organic substances continues at the common frequency.

In-Person In character payment is feasible at the subsequent places:Water Division1640 S. KingshighwaySt. Louis, MO 63110Monday - Friday 8 a.M. To five p.MCity HallOffice of the Collector of RevenueRoom 109St. Louis, MO 63103Monday - Friday 8 a.M. To five p.M.By Mail All assessments are to be made payable to "Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue." Checks, cash orders, and tourist checks are general.No coins are generic.Mail the payment to Gregory F.X. DalyCollector of Revenue City Hall, Room 109 1200 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63103By Credit Card To pay the water bill credit score card call 1-877-309-4928 or observe the web charge approach below.Direct charge from a checking or financial savings accounts One pays water bills at once from a personal checking or financial savings account with the aid of establishing a Direct Payment Plan.This is a no-value carrier and may be canceled at each time.Request a Direct Payment Plan shape by way of calling St. Louis Collector of Revenue's Office at (314) 622-4179, Monday-Friday 9 a.M. - five p.M.A billing observe with all the billing records is mailed and the charge quantity is automated.Pay OnlineTo make a charge on-line click on the "Begin Online" Button that links to our payment Payment portal.Payment Portal Steps:Sign in as "Guest" or proceeded to create an account the use of your e-mail or Facebook account. Select Pay Water Bill Have your Account number or cope with ready to finish fee.