South Fork Water Board

The Corbett Drinking water District has drinking water rights to both North Fork and South Fork of Gordon Creek. They may be located within the Gordon Creek/Lower Sandy Water Watershed. The content is located on Larch Mountain and has a watershed surface area of around 6 square kilometers. Water is piped from the intakes towards the treatment plant located off of Larch Hill Road. The treatment methods used are based on the Enhanced Long Term Surface area Water Treatment Control, which was created by EPA. The Corbett Water District filter systems the water using sluggish sand filtration, after which it is disinfected with chlorine, which makes sure that harmful bacteria and microorganisms in the water have already been killed, and the drinking water is safe to drink. Soft drinks ash is also added into the water to boost the pH and alkalinity level, which usually reduces the amount of corrosion in plumbing. Corrosion in plumbing can lead to increased levels of business lead and copper inside the water. While the Corbett Water District will not use piping which contains lead, some old homes still have domestic plumbing which may contain business lead. We monitor these types of levels per the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Department of Human Services recommendations. The treated drinking water is distributed to the 1, 083 clients for use. Drinking water is usually stored in 5 reservoirs with a combined capacity of over 1 ) 8 million gallons. They are located throughout the district and provide an urgent situation water supply, as well as drinking water for fire safety. The Corbett Drinking water District Board of Commissioners and its personnel continually work to make sure its customers get reliable, safe and clean drinking water. RECORDS TO IMMUNO-COMPROMISED PEOPLE Some people may be weaker to contaminants in drinking water than the basic population. Immune-compromised individuals, such as persons with cancer undergoing radiation treatment, persons who have gone through organ transplants, individuals with HIV/AIDS or additional immune system disorders, a few elderly and babies can be particularly in danger from infections. These individuals should seek guidance about their drinking water using their health care providers. The Federal government Environmental Protection Agency/Centers for Disease Control guidelines on suitable means to lessen the chance of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial pollutants are available from the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1. 800. 426. 4791) SOURCE WATER EVALUATION The 1966 Changes to the Safe Drinking Water Take action require that all say conduct Source Drinking water Assessments for general public water systems inside their boundaries. The tests consist of (1) recognition of the Drinking Water Safety Area, i. electronic. the area at the surface area that directly materials our North Shell and South Shell streams, (2) recognition of potential causes of pollution within the Water Protection Area, and (3) determining the susceptibility or family member risk to the channels from those resources. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide drinking water systems with the info they need to develop a technique to protect their water resources if they will choose. The particular Drinking Water Programs from the Department of Human being Services and Environmental Quality have finished the assessment intended for our system. A copy from the report is upon file at the Corbett Water District workplace and online in http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/dwp/docs/swasummary/pws00359.pdf.

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