2000 DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT for BARTONVILLE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION

Bartonville Water Supply Corporation (BWSC) is pleased to present our 2000 Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality of your drinking water and the services we deliver to you every day.

Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your drinking water.

BWSC's current water sources consist of ten (10) wells that are often referred to as ground (below the surface) water and water we purchase from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). UTRWD's water comes from lakes and goes through an extensive treatment process prior to distribution to its customers. BWSC principally provides water service to 1,850 connections in a 20+ square mile area which includes the Towns of Bartonville, Double Oak, Copper Canyon and some unincorporated portions of south central Denton County.

BWSC's Board of Directors and Staff are pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets federal and state requirements. As required by the U.S. EPA, the Texas Commission on Environmental Qualty (TCEQ) has assessed our system and made this determination. The analysis was completed with the data in the attached tables. However, if you have any questions about this report or any other issue concerning your water utility, please contact Jim Leggieri, General Manager of BWSC or Tony Mauldin, Water Superintendent for the corporation. They can be reached by calling the office at (817) 430-3541. We want you to be informed about our water quality.

If you want to learn more about BWSC, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. Unless rescheduled, the Board of Directors meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the office at 1911 E. Jeter Rd. in Bartonville, TX, 76226. All meeting agendas, with time and date, are posted at the office. If you have questions, please call the office at (817) 430-3541. You may also visit our web site at www.bartonvillewater.com for more information.

Sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. All of these sources, including bottled drinking water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants or constituents. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. In order to insure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain substances in water provided by public water systems.

The FDA also regulates bottled water but not as closely as public water supplies. It is important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL's) are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would need to drink two (2) liters of water everyday at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. Many secondary constituents (such as calcium, sodium, or iron) that are often found in drinking water can cause taste, color, and odor problems. These constituents are not causes for health concerns. Therefore, secondary constituents are not required for this report. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

BWSC routinely monitors the constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The tables in this report show the results of our monitoring in accordance with regulations for the period of January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.

In the following table you will find many terms and abbreviations that might be unfamiliar to you. To help you better understand these terms, we've provided the following definitions:

EPA- Environmental Protection Agency

FDA- Food and Drug Administration

Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - One part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.

Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter - One part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.

Million Fibers per Liter (MFL) - Million fibers per liter is a measure of the presence of asbestos fibers that are longer than 10 micrometers.

Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) - Nephelometric turbidity unit is a measure of the clarity of water. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the average person.

Treatment Technique (TT) - A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

Maximum Contaminant Level or Constituent Level - The "Maximum Allowed" (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - The "Goal"(MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

*This detected contaminant appeared temporarily and was most likely the result of the application of new interior surface coatings on ground storage tanks. Such detects are not unusual after this type of work is performed.

 

THM/Not Tested For Or Not Detected Unregulated Contaminants