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Home My WebLink About2012 Water Quality Report THE CITY 0 F �'ULFSS � EULESS air • 2012 Annual Water Quality Report Consumer Confidence Report _ (817) 685-1588 www.EulessTx.gov/Water Este reporte incluye informacion importante sobre el agua para tomar. Si tiene preguntas o'discusiones sobre este reporte en espanol,favor de llamar al tel. (817) 685-1626 para hablar con una persona bilingue en espanol. Our Drinking Water Meets or Exceeds All Federal(EPA)Drinking : Contaminants may be found in drinking water that may cause taste, Water Requirements : color,or odor problems.These types of problems are not necessarily This report is intended to provide you with important information : causes for health concerns.For more information on taste, odor,or about your drinking water and the efforts made by the water system ; color of drinking water,please contact the system's business office. to provide safe drinking water.The City of Euless is a member of the ; Special Notice American Water Works Association and the Texas Water Utilities : You may be more vulnerable than the general population to certain Association. • microbial contaminants, such as Cryptosporidium, in drinnking Public Participation Opportunities: • water.Infants,some elderly,or immunocompromised persons such We encourage public interest and participation in our community's • as those undergoing chemotherapy for cancer; persons who have decisions affecting drinking water. Regular City Council meetings ••• undergone organ transplants;those who are undergoing treatment take place on the second&fourth Tuesdays of the month,at 7 p.m. • with steroids; and people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system in Euless City Hall, 201 N. Ector Dr.The public is welcome. (817) • disorders,can be particularly at risk from infections.You should seek 685-1400. •• advice about drinking water from your physician or health care Water Sources: • providers Additional guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) • risk of infection by Cryptosporidium are available from the Safe include rivers,lakes,streams,ponds,reservoirs,springs,and wells.As • Drinking Water Hotline. water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it : Required Additional Health Information for Lead dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and,in some cases,radioactive : If present,elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, material, and can pickup substances resulting from the presence of : especially for pregnant women and young children.Lead in drinking animals or from human activity. : water is primarily from materials and components associated with Drinking water,including bottled water,may reasonably be expected ; service lines and home plumbing.We are responsible for providing to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The ; high quality drinking water, but we cannot control the variety of presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water ; materials used in plumbing components.When your water has been poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and ; sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPAs Safe ; exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before Drinking Water Hotline at(800)426-4791. : using water for drinking or cooking.If you are concerned about lead Contaminants that may be present in source water include: in your water,you may wish to have your water tested.Information •Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria,which may • on lead in drinking water,testing methods,and steps you can take to come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural • minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline livestock operations,and wildlife. • or at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. •Inorganic contaminants,such as salts and metals,can be naturally- ;• Where do we get our Drinking Water? occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or Our drinking water is obtained from surface and ground water domestic wastewater discharges, oil &gas production, mining, or ;▪ sources. It is supplied by Trinity River Authority(Cedar Creek and farming. • Richland Chambers Lakes)and Euless water wells(Trinity Aquifer). • Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of •. A Source Water Susceptibility Assessment for your drinking water sources such as agriculture,urban storm water runoff,and residential : source(s) is currently being updated by the Texas Commission on uses. • Environmental Quality.This information describes the susceptibility • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile • and types of constituents that may come into contact with your organic chemicals,which are by-products of industrial processes and • drinking water source based on human activities and natural • conditions.The information contained in the assessment allows us petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations,urban storm water runoff and septic systems. • to focus source water protection strategies. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes •• For more information about your sources of water,please refer to the • regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water : Source Water Assessment Viewer available at the following URL: provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits : http://gis3.tceq.state.tx.us/swav/Controller/index.jsp?wtrsrc= for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same :• Further details about sources and source water assessments are protection for public health. available in http://dww.tceq.texas.gov/DWW. 1 Coliform Bacteria rimi(MCLG Total Coliform Maximum Contaminant Level Highest No.of Positive Fecal Coliform Total No.of Positive E.Coli ' Likely Source of Contamination or E.Col MCL or Fecal Coliform Samples _ " 0 5%of monthly samples are positive. 1.6 percent of samples were positive 0 N Naturally present in the environment. Lead and Copper Lead and Copper Date Sampled MCLG The Action Level Site#Over Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination Percentilntil e Action Level Erosion of natural deposits,leaching from wood preservatives, Copper 2012 1.3 0.227 1.3 0 ppm N Corrosion of household plumbing systems. Lead 2012 0 1.41 15 1 0 ppb N 1 Corrosion of plumbing systems.Erosion of natural deposits. Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants and Disinfection I Collection I Range of By-Products Date Highest Level Detected I Levels MCLG MCL Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination Detected Haloacetic Acids(HAA5*) 2012 11 0—26.9 No goal 60 ppb N By-product of drinking water chlorination. Total Trihalomethanes 2012 27 0—56 No goal 80 ppb N By-product of drinking water chlorination. Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future. Inorganic Contaminants Contaminant Collection Highest Level Detected Range of Levels MCLG MCL Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination Date Detected Barium 2011 0.0621 0.0621-0.0621 2 2 ppb Discharge of drilling wastes;Discharge from metal refineries;Erosion of natural deposits. Chromium 2011 0.599 0.599-0.599 100 100 ppb Discharge from steel/pulp mills;erosion of natural deposits. Fluoride 2012 1.92 1.92-1.92 4 4.0 ppb Erosion of natural deposits;water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer&aluminum factories. Nitrate*(measured as 2012 0.445 0-0.445 10 10 ppm Runoff from fertilizer use;leaching from septic tanks;sewage;erosion of Nitrogen) natural deposits. Nitrite(measured as Nitrogen) 2012 0.3 0-0.3 1 1 ppm Runoff from fertilizer use;leaching from septic tanks;sewage;erosion of natural deposits. Thallium 2011 0.093 0.093 0.093 0.5 2 ppb Discharge from electronics;glass&leaching from ore-processing sites;drug factories. Collection R.nge of Level Radioactive Contaminants Date Highest Level Detected Detected MCLG MCL Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination Combined Radium 226/228 2011 2 2-2 0 5 pCi/L N Erosion of natural deposits. Abbreviations Definitions:The following tables contain scientific terms and measures,some of which may require explanation. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or(MCLG):The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected health risk.MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level or(MCL):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 Residual Disinfectant Level Goal(MRDLG):The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level(MRDL):The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water.There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Action Level Goal(ALG):The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health.ALGs allow for a margin of safety. Action Level(AL):The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded,triggers treatment or other requirements a water system must follow. Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. MFL: Million Fibers per Liter(a measure of asbestos) NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity Units(a measure of turbidity) pCi/I: Piccocuries Per Liter,a measure of radioactivity ppm: Parts Per Million or Milligrams Per Liter—or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water ppb: Parts Per Billion or Micrograms Per Liter—or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. ppt: Parts per Trillion or Nanograms Per Liter(ng/L) ppq: Parts per quadrillion,or picograms per liter(pg/L) N/A: Not Applicable.