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2016 Annual Water Quality Report -}
Consumer Confidence Report ,
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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 drinking water.
Public Participation Opportunities: • Infants, some elderly, or immunocompromised persons such as
We encourage public interest and participation in our community's • 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
petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations,urban ; conditions.The information contained in the assessment allows us
• to focus source water protection strategies.
storm water runoff,and septic systems.
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://www.tceq.texas.gov/gis/swaview. Further details about sources
for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same : and source water assessments are available at
protection for public health. http://dww.tceq.state.tx.us/DWW.
Coliform Bacteria
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P,1CLG Total Colifomh Maximum Contaminant Level Highest No.of Positive Fecal ell MCn Total No.of Positive E.Col Violation Likely Source of Contamination
orE.Cori MCL or Fecal Goldoni'Samples
0 5%of monthly samples are positive. 0.0 percent of samples were positive C w Natrrally present in the environment.
Lead and Copper Date Sampled IACLG The gOn Percentile Action Level Ac[c t n OverLe t�el Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination
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Copper 7/7/2015 1.3 0.227 1.3 0 Ppm No Erosion of natural deposits;
Corrosion of household dunbi . . s.
Lead 6r302015 0 1.41 15 0 =Ts r No Corrosion of pluming systems;Erosion of natural deposits.
Re a ulated Contaminants in
Disintee[an[s and Disinfection Collection µighest Level Detested Range of Levels Highest NCI Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination
By.Products Date Detected
Acetone ".`5.23'5 .005 .005-.005 0 0 ppb No By-product of linking water disinfection
Arsenic 1/3/2016 0.07 .07-.07 0 10 ppb No Erosion of natual deposits;Rrnoff from orchards;Runoff from
glass&electrorics production wastes.
Antimony(Total) 4/5/2016 001 001-001 006 006 ppb No Nahrallyoccuring element
Atrazine 4155/2016 0.08 0.08-0.08 3 3 ppb No Rurohf from herbicide used on row crops_
Barium 3/1/2016 TRA 0.039 0.039-0.039 2 2 ppm No Discharge of drilling wastes;Discharge from metal refineries;
Euless 0.05 0.051-0.051 Erosion of natural deposits_
Bromate 201E 12 a5-12 0 10' ppb No By-product of drinking water disinfection
'Compliance is based on Ruining Annual Average of monthly averages for Bromate at the end of each quarter,which was less than 5 ppb for each Quarter in 2016.
Chromium 3/1/2016 TRA .82 .82-.82 100 100 ppb No Nahrallyoccurirngelement
4/5/2016 Euless 0.004 0 004-0 004 100 10D ppb No
Cyanide 311I2016 TRA 25.9 25.9-25.9 200 200 ppb No Discharge from steel/metal factories;Discharge from plastic and
Euless 7.1 7.1-7.1 fertilizer factories_
Fluoride 3/1/2016TRA 0 69 0.69-0.69 4 4 b No Erosion of natural deposits,Water additive which promotes
Euless 1 87 1.87-1 87 strong teeth;Discharge from fertilizer&aluminun factories.
TRA 0.45 0.45-0.45 Runoff from fertilizer use;Leaching from septic tanks;Sewage;
Nitrate(measured as Nitrogen) 3/1/2016 Euless 10 0 10 10 10 ppm No
Erosion of natural deposits_
Nitrite(measured as Nitrogen) 2016 4 1-4 10 1000 ppm No Runoff from fertilizer use;Leaching from septic tanks,sewage;
erosion of natual deposits.
Simazine 201E 0.05 0.05-005 4 4 ppm No Herbicide runoff.
Total Organic Carbon(TOC) 2016 1.49 1.00-1.49 None TT=1.0 None No Nalually present in the environment.
Removal ratio'
Zinc 2016 .002 .002-.002 5 5 Mgil No Natirallyoccurireelement
'Removal ratio is the percent TOC removed by fire treatment process ridded by the percent of TOC removal rerfired by TCEQ
Turbidity*hest siqemroenmo nt 201E 0.19 0.11-0.19 0 TT=1.0 NTU No Soil runoff.Good indicator of water quality&filtration.
%of samples s 0.3 NTU 2016 Lowest was 100 100-100 100 TT=95 % No
Haloacetic Acids(HAA5") 2016 TRA 20 19.5-19.5 No goal 60 ppb No By-product of linking water chlorination.
Euless 29.2 0-33.1
TRA 55 54
Total Trihalomethanes 201E Euless 58 54 9 58 9 No goal 80 ppb No By-product of drinking water chlorination.
Mot apsampieresults may have been used for calculating the Highest Leve!Defected because some results may be part of an evafradon to determine where comprance sampling show occur in the Retire.
Unre.ulated Contaminants
Contaminant Collodion Average Range of Levels Units Likely Source of Contamination
Date Detected
Bromodichlorometttane 2016 15.3 136-136 yrb Byproduct of drirdting water chlorinator.
Chloroform 2016 13.6 10.1-10.1 yrb By-product of drinking water chlorination_
Dibromochloromethane 2016 7.94 7.94-7.94 yrb Byproduct of drinking water chlorinator.
Radionuclides
Contaminant Col ledion Highest Single Sample Range of Levels fPCLG P1UL Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination
Date Detected
Ben ohoton emitters 1/22/2015 4.5 4.6-4.6 0' 50` MEN No Decay of natural and man-made deposits.
'MCLG and MCL are given in eoyosue writs of millrerniyear(set et 0 and 4,respectively),but samples are measued in activity wits of pica CudesAiter(pCi0(.EPA considers 50 pCiit to be the level of concern for Bel:7 article 5
Secondary and Other Constituents Not Re.ulated IMMII
Contaminant Collodion Highest Range of Levels Sec ondary Limit Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination
Date Detected
Aluminum 318I2016 43 43-43 200 ppb No Abindant naturally occurring element
Bicarbonate lee cssm camel 3/1/2016 94 94-94 None ppm No Erosion of carbonate rocks such as limestone.
Calcium 3/1/2016 41.8 41.8-41.8 None ppm No Abrndant naturally occurring element_
Chloride 3/10016 17.1 17.1-17.1 300 ppm f4o Abundant naturally occurring element.Used in water purification;
By-product of oil field activity.
Conductivity 25°C 3/1/2016 383 383-383 None pofmslem No Ability of water to conductelectri aly due to electrolytes.
Copper 3/1/2016 31 31-31 1000" ppb No Erosion of natual deposits;Corrosion of household plumbing.
'This secondary limit is for Copper as a nuisance contaminant,apart cram the primary list because it can slain fixhres and impart a bitter metallic taste to dnricing water.
Magnesium 3/1/2016 4.40 4.40-4.40 None ppm No Ahrndant naturally occurring element
Manganese 3/10016 14.0 14-14 50 ppb No Naturally occuring element.
Nickel 3/10016 0.85 0.85-0.85 None ppb No Naturally°curling element.
Potassium 3/1/2016 3.76 3.76-3.76 None ppm No Naturally°curling element.
pH 2016 8.7 7.0-8.7 >7.0 pH unit No Measrre of the corrosivity of water.
Sodium 3/1/2016 25.2 25.2-25.2 None ppm No Abundant naturally occurring element:By-product of oil field activity
Silver 415/2016 .04 .04-.04 100 ppb No Naturally ocarring element.
Sulfate 3/10016 51.3 51.3-51.3 300 ppm No Natually scarring constituent Common indushial by-product;
By-product of oil field activity.
Total Alkalinity 3/1/2016 94 94-94 None ppm No Naturally occurring soluble mineral salts.
[as Calciun carbonate]
Total Dissolved Solids 12212015 893 893-893 1000 ..' No Total dissolved mineral constituents in water
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Total Hardness 3/1/2016 123 123-123 None ppm No Naturally occu ing soluble Calcium and Magnesium deposits_
asCalciun carbonate
Maximum Residual Disinfe nr.!_,_...' el
Year or Range Disinfectant Avg.Level (tilt,Level Mart.Level P,IRDL P,IRDLG Measurement Violation Source of Contaminant
2016 Chlorine Residual,Free 2.13 0.5 4 4 4 ME= No Disinfectant used to control microbes.