DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER???
STATE OF XXXXXXXXXX
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM
Executive Summary
of the
2015 Annual Compliance Report
The State of xxxxxxxxx Public Water Supply Program currently oversees one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine (1,679) public water supplies (“PWS”) that meet the federal definition of a PWS. The grand total number of violations for the calendar year of 2015 was four thousand two hundred and thirty-one (4,231). Some public water systems may be counted more than once if they incurred multiple violations. The actual total number of public water systems in violation for MCL was three hundred and fifty-four (354). Of the one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine (1,679) systems, one thousand three hundred and twenty-five (1,325) or seventy-nine percent (79%) of these systems reported no maximum contaminant level (“MCL”) violations. eight hundred and three (803) systems or forty-eight percent (48%) of the one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine (1,679) PWS’s incurred a violation at some point during the calendar year of 2015.
ARSENIC -That can't be good
Seven (7) systems had twenty-six (26) violations for exceeding the MCL for arsenic.
E COLI- NOT GOOD
Twelve (12) systems had twelve (12) Total Coliform Rule (“TCR”) Acute MCL violations, meaning eight (12) mandatory Boil Orders were issued for these PWSs that tested positive for fecal coliform or E-coli. Ninety-two (92) PWSs had ninety-nine (99) TCR MCL violations that indicated a confirmed coliform positive sample. Two hundred and seventy-six (276) systems had five hundred and fifteen (515) routine monitoring violations for TCR. Thirty- eight (38) systems had forty-one (43) repeat monitoring violations for TCR.
THE MCL LEVEL FOR LEAD IS- 0 -(maximum contamination level)
Fifty-eight (58) systems had ninety-seven (97) monitoring violations for the Lead
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