2017 CCR Report Cuatro Villas MDWUA
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Is my water safe?We are pleased to present this year's
Annual Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report) as required by the
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This report is designed to provide details
about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to
standards set by regulatory agencies. This report is a snapshot of last
year's water quality. We are committed to providing you with information
because informed customers are our best allies.
Do I need to
take special precautions?Some people may be more vulnerable to
contaminants in drinking water than the general population.
Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with
HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be
particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about
drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of
infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available
from the Safe Water Drinking Hotline (800-426-4791).
Where
does my water come from?THE CITY OF ESPANOLA'S WATER COMES FROM
SIX GROUNDWATER WELLS LOCATED THROUGH OUT THE CITY. WE HAVE PLACED AN
INCREASING DEMAND ON THESE WELLS DUE TO OTHER WELLS THAT WERE DEEMED
INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF HIGH LEVELS OF NATURAL CONTAMINATION. WE ( THE CITY OF
ESPANOLA) CURRENTLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE WATER FROM AQUA SANA WATER
SYSTEM AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN A VALUE AND PUMP WATER INTO OUR SYSTEM,
BUT THEY HAVE NOT PURCHASED WATER FROM THAT SYSTEM AND WILL DO SO ONLY IN AN
EMERGENCY.
Source water assessment and its availability
Consumers can obtain a copy of the
source water assessment by contacting
Jill Turner at 505-476-8623
Why are there contaminants in my
drinking water?Drinking water, including bottled water, may
reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some
contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate
that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and
potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). The
sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers,
lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over
the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally
occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up
substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity:
microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, that may come from
sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations,
and wildlife; inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be
naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial, or
domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming;
pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as
agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses; organic Chemical
Contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are
by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also
come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems; and
radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result
of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap
water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of
certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in
bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.
How can I get involved?WWW. CUATROVILLAS.ORG
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR WATER QUALITY, PLANS AND GOALS. PLEASE
CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATOR JAMES SMART AT 505-747-4848.
Description of Water Treatment ProcessYour water is treated by
disinfection. Disinfection involves the addition of chlorine or other
disinfectant to kill dangerous bacteria and microorganisms that may be in
the water. Disinfection is considered to be one of the major public health
advances of the 20th century.
Water Conservation Tips
Did you know that the average U.S. household uses approximately 400 gallons
of water per day or 100 gallons per person per day? Luckily, there are many
low-cost and no-cost ways to conserve water. Small changes can make a big
difference - try one today and soon it will become second nature.
• Take
short showers - a 5 minute shower uses 4 to 5 gallons of water compared to
up to 50 gallons for a bath.
• Shut off water while brushing your teeth,
washing your hair and shaving and save up to 500 gallons a month.
• Use a
water-efficient showerhead. They're inexpensive, easy to install, and can
save you up to 750 gallons a month.
• Run your clothes washer and
dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a
month.
• Water plants only when necessary.
• Fix leaky toilets and
faucets. Faucet washers are inexpensive and take only a few minutes to
replace. To check your toilet for a leak, place a few drops of food coloring
in the tank and wait. If it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing, you
have a leak. Fixing it or replacing it with a new, more efficient model can
save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
• Adjust sprinklers so only your lawn
is watered. Apply water only as fast as the soil can absorb it and during
the cooler parts of the day to reduce evaporation.
• Teach your kids
about water conservation to ensure a future generation that uses water
wisely. Make it a family effort to reduce next month's water bill!
•
Visit www.epa.gov/watersense for more information.
Cross
Connection Control SurveyThe purpose of this survey is to
determine whether a cross-connection may exist at your home or business. A
cross connection is an unprotected or improper connection to a public water
distribution system that may cause contamination or pollution to enter the
system. We are responsible for enforcing cross-connection control
regulations and insuring that no contaminants can, under any flow
conditions, enter the distribution system. If you have any of the devices
listed below please contact us so that we can discuss the issue, and if
needed, survey your connection and assist you in isolating it if that is
necessary.
• Boiler/ Radiant heater (water heaters not included)
•
Underground lawn sprinkler system
• Pool or hot tub (whirlpool tubs not
included)
• Additional source(s) of water on the property
• Decorative
pond
• Watering trough
Source Water Protection Tips
Protection of drinking water is everyone's responsibility. You can help
protect your community's drinking water source in several ways:
•
Eliminate excess use of lawn and garden fertilizers and pesticides - they
contain hazardous chemicals that can reach your drinking water source.
•
Pick up after your pets.
• If you have your own septic system, properly
maintain your system to reduce leaching to water sources or consider
connecting to a public water system.
• Dispose of chemicals properly;
take used motor oil to a recycling center.
• Volunteer in your community.
Find a watershed or wellhead protection organization in your community and
volunteer to help. If there are no active groups, consider starting one. Use
EPA's Adopt Your Watershed to locate groups in your community, or visit the
Watershed Information Network's How to Start a Watershed Team.
• Organize
a storm drain stenciling project with your local government or water
supplier. Stencil a message next to the street drain reminding people "Dump
No Waste - Drains to River" or "Protect Your Water." Produce and distribute
a flyer for households to remind residents that storm drains dump directly
into your local water body.
Monitoring and reporting of
compliance data violationsIn 2016 and 2017 Cuatro Villas
received a reporting violation for not submitting the Consumer Confidence
Report on time. We returned into compliance after submitting the report and
providing it to our members on August of 2017. Currently we are late with
this year’s report and will return to compliance once we submit the report
and provide to our members..
Cuatro Villas received a monitoring
violation for failing to test our drinking water for Lead and Copper from
October 2010-October 2016. We did return to compliance in 2016. We can not
be sure of the quality of our drinking water during that period of time. In
2017 we will continue to monitor and remain in compliance.
Additional Information for LeadIf present, elevated levels of
lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and
young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and
components associated with service lines and home plumbing. CUATROVILLAS
MDWUA is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot
control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your
water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for
lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using
water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your
water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in
drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure
is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. IF PRESENT, ELEVATED LEVELS OF LEAD CAN
CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG
CHILDREN. INFORMATION AAT HTTP://WWW.EPA.GOV/SAFEWATER/LEAD
Additional Information for ArsenicWhile your drinking
water meets EPA's standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of
arsenic. EPA's standard balances the current understanding of arsenic's
possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking
water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic
which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations
and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory
problems. CV MDWUA DRINKING WATER MEETS EPA'S STANDARD FOR ARSENIC, IT DOES
CONTAIN LOW LEVELS OF ARSENIC. EPA'S STANDARDS BALANCES THE CURRENT
UNDERSTANDING OF ARSENIC'S POSSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS AGAINST THE COSTS
OF REMOVING ARSENIC FROM DRINKING WATER. EPA CONTINUES TO RESEARCH THE
HEALTH EFFECTS OF LOW LEVELS OF ARSENIC WHICH IS A MINERAL KNOWN TO CAUSE
CANCER IN HUMANS AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS AND IS LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH
EFFECTS SUCH AS SKIN DAMAGE AND CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS.
Additional Information for NitrateNitrate in drinking water at
levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of
age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause blue baby syndrome.
Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of
rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant, you
should ask for advice from your health care provider.
Water
Quality Data TableIn order to ensure that tap water is safe to
drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of contaminants in
water provided by public water systems. The table below lists all of the
drinking water contaminants that we detected during the calendar year of
this report. Although many more contaminants were tested, only those
substances listed below were found in your water. All sources of drinking
water contain some naturally occurring contaminants. At low levels, these
substances are generally not harmful in our drinking water. Removing all
contaminants would be extremely expensive, and in most cases, would not
provide increased protection of public health. A few naturally occurring
minerals may actually improve the taste of drinking water and have
nutritional value at low levels. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented
in this table is from testing done in the calendar year of the report. The
EPA or the State requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than
once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not vary
significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable
to this type of contamination. As such, some of our data, though
representative, may be more than one year old. In this table you will find
terms and abbreviations that might not be familiar to you. To help you
better understand these terms, we have provided the definitions below the
table.
Contaminants
|
MCLG or MRDLG
|
MCL, TT, or MRDL
|
Detect In Your Water
|
Range
|
Sample Date
|
Violation
|
Typical Source
|
Low
|
High
|
Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products
|
(There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary
for control of microbial contaminants)
|
Chlorine (as Cl2) (ppm)
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
NA
|
1
|
2017
|
No
|
Water additive used to control microbes
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb)
|
NA
|
60
|
3
|
NA
|
NA
|
2017
|
No
|
By-product of drinking water chlorination
|
TTHMs [Total Trihalomethanes] (ppb)
|
NA
|
80
|
31
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
2017
|
No
|
By-product of drinking water disinfection
|
Inorganic Contaminants
|
Arsenic (ppb)
|
0
|
10
|
9
|
6
|
16
|
2017
|
No
|
Likely source of contamination\ Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff
from orchards; Runoff from glass and electronics production wastes
|
Chromium
|
|
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
2017
|
No
|
|
Fluoride (ppm)
|
4
|
4
|
3.0
|
2.29
|
3.0
|
2017
|
No
|
Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth;
Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
|
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen] (ppm)
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
.26
|
11.1
|
2017
|
No
|
Runoff from fertilizer;Leaching from Septic Tanks, sewage;Erosion of
natural deposits.
|
Radioactive Contaminants
|
Alpha emitters (pCi/L)
|
0
|
15
|
12.4
|
0
|
12.4
|
2017
|
No
|
Erosion of natural deposits
|
Radium (combined 226/228) (pCi/L)
|
0
|
5
|
.08
|
.04
|
.08
|
2017
|
No
|
Erosion of natural deposits
|
Uranium (ug/L)
|
0
|
30
|
19
|
3
|
19
|
2017
|
No
|
Erosion of natural deposits
|
Volatile Organic Contaminants
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (ppb)
|
200
|
200
|
80
|
NA
|
NA
|
2015
|
No
|
Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories
|
Ethylbenzene (ppb)
|
700
|
700
|
700
|
NA
|
NA
|
2015
|
No
|
Discharge from petroleum refineries
|
Xylenes (ppm)
|
10
|
10
|
1.9
|
NA
|
1.9
|
2016
|
No
|
Discharge from petroleum factories; Discharge from chemical factories
|
Contaminants
|
MCLG
|
AL
|
Your Water
|
Sample Date
|
# Samples Exceeding AL
|
Exceeds AL
|
Typical Source
|
Inorganic Contaminants
|
Copper - action level at consumer taps (ppm)
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
.022
|
2016
|
0
|
No
|
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits
|
Inorganic Contaminants
|
Lead - action level at consumer taps (ppb)
|
0
|
15
|
.036
|
2017
|
0
|
No
|
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Violations and Exceedances
|
Unit Descriptions
|
Term
|
Definition
|
ug/L
|
ug/L : Number of micrograms of substance in one liter of
water
|
ppm
|
ppm: parts per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/L)
|
ppb
|
ppb: parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (µg/L)
|
pCi/L
|
pCi/L: picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)
|
positive samples/month
|
positive samples/month: Number of samples taken monthly
that were found to be positive
|
% positive samples/month
|
% positive samples/month: Percent of samples taken
monthly that were positive
|
NA
|
NA: not applicable
|
ND
|
ND: Not detected
|
NR
|
NR: Monitoring not required, but recommended.
|
Important Drinking Water Definitions
|
Term
|
Definition
|
MCLG
|
MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal: 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.
|
MCL
|
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level: 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.
|
TT
|
TT: Treatment Technique: A required process intended to reduce the level
of a contaminant in drinking water.
|
AL
|
AL: Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded,
triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must
follow.
|
Variances and Exemptions
|
Variances and Exemptions: State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a
treatment technique under certain conditions.
|
MRDLG
|
MRDLG: Maximum residual disinfection level goal. 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 contaminants.
|
MRDL
|
MRDL: Maximum residual disinfectant level. The highest level of a
disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence
that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
microbial contaminants.
|
MNR
|
MNR: Monitored Not Regulated
|
MPL
|
MPL: State Assigned Maximum Permissible Level
|
For more information please contact:
Contact Name: JAMES SMART
Address: P.O. BOX 667
SANTA CRUZ, NM 87567
Phone: 505- 747-4848