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TheCityofGrandLedgeispleasedtopresenttheAnnualDrinkingWaterQualityReportfor2010.This Reportisintendedtoinformwatercustomersaboutthequalityofthedrinkingwaterwithwhichtheywere providedduringthepastyearandisarequirementoftheSafeDrinkingWaterAct.ThisReportisupdated andpublishedannually. TheCity'sgoalistoprovideitsresidentswithasafeanddependablesupplyofdrinkingwaterandis committed to providing the highest quality water possible. During 2010, the City was successful in achievingthisgoalandmetorexceededallwaterqualitystandardsissuedbytheU.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency(USEPA)andtheMichiganDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(MDEQ). WaterSource TheCityofGrandLedgederivesitsdrinkingwaterfromwellsdrilled250feetintothebedrockofthe SaginawFormation,theundergroundaquiferwhichunderliestheentiremidMichiganarea.Protection ofthedrinkingwatersourcewasformalizedintheCitysWellheadProtectionPlanwhichwasdeveloped andimplementedin2002. Therawwellwaterispumpedfirsttoafilteringprocesswhichremovesabout90percentofthedissolved ironthatisnaturallypresentinthewater.InNovember2006thevotersoftheCityofGrandLedge approvedareferendumtofluoridatetheCitysdrinkingwaterandinOctober2007theadditionoffluoride wasinitiated.Optimumlevelsoffluorideindrinkingwaterarewidelyrecognizedasbeingbeneficialin preventingtoothdecay.Thewateristhenchlorinatedandpumpedtooneoftwoelevatedstoragetanks orissentdirectlytotheCity'swatercustomers.Afourthwell,forwhichtheironremovalprocessis unavailable,isusedtoprovideadditionalwatertothesystemforperiodsofhighwaterdemand.During 2010theCityofGrandLedgesupplied332,000,000gallonsofdrinkingwatertoitscustomers.Otherthan fluorideandchlorine,therearenootheradditivestothewaterwhichyougetfromyourtap. Thewateryoureceiveatyourhomecomesfromanetworkofundergroundwatermainsunderlyingalmost everystreetintheCity.Thisnetworkconsistsofapproximately47milesofwatermainandservesallof theCityofGrandLedgeandpartsofOneidaTownship.Ifyoushouldexperienceaserviceinterruption orunexplainedchangeinwaterquality,pleasenotifythePublicServiceDept.at6272144.Personnelare oncalleveningsandweekendsandmaybereachedat4837236. Waterrates,effectiveJanuary1,2011,are$2.30perthousandgallonsforthe1st10,000gallonsusedand $3.93perthousandgallonsforusageabove10,000gallons.Thereisadditionallyadebtservicechargeof $24.04 per quarter for each water customer. The debt service charge finances water system improvements. Foratypicalfamilyusing20,000gallonsperquarterthisamountstofourtenthsofacentpergallonand representsoneofthebestbargainsavailable. WaterQuality TheCityofGrandLedgeroutinelymonitorsforcontaminantsindrinkingwateraccordingtoFederaland Statelaws,and,asstatedpreviously,metorexceededallUSEPAandMDEQregulatoryrequirements.The
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watertheCitydeliversissafetoconsumeasdeterminedbyallcurrentstandards.Nofurtheronsite treatmentsystemcostinghundredsofdollarsoruseofbottledwateratupto$1pergallonisnecessary. ThefollowingtableshowstheresultsofourmonitoringfortheperiodofJanuary1sttoDecember31st, 2010.Annualtestingisnotrequiredformanyofthepotentialcontaminantsasconcentrationsarenot expectedtovarysignificantlyfromyeartoyear.Theyearofthemostrecenttestingisincludedinthe table. Inthistableyouwillfindmanytermsandabbreviationsyoumightnotbefamiliarwith.Tomakethese termsmoreunderstandablethefollowingdefinitionsareprovided: NDNonDetectlaboratoryanalysisindicatesthatthecontaminantisnotpresentatadetectable level. PPMPartspermillionorMilligramsperliter(mg/l)onepartpermillioncorrespondstoone minuteintwoyearsorasinglepennyin$10,000. PPBPartsperbillionorMicrogramsperliteronepartperbillioncorrespondstooneminutein 2,000years,orasinglepennyin$10,000,000. PPTPartspertrillionorNanogramsperliteronepartpertrillioncorrespondstooneminutein 2,000,000yearsorasinglepennyin$10,000,000,000. ALActionLeveltheconcentrationofacontaminantwhich,ifexceeded,triggerstreatmentor otherrequirementswhichawatersystemmustfollow. MCLMaximumContaminantLevelTheMaximumAllowed(MCL)isthehighestlevelofa contaminantthatisallowedindrinkingwater.MCLsaresetasclosetotheMCLGsasfeasibleusing thebestavailabletreatmenttechnology. MCLGMaximumContaminantLevelGoalTheGoal(MCLG)isthelevelofacontaminantin drinkingwaterbelowwhichthereisnoknownorexpectedrisktohealth.MCLGsallowfora marginofsafety. MRDL Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinkingwater.Thereisconvincingevidencethatadditionofadisinfectantisnecessaryforcontrol ofmicrobialcontaminants. MRDLGMaximumResidualDisinfectantLevelGoalThelevelofadrinkingwaterdisinfectant belowwhichthereisnoknownorexpectedrisktohealth.MRDLGsdonotreflectthebenefitsof theuseofdisinfectantstocontrolmicrobialcontaminants.
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TESTRESULTS
RegulatedCompoundsDetected The following table includes test results for regulated compounds which were detected in the Citys drinkingwater.Regulatedcompoundsincludeanycompoundsforwhichlimitsindrinkingwaterhavebeen established.
Contaminant Violation Y/N Highest Level Detected 0 Rangeof Levels Detected N.A. Test Year Unit Measurement MCLG MCL Contaminant Source
MicrobiologicalContaminants TotalColiform Bacteria NO 2010 0 Presence Naturally ofcoliform presentinthe bacteriain environment 5%of monthly samples 10 Erosionof natural deposits;runoff fromorchards; runofffrom glassand electronics production wastes. Dischargeof drillingwastes; dischargefrom metalrefineries; erosionof natural deposits. Erosionof natural deposits;water additivewhich promotesstrong teeth;discharge fromfertilizer andaluminum factories.
Barium
NO
0.15
0.120.15
2010
PPM
Fluoride
NO
1.52
0.421.07
2010
PPM
RadioactiveContaminants Alphaemitters NO 4.7 ND4.7 2003 pCi/L 0 15 Erosionof natural deposits. Erosionof natural deposits.
Combined radium
NO
3.0
2.53.0
2009
pCi/L
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Lead/Copper Leadandcopper,twoadditionalregulatedinorganiccontaminants,werenotdetectedintheCityssource waterbuthavebeendetectedthroughtestingofindividualcustomertaps.Ifpresent,elevatedlevelsof leadcancauseserioushealthproblems,especiallyforpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Leadin drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing.TheCityofGrandLedgeisresponsibleforprovidinghighqualitydrinkingwater,butcannot controlthevarietyofmaterialsusedinplumbingcomponents.Whenyourwaterhasbeensittingfor severalhours,youcanminimizethepotentialforleadexposurebyflushingyourtapfor30secondsto2 minutesbeforeusingwaterfordrinkingorcooking.Ifyouareconcernedaboutleadinyourdrinking water,youmaywishtohaveyourwatertested.Informationonleadindrinkingwater,testingmethods, andstepsyoucantaketominimizeexposureisavailablefromtheSafeDrinkingWaterHotlineorat http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
Contaminant Test Year 2010 Unit Measurement PPB Action Level 1300 Rangeof Levels Detected 115487 90thPer Centile 432 Violation Y/N NO ContaminantSource
Copper
Lead
2010
PPB
15
ND10
10
NO
4 60 80
4 60 80
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GeneralHealthInformation Allsourcesofdrinkingwateraresubjecttopotentialcontaminationbyconstituentsthatarenaturally occurringormanmade.Thoseconstituentscanbemicrobes,organicorinorganicchemicals,orradioactive materials.Alldrinkingwater,includingbottledwater,mayreasonablybeexpectedtocontainatleast smallamountsofsomecontaminants.Thepresenceofcontaminantsdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethat thewaterposesahealthrisk.Moreinformationaboutcontaminantsandpotentialhealtheffectscanbe obtainedbycallingtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysSafeDrinkingWaterHotlineat18004264791 oraccessingtheirwebsiteathttp://www.epa.gov/safewater. MCLsaresetatverystringentlevels.Tounderstandthepossiblehealtheffectsdescribedformany regulatedconstituents,apersonwouldhavetodrink2litersofwatereverydayattheMCLlevelfora lifetimetohaveaoneinamillionchanceofhavingthedescribedhealtheffect. Total Coliform: The Total Coliform Rule requires water systems to meet a stricter limit for coliform bacteria.Coliformbacteriaareusuallyharmless,buttheirpresenceinwatercanbeanindicationof diseasecausingbacteria.Whencoliformbacteriaarefound,specialfollowuptestsaredonetodetermine ifharmfulbacteriaarepresentinthewatersupply.Ifthislimitisexceeded,thewatersuppliermustnotify thepublicbynewspaper,televisionorradio.Tocomplywiththestricterregulation,wehaveincreased theaverageamountofchlorineinthedistributionsystem. Somepeoplemaybemorevulnerabletocontaminantsindrinkingwaterthanthegeneralpopulation. Immunocompromisedpersonssuchaspersonswithcancerundergoingchemotherapy,personswhohave undergoneorgantransplants,peoplewithHIV/AIDSorotherimmunesystemdisorders,someelderly,and infantscanbeparticularlyatriskfrominfections.Thesepeopleshouldseekadviceaboutdrinkingwater fromtheirhealthcareproviders.EPA/CDCguidelinesonappropriatemeanstolessentheriskofinfection bycryptosporidiumandothermicrobiologicalcontaminantsareavailablefromtheSafeDrinkingWater Hotline(8004264791).
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WaterSystemImprovements TheCityofGrandLedgeiscommittedtomaintainingasafe,dependablewatersupplythroughcontinually improvingthewaterdistributionsystemtomeettheneedsofourgrowingcommunityandproviding improvedfireprotection.Ofthe47milesofwatermainswhichmakeuptheCityswatersystem,over6.5 milesofthattotalhasbeenconstructedorreplacedwithinthelastnineyears.In2010,thewatermains on portions of West Lincoln Street and Spring Street was replaced. In the current year, water main replacementisexpectedtobecompletedaspartofoverallstreetimprovementprojectsonDeGroffand MadisonStreets. Protecting our water supply is everyones responsibility. Gasoline, motor oil, pesticides, and other household products can contaminate the underground aquifer from which the City draws its water. Pleasedisposeoftheseproductsproperly,neverbysimplydumpingontothegroundordownadrain.For moreinformationaboutproperdisposalmethods,pleasecontactthePublicServiceDepartmentorEaton CountyResourceRecoveryat5175437500,ext.3686. TheCityofGrandLedgeencouragespublicinterestandparticipationindecisionsaffectingdrinkingwater. TheGrandLedgeCityCouncilmeetsthesecondandfourthMondayofeachmonthat7:30p.m.inthe GrandLedgeCityHall,200EastJeffersonStreet,GrandLedge,MI48837.Specificquestionsregarding waterandwaterqualityoranyotherinformationprovidedinthisreport,shouldbedirectedtoPublic ServiceDirectorLarryLaHaieat5176272144.
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