TIM BER RIDGE SUBDIVISION CCR

Spring 2012

2012 Annual Dr inking W ater Q uality Repor t

T im ber Ridge Subdivision

Online at ridgew atercompany.com
If you have questions about this report, or if you w ant additional information about any aspect of your drinking w ater visit ridgew atercompany.com.

Introduction
This Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for calendar year 2012 is designed to inform you about your drinking w ater quality. Our goal is to provide you w ith a safe and dependable supply of drinking w ater, and w e w ant you to understand the efforts w e make to protect your w ater supply. The quality of your drinking w ater must meet state and federal requirements administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). If you have questions about this report, or if you w ant additional information about any aspect of your drinking w ater or w ant to know how to participate in decisions that may affect the quality of your drinking w ater, please contact

Quality Report
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Our goal is to provide you w ith a safe and dependable supply of drinking w ater, and w e w ant you to understand the efforts w e make to protect your w ater supply.

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General Information
The sources of drinking w ater (both tap and bottled w ater) include rivers, lakes, streams, pounds, reservoirs, springs, and w ells. As w ater travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source w ater include: M icr obial contam inants, such as viruses and bacteria, w hich may come from sew age treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and w ildlife. Inor ganic contam inants, such as slats and metals, w hich can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm w ater runoff, industrial or domestic w astew ater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming. Pesticides and her bicides, w hich may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormw ater runoff, and residential uses. O r ganic chem ical contam inants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, w hich are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormw ater runoff, and septic systems. Radioactive contam inants, w hich can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

Water Travels Everyw here

As w ater travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or human activity.

Quality First
In order to ensure that tap w ater is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in w ater provided by public w ater systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled w ater that must provide the same protection for public health. All drinking w ater, including bottled drinking w ater, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that w ater poses a health risk. M ore information can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800)4264791.
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Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health

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VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking w ater than the general population. VUL NERABL E PO PUL AT IO NS Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking w ater than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons w ith cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons w ho have undergone organ transplants, people w ith 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 w ater from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (8004264791). SO URC E AND T REAT M ENT O F YO UR DRINK ING W AT ER The source of your drinking w ater is groundw ater from a single drilled w ell. The w ater is treated by adding soda ash solution for corrosion control. A source w ater assessment of our system w as conducted in 2002 by the Virginia Department of Health. The w ell w as determined to be of high susceptibility to contamination, using the criteria developed by the state in its approved Source Water Assessment Program. The assessment report consists of maps show ing the source w ater assessment area, an inventory of know n land use activities of concern, and documentation of any know n contamination w ithin the last 5 years. The report is available by contacting Ridge w ater Company at the phone
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The source of your drinking water is groundwater from a single drilled well
number given elsew here in this drinking w ater quality report. DEFINIT IO NS Contaminants in your drinking w ater are routinely monitored according to federal and state regulations. The table below show s the results of this monitoring for the period of January 1st through December 31st, 2012. In the table and elsew here in this report you w ill find terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar w ith. The follow ing definitions are provided to help you better understand these terms. Nondetects (ND)-lab analysis indicates that the contaminants is not detectable, based on the limits of the analytical equipment used. Par ts per m illion (ppm ) or M illigr am s per liter (m g/L )-one part per million corresponds to one minute in tw o years or one penny in $10,000. Par ts per billion (ppb) or M icr ogr am s per liter (ug/L )-one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or one penny in $10,000,000.

Picocur ies per liter (pC l/L )-picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in w ater.

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Continued from page 3 W AT ER Q UAL IT Y RESUL T S We routinely monitor various contaminants in the w ater supply to meet all regulatory requirements. The table lists only those contaminants that had some level of detection. M any other contaminants have been analyzed but w ere not present or w ere below detection limits of the lab equipment.
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Radioactive C ontam inants C ontam inant / M C LG Unit of M easur em ent Alpha emitters 0 pCi/L Combined Radium 0 pCi/L Lead and C opper C ontam inant / Unit of M easur em ent Lead ppb M C LG M CL Level Found/ Range Violation Date of Sam ple Typical Source of C ontam ination Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits. Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Definitions (cont.)
Picocur ies per liter (pC l/L )-picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in w ater. Action L evel (AL )the concentration of a contaminant w hich, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a w ater system must follow . M axim um C ontam inant L evel G oal (M C L G )-the level of a contaminant in drinking w ater below w hich there is no know n or expected risk to health. M CLGs allow for a margin of safety. M axim um C ontam inant L evel (M C L )-the highest level contaminant that is allow ed in drinking w ater. M CLs are set as close to the M CLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

M CL

Level Found/ Range

*Violatio n No No

Date of Sam ple

Typical Source of C ontam ination Erosion of natural deposits Erosion of natural deposits

15 5

Avg: 0.2 Range: 0.0 to 0.4 Avg: 0.7 Range: 0.5 to 0.8

*October 2006 to June 2008 *October 2006 to June 2008

AL= 15

2 (90th percentile) Range: <2 to 2 Of five samples collected, none exceeded the AL 0.7 (90th percentile) Range: 0.03 to 1.0 Of five samples collected, none exceeded the AL

No

September 2011

Copper ppm

1.3

AL= 1.3

No

September 2011

Inorganic C ontam inants Nitrate ppm

10

10

5.5

No

Dec2012

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching rom septic tanks, sew age; Erosion of natural deposits

Barium ppm

0.13

No

Dec2012

Discharge of drilling w astes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits

We failed to take radiological samples during the first and fourth quarters of 2007. The health effects of not sampling are unknow n. Refer to Violations Section on page 5 for additional Violation information

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(continued) The state allow s us to monitor for some contaminants less than once per year, because the concentrations of the contaminants do not change frequently. Therefore, some of the data presented in the table may be than one year old. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets M CLs at very stringent levels. In developing the standards EPA assumes that the average adult drinks 2 liters of w ater each day throughout a 70year life span. EPA generally sets M CLs at levels that w ill result in no adverse health effects for some contaminants or a oneintenthousand to oneinonemillion chance of having the describes health for other contaminants. ADDIT IO NAL HEAL T H INFO RM AT IO N Certain contaminants (such as Crptospondium, radio, arsenic, nitrate, and lead), if present in your drinking w ater, may be of special concern to consumers. If any of those contaminants are present, health information is provided below to inform you about them. Nitr ate in Dr inking W ater ; Nitrate in drinking w ater at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking w ater 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 advise from your health care provider. L ead in Dr inking W ater : If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant w omen and young children. Lead in Drinking w ater is primarily from materials and components associated w ith service lines and home plumbing. Ridge Water Company is responsible for providing high quality drinking w ater, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. If you are concerned about lead in your w ater, you may w ish
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to have your w ater tested. Information on lead in drinking w ater, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline of at http://w w w .epa.gov/safew ater/lead . Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (8004264791). VIO L AT IO NS The w ater w orks w as issued three monitoring violations in 2012 . The w ater sample required each month to monitor for total coliform bacteria w as not collected during M arch 2012 . The health effects of not sampling are unknow n . The next required sample w as collected on April 2,2012 . Test results for this sample show ed no presence of coliform bacteria . A w ater sample collected from the w ater system on April 26, 2012 tested positive for the presence of total coliform bacteria, so five more w ater samples w ere required to be collected. One required sample from the w ell and four from the system w ere not colleted during the required time period period . Which is Period , w hich is considered as tw o separate violations. The health effects of not sampling are unknow n. The five required samples w ere collected on M ay 17, 2012. The test results for the samples show ed no presence of coliform bacteria .

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A note from M anagement

We'r e pl ea se d to pr es ent to y o u this y e ar's A nnual D ri nking Wat er Q ual it y Re po rt. T hi s repo r t is de s ig ned to inf o rm y o u abo ut the qua li ty w at er and se rv ice s w e de li v er to y o u ev ery da y. O ur co nst ant g o a l is to pr o v ide y o u w it h a saf e and de pendabl e supply o f dr inki ng w ate r. We w ant y o u to unde rs tand the ef f o rt s w e m ake to co nti nual ly im pro v e the w at er trea tm e nt pro ce s s and pr o tec t o ur w at er res o urces . We are co m m i tt ed to ens uri ng the qua li ty o f y o ur w at er. T hank Yo u Fo r Yo ur T im e !

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