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.
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).
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.
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Protection of drinking water is everyone's responsibility. You can help protect your community's drinking water source in several ways:
Jan, Feb, Mar 2019 Maximum Residual Disinfection Level Report (MRDL) Filed
late. Failed to submitt public notice.
2 Quarter Rads Monitoring
period 4/1 - 6/30 2019. Data filed late.
2019 CCR filed late.
2019 Lead and Copper Data filed late.
If 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. City of St. Johns 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.
In 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 |
MCL, |
Detect In |
Range |
Sample |
Violation |
Typical
Source |
|
Low |
High |
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Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products |
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(There is convincing evidence that addition of a
disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants) |
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TTHMs [Total Trihalomethanes]
(ppb) |
NA |
80 |
1.7 |
NA |
1.7 |
2019 |
No |
By-product of drinking water disinfection |
Microbiological Contaminants |
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Total Coliform (RTCR) |
NA |
TT |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2019 |
No |
Naturally present in the environment |
Radioactive Contaminants |
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Radium (combined 226/228) (pCi/L) |
0 |
5 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
2019 |
No |
Erosion of natural deposits |
Contaminants |
MCLG |
AL |
Your |
Sample |
# Samples |
Exceeds
AL |
Typical
Source |
Inorganic Contaminants |
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Copper - action level at consumer taps (ppm) |
1.3 |
1.3 |
.01 |
2019 |
No |
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of
natural deposits |
|
Lead - action level at consumer taps (ppb) |
0 |
15 |
.5 |
2019 |
No |
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of
natural deposits |
Violations and Exceedances |
Level 1 Assessment and Sanitary Defects |
The following contaminants were monitored for, but not detected, in your water.
Contaminants |
MCLG |
MCL, |
Your |
Violation |
Typical
Source |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (ppb) |
200 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories |
1,1,2-Trichloroethane (ppb) |
3 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
1,1-Dichloroethylene (ppb) |
7 |
7 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (ppb) |
70 |
70 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from textile-finishing factories |
1,2-Dichloroethane (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
1,2-Dichloropropane (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (ppb) |
50 |
50 |
ND |
No |
Residue of banned herbicide |
2,4-D (ppb) |
70 |
70 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide used on row crops |
Alachlor (ppb) |
0 |
2 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide used on row crops |
Benzene (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from factories; Leaching from gas storage tanks
and landfills |
Carbofuran (ppb) |
40 |
40 |
ND |
No |
Leaching of soil fumigant used on rice and alfalfa |
Carbon Tetrachloride (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from chemical plants and other industrial
activities |
Chlordane (ppb) |
0 |
2 |
ND |
No |
Residue of banned termiticide |
Chlorobenzene (monochlorobenzene)
(ppb) |
100 |
100 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from chemical and agricultural chemical
factories |
Dalapon (ppb) |
200 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide used on rights of way |
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) (ppt) |
0 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Runoff/leaching from soil fumigant used on soybeans,
cotton, pineapples, and orchards |
Dichloromethane (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from pharmaceutical and chemical factories |
Dinoseb (ppb) |
7 |
7 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide used on soybeans and vegetables |
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) (ppq) |
0 |
30 |
ND |
No |
Emissions from waste incineration and other combustion;
Discharge from chemical factories |
Diquat (ppb) |
20 |
20 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide use |
Endothall (ppb) |
100 |
100 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide use |
Endrin (ppb) |
2 |
2 |
ND |
No |
Residue of banned insecticide |
Ethylbenzene (ppb) |
700 |
700 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from petroleum refineries |
Ethylene dibromide (ppt) |
0 |
50 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from petroleum refineries |
Glyphosate (ppb) |
700 |
700 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from herbicide use |
Haloacetic Acids
(HAA5) (ppb) |
NA |
60 |
ND |
No |
By-product of drinking water chlorination |
Heptachlor (ppt) |
0 |
400 |
ND |
No |
Residue of banned pesticide |
Heptachlor epoxide (ppt) |
0 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Breakdown of heptachlor |
Lindane (ppt) |
200 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on cattle, lumber,
gardens |
Methoxychlor (ppb) |
40 |
40 |
ND |
No |
Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on fruits,
vegetables, alfalfa, livestock |
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen] (ppm) |
10 |
10 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; Erosion of natural deposits |
Oxamyl [Vydate] (ppb) |
200 |
200 |
ND |
No |
Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on apples, potatoes
and tomatoes |
PCBs [Polychlorinated biphenyls] (ppt) |
0 |
500 |
ND |
No |
Runoff from landfills; Discharge of waste chemicals |
Pentachlorophenol (ppb) |
0 |
1 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from wood preserving factories |
Picloram (ppb) |
500 |
500 |
ND |
No |
Herbicide runoff |
Styrene (ppb) |
100 |
100 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from rubber and plastic factories; Leaching from
landfills |
Tetrachloroethylene (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from factories and dry cleaners |
Toluene (ppm) |
1 |
1 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from petroleum factories |
Toxaphene (ppb) |
0 |
3 |
ND |
No |
Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on cotton and cattle |
Trichloroethylene (ppb) |
0 |
5 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories |
Vinyl Chloride (ppb) |
0 |
2 |
ND |
No |
Leaching from PVC piping; Discharge from plastics
factories |
Xylenes (ppm) |
10 |
10 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from petroleum factories; Discharge from
chemical factories |
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (ppb) |
70 |
70 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
o-Dichlorobenzene (ppb) |
600 |
600 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
p-Dichlorobenzene (ppb) |
75 |
75 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (ppb) |
100 |
100 |
ND |
No |
Discharge from industrial chemical factories |
Unit Descriptions |
|
Term |
Definition |
ppm |
ppm: parts
per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/L) |
ppb |
ppb: parts
per billion, or micrograms per liter (µg/L) |
ppt |
ppt: parts
per trillion, or nanograms per liter |
ppq |
ppq: parts
per quadrillion, or picograms per liter |
pCi/L |
pCi/L:
picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity) |
% 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: Dana Waite
Address: PO Box 455
St. Johns, Az 85936
Phone: 928.337.2031