Agenda Item 4C - Annual Water Quality ReportCTTY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
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AGENDA IT EM: Annua l Water Quality Report
SUBMITTED BY: Donna Ka luzniak, Ut il ity Dir cc tor(Q:9
DATE: May 9, 20 14
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AGENDA IT I~M # 'I C"
JUN E 9.20 14
BACKGROUND ~ A co py of th e 20 13 Water Qual ity Report for th e City of Atla ntic Beach is
provided for the City Co mmi ss ion 's review. The Flor ida Department ofEnvirorunenta l
Pro tecti on (FDEP} requires ann ual water qua lit y repo rts be prov ided to all customers by th e first
of Ju ly every year. FDEP now all ows reports to be provided elect ron ica ll y via web s ite as we ll as
by mail.
The City is required to test for over 80 drinking water contaminants, but on ly th ose detected
dming a nalysis are in cluded in th e repo rt. As shown, detected va lu es were within the level s
all owed an d we had no vio lat ions of water qua l ity limi ts .
BUDG ET: A tot al of$600 is budgeted in the Water Fund for printing th e repotis, und er acco un t
nu mbers 400 -5502-533-4 700.
RECOMMENDATION: No action necessary. The rep01t is provided fo r in f01mation on ly.
ATTACHMENTS: I. 2013 Atl an ti c Beach Water Qua lity Repo rt
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: :?z. V ~ 2~
2013 W(lter Quality Report
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
AGENDA I TEM /1 4C
J UNE 9, 20 14
We arc very p leased to provide yo u witb this year's Amma l Water Qua lity Report. We want to
kee p yo u informed about the excell ent wa ter a nd serv ices we have de livered to yo u over th e past
yea r. Our co nstan t goa l is to provi de you with sa fe and dependabl e drin ki1\g water. We want
yo u-our va lu ed custo mers-to und erstand o ur wa ter qu ality resul ts a nd what th ey mea n.
Our wa ter so urce is th e Flor id an Aq uifer, which is s imilar to a large und ergro und ri ver.
Gro und wa ter is pumped from ni ne we ll s th a t are approximately 700 to I 000 feet deep. This
wate r is aerated to remove s ulfides and chl orin ated for di sinfec ti on a t th e fo ur sepa ra te Water
T reatm ent Pl a nts. Co n-osio n co nt ro l treatmen t is also provided. Trained, state ce rtifi ed pl ant
operat ors ens ure pro pe r trea tm ent of n ea rly three milli on ga ll on s per day of water prov id ed to
our cus tomers. We are pl eased to report that o ur dl'ioldo g water quality meets all Federa l
and S tat e requirements.
If yo u ha ve a ny ques ti ons abo ut tllis re pot1 or co ncernin g you r wate r utility, please co nt act Mr.
HmTy McNally, Plants Di vis ion Director a l 904-247-5838.
l f yo u wa nt to becom e infonn ed about upcoming water-related projects or program s, pl ease
attend any of our City Co mmi ss ion mee tin gs whi c h are sc hed uled on the 2"" and 4111 Monday of
eve ry month at 6:00 p.m. a t Ci ty Hall , 800 Se mino le Ro ad, Atlan tic Beach, Flor.id a 32233, or ca ll
or e-ma il o ur Public Utili ties Director, Ms. Donn a Kaluzniak , at 90 4-270-2535,
dka lu zni ak @coab .us.
T he C ity o f At lanti c Beach routinely mon ito rs for co ntaminan ts in your drinking wa ter accord ing
to Federa l and Sta te laws. Except where indi cated othe1wise, thi s report is based on the resu lts
of our mo nitoring for th e period of January I st to Decemb er 3 1s t, 20 13. Data ob ta in ed befo re
Ja nu ary I, 20 13 a nd presented in th is re port are from the tnost recent te stin g don e in accordance
wit h th e la ws , rul es and reg ulations.
As auth orize d a nd app roved by th e EPA (E nvironm ent al Protectio n Agency), the State ha s
redu ced monitoring requirement s for certain co ntamin a nt s to less ofte n than once per year
beca use the concentrati ons o f th ese contaminants are not ex pected to vary sign ifi ca ntly from year
to year.
1n ord er to ens ure th at rap wate r is safe to d1i nk , th e EPA prescribes re gulati o ns which lin1iL the
amount of ce rt ain con taminant s in water provided by p ubl ic water sys tems. T he Food and Drug
Adminis tra ti on (FDA) regul ation s es tablis h lim i.ts for con tam inants in bo ltl ed wa ter which mu s t
pro vid e th e same protection fo r pub lic health .
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JUNE 9. 20 14
Drinking water, inc ludin g bottl ed wa ter, may reaso nabl y be ex pected to co nta in at leas t s mall
amounts of so me co nt amin ants. Th e presence of co ntamin ant s docs no t n ecessari ly indi ca te th at
the wa ter poses a heal th ris k. More in fo rm ati on abo ut co nt amin ants and pote ntia l hea lth effects
ca n be obta in ed by ca llin g the EP A's Sa fe Drink in g Water Hotl ine a t 1-800-426-4 79 1.
T he E PA requires monitorin g o f ove r 80 drinking wate r co ntamin a nts. Th ose contamin ant s
li sted in th e tabl e are the only ones detec ted in yo ur drinking wa ter.
MCLs a re se t at very s trin ge nt leve ls. To und erstand th e poss ibl e hea lth e ffec ts described fo r
ma ny regu late d co ntam ina nt s, a perso n wo uld have to dri nk 2 liters of wa ter every day a t the
MC L leve l fo r a lifetim e to have a one-in-a-mi ll ion chance of hav in g th e descri bed hea lth e ffec t.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than t he general
population . Immuno-compromised persons such ::t s persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people witb HJV/AID S or
ot11 er immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risl< from
infections. These people should seek advice about dl'inldng water from th eir· health care
providers. EPA/CDC guid elines on nppropriate means to less en th e rislc of infection by
cryptosporidittm and otber micro-biological contaminants ::tre ::tv::tilabl e from E PA 's Safe
Drinldug Water Hotlin e at 800-426-4791.
l f prese nt , elevated leve ls o f lea d can ca use se rious hea lth probl ems , espec iall y fo r preg nant
wo men and yo un g children. Lea d in drinki ng wat er is prim aril y from mat etials and comp one nt s
assoc iated with se rvice lin es and home plum bin g. Atl anti c Beac h is res pons ibl e fo r p rov idin g
hig h qtt a lity d rinking wa ter, but ca nnot co ntrol th e varie ty of materi a ls used in plum bing
compo nent s. Wh en yo m wa ter has been sitting for severa l hours, yo u can m inimi ze the po tent ia l
fo r lead exposure by fl us hing yo ur ta p for 30 seco nd s to 2 minu tes befo re using wa ter for
dri nkin g or cook ing. l f yo u arc co ncern ed a bo ut lea d in yo ur wate r, yo u may wish to have yo ur
water tes ted. Inform at ion on lead in drinking wa ter, tes ting methods, and steps yo u can take to
mmum ze ex pos ure is ava ilable from the Sa fe Dri nkin g Wa ter Hot lin e or a t
h ttp ://www .epa.go v/sa fcwater/lead .
IJ1 20 13 th e Fl orid a Depa rtme nt o f E nviro nm enta l Pro tec ti o n (F DE P) perfor med a So urce Wate r
Assess ment on our sys tem. Th e assessme nt was co nd ucted to prov ide informa ti on about any
po tenti al sources of conta minati on in th e vicinity of our we ll s. T here are 6 potential so urces of
co ntaminati on id enti fie d for otu· sys tem with low susceptibility levels, mostly du e to pet ro leum
s to rage tank s. To protect o ur so urce wa ters, th e C it y ena cted a Wellh ead Pro tec tion O rd in ance.
Al so, FD E P ha s a very acti ve petroleum co nt amin a ti on preve nti o n prog ram and so me of th e
m os t s trin ge nt rul es in the co untry. T he assess ment result s are ava il a bl e on th e PDE P So urce
Water Assess ment and Pro tec tio n Prog ram webs it e at www.dep.state.fl.uslswapp .
Than}{ you for allowing us to continue providing your family with clean , quality water this
year. We at the City of Atlantic Beach work around the clock to provide top quality water
to every tap. We asl< that all our cus tomers help us protect our water sources.
2013 Water Quality R epo rt
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
/\GENOA ITEM II 4C
JlJNE9, 20 14
In th e tab le yo u will lind many term s and abb rev iations yoo might not be fami li ar with. To help you be tt er understand
th(.-se terms, we have provided the follow in g defin iti ons:
Action Lev el (AL)-·n,e co nce nhu ti on of o co nt1lmin ont whi ch, if exceeded, tri ggers treatment <u· othct· requ ire ments
whi ch n wa ter syste m mu st fo ll ow .
lnltlnl Di sll ·lbutlon System Eva lua tion (ID SE)-An imp orwnt pmt of th e Stage 2 Di sinfe ct ion Byprodu cts Rule
(DBPR). The lO SE is u one-t im e s tu dy conduc ted by water systems to ident ify di stTibuti on sys tem loca tio ns wit h hi gh
concent rations ofu·i holomet hancs (TII Ms) and ho loacet ic acid s (I IAAs). Water systems will use res ult s from the IDSE , in
co1 tiun c tion with their Sta ge I DBPR com plillnce monitoring da ta, to select comp lia nce monitori ng loca ti ons for th e Stage
2 DBI'R.
Maximum Contaminant Level Ol' MC L -The highest level of a co ntaminnnt tl1al is allowed in chinking water. MCLs
arc set as close to the MCLG s as feu sibl e using th e bes t nva il ab lc trea tm ent technology.
Mnxlmum Co ntaminanc Level Goa l or MC LG -The leve l of a con taminant in drinking water below whi ch there is no
known or expected risk to hea lt h. MCLGs allow fo 1· a ma rgin of snfety.
Mnxlmum Residua l Di sinfectant Level (MRDL) -l 11e highes t level of a d isi nfectan t allowed in drink ing water. fhcn.:
is a co nvi nci ng evide nce that add iti on of n di s infectant is ncccssu ry for con twl of microbial contaminants.
Mnx lmum Residua l Di sinfectan t Leve l Goa l (MIWLG)-The leve l of a dti nking water disi nfec tant bel ow whi c h there
i~ no kn own or expected risk to health . M RDLGs do not rc ncct the bcnclits of the use of disinfec tan ts to cont rolmicrobio l
contam in ant s.
Non -Detects (NO)-Means not det ec ted and indicute s that the substance was not tound by labo ra tory analysis.
Not Applicable (N/A)-TI1e information docs not app ly in thi s category or fo r thi s comaminanl.
!•ar ts pet• billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/L)-One part by weig ht of ana lyte to one billi on pm1s by wcig ht'of
the wa ter sa mpl e.
Parts ilel' million (ppm) or M illi g rams pe r lit er (mg/L)-One po rt by weigh t ofanolyte to one mill ion part~ by weight
o f th e wate r sample.
[>icocu rl cs per HICI' (p Ci/1)-Mc.:a surc or th e rac.l ionctiv it y in Wl.l tcr.
'11n: so urces of dri nkin g wa tec· (bo th tn t> water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, st reams, pond s, reservoirs, sp dngs
and we ll s. A s water tm ve ls over th e surface of th e land or through th e groun d, it di ssolves naturally-occurrin g minera ls
and, in some cases, radioactive mate rial , and can pi ck up sub stances res ult in g from the presen ce of an imal s or from hum a n
ac tivity . Con tami na nt s that may be presen t in source wate r in clude:
(A) Microbial con taminaurs , suc h as viruses and bac teria, whic h may come from sewage treatment plunl s, sept ic
liys tcrns, agricultura l lives tock operations ;md wi ldl ife. Sec Note below:
Note: On September 3, 20 13, one of the City's wells t e~tcd posi tive for E. coli bacteria. Tes ts token th rougho ut the
wa ter distribu ti on sys tem on th e same day a nd nc.'t t c.lay we re all negat ive for bacteri a. Subsequent tes ting of th e well
al so fo und no E. co li . h is like ly that th e pos it ive re sult was caused by a sampl in g or testing error. Water fro m thi s
we ll goes through th e treatment and dis infectio n process prior to dis trib ution to th e publ ic. /Jcaltlr Effects: E. coli arc
bacteria whose presence indicn tes th at the water may be contam inated with human or an imal wastes. Microbe s in
th ese was tes can cause short-t enn cffecl~. such as dmrrhea , crn mps, nausea, heada ches or other sym pt oms. They pose
n specia l health ri sk for infants, young children, so me ofthc e lderly, and people wi th severely comprom ised immune
systems.
(13) In orga nic co ntamimtuls, such as salts and mc t11 ls, wh ich can be nat urally-occu rring or res ult from urba n stonnwatcr
run off, in du strial or domesti c wastewater di scharges, oi l and gas prod uctio n, mi ning or fa nni ng.
(C) Pes ticides and ll erbicirle~·, which may co me fr om a va riety of so urces suc h as agricu ltu re, urbn n stotmwa ter runoff~
nnd residen tia l usc.~.
~) Orqunic chemical coulamiurwts, inc lu.ding sy ntheti c nnd vo lat.llc orga nic e_hemica ls, which arc by-prod~cts of .
tndustnn l proce sses a nd petroleu m prod uction , and can al so co me from gas statton s, urban stom1watcr ru noff and sopit e
syste ms.
(E) Rurlioa crive coutamluams, whi ch can be nocurall y occ urrin g or be th e res ult of' o il and gas product ion and mi nin g
activ iti es.
AGENDA ITEM# 4C
JUNE 9, 2014
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER QUALITY DATA 2013
.Maximum Highest
Contaminant Sample Level Goal Level
and Unit of Date Allowed (i\ICLGor Detected Range of Typical Source of Contaminant Results Measurement (mo./yr.) (i\ICL or l\IRDLG) (HLD)
MRDL) (Max.)
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: (Results in the HLD column are the lzi.f!hest detected level at anv samolinf! ooint)
Discharge from metal refineries and
Beryllium (ppb) 3/11 4 4 0.2 ND-0.2 coal~buming factories; discharge
from electrical, aerospace, and
defense industries.
Barium 0.024-Discharge of drilling wastes;
(ppm) 3/11 2 2 0.024 0.021 discharge from metal refmeries;
erosion of natural deposits
Erosion of natural deposits;
discharge from fertilizer and
Fluoride (ppm) 3/11 4.0 4 0.78 0.68 -0.78 aluminum factories. \Vater additive
which promotes strong teeth when at
optimum levels between 0. 7 and 1.3
ppm.
Lead (point of Residue from man-made pollution
entry) 3111 15 0 .32 ND-.32 such as auto emissions and paint;
(ppb) lead pipe, casing
and solder
Sodium 3111 160 N/A 17 12-17 Salt water intrusion, leaching from
(ppm) soil
Nitrate (as Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching
nitrogen) (ppm) 4/13 10 10 0.14 0.14-0.14 from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of
natural deposits
STAGE 1 DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS: (The ~esult m the HLD column for Ch/onne 1s the annual average of the quarteliy avewges of.esultsfi'om
all sample sites. The result in the HLDcolumnfor HAA5s and ITHJ..fs is the average of samples taken for compliance. The Range of Results for HAASs and
1THA.fs is the range of individual sample results-lowest to highest-for all monitoring locations, including JDSE results as well as Stage I compliance
results)
Chlorine Monthly 4 4 1.4 0.4-2.9 \Vater additive used to control microbes (ppm) 2013
Haloacetic
Acids ~5) 7/13 60 N/A 21.75 14.02-32.27 By-product of drinking water disinfection (HAA)
(ppb)
Total Trihalo-
methanes
(TTHMs) 7/13 80 N/A 48.7 32.88-57.38 By-product of drinking water disinfection
(ppb)
STAGE 2 DISINFECTION BY PRODUCTS· "
Haloacetic
Acids (HAAS) 10/13 60
{ppb)
N/A NIA 7.33-18.13 By-product of Drinking Water Disinfection
Total By-product of Drinking Water Trihalomethanes 10/13 80 N/A NIA 18.28-35.25
(TTHM) (ppb) Disinfection
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS ' Total Number
MCL
Violation
(YIN)
N
N
N
N
N
N
Sample of Positive Likely Source of Violation
Contaminant MCLG MCL Date
(mo./yr.) Samples for the Contamination YIN
Year
E. coli (at the
ground water 9/13 I 0 0 Human or animal fecal waste N
source)
LEAD AND COPPER HOME TAP SAMPLING·
Contaminant and Sample AL 90'" No. of
N
N
N
N
N
Unit of Date (Action i\ICLG Percentile sampling sites Likely Source of AL Exceeded YIN exceeding the Contamination 1\leasurement (mo/yr) Level) Result AL
Copper Corrosion of household
plumbing systems; erosion of (tap water) 9111 1.3 1.3 0.16 0 of60 natural deposits; leaching from N
(ppm) wood preservatives
Lead Corrosion of household
(tap water) 9/11 15 0 1.6 0 of60 plumbing systems; erosion of N
(ppb) natural deposits