Item 4D Annual Water Quality ReportAGE NDA ITEM:
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CITY OF' ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
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Dou gl as E. Lnytun?rE. PWLF
Publi c Works Director
,April9, 20 15
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APR IL 27,20 15
BACKGROUND: A co py o f the 20 14 Water Quality Report to r th e Cit y of Atlantic Beach is
prov ided for th e C it y Commi ss ion's review. The Florida Depat1mcnt of Env ironmental
Protection (F D EP) requires annual water quality repo rt s be provided to a ll cu stom e rs hy th e fir s t
o f July every ye ar. FDE P now a ll ows reports to be pro vid ed electronically vin website as well as
by mail.
The C it y is required to tes t for over 80 drink in g wate r contam in a nts, but onl y tho se detected
<.luring ana lys is arc in c lud ed in the report . As s ho wn, detec ted va lu es were wi thin the leve ls
allowed and we had no v iolation s of water qualit y limits.
BUDGET: $550 is budgeted in th e Water Fund fo r printin g the reports, under account number
400-5502-533-4700.
RECOMMENDATION: No action ne cessary. The rep ort is pro vi ded for information on ly.
ATTACHMENTS : 20 14 At lantic Beach Wat er Quality Re port
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2014 Water Quality Report
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FL ORIDA
AGRNOA ITEM 1#40
APRIL 27,2015
We are ve ry p leased to provide yo u with thi s year's Annual Wa ter Qua lit y Rcpott. We want to
keep yo u informed about th e exce ll ent water and se rvices we have delivered to you over th e past
year. Our consta nt goa l is to provide yo u wi th safe and dependa ble drinl<ing wate r. We wa nt
yo u-our va lued c ustomers-to und erstand ou r wa ter qu alit y resu lt s and what th ey mean.
Our water so urce is the F lot·idan Aq uifer, wh ich is s imilar to a large und ergro un d river.
Gro undwater is pumped fr om nin e wells that arc approx im ately 700 to 1 0 00 feet dee p. Thi s
wa ter i s aerated to remove s ui fid es and ch lorina ted for disinfection at the four sepa rate Water
Treatm ent Pl ants. Conosion cont rol treatrn ent is a lso provided. T rain ed, sta te certiliecl plant
operato rs e nsure proper trea tm en t of nea rl y three milli on ga ll ons per day of wa ter provided to
our custo mers. We are plcn scd to rcpm·t that our drinh:in g water quality meets all Fcdcr~tl
and S tate t·cquircmcuts.
If yo u have a ny quest ions about thi s report or co ncernin g yo ur water uti li ty, please co nt ac t Mr.
Ha rr y McNa ll y, Plants Div isio n Director at 904-247-5838.
I f you want to beco me in fo rm ed about upcoming water-related proj ects or programs, please
attend any o r o ur City Co mmi ssion meetings whic h are schedu led on the 2nll and 4111 Monday of
every mont h at 6:00p.m. a t Ci ty ll all, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach , Florida 32233, or call
o r e-ma il o ur Dep ut y Pub li c Works Direc tor, Mr. Kayle Moore , P.E., a t 904-247-5834,
kmoore@coab.us .
The City of Atlan ti c Beach ro utinely monitors for con tam in ant s in your drinking wa ter according
to Fede ra l and State laws. Except where indicated ot herwise, this report is based on the res ult s
of our monit orin g for th e period of Jan uary 1st to December 3 1st , 2014. Data ob tai ned before
Ja nu ary l , 20 14 an d presented in thi s repo rt are from the most recent testing done in accorda nce
with the Jaws , ru les and reg ul ati o ns.
As au th ori zed and app roved by th e EPA (Environm ental Protection Agency), th e State has
reduced mo nitorin g requirements for ce rt ain co nt ami na nt s to less ofte n than once per year
because the co ncen trations of these con tam in ants arc not expected to va ry significan tl y from year
to year.
In order to ensme that tap wate r is safe to drink , t he EPA prescrib es regu latio ns which lim it the
amou nt of ce rt ain con ta minant s in wa ter provided by public water systems. The Food and Dr ug
Administration (FDA) regul ati ons establi sh lim it s for con tamina nts in bott led water whi ch must
provide th e same pr otec ti on fo r public health.
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Drin king wate r, inclu ding bottl ed wa ter, may reasonab ly be expected to contain at least s ma ll
amounts of some contam inants. The presence of co nt am in a nt s does not necessarily indicate that
th e wate r poses a health risk. Mo re informat ion abo ut contam in a nts a nd potential hea lth effects
ca n be ob ta ined by calling the EPA's Sa fe Drinking Water Hotl in e a t 1-800 -426 -4791.
Th e EPA requires monitor in g of over 80 dr ink ing water co nt am in ant s. Those contam ina nt s
listed in the ta bl e are th e on ly ones detec ted in yo ur dr irll<ing water.
MCLs a re se t at very strin ge nt leve ls. To und ers tan d th e poss ible hea lth effec ts desc ri bed for
many regu lated co nt am inan ts, a pe rso n would have to drink 2 liters of wa ter eve ry day a t th e
MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-m illi on chance o f hav ing th e desc ribed health e iTcct.
Some p eo ple may be more v ulnerable to co ntaminants in drinking w;ltcr
tlum the general population. J mmuno-compromised p e r so n s s uch as p erson s
with cancer und ergoin g chemotherapy, p erson s who h ave undergone o r gan
transplants, p eo ple with HIV/AIDS or other immune sys t e m disord e r s, so m e
e ld erly, and infants can b e particularly at risk from infect ions. T hese p eo ple
should see l<. advice about drinking water from the il· h ea lth care prov id er s.
Et>AJCDC g uid e lin es on ~l ppropriate means to lessen the risk of infectio n by
cryptosporidium and other micro-biolog ic a l contaminants are avail abl e from
EPA's S afe Dl'inl<ing Water Hotlin e at 800-426 -4791.
If prese nt , eleva ted leve ls of lead ca n ca use seriou s hea lth p ro blem s, especiall y fo r pregna nt
wo me n an d you ng chil dren. Lead in dr .inkin g wa ter is prim aril y from matcri.a ls and co mp one nts
assoc iated wi th se r vice lin es and ho me plumbing. Atlantic Beac h is respon sible fo r providing
hi gh quali ty drinking water, but ca nn ot co ntro l th e va ri ety of material s used in plumbin g
components . When your wa ter has been s ittin g fo r several hours, you ca n minimi ze th e potenti al
for lead exposure by flu s hing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes befo re using wa ter for
dri nking or cookin g. Tf you arc conce rn ed about lea d in your water, yo u may wish to h ave yo ur
wate r tes ted. Informatjon on lead in dr in kin g wate r, testing methods, and steps yo u can take to
mmlm lze ex pos ure is available fro m th e Safe Drinking Wa ter 1 lot line or at
http ://w\V\V.epa.gov/satewater/lead.
ln 20 14 the Florida Department of Env ironmenta l Protect ion (FDEP) performed a So urce Water
Assess ment on our system. The assess ment was co ndu cte d to provid e in formation about any
potent ia l sou rces of co nta min ati o n in th e vicinit y of o ur we ll s . There arc 4 pote nti a l so urc es of
co nt am inat ion id entified for our sys tem wit h low s usce pt ibility levels. To protec t our so urce
wa ters, th e Cit y e nacted a Wellh ead Protecti on O rdi nance. A lso, FDEP has a ve ry active
pe tro le um co nt amination preve ntion program , and hand les penniUin g and e nfo rce ment fo r both
domest ic and haza rd ous was te s. FDEP has so me of the most stri nge nt rules in the country. The
assessme nt res ult s a re avai la bl e on the FDE P So urce Water Assessment and Protection Program
webs it e at ww\ .dep.state.n.us/s wapp .
T h a nl<. yo u for aJJowing us to continue p•·oviding your f a mily with cl ea n , <Juali ty water t his
year. We at the City of Atlantic Dcach worl< around the clocl< to prov id e top quality watct·
to every tap. We a s k t hat all our cus tom er s h elp us protect our w atca· sources.
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In the tab le you wi ll lind man y terms and abbrev iati ons yo u mi ght not be f.'ltniliar with. To he lp you better
understand these terms, we have provided the fo ll owi ng defini tio ns:
Acti on Le ve l (A L)-Th e co nce ntr ation of a co ntami nant whic h, if exceeded, tri gge rs treatment Ol' othe r
req uiremen ts whi c h a wa ter system mus t fo llow .
Initial Di s tribution Sys tem Eva lu a ti on (I OS E)-An importan t pa11 of th e Stage 2 Di s infec t ion Byp roduc ts Rul e
(DBPR). The l OSE is a one-t ime study co ndu cted by water systems to identify di stribut ion sys tem loca t ion s wi th
hig h conce ntration s oftriha lomethanes (T II Ms) and haloace tic acids (I lA As). Water sys tem s wil l usc results from
th e JOS E, in conjunc tion with their Stage l DBPR comp liance mo nito rin g data, to se lec t co mpl iance monito r in g
location s for the Stage 2 DBPR .
Max imum Co nt a mi na nt Leve l o r· MCL -The hig hes t leve l of a co ntaminant that is allowed in drin king water.
MCLs arc se t as close to the MC LG s as feas ible us ing th e best avai lab le treatment technology.
Max imum Co nta min a nt Leve l Coa l or MCLC -The level of a contamina nt in dri nking wate r below which there
is no known or expec ted ri sk to healt h. MCLGs all ow for a marg in of safety.
Ma xi mum Res idu al Di sinfec ta nt Leve l (M ilOL)-T he hig hes t level of a d is infec tan t all owed in drinkin g water.
There is a co nvincin g ev iden ce that add ition o f a cl is in fecta nt is necessary fo r co ntrol of microbia l conta minant s.
Mn xirnum Resi du a l Di sinfectant Level Coal (MRD LC) The leve l of a drink ing water di si n fect ant be low wh ich
there is no known or expected ri sk to healt h. M RDLG s clo not reflect th e bene !i ts of t he use of di s infectant s to
co ntrol microb ial co ntam inant s.
No n-De tec ts (N O)-Mea ns no t detec ted t~nd ind icates that the s ubsta nce •Na s not fou nd by laboratory analysi s.
No t Appli cnb lc (N/ A)-T he informat ion do es not app ly in thi s cat ego ry or for thi s contaminant.
Pnr ts per billi on (p pb) o r Micr og r a ms pe r lit er (ug/L)-One part by weight ofanii ly tc to one bill io n parts by
weig ht ofthe wate r samp le.
Pa r ts per milli on (pp m) ot· M illi g r a ms per lit er (mg/L)-One part by weig ht of analyte to one million parts by
weigh t of the water sa mp le.
Picoc uri cs per liter (pC i/1)-Me asure of the radio act ivity in water.
The so urces of dr inkin g water (both tap water and bott led water) inc lude rivers, lakes, strea ms, ponds, reservoirs,
spri ngs and we ll s. As wa ter trave ls over the surface or the land or through th e ground , it d isso lves naturally-
occurring mi neral s and , in so me cases, radioac tive material , and can pick up substances resu ltin g li·o m the presenc e
ofnnima ls or from human ac tiv ity. Contam inants that mny be present in so urce wate r incl ude :
(A) M i crobial co utmuiurmts, such ciS v iru ses and bacteria, which may co me fro m se wa ge trea tm ent pl ant s, se ptic
sys tem s, agricultural liv es to ck opera t ion s and wi ld life.
(B) Ju o rgrmic coulam immts, suc h as salt s and met als, which ca n be naturally-occu rrin g or re sult from urban
stormwa ter ru noff, ind ustt·ia l or domest ic wastewate r discharges, oil an d gas production , mi nin g or fa nning.
(C) Pesticides ami h erbicides, which may co me fr om a var iety of so urces suc h as ag ricult ure, urban s to rmwnter
runoff, and res id ent ial uses.
(D) Orqrm ic ch em ical coutam i mmfs, incl uding sy nthe t ic and vo latil e orga nic chemicals, wh ich are by-products of
indu stna l processes and petroleum produ ction, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and
sep tic sys tems.
(E) R rulloaclil'e contaminants, wh ich can be natura ll y occurr ing or be the re sult of oil and gas production and
mini ng activities.
AGENDA ITEM # 4D
APRIL 27, 2015
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER QUALITY DATA 2014
Maximum Highest MCL Contaminant Sample Level Goal Level
and Unit of Date Allowed (MCLGor Detected Range of Typical Source of Contaminant Violation
Measurement (mo_,liTJ_ (MCLor MRDLG) (HLD) Results (YIN)
f--MRDL) (~l~x.) ..
Inorganic Contaminants
Results in the HLD column are the hi;:;hest detected level at any sampling point)
Antimony Discharge from petroleum refineries;
(ppb) 5/14 6 6 0.5 ND-0.5 fire retardants; ceramics; electronics; N
solder
Barium 0.025-Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge
(ppm) 5/14 2 2 0.027 0.027 from metal refineries; erosion of N natural deposits
Chromium 5/14 100 100 0.7 ND-0.7 Discharge from steel and pulp mills; N (ppb) erosion of natural deposits
Erosion of natural deposits;
Fluoride 5/14 0.75-discharge from fertilizer and aluminum
(ppm) 4.0 4 0.89 0.89 factories. Water additive which N promotes strong teeth when at optimum
levels between 0. 7 and 1.3 ppm.
Lead (point of Residue from man-made pollution such
entry)
5/14 15 0 0.5 NO-0.5 as auto emissions and paint; lead pipe, N (ppb) casing and solder
Nickel (ppb) 5/14 100 N/A 2.6 0.2-2.6 Pollution from mining and refining N operations. Natural occurrence in soil
Selenium Discharge from petroleum and metal
(ppb) 5/14 50 50 1.2 ND-1.2 refineries; erosion of natural deposits; N
discharge from mines
Sodium 5/14 160 N/A 14 12-14 Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil (ppm) N
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products
For bromate, chloramines, or chlorine, the level detected is the the highest running annual average (RAA), computed quarterly, of monthly averages of all
samples collected. The range of results is the range of results of all the individual samples collected during the past year.
Disinfectant or Dates of MCLorMRDL Level Range of MCLG MCLor Contaminant ami Unit of sampling Violation YIN Detected Results or MRDL Likely Source of Contamination
Measurement (mo/yr) MRDLG
Chlorine (ppm) Monthly N 2.9 1.4-2.9 MRDLG MRDL= Water additive used to control
2014 =4 4.0 microbes
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products
For haloacetic acids or TTHM, the level detected is the highest RAA, computed quarterly, of quarterly averages of all samples collected if the system is
monitoring quarterly or is the average of all samples taken during the year if the system monitors less frequently than quarterly. Range of Results is the
range of individual sample results (lowest to highest) for all monitoring locations.
Haloacetic Acids (HAAS) Quarterly N 26.53 5.21-60 N/A By-product of drinking water
(ppb) 2014 37.89 disinfection
Total Trihalomethanes Quarterly N 48.89 13.94-80 N/A By-product of drinking water
(TTHM) (ppb) 2014 82.22 disinfection
L d ea an dC opper T ap s r ampmg
AL No. of
Contaminant Sample (Actio 90 1h sampling
and Unit of Date MCLG Percentile sites Likely Source of Contamination AL Exceeded YIN
Measurement (mo/yr) II Result exceeding Level) theAL
Copper Corrosion of household plumbing
(tap water) 7/14 1.3 1.3 0.06 0 of 43 systems; erosion of natural deposits; N
(ppm) leaching from wood preservatives
Lead Corrosion of household plumbing (tap water) 7/14 15 0 4.02 I of 43 N
(ppb) systems; erosion of natural deposits