Exh 4BAGENDA ITI;NI #~iB
JUNE 13, 2005
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
.. AGENDA ITEM: 2004 Water Quality Report
SUBMITTED BY: Donna Kaluzniak, Utility Director
DATE: June 3, 2005
' BACKGROUND: A copy of the 2004 Water Quality Report for the City of Atlantic Beach is
provided for the City Commission's review. Since the interconnection of the Atlantic Beach and
Buccaneer water systems is complete, and the SCADA system is operational, we are considered
' ' one Public Water System by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), therefore only
.. one report is now needed. The DEP requires annual water quality reports to be mailed to
customers by the first of July every year.
The City is required to test for over 80 drinking water contaminants, but the only ones included in
the report are those that were detected. As shown, those detected were within the levels allowed.
BUDGET: A total of $3,000 is budgeted in the Water Fund for printing and mailing the reports,
under account numbers 400-5502-533-4200 and 400-5502-533-4700.
RECOMMENDATION: No action necessary. The report is provided for information only.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. 2004 Atlantic BeachWater Quality Report
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
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AGENDA ITEIVI #4B
JUNE 13, 2005
2004 Water Quality Report -
CITY OF ATLANTIC
BEACH, FLORIDA
We are very pleased to provide
you with this year's Annual Water
Quality Report. We want to keep
you informed about the excellent
water and services we have
delivered to you over the past year.
Our goal is, and always has been, to
provide to you a safe and
dependable supply of drinking
water. This report shows our water
quality results and what they mean.
Our water source is the
Floridan Aquifer, which is similar
to a large underground river.
Groundwater is pumped from eight
wells that are appro.~cimately 700 to
1000 feet deep. This water is
treated and disinfected at the four
separate Water Treatment Plants.
Trained, state certified plant
operators ensure proper trearinent of
the average 3.5 million gallons per
day of water provided to our
customers. We arc pleased to
report that our drinking water
meets all Federal and State
requirements.
If you have any questions about
this report or concerning your water
utility, please contact Mr. Harry
McNally, Plants Division Director
at 904-247-5838. We want our
valued customers to be informed
about their water utility.
The City of Atlantic Beach's
legislative body is the Atlantic
Beach City Commissioa, which
holds hearings on budget, approves
contracts, and considers ordinances
which create or amend local laws.
Some of these matters aft'ect the
operation of the Water Production
Division. If you want to become
informed about upcoming water-
reIated projects or programs, please
attend any of our City Commission
meetin~s which arc scheduled on
the 2 and 4~` Monday of every
month at 7:15 p.m. at City Hall, 800
Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach,
Florida 32233, or call our Public
Utilities Drector, Ms. Domia
I{aluzniak, at 904-247-5834.
The City of Atlantic Beach
routinely monitors for contaminants
in your drinking water according to
Federal and State laws. Except
where indicated otherwise, the table
in this report shows the results of
our monitoring for the period of
January 1st to December 31st,
2004.
As authorized and approved by
EPA, the State has reduced
monitoring requirements for certain
contaminants to less often than once
per year because the concentrations
of these contaminants are not
expected to vary significantly from
year to year. Some of our data,
though representative, is more than
one year old.
In order to ensure that tap water
is safe to drink, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) prescribes
regulations which limit the amount
of certain contaminants in water
provided by public water systems.
The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) regulations establish limits
for contaminants in bottled water
which must provide the same
protection for public health
All 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 the
water poses a health risk. More
information about contaminants and
potential health effects can be
obtained by calling the EPA's Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-
426-4791.
The EPA requires monitoring of
over 80 drinking water
contaminants. Those contaminants
listed in the table are the only ones
detected in your drinking water.
MCLs are set at very stringent
levels. To understand the possible
health effects described for many
regulated contaminants, a person
would have to drink 2 liters of water
every day at the MCL level for a
lifetime to have cone-in-a-million
chance of having the described
health effect.
Some people may be more
vulnerable to contaminants in
drinking water than the
general population. Immuno-
compromised persons such as
persons with cancer undo boing
chemotherapy, persons who have
undergone organ transplants,
people with ffiV/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/CDC guidelines on
appropriate means to lessen the
risk of infection by
cryptosporidium and other
micro-biological contaminants
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JUNE 13, 2005
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2004 yYater Quality Report
CITY OF ATLANTIC
BEACH, FLORIDA
In the table you will find
many terms and abbreviations
you might not be familiar
with. To help you better
understand these terms, we
have provided the following
definitions:
Action Level (AL) -The
concentration of a
contaminant which, if
exceeded, triggers treatment
or other requirements which a
water system must follow.
Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) -The
"Maximum Allowed" (MCL)
is 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.
Maximum Contaminant
Level Goal (MCLG) -The
"Goal" (MCLG) is 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.
not detected and indicates that
the substance was not found
by laboratory analysis.
Not Applicable (N/A) -The
information does not apply in
this category or for this
contaminant.
Parts per billion (ppb) or
lYlicrograms per liter (ug/L)
- One part by weight of
analyte to one billion parts by
weight of the water sample.
Parts per million (ppm) or
Milligrams per liter (mg/L)
-One part by weight of
analyte to one million parts
by weight of the water
sample.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/1) -
Measure of the radioactivity
in water.
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.
Contaminants that maybe
present in source water
include: .
(A} Nficrobial contaminants,
such as viruses and bacteria,
which may come from
sewage treatment plants or
septic systems. While the
City's wastewater treatment
plant meets strict effluent
limitations and does not
discharge to the groundwater,
private septic systems are not
monitored, and may discharge
to the groundwater.
(B) Inorganic contaminants,
such as salts and metals,
which can be naturally
occurring from erosion of
deposits within the aquifer.
(C) Pesticides and
herbicides, which may come
from a variety of sources such
as residential uses, and can be
minimized or eliminated by
cross-connection control.
(D} Organic chemical
contaminants, including
synthetic and volatile organic
chemicals, which are by-
products of industrial
processes, and can also come
from leaking underground
fuel tanks at gas stations, and
septic systems.
(E) Radioactive
contaminants, which can be
naturally present in the
aquifer.
Non-Detects (ND) -Means
AGirNDA ITEM #4B
JUN>J 13, 2005
WATER QUALITYDATA
IN(IRGANiC CnNTAMiNANTSc (Results in the Highest Level Detected column are the ht~hest detected level at anv .eamnllnv nninrl
Substance Sam Ie
P 14[aximum Goal Hl hest
g Ran a of
g T /cal Source of Contaminant
yP ivICL
Viola-tion
- Un1ts Date Level (111CLG) Level Results (1,~
Allowed Detected
(~ICL)
Barium 0
0249 - Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge
_
m 3/02 2 2 0.0366 .
0
0366 from metal refineries; erosion of natural N
pp . deposits
Chromium 3/02 ~ Discharge tiom steel and pulp trolls;
_ppb 100 100 1:3 ND - 1,3 erosion of natural deposits N
Cyanide Discharge from steeVmetal tactaries;
_ppb 3102 200 200 10 ND -10 discharge from plastic and fertilizer N
factories
Erosion of natural deposits; water
Fluoride
3/02
4
4
0
764 0.644 - additive which promotes strong teeth;
_ppm . 0.764 discharge from fertilizer and aluminum N
factories
Lead (point of Residue from man-made pollution such as
entry) 3/02 13 NIA 1.8 ND -1.8 auto emissions
a ~pamt; lead pipe, N
-ppb c
and solder
Nitrate
0
024 - Runotl'from fertilizer use; leaching tiom
(as Nitrogen) 3/04 1 1 0,029 .
0
029 ~ septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural IJ
-ppm . deposits
Selenium Discharge from petroleum and metal
_ppb 3102 30 30 3.7 ND - 3.7 refineries; erosion of natural deposits; N
discharge from mints
Sodium
-
m 3102 160 NIA 55.3 11.3 -
33
3 Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil
N
pp .
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS: he result in Ni hestLevel Detected column is the hi hest o the uarterI rennin annual avers es o{results rom all sampling sites)
Chlorine
-ppm 1/04 to
12104 4 4 1.3 0.2 - 3.3 Water additive used to control microbes N
a oac(c( is
HA~33~
112/04
60
N/A
10.3
16 2
By-product of drinking water disinfection
N
Total'ftihalo- I/04 to 10
3 -
methanes 12/04 80 NIA 26.6 .
S9 1 By-product of drinking water disinfection N
-ppb
T.FAiI ANT1 (`(lPP1+.R ~r(11~rR. TdP CAMPi.TNC.~
Copper
7102 & 90
percentile 0 of 100
homes Corrosion of household plumbing
(tap water)
9103 r1L=1.3 1.3
results
exceeded systems; erosion of natural deposits; N
_ppm
= 0.069
the AL leaching from wood preservatives
Lead
(tap water) 7102 &
AL=13
0 90
percentile 3 of 100
homes
Corrosion of household plumbing
N
_ppb 9103 results exceeded systems; erosion of natural deposits
0 the AL
RAi]ini.(IGTCAi. C[)NTAbriNANTS~ /Racttlte rn tha Ntohact Laval r)o~octod cn/vmn nro ~trn ]iioAacl datarfad tavol rat nnu ~.,.....N,.o .,.,~.,~1
Alpha emitters
- pCUL 12/03 13 0 2.1 ND - 2.1 Erosion of natural deposits N
Radium 228 or
combined
radium 12/03 S 0 1.0 ND - I.0 Erosion of natural deposits N
- pCi2