Exh 9AGEYDA ITEM 9
.iLT'E 23, 2003
June 17, 2003
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members ofthe City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanso
Cak~4a~e
SUBJECT: City Mana .r's Report
Annual Water Quality Report; Florida regulations require that operators ofpublic water systems
send a yearly report to their customers on the quality of water in their systems. Atlantic; Beach has
sends two reports to customers; one each for the Atlantic Beach District and Buccaneer District
because both systems have traditionally been run as separate operations until recently. Copies will
again be sent out in coming weeks and a copy of each report is attached for your review.
1001 IVn(er Quality Bepor! -
A!/mr(ic Bench ~is(ricl
We are very pleased to provide you with dsis
year's Annual Water Quality Report. We
want to keep you informed about the
ezcellenl water services we have delivered to
you over [he past year, Our goal is, and
always has been, to provide you a safe and
dependable supply of drinking water. This
report shows our water quality results and
whet they mean.
Our water source is the Floridan Aquifer,
which is similar to a large underground river.
Groundwater is pumped frdm tour wells that
are approxinwtely 700 to 1000 feet deep.
-this water is treated and disinfected e[ the
two Atlantic Beach Wa¢r Treamun[ Plants.
Trained, state certified plant operators ensure
proper treannent of the average 2.1 million
gallons per day of water provided to our
customers.
If you have any questions about this repo[ 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 then
water utility.
The Ciry of Atlantic Beach's legislative body
is the Atlantic Beach Ciry Cotmnissioq
which holds hearings on budget, approves
contracts, and considers ordhteuces which
create or amend local taws. Some of these
matters affect the operation oC the Water
Division. If you want to becorrc informed
about upcoming water-related projects or
programs, please attend any of our Ciry
Conmaission meetings which are scheduled
on [he 2°a and 40 Monday of every rtwnih at
7:15 p.m. at Ciry Hall, 800 Seminole Road,
A[lamic Beach, Florida 32233, or tail our
Public Utilities Director, Donna Kaluzniak,
at 904-247-5834.
The City of Atlantic Heath routinely
monitors for conlantinans in your drinking
water according to Federal end Stale laws.
Except where indicated otherwise, the table
in this report is based an [he results of our
monitoring for flu period of January 1, 2002
to December 31, 2002.
As authorized and approved by EPA, [he
State has reduced monitoring requirements
for certaw conlamiuanls b less u8eo than
once per year because the concentrations oC
these contaminants are not expected to vary
sigmificandy from year to year. Some of our
data, though representative, is more than one
year old.
In order [o ensure that tap water is safe to
drink, the Enviromnental Protection Agency
(EPA) prescribes regulations which limit the
e[nount Of Cer81n contaminants in water
provided by public water systems. The Food
and Dmg Administration (FDA) regulations
establish litnits for contaniman6 in bottled
water wWc6 must provide the same
protection for public health.
All drinking water, including bottled water,.
may reasonably be ezpecud [o contain at
least small amounts of some contaminants.
The presence of contaminants does not
necessarily indicate that [he wale[ poses a
health risk. More ,information about
contaminants and potential health ellects can
be obtained by calling the EPA's Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-026-4791.
The EPA requires monitoring of over 80
drinking water contaminants. Those
contannants listed in the table are the only
ones detected in yow' drinking water. MCLs
are set at very stringent levels. To
understand the possible health effects
described for many regulated conlarninan(s, a
person would haveYO drink 2 liters of water
every day ai the MCL level for a lifetime [o
have aone-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. Irnrrtunocontpromised
persons such as persons with cancer
undergoing chemotherapy, persons who
have undergone organ transplants, people
with HIV/AD)S 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
cryptasporidium and other trdcro-
biological contaminants are available from
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at
800-026-0791.
Thank you Cor allowing us to continue
providing your family with cleaq quality
water [his year. In order to maintain a safe
and dependable water supply we sornelimes
need to make improvements that will benefit
all our customers. For instance, we are
amently completing replacement oC water
mains in [he Core City area.
We at the Cily of Atlantic Beach work
around the clock to provide [op quality water
to every tap. We ask that all our customers
help us protect our water sources.
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AUaa(ic Bench Distric(
In dse table you will find many temss and abbreviations you might not be Camiliar with. To help you
bener understand these temss, we have provided the following deCudtioos:
Action Level (AL) -The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, niggers treatment or
odrer requirements which a water system must follow.
Maximum Con[artdnant Level (MCL) -The "Maximum Allowed" (MCL) is the highest level of a
comatninant that is allowed in drinlvrg water. MCLs are set as clou to the ldCLGs as feasible using
the best available treatmem technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) -The "Goal" (MCLG) is [he level of a contaminant
N drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow Cor a
margin of safety.
Non-Delecl5 (ND) -means not detected and indicates that the substance was not found by laboramry
8r1aIySIS. '
Not Applicable (N/A) -The inComlation does not apply in this category or for this con[andnan[.
Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per Ilter (ug/L) -- one pan by weight ofanalyle to one billion
penis by wciglit of the water sample.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/L) -- one pan by weight of analyle to one
million parts by weight of the water sample.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/1) -- rceasme ofihe radioactivity m watu.
The somces of drinking water (both tap water and booted water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,
reservoirs, springs and wells. As water navels over the smtace of the land or through the ground, it
dissolves naturally-occumng minerals and, in some cases, radioactive materiel, and can pickup
substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants That may be
pRStnl m sOnrCe Water include:
(A) Microbial contominond, such es vimses and bacteria, which may wme Rom uwage treatment
plants or septic sysems. While the City's wastewater treatment plam roects strict effluent limitations
and does not discharge to the grouodwatu, private septic systems are rot tmnirored, and rosy
discharge to the groundwater.
(B) lnorgaric contominon(s, such es salts and metals, which can be luttually occurring Rom erosion
of deposits within the aquifer.
(C) Pes(icides and herbicides, which may come Rom a variety of sources such as residential uses, and
can be minimized or nliminettd by cross-counecnon control
(D) Orgmdc chemleaf contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are
by-products of industrial procesus, and can also cotre Rom leaking underground fuel tanks at gas
stations, and septic systems. -
(E) Radioacltve contaminants, which can be naturally present in the aquifer.
'The table shows an MCL violation for total colifom3 bacteria. Coliforms are bacteria that are
08NraIIy prESent N the eOVIrO111KnI 8nd 8rC nSCd 8S 8n mdlcalOr that OHler, pOICOIIaIIy-hamlfUl,
bacteria maybe present. Coliformt were found in more samples than allowed and this was a warning
ofpotential problems. Re-sampling was conducted immediately aRer notification of the problem, and
no contamination was found. Afler September 2002, we had no more detects of tuts] colifonn bacteria
in our water.
WATER OUALIT'Y DATA
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: (Results in the Highest Level De¢cted c0lurm uc We highest Jncucd level as any
mline ooin0
Suhnmce- Sample Mulmum Goal Higher Range of Typical Saurtc of MCL
Units Dnte Level Alloned (MCLG) Level Results Canstimem Viola-
(MCL) Detected Lion
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Rarium- 3/6N2 3 3 0
0]66 0.@49- Emsicna natural
ppm . 00366 deposin N
Chromium- J/N03 Erasion of natural
PPb IW IW LJ ND-1.3 dcposiU N
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Ypbe 3/6/02 300 200 10 ND-10 Dischares hom rrctnl
mcnes N
Fluoride- JI6N2 4 4 OJ64 0.664- rosion of tumral
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Ppm 0]64 deposits
Irad (point
of rntry)- 3/6Po2 IS NIA 1.8 ND-1.8 Pollwian from, N
PPb cciu.pLting ul¢~acals
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Nitrau-ppm 7/6/03 10 10 O.Il9 0
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Selenium- J/6/02 J] ND-J] Emsmn of nawral
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ppb W 50 deposin
Sodium- JI6/02 160 NIA 55.1 11.5-66J Salt watenntrvsion,
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ppm lathing from soil
RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS: (Results in HigMst Level Detuted column are the Mghest detecmd level as
n sa tin int
Gross Alpha 4N/03 IS 0 1.6 0.5-IS fiosion of naNrvl deposits N
pCi/I
TW HALOMETHANES: (The result in Highst level Desecud column is the highest o(the quanuly rvnning annual
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QaIY NIA 10.13 ~ By-product of drinking wa¢r N
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Copper (rap ]/3003 AL=1J percentile homes plumbing systems; uosion N
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0.09 AL from wowf preservatives
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A1ICROBIOI,OGICAL CONTAMINANTS: (•••FOr sysmms collecting fewer thin 40 snrtgks per month: prtsrn<e in I or
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•Toaal Coliform 98001 ••' 0 3 0-] Naturally occurring organics V
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1001 N~aler Quality Repar( --
Buccaneer Dislric!
We are very pleased to provide you with Nis
year's Amoral Water Quality Report. We
want to keep you informed ahom the
excellent water and services we have
delivered to you over Ne past year. Om 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 whet they mean.
Our water source is the Floridan Aquifer,
which is similar to a large underground river.
Groundwater is pumped from four wells that
are approximately 700 to 1000 fee[ deep.
This water is treated and disinfected al the
two Buccaneer District Water Treatment
Plants. Trahred, stoic certified plant
operators ensure proper treatment of the
average 1.2 million gailoas per day of water
provided to our customers. We are 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 Neu water
utility.
The City of Atlantic Beach's legislative body
is Ne Atlantic Beach Ciry Commissioq
which holds hearings on budget, approves
contracts, and considers orduuuces which
create or amend local laws. Some of Nese
matters allec[ the operation of Ne Water
Division. If you want to become informed
about upcoming water-related projects or
programs, please attend any of our City
Cornrtrission meetings which are scheduled
on the 2"a and 4a' Monday of every month at
7:15 p.m at City Hall, 800 Semirwle Road,
Adamic Beach, Florida 32233, or call ow
Public Utilities Director, Ms. Donna
Kaluzniak, at 904-247-5834.
The City of Atlantic Beach routinely
monitors for contanunants in your drinking
water according to Federal and State laws.
Except where indicated otherwise, the table
in [his report shows Nc results of our
monitoring for the period of January I to
December 31, 2002.
As authorized and approved by EPA, the
State has reduced monitoring mquvemems
for certain contaminants to less often than
once per year because the concentrations of
these conamimnts are nor expected to vary
significantly from year to year. Some of our
data, though representative, is morethan one
year old.
In order [o ensure that rnp water is safe m
dridc, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) prescribes regulations which limit the
amount of certain rAntatrYnanta in water
provided by public water systems. The Food
and Dmg Adrrrinistration (FDA) regulations
establish limits for connminants in bottled
water which must provide the same
protection for public health.
All drinking water, including bottled water,
may reasonahly be expected to contain at
least small ermunts of some contaminants.
The presence of wntaminanrs .does not
necessarily indicate that Ne water poses e
hea1N risk. More information about
contaminants and potential healN effects can
be obtained by calling Ne EPA's Safe
Drinking Water Hotline et 1-8004264791.
The EPA requves monitoring of over 80
drinking water comantinants. Those
contaminants listed in [he (able are Ne only
ones detected N yore drinking water.
MCLs are sal at very stringent levels. To
understand the possible health effects
described (or many regulated
contaminants, a person would have to
drink 2 liters of water every day a1 the
MCL level for a lifetime [o have aone-in-
a-ntiliion chance of having the described
health effect.
Some people may be more vulnerable to
contandnants in drinking water than
she general population. Immuno-
compromised persons such as persons
with cancer undergoing chemotherapy,
persons who have undergone organ
transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or
ufber immune system disorders, some
elderly, and infants can be particularly
at risk from infectionc. These people
should Seek advice about drinking
water from [heir health care providers.
EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate
means to lessen [he risk of infection by
cryptosporidium and other
microbiological contandnants are
available from EPA's Safe Drinking
Water Hotline a1800-0264791.
Thank you for allowing us N continue
providing your family wiN clea4 9uality
water this year. In order to maintain a
safe end dependable water supply we
sometimes need [o make improvements
that will benefit all om customers. For
instance, we recently completed
rehabilitation of ground storage tanks at
two water plants. We will continue to
provide the highest quality water supply
possible
We a[ the City of Atantc Beach work
around Ne clock [o provide mp quality
weer to every tap. We ask Nat all om
customers help us protect our water
sources.
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In the able you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you bener
understand these terms, we've provided [he following definitions:
Action Level (AL) -The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, ttiggers treatrnent or other
requirements which a water system must Collow.
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 [o the MCLG's as feasible using the best
available treauneot technology.
Maaimum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) -The "Goal" (MCLG) is the level o(e cmtaminant in
drinking water below which there is no known or expected nsk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of
safety.
Non-Detects (NO) -means not detected and indicates that the substance was not found by laboratory
analysis.
Nat Applicable (N/A) -- The information does not apply in this category or (or [his contartdnan[.
Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (uglL) -- one pert by weight of analyze to one hilli0n pans
by weight of the water sample.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/L) -- one pan by weight of analyze m one million pans
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 travebt over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves
naturally-occurring minerals acrd, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting
6om the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water
include:
(A) Microbic! contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants or
septic systems. While the City's wastewatu treatrrtent plant meets strict effhunl limitations and does not
discharge to the groundwater, private septic systems are not monitored, and tray discharge to the
grotmdwaler.
(B) /narganfc canfpminunls, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occumng Bom 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 cheadcals, which are by-
products of industrial processes, and can also come from leaking underground fuel tanks at gas stations, and
septic systems.
(E) Radioactive confaminunfs, which can be naturally presem in the aquifer.
WATER QUALITY DATA
INORCANIf ('ONTAMINq NTS'. (Resuln in the Highest Level Detected colunm are tn< higher deterred Icvel at any sampling poinq
Substance- Sample afaaimum Goal fllgbea Range of Typical Source of MCL
Unns Date Level (MCLC) Level Results Constimem Viulmion
Allowed DetedeJ (y/,y)
(MCL)
R Pm ~ )RO/02 2 ] 00286 Erosion of namml depusin N
00286
Fluoride- 3/20N2 4 a 0.68 4.669 Erosion of natural deposits N
PPtn 06]5
Nivas<(az RunuR from (utilizer use;
Ni4ogm)- 3/2Utt12 10
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0.11]
OIDa-011] (caching from septic tanks,
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ppm I xwage; erosion of natural
dery,sii5
Sodium- lR0/02 160 WA I2.0 II)-120 Salt water inwsion, leaching N
pPm from soil
MDIOWCICAL CONTAh1INANTS: (Resul¢ in the Highest Isvnl Damned column am the highest detected level at any sampling
poim)
Gros~~ha I q/8/02 I IS I 0 I 0.6 I 0.5-0.6 I Erosion of natural deposits I N
TRIHALOMETHANFS: (The result in sue Higher Level Deucted column is We highest of the quanuly running annual averages of
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Trihalo- 2W12 11)Q WA 56.39 21.2-921 BY-prated ul Jrinkin6 wear
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PPb
LEAD AND COPPER HOME TAP SAMPLING:
90• Oof 40- Comasian of household
Copper trap ~~ AL=13 13 percentile homes plumbing sydems: erosion of
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