FISHHAWK LAKE RECREATION CLUB, INC.
ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT
JANUARY 1 THROUGH
Fishhawk Lake Recreation Club is pleased
to present to you this year’s Annual Water Quality Report.
The report is designed to inform customers about water quality and
services provided by the Club. The
Club’s constant goal is to provide customers a safe and reliable supply of
drinking water. The club wants the
customers to understand the efforts made to continually improve the water
treatment process and the water resources. Fishhawk
Lake Recreation Club is committed to ensuring the quality of the drinking water
supply. The Club is pleased to
report that the drinking water is safe and meets all Federal and State
requirements.
The Club’s water treatment
plant is located on Fishhawk Creek.
The creek is spring fed and is our source of water.
Fishhawk Creek is considered a surface supply and as such is required to
meet a specified degree of treatment.
We have a source water protection plan available at our office that
provides more information such as potential sources of contamination.
If you have any questions
about this report or other questions concerning your drinking water or if you
want to learn more about the water supply and operations please contact FLRC
Inc., at 503-755-2132, or Scott Shulda, contract supervisor of water supply, at
503-728-3377.
The Club routinely monitors
for constituents in the drinking water supply according to Federal and State
law. The table shows constituents
detected in the drinking water supply for the Club’s monitoring period of
January1 to
In this table and
throughout this report, the customer may find terms and abbreviations they might
not be familiar with. As an aid in
understanding these terms, the Association has provided the following
definitions;
Non-Detects (ND) –
laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present.
Maximum Contaminant Level
(MCL) – 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 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.
Parts per million (ppm) or
Milligrams per liter (mg/l) – one part per million; corresponds to one minute in
two years or a single penny in $10,000.
Parts per billion (ppb) or
Micrograms per liter – one part per billion; corresponds to one minute in 2,000
years or a single penny in $10,000,000.
Parts per trillion (ppt) or
Nanograms per liter (nanograms/l) – one part per trillion; corresponds to one
minute in 2,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000,000,000.
Parts per quadrillion (ppq)
or Picograms per liter (picograms/l) – one part per quadrillion; corresponds to
one minute in 2,000,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000,000,000,000.
Picocuries per liter
(pCi/l) – picocuries per liter; a measure of the radioactivity in water.
Millirems per year
(mrem/yr) – millirems per year; a measure of radiation absorbed by the body.
Billion Fibers per liter
(BFL) – billion fibers per liter; a measure of the presence of asbestos fibers
that are longer than 10 micrometers.
Nephelometric Turbidity
Unit (NTU) – nephelometric turbidity unit; a measure of the clarity of water.
Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the average person.
Action Level – the
concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other
requirements which a water system must follow.
Treatment Technique (TT) –
a treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a
contaminant in drinking water.
TEST RESULTS
CONTAMINANT
LEVEL
UNIT
MCLG
MCL
LIKELY SOURCE
DETECTED
MEASUREMENT
OF CONTAMINANT
Microbiological Contaminants
Turbidity
.28
NTU
n/a
*
soil runoff,
inefficient filter
operation,
improper coagulant dosage
Inorganic Contaminants
Lead
1
ppb
0
10000 Erosion of
natural deposits
Lead
2
ppb
0
15
Corrosion of household plumbing
Copper
20
ppb
1300
1300
Corrosion of household plumbing
Volatile Organic Contaminants
Trihalomethanes
25
ppb
0
80
By-products of drinking water
disinfected by chlorine
Haloacetic Acids
26
ppb
0
60
* 95% of monthly readings
equal to or less than 0.5 NTU and any individual reading less than 5.0 NTU.
Microbiological
Contaminants:
(1)
Turbidity.
Turbidity has no health effects.
However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium
for microbial growth. Turbidity may
indicate the presents of disease-causing organisms.
These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause
symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.
Proper filter operation is the treatment technique used to reduce
turbidity in drinking water. The highest reading for 2006 was .28 NTU on May 24.
Volatile Organic
Contaminants:
(1)
Trihalomethanes
and Haloacetic Acids. Some people
who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years
may experience problems with their liver and kidneys or central nervous systems,
and may increase the risk of getting cancer.
Trihalomethanes are required to be monitored annually.
The trihalomethanes result was 25 ppb in 2006. The haloacetic acids
result was 26 ppb in 2006.
Inorganic Contaminants:
(1)
Lead.
Infants and children who drink water containing lead in excess of the
action level could experience delays in their physical or mental development.
Children could show slight deficits in attention span and learning
abilities. Adults who drink this
water over many years could develop kidney problems or high blood pressure.
Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in
drinking water than the general population.
It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than at other
homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing.
If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you
may wish to have your water tested and also flush your tap from 30 seconds to 2
minutes before using tap water.
Lead in drinking water is rarely the sole cause of lead poisoning, but it can
add to a person’s total lead exposure.
All potential sources of lead in the household should be identified and
removed, replaced, or reduced.
Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(1-800-426-4791).
The presents of lead in the
raw water is monitored for every 9 years.
The result for 2002 was 1.0 ppb.
Lead monitoring due to corrosion of household plumbing from the water is
required every three years. The result for 2006 was 2 ppb and
the next monitoring will be
performed in 2009.
(2)
Copper.
Copper is an essential nutrient, but some people who drink water
containing copper in excess
of the action level over a relatively short period of time could experience
gastrointestinal distress. Some
people who drink water containing copper in excess of the action level over many
years could suffer liver or kidney damage.
People with Wilson’s disease should consult their personal doctor.
The result was 20 ppb in 2006 and the next monitoring will be in 2009.
The Club is proud that the
drinking water supply meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements.
The Club has learned through monitoring and testing that some of the
constituents have been detected.
The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the drinking water IS
SAFE at these levels.
All sources of drinking
water are subject to potential contamination by substances that are either
naturally occurring or man-made.
These substances can be microbes, inorganic or organic chemicals, or radioactive
substances. All drinking water,
including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small
amounts of some contaminates. 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
Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
MCL’s are set at very
stringent levels. To understand the
possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person
would have to drink two liters of water every day at the MCL level for a
lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health
effects.
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/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection
from cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from
the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
The Fishhawk Lake
Recreation Club works hard to provide top quality water to every tap.
The club asks that all customers help us protect our water sources, which
are the heart of our community.