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2015 Annual Water Quality Report/Consumer Confidence Report (WQR/CCR) March 30, 2016 Board of Directors Jim King, Chairman Lake Gibson, Vice Chairman Tony Kellar, Secretary Deborah Stowers Linda Townley Brooke Anderson, P.E., General Manager S Dates for monthly Board of Directors meetings are listed on the Authority’s website and are held at the Authority’s Administration Office in the Don Gordon Conference Room. The public is welcome to attend and we encourage public interest and participation in decisions affecting our community’s drinking water. Please contact us if you would like to visit our facilities or if we can assist you with any educational opportunities. S If you have any questions about this report or need additional information, please contact Dolly Pendley, Treatment Systems Manager at 706-216-6035 or [email protected] S You are able to view the Etowah Water & Sewer Authority’s annual water quality reports on line at www.etowahwater.org/department/water-treatment/water-quality-report/. S This report contains important information about the source and quality of your drinking water. Please call 706-216-8474 if you would like a paper report mailed to your home. Mission Etowah Water & Sewer Authority improves the quality of life for our customers, our community and environment through proper management of our water resources. Vision Etowah Water & Sewer Authority commits to support all of the citizens of Dawson County and economic development with water services. Main Office Information 1162 Hwy. 53 East Dawsonville, GA 30534 706-216-8474 www.etowahwater.org
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2015 A
nn
ual
Wat
er
Qu
alit
y R
ep
ort
/Co
nsu
mer
Co
nfi
den
ce R
ep
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(WQ
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ch 3
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Bo
ard
of D
ire
cto
rs
Jim
Kin
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air
ma
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La
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thly
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sted
on
th
e A
uth
ority’
s w
ebsi
te a
nd a
re h
eld a
t th
e
A
uth
ority’
s A
dm
inis
trat
ion
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e in
th
e D
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m. T
he
public
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elco
me
to a
tten
d
an
d w
e en
coura
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ublic
inte
rest
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d p
artici
pat
ion
in d
ecis
ion
s af
fect
ing
our
com
mun
ity’
s dri
nki
ng
wat
er.
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leas
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nta
ct u
s if
you w
ould
like
to
visi
t ou
r fa
cilit
ies
or if
we
can
ass
ist yo
u w
ith
any
educa
tion
al
op
por
tun
itie
s.
S
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ou h
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ques
tion
s ab
out th
is r
epor
t or
nee
d a
dditio
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rmat
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ase
con
tact
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ly P
endle
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reat
men
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ms
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ater
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to
view
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e E
tow
ah W
ater
& S
ewer
Auth
ori
ty’s a
nnual
wat
er q
ual
ity
repor
ts o
n li
ne
at
w
ww
.eto
wah
wat
er.o
rg/dep
artm
ent/
wat
er-t
reat
men
t/w
ater
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ity-
repor
t/.
S
Th
is r
eport
con
tain
s im
por
tan
t in
form
atio
n a
bou
t th
e so
urc
e an
d q
ual
ity
of
your
dri
nki
ng
wat
er.
Ple
ase
ca
ll 706
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if y
ou w
ould
like
a p
aper
rep
ort m
aile
d to y
our
hom
e.
Mis
sion
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tow
ah W
ater
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fe fo
r ou
r cu
stom
ers,
our
co
mm
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ity
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nvi
ron
men
t th
rough
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per
man
agem
ent of
our
wat
er r
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Vis
ion
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wah
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er &
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er A
uth
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ty c
om
mit
s to
su
pp
ort
all
of
the
citi
zen
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Daw
son
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eco
nom
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kin
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ater
vio
lati
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form
ed o
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ests
in
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nsu
re o
ur
cust
om
ers
are
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ivin
g h
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y d
rin
kin
g w
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m?
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su
rfac
e w
ater
wit
hd
raw
al p
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it a
llow
s th
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ori
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o w
ith
dra
w 4
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gal
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day
mon
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rage
wit
h a
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million
gal
lon
s m
ax p
er d
ay o
f su
rfac
e w
ater
fro
m t
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wah
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er in
th
e C
oosa
Riv
er B
asin
for
the
pu
rpose
of
mu
nic
ipal
wat
er s
up
ply
for
Daw
son
Cou
nty
. T
he
Eto
wah
Riv
er is
the
pri
mar
y so
urc
e of
wat
er f
or
the
Au
thori
ty’s
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ust
om
ers.
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rce
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er A
sses
smen
t P
lan
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WA
P) is
ava
ilab
le a
t ou
r off
ice.
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is p
lan
is
an a
sses
smen
t of
the
del
inea
ted
are
a u
pst
ream
of
ou
r w
ater
in
take
and
wat
er s
ou
rces
th
rou
gh w
hic
h c
on
tam
inat
es, if
pre
sen
t, c
ou
ld m
igra
te a
nd
rea
ch o
ur
sou
rce
wat
er. It
als
o in
clu
des
an
inve
nto
ry o
f p
ote
nti
al s
ou
rces
of
con
tam
inat
ion
wit
hin
th
e d
elin
eate
d a
rea,
an
d a
det
erm
inat
ion
of
the
wat
er s
up
ply
’s s
usc
epti
bilit
y to
con
tam
inat
ion
by
the
iden
tifi
ed p
ote
nti
al s
ou
rces
.
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ord
ing
to t
he
Sou
rce
Wat
er A
sses
smen
t P
lan
, ou
r w
ater
sys
tem
had
a s
usc
epti
bilit
y ra
tin
g of
“low
to
med
ium
”. T
his
is
du
e to
th
e p
ote
nti
al p
oin
t an
d
non
-poin
t so
urc
es a
t th
e H
wy.
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rid
ge, au
to s
alva
ge y
ard
an
d p
ou
ltry
far
ms.
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he
inta
ke z
on
e is
“lo
w”
bec
ause
of
the
hig
h p
erce
nta
ge o
f u
nd
evel
op
ed
and
con
serv
atio
n lan
ds.
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his
is
an e
xcel
len
t ra
tin
g. If
you
wou
ld lik
e to
rev
iew
th
e S
ou
rce
Wat
er A
sses
smen
t P
lan
, p
leas
e fe
el f
ree
to c
on
tact
ou
r off
ice
du
rin
g b
usi
nes
s h
ou
rs.
L
A-U
ER
Wat
ersh
ed A
sses
smen
t &
Pro
tect
ion
Pla
n: T
he
Au
thori
ty is
on
e of
ten
sp
on
sors
wh
o c
om
ple
ted
a b
asin
wid
e w
ater
shed
ass
essm
ent,
cross
ing
all ju
risd
icti
on
al b
ou
nd
arie
s fr
om
Lu
mp
kin
to B
arto
w c
ou
nty
. T
his
is
the
firs
t ev
er “
rive
r b
asin
” ap
pro
ach
in
Geo
rgia
. T
he
Geo
rgia
Envi
ron
men
tal
Pro
tect
ion
Div
isio
n (E
PD
) gav
e th
eir
app
rova
l of
the
wat
ersh
ed a
sses
smen
t on
Feb
ruar
y 1, 2012 a
nd
ap
pro
val of
the
pro
tect
ion
pla
n o
n J
un
e 10, 2013.
Eac
h S
pon
sor
is in
div
idu
ally
res
pon
sib
le f
or
imp
lem
enta
tion
of
the
wat
ersh
ed p
rote
ctio
n p
lan
in
th
eir
cou
nty
or
serv
ice
area
. Fo
r th
e A
uth
ori
ty, th
e te
stin
g
and
collec
tin
g w
ater
qu
alit
y d
ata
beg
an t
he
firs
t q
uar
ter
of
2014 a
nd
con
tin
ues
in
to 2
016 t
hro
ugh
a r
ecen
tly
sign
ed a
nd
ap
pro
ved
con
trac
t w
ith
CC
R
En
viro
nm
enta
l.
S
ub
stan
ces
Th
at C
ou
ld B
e In
Tap
Wat
er: T
o e
nsu
re t
hat
tap
wat
er is
safe
to d
rin
k, t
he
U.S
. E
PA
pre
scri
bes
reg
ula
tion
s lim
itin
g th
e am
ou
nt
of
cert
ain
con
tam
inan
ts in
wat
er p
rovi
ded
by
pu
blic
wat
er s
yste
ms.
T
he
U.S
. Fo
od
an
d D
rug
Ad
min
istr
atio
n r
egu
lati
on
s es
tab
lish
lim
its
for
con
tam
inan
ts in
bott
led
wat
er, w
hic
h m
ust
pro
vid
e th
e sa
me
pro
tect
ion
for
pu
blic
hea
lth
. D
rin
kin
g w
ater
, in
clu
din
g b
ott
led
wat
er, m
ay r
easo
nab
ly b
e ex
pec
ted
to c
on
tain
at
leas
t sm
all am
ou
nts
of
som
e co
nta
min
ants
. T
he
pre
sen
ce o
f th
ese
con
tam
inan
ts d
oes
not
nec
essa
rily
in
dic
ate
that
th
e w
ater
pose
s a
hea
lth
ris
k.
T
he
sou
rces
of
dri
nki
ng
wat
er (b
oth
tap
wat
er a
nd
bott
led
wat
er) in
clu
de
rive
rs, la
kes,
str
eam
s, p
on
ds,
res
ervo
irs,
sp
rin
gs, an
d w
ells
. A
s w
ater
trav
els
ove
r th
e su
rfac
e of
the
lan
d o
r th
rou
gh t
he
gro
un
d, it
dis
solv
es n
atu
rally-
occ
urr
ing
min
eral
s an
d, in
som
e ca
ses,
rad
ioac
tive
mat
eria
l, a
nd
can
pic
k u
p
sub
stan
ces
resu
ltin
g fr
om
th
e p
rese
nce
of
an
imal
s or
from
hu
man
act
ivit
y.
C
on
tam
inan
ts t
hat
may
be
pre
sen
t in
sou
rce
wat
er in
clu
de
the
follow
ing:
:
Mic
rob
ial C
on
tam
inan
ts, su
ch a
s vi
ruse
s an
d b
acte
ria,
wh
ich
may
com
e fr
om
sew
age
trea
tmen
t p
lan
ts, se
pti
c sy
stem
s, a
gri
cult
ura
l live
stock
op
erat
ion
s, o
r
wild
life
.
Inorg
anic
Con
tam
inan
ts, su
ch a
s sa
lts
and
met
als,
wh
ich
can
be
nat
ura
lly
occ
urr
ing
or
may
res
ult
fro
m u
rban
sto
rm-w
ater
ru
noff
, in
du
stri
al o
r d
om
esti
c
was
tew
ater
dis
char
ges,
oil a
nd
gas
pro
du
ctio
n, m
inin
g or
farm
ing.
Pes
tici
des
an
d H
erb
icid
es, w
hic
h m
ay in
clu
de
a va
riet
y of
sou
rces
su
ch a
s ag
ricu
ltu
re, u
rban
sto
rm w
ater
ru
noff
an
d r
esid
enti
al u
ses.
Org
anic
Ch
emic
al C
on
tam
inan
ts, in
clu
din
g sy
nth
etic
an
d v
ola
tile
org
anic
ch
emic
als,
wh
ich
are
by-
pro
du
cts
of
ind
ust
rial
pro
cess
es a
nd
pet
role
um
pro
du
c-
tion
an
d c
an a
lso c
om
e fr
om
gas
sta
tion
s, u
rban
sto
rm w
ater
ru
noff
, an
d s
epti
c sy
stem
s.
Rad
ioac
tive
Con
tam
inan
ts, w
hic
h c
an b
e n
atu
rally
occ
urr
ing
or
may
be
the
resu
lt o
f oil a
nd
gas
pro
du
ctio
n a
nd
min
ing
acti
viti
es.
In
ord
er t
o e
nsu
re t
hat
tap
wat
er is
safe
to d
rin
k, E
PA
pre
scri
bes
reg
ula
tion
s th
at lim
it t
he
amou
nt
of
cert
ain
con
tam
inan
ts in
wat
er p
rovi
ded
by
pu
blic
wat
er s
yste
ms.
T
he
U. S
. Fo
od
an
d D
rug
Ad
min
istr
atio
n r
egu
lati
on
s es
tab
lish
lim
its
for
con
tam
inan
ts in
bott
led
wat
er w
hic
h m
ust
pro
vid
e th
e sa
me
pro
tect
ion
for
pu
blic
hea
lth
. F
or
more
in
form
atio
n a
bou
t co
nta
min
ants
an
d p
ote
nti
al h
ealt
h e
ffec
ts, ca
ll t
he
U.S
. E
PA’s
Saf
e D
rin
kin
g W
ater
Hotl
ine
at
1-8
00-4
26-4
791.
Im
port
ant
Hea
lth
In
form
atio
n: S
om
e p
eop
le m
ay b
e m
ore
vu
lner
able
to c
on
tam
inan
ts in
dri
nki
ng
wat
er t
han
th
e ge
ner
al p
op
ula
tion
. Im
mu
no-
com
pro
mis
ed p
erso
ns
such
as
per
son
s w
ith
can
cer
un
der
goin
g ch
emoth
erap
y, p
erso
ns
wh
o h
ave
un
der
gon
e org
an t
ran
spla
nts
, p
eop
le w
ith
HIV
/ A
IDS
or
oth
er im
mu
ne
syst
em d
isord
ers,
som
e el
der
ly a
nd
in
fan
ts c
an b
e p
arti
cula
rly
at r
isk
from
in
fect
ion
s. T
hes
e p
eop
le s
hou
ld s
eek
advi
ce a
bou
t d
rin
kin
g w
ater
from
th
eir
hea
lth
car
e p
rovi
der
s. E
PA
/C
DC
gu
idel
ines
on
ap
pro
pri
ate
mea
ns
to les
sen
th
e ri
sk o
f in
fect
ion
by
Cry
pto
spori
diu
m a
nd
oth
er m
icro
bia
l
con
tam
inan
ts a
re a
vailab
le f
rom
th
e S
afe
Dri
nki
ng
Wat
er H
otl
ine
(1-8
00-4
26-4
791).
Exce
llen
ce S
In
tegr
ity
S
Ste
war
dsh
ip S
Co
mm
itm
en
t S
Eff
icie
ncy
S
Vis
ion
Defi
nit
ion
s
MC
L (
Max
imu
m C
on
tam
inan
t L
eve
l): T
he h
igh
est
leve
l o
f a
con
tam
inan
t th
at is
allo
wed
in
dri
nkin
g w
ater.
M
CL
s ar
e s
et
as c
lose
to
th
e M
CL
Gs
as f
ea-
sib
le u
sin
g th
e b
est
ava
ilab
le t
reat
men
t te
chn
olo
gy.
MC
LG
(M
axim
um
Co
nta
min
ant
Leve
l G
oal
: T
he leve
l o
f a
con
tam
inan
t in
dri
nkin
g w
ater
belo
w w
hic
h t
here
is
no
kn
ow
n o
r exp
ect
ed
ris
k t
o h
eal
th.
MC
LG
s al
low
fo
r a
mar
gin
of
safe
ty.
MR
DL
(M
axim
um
Resi
du
al D
isin
fect
ant
Leve
l): T
he h
igh
est
leve
l o
f a
dis
infe
ctan
t al
low
ed
in
dri
nkin
g w
ater.
T
here
is
con
vin
cin
g evi
den
ce t
hat
ad
dit
ion
of
a d
isin
fect
ant
is n
ece
ssar
y fo
r co
ntr
ol o
f m
icro
bio
logi
cal co
nta
min
ants
.
MR
DL
G (
Max
imu
m R
esi
du
al D
isin
fect
ant
Leve
l G
oal
): T
he leve
l o
f a
dri
nkin
g w
ater
dis
infe
ctan
t b
elo
w w
hic
h t
here
is
no
kn
ow
n o
r exp
ect
ed
ris
k t
o
heal
th. M
RD
LG
s d
o n
ot
refl
ect
th
e b
en
efi
ts o
f th
e u
se o
f d
isin
fect
ants
to
co
ntr
ol m
icro
bia
l co
nta
min
ants
.
NT
U (
Nep
helo
metr
ic T
urb
idit
y U
nit
s): M
eas
ure
men
t o
f th
e w
ater
clar
ity,
or
turb
idit
y, o
f w
ater.
T
urb
idit
y in
exce
ss o
f 5 N
TU
is
bar
ely
no
tice
able
to
th
e
avera
ge p
ers
on
.
pp
b (
par
ts p
er
billio
n):
On
e p
art
sub
stan
ce p
er
billio
n p
arts
wat
er
(or
mic
rogr
ams
per
lite
r).
pp
m (
par
ts p
er
millio
n):
O
ne p
art
sub
stan
ce p
er
millio
n p
arts
wat
er
(or
milligr
ams
per
lite
r). T
T: T
reat
men
t T
ech
niq
ue
Tu
rbid
ity:
A
meas
ure
of
the c
lou
din
ess
of
the w
ater
and
a g
oo
d in
dic
ato
r o
f th
e e
ffect
iven
ess
of
the f
iltr
atio
n s
yste
m.
Sam
plin
g R
esu
lts:
D
uri
ng
the p
ast
year
, w
e h
ave t
aken
hu
nd
red
s o
f w
ater
sam
ple
s in
ord
er
to d
ete
rmin
e t
he p
rese
nce
of
any
rad
ioac
tive
, b
iolo
gica
l, in
org
anic
, vo
lati
le o
rgan
ic, o
r sy
nth
eti
c o
rgan
ic c
on
tam
inan
ts. T
he t
able
ab
ove
sh
ow
s o
nly
th
ose
con
tam
inan
ts t
hat
were
dete
cted
in
th
e w
ater.
T
he S
tate
allo
ws
us
to m
on
ito
r fo
r ce
rtai
n s
ub
stan
ces
less
oft
en
th
an o
nce
per
year
beca
use
th
e c
on
cen
trat
ion
s d
o n
ot
chan
ge f
req
uen
tly.
In
th
ese
cas
es,
th
e m
ost
rece
nt
sam
ple
dat
a ar
e in
clu
ded
.
