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City
of McCook Annual
Water Quality Report For the period of January 1 to December 31, 2005
This
report is intended to provide you with important information about
your drinking water and the efforts made by the City of McCook water
system to provide safe drinking water. For
more information regarding this report, contact: JESSE
M DUTCHER 308-345-2022 If
you would like to observe the decision-making processes that affect
drinking water quality, please attend the regularly scheduled meeting
of the Village Board/City Council.
If you would like to participate in the process, please
contact the Village/City Clerk to arrange to be placed on the agenda
of the meeting of the Village Board/City Council. Este
informe contiene informacion muy importante sobre el agua que usted
bebe. Traduzcalo o hable con alguien que lo entienda bien.
CROSS-CONNECTION
QUESTION AND ANSWER:
Source
of Drinking Water The
sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include
rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater
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 pickup substances resulting from the
presence of animals or from human activity. The
source of drinking water used by the City of McCook is groundwater.
This water is pumped from wells maintained by the City of McCook.
Source
Water Assessment Availability. The
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has completed the
Source Water Assessment. Included in the assessment is a Wellhead
Protection Area map, potential contaminant source inventory,
vulnerability rating, and source water protection information. To view
the Source Water Assessment or for more information please contact the
person named on the cover of this report or NDEQ at (402) 471-6988. 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 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
(800) 426-4791.
Contaminants
that may be present in source water include: Microbial
contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage
treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations
and wildlife. Inorganic
contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally
occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial, or
domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or
farming. Pesticides
and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as
agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses.
Organic
chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic
chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum
production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water
runoff, and septic systems. Radioactive
contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil
and gas production and mining activities. In
order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes
regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water
provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for
contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection
for public health. 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 HlV/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. EPAlCDC guidelines on appropriate means to
lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial
contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800-426-4791). The
City of McCook is required to test for the following contaminants:
Coliform Bacteria, Antimony, Arsenic, Asbestos, Barium, Beryllium,
Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Cyanide, Fluoride, Lead, Mercury, Nickel,
Nitrate, Nitrite, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium, Alachlor, Atrazine,
Benzo(a)pyrene, Carbofuran, Chlordane, Dalapon,
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, Dibromochloropropane, Dinoseb,
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, Diquat, 2,4-D, Endothall, Endrin, Ethylene
dibromide, Glyphosate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide,
Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Lindane, Methoxychlor,
Oxamyl (Vydate), Pentachlorophenol, Picloram, Polychlorinated
biphenyls, Simazine, Toxaphene, Dioxin, Silvex, Benzene, Carbon
Tetracchloride, o-Dichlorobenzene, ParaDichlorobenzene,
1,2-Dichlorethane, 1, 1 -Dichloroethylene, Cis-1 ,2,Dichloroethylene,
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Dichloromethane, 1,2 Dichloropropane,
Ethylbenzene, Monochlorobenzene, 1,2,4- T richlorobenzene, 1,1, 1 -Trichloroethane,
1, 1 ,2- Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl CWoride, Styrene,
Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Xylenes (total), Gross Alpha (minus
Uranium & Radium 226), Radium 226 plus Radium 228, Sulfate,
Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Chlorodibromomethane, Bromoform,
Chlorobenzene, mDichlorobenzene, 1, 1-Dichloropropene, 1,
1-Dicchloroethane, 1,1,2,2Tetrachlorethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane,
Chloromethane, Bromomethane, 1,2,3Trichloropropane, 1,1,1,2-
Tetrachloroethane, Chloroethane, 2,2 Dichloropropane, o-Chlorotoluene,
p-Chlorotoluene, Bromobenzene, 1,3Dichloropropene, Aldrin, Butachlor,
Carbarryl, Dicamba, Dieldrin, 3 Hydroxycarbofuran, Methonyl,
Metolach1or, Metribuzin, Propachlor
This notice will not be mailed: If you desire a copy of this report one may be obtained at the city office from the Billing Clerk.
City of McCook
TEST
RESULTS (COLLECTED IN 2005 UNLESS NOTED)
Date
Printed:02/22/2006
NE3114504
Lead
and Copper
Date Sampled: 06/28/2005
Note:
The state requires monitoring of certain contaminants less than once per
year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change
frequently. Therefore, some of this data may be more than one year
old. MCL
(Maximum Contaminant Level): 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. MCLG (Maximum
Contaminant Level Goal): 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. AL (Action Level): The concentration of a contaminant which, if
exceeded triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must
follow. Nitrate
In drinking water at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of
less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause
blue baby syndrome. Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short
periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are
caring for an infant, you should ask for advice from your health
care provider. Some people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulatory system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Information
about Violations of the Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act for 2005:
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