We've begun mailing our annual Water Quality Report to residential water customers this week following National Drinking Water Week that occurred May 2-8. The report culminates a year of laboratory tests revealing that Memphis water is free of contaminants and safe to drink.All community water systems are required to prepare and distribute an annual water quality report, also referred to as the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), according to a 1996 Congressional amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) prescribe regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water including microbial, inorganic, and organic. Specialists in MLGW’s Water Quality Assurance Laboratory perform numerous tests throughout the year to monitor such components of Memphis’ water. The 2009 test results reveal our water to be well within the designated limits, and meeting or exceeding all water quality standards set by the EPA and TDEC.
To learn more about National Drinking Water Week, visit www.awwa.org. For an online copy of MLGW’s Water Quality Report, visit www.mlgw.com.
2 comments:
Can they release the actual number of organic compounds found in the water rather than just if it's below the EPA's standards?
Yes, we can release the actual laboratory data. Some of the data is labeled BDL which means "below detection limits" of the instrument being used. We have a public records procedure that has to be followed to obtain MLGW data. Amy Burch is MLGW's public records person. A request has to be sent to Amy via email aburch@mlgw.org or by calling 528-4478. There is a charge for copying and mailing, etc.
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