The bouquet was nonexistent, and the vintage was just last year, but 2009 proved to be a very good year for Memphis water distributed by Memphis Light, Gas and Water. This refreshing resource, pumped from the prolific Memphis Sands Aquifer, received an excellent report card for its purity in the 2009 Water Quality Report. MLGW will mail the report to its residential water customers in May in honor of the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) National Water Week (May 2 through 8).
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 prescribe regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water including microbial, inorganic, organic, pesticides and herbicides, and radioactive impurities. 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.
In addition to the mailed copy, the report will also be available for viewing and downloading at www.mlgw.com.
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