March 4, 2010

Dear Clarksburg Water Board Wholesale Customer,

Starting in 1999, all community public water systems were required to prepare and distribute a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The purpose of this report is to provide your customers with information about the source, treatment, and quality of their drinking water

Enclosed, please find the chemical data to be used in your 2009 CCR. Also, note that the source water for the Clarksburg Water Board (CWB) is the West Fork River and that we provide complete treatment consisting of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation and filtration. We also add fluoride to the finished water to bring it to the State optimum level of 0.8 – 1.3 ppm. CWB is required to have this information to its wholesale customers no later than April 1, 2010.

Should you have any questions about the following charts or information, please contact our Lab Tech Angie Adams or Bob Landis at 624-5467.

Should you have any questions about preparing your CCR, please contact Dan Parker at the WV Dept. of Health Environmental Engineering Division at 558-6748.

The members of the CWB would like to take this opportunity to inform you that as always we strive to provide the safest, most cost efficient water we are capable of producing, and we will continue to be at your service should the need arise.

 

Sincerely,

                                             
Richard D. Welch,
General Manager

 

   2009 CLARKSBURG WATER BOARD TEST RESULTS
Contaminant

Violation

     Y/N  

 Level

Detected

Unit

Measurement

 MCLG MCL Likely Source of Contamination

Inorganic Contaminants

Barium

 N 0.02 ppm 0 2

Discharge of drilling wastes, discharge from metal refineries, erosion of natural deposits (Sampled 11/19/09)

Copper 1

 N .122 ppm 1.3 AL = 1.3

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits.(30 sites - 90th percentile - sampled 9/07)

Fluoride

 N

0.92

Annual average

0.3 - 2.0

(range)

 ppm 4 4

Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories

Lead 2

 N 6 ppb 0 AL =15

Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits (30 sites - 90th percentile - sampled 9/07)

Volatile Organic Contaminants

Chlorine

 N

1.5 (average)

Range

0.7 - 2.2

 ppm

4

MDRLG

4

MDRL

Water additive used to control microbes

Haloacetic Acids

 N 30.82
(range)
5.6 - 57.3  		ppb NE 60

By-Product of drinking water chlorination.

TTHM

[Total trihalomethanes)

 N 36.11
(range)
13.3 - 82.0 		 ppb 0 80

By-product of drinking water chlorination

Unregulated Contaminants SAMPLED 11/09

Sodium

 N 11.9 ppm NE NE

Erosion of natural deposits

Microbiological Contaminants

Turbidity 5

 N 0.29 NTU 0 TT

Soil runoff.

Total Organic Carbon

 N

2.3

Annual average

1.9 – 2.8

Range

(23% removal)

 ppm 0 TT

Naturally occurring in the environment.

* – 30 Lead and copper samples taken from the distribution system September 2007, next samples due 2010. Results listed are the 90th percentile, no samples exceeded MCL .If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The system is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your drinking water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Additional Information

In 2009 we conducted monitoring of numerous other contaminants and we are proud to report that there were no detection of these. Data for these are also available.

Sodium is an unregulated contaminant. Anyone having a concern should contact their primary health care provider.

Turbidity is the measure of the cloudiness of the water. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of the effectiveness of our filtration system.

The Clarksburg Water Board conducted monitoring of contaminants included in the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rules I (2002) and II (2009) issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency and we are happy to report that there were no detections for any of the parameters where monitoring was required under this Rule. The data from this monitoring is available for review by contacting the Clarksburg Water Board Laboratory at 304-624-5467, ext. 122.