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Manager: Danny Young |
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Phone: 706-745-4598 |
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Fax: 706-745-8631 |
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WATER QUALITY REPORT Notla Water Authority (formerly Notla Water Association) was created and established in 1965. The 40 years that Notla Water Authority (NWA) has existed has brought about many changes in Union County. One of the most important is that the members have the assurance that a safe and quality water supply will always be available for their consumption. Now as in the past, NWA’s team of dedicated employees and board members are working tirelessly to advance the effectiveness of the system and to provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that all Community Water Systems are required to provide an annual Water Quality Report to their customers. This report contains information that will enable the members to make educated health related decisions concerning the consumption of their drinking water. At the present time, the water system has over 420 miles of main distribution lines. There are eight wells drawing groundwater from unconfined crystalline rock aquifers, with a pumping capacity of 800,000 gallons per day and a new surface water treatment plant has added an additional 1,000,000 gallons per day capacity. The surface water treatment plant is only a part of NWA's most recent expansion project to provide a reliable water supply to the over 4,700 commercial and residential meters. System projects include increasing storage capacity, submission of an application to increase the withdrawal permit with EPD and TVA, construction of a lake crossing 12" water main and several line extensions on Hwy 19 & Hwy 129, Pat Colwell Road and Hwy 325. 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 (1-800-426-4791). 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 HIV/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. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and 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 pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Our Source Water Assessment has been conducted, identifying potential pollution sources which pose a risk to water souces. A copy of the assessment can be obtained at our office. For more information about the system or this report please contact Danny Young at (706) 745-4598. The board meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at the NWA's office. Please call our office for the meeting time. Contaminants that may be present in source water include the following:
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WATER QUALITY DATA The attached table list all the drinking water contaminants that were detected during 2006. The presence of contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. The data contained in the table is from testing done January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, unless otherwise noted. EPD requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentration of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Some of the data, though representative of the water quality, is more than one year old. Terms and Abbreviations: Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): “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.” Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): “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.” Action Level (AL): “The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Variances and Exemptions: “State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions.” Notla Water Authority has been issued a waiver certificate which exempts the system from monitoring for 32 regulated synthetic organic compounds (SOCs) listed in the Georgia Rule for Safe Drinking Water. The waiver period is from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001. Notla was also issued a cyanide monitoring waiver by EPD because chemical analytical results of samples collected demonstrates that the water system's distributed drinking water conatins no cyanide or concentrations less than the detection limit specified by the rules. n/a: not applicable nd: not detectable at testing limits mg/l: milligrams per liter ug/l: micrograms per liter ppb: parts per billion or micrograms per liter ppm: parts per million or milligrams per liter pCi/l: picocuries per liter (a measure of radiation) <: less than |
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