Etna Green Drinking Water
November 23, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.
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MONITORING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR
ETNA GREEN WATER DEPARTMENT
PSW ID #IN5243003
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water standards meet EPA's health standards. The 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2020 testing for Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) was either not performed or failed to comply with all the requirements of the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR); therefore, we cannot be sure of the quality of the water at that time.
What should I do?
You do not need to use an alternative (e.g., bottled) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
What does this mean?
This is not an immediate risk. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. Some people who drink trihalomethanes in excess of the Maximum Containment Level (MCL) over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Some people who drink water containing haloacetic acids in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
What Happened? What is being done? (Explain below the reason, corrective action, and when the system expects to be or was back in compliance.) Failed to get August TTHM and HAA5 samples contacted IDEM and was informed to public notice and retake next year.
We anticipate resolving the problem within November 2020.
For more information, please contact Barry Baker at 574-858-9321 or PO Box 183 Etna Green, IN 46524.
Please share this information with all other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
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MONITORING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR
ETNA GREEN WATER DEPARTMENT
PSW ID #IN5243003
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water standards meet EPA's health standards. The 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2020 testing for Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) was either not performed or failed to comply with all the requirements of the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR); therefore, we cannot be sure of the quality of the water at that time.
What should I do?
You do not need to use an alternative (e.g., bottled) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
What does this mean?
This is not an immediate risk. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. Some people who drink trihalomethanes in excess of the Maximum Containment Level (MCL) over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Some people who drink water containing haloacetic acids in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
What Happened? What is being done? (Explain below the reason, corrective action, and when the system expects to be or was back in compliance.) Failed to get August TTHM and HAA5 samples contacted IDEM and was informed to public notice and retake next year.
We anticipate resolving the problem within November 2020.
For more information, please contact Barry Baker at 574-858-9321 or PO Box 183 Etna Green, IN 46524.
Please share this information with all other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
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