Annual Drinking Water Quality Report 2021

Huttonsville PSD

P.O. Box 277

Mill Creek, WV 26280

PWS# WV3304211

304-335-2035

May 26, 2022

In compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, the Huttonsville PSD is providing its customers with this annual water quality report. This report explains where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. The information in this report shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2021, or earlier if not on a yearly schedule.

If you have any questions concerning this report, you may contact the Chief Operator Lee Gordon at 304-704-7133. He can be contacted Tuesday-Friday from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If you have any further questions, comments or suggestions, please attend any of our regularly scheduled board meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 3:00 PM in the PSD Office located at 9877 Scenica Trail, Mill Creek, WV 26280.

Your drinking water is surface water from Elkwater Fork Dam.

A Source Water Protection Plan was updated in 2021. The intake that supplies drinking water to Huttonsville PSD has a higher susceptibility to contamination, due to the sensitive nature of surface water supplies and the potential contaminant sources identified within the area. This does not mean that the source water will become contaminated; only that conditions are such that the source water could be impacted by a potential contaminant source.  Future contamination may be avoided by implementing protective measures. The Source Water Protection Plan, which contains more information is available for review at the WVBPH 304-558-2981.

All drinking water contains various amounts and kinds of contaminants. Federal and state regulations establish limits, controls, and treatment practices to minimize these contaminants and to reduce any subsequent health effects.

To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the number of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits of contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protections for public health.

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of these 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 Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

The source of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) includes 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 human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include:

Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.

Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, farming.

Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses.

Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.

Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

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 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 (800-426-4791).

Definitions of terms and abbreviations used in the table or report:

• AL - Action Level, or the concentration of a contaminant which, when exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
• LRAA - Locational Running Annual Average is an average of sample analytical results for samples taken at a particular monitoring location during the previous four calendar quarters.
• MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level, or 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 technique.
• MCLG - Maximum Contaminant Level Goal, or the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected health risk. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
• MRDL - Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level, or the highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that the addition of a disinfectant is necessary to control microbial contaminants.
• MRDLG - Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal, or the level of drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected health risk. MRDLGs do not

reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

• N/A - not applicable
• ND - Not Detectable, no contaminants were detected in the sample(s) taken.
• NE - not established
• NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit, used to measure cloudiness in the water
• ppb - parts per billion or micrograms per liter (µg/l)
• pCi/L – picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)
• ppm - parts per million or milligrams per liter (mg/l)

The Huttonsville PSD routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to federal and state laws.  The tables below show the results of our monitoring for contaminants.

Tables of Test Results - Regulated Contaminants – Huttonsville PSD  PWSID #WV3304211

EPA’s surface water treatment rules require conventional water treatment plants like Huttonsville PSD to monitor Turbidity. The NTU must never exceed 1.0 at any time. The samples for turbidity must be less than or equal to 0.3 NTU in at least 95% of the samples in one month. Huttonsville PSD's turbidity samples are in the table below. EPA considers these limits as a TT or Treatment Technique. A Treatment Technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

 

Turbidity
Monthly % < 0.3 NTU	Yearly High	Violation	Likely Source of Contaminant
100 %	0.023 NTU	No	Soil runoff

The removal of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is an important process to help control Disinfection By Products created when Chlorine is used as a disinfectant. TOC testing measures the level of organic molecules or contaminants present. TOC tests will not determine which compounds are present, but only the amount of compounds. The results of these tests are in the table below.

 

Total Organic Carbon
Date	High	Yearly Range	Unit of    measure	TT	Likely Source of Contaminant
2021	1.7	0 – 1.7	ppm	0	Naturally occurring in the environment

Disinfectant	Violation Y/N	RAA	Unit of Measure	MRDLG	MRDL	Likely Source of Contamination
Chlorine	N	1.8	ppm	4	4	Water additive used to control microbes

Lead and Copper - Copper and Lead samples were collected from 20 area residences on August 22nd, 2019
Contaminant	Monitoring         Period	90th Percentile	Range	Unit of Measure	AL	Sites Over AL	Likely Source of Contamination
Copper, Free	2017 - 2019	0.391	0.019 - 0.606	ppm	1.3	0	Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits.
Lead	2017 - 2019	0.86	0.00 – 4	ppb	15	0	Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits

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 Huttonsville PSD 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 are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

 

National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations are non-enforceable guidelines regarding contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects (such as skin or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color) in drinking water. EPA recommends secondary standards to water systems but does not require systems to comply.

 

Unregulated Contaminants
Contaminant	Date Sampled	Level Detected	Unit of Measure	MCLG	SMCL	Likely Source of Contamination
Sodium	10/6/2021	12	ppm	NA	1000	Erosion of natural deposits
Sulfate	10/6/2021	4.2	ppm	NA	250	Erosion of natural deposits
Nickle	10/6/2021	0.0002	ppm	0.1	0.1	Erosion of natural deposits
Carbon, Dissolved Organic (DOC)	2/8/2017	0.55 Range    0.36-0.55	ppm	NA	NA	NA
SUVA (Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance)	1/5/2017	1.94 Range    1.09-1.94	L /MG-M	NA	NA	NA
UV Absorbance @254 NM	1/5/2017	0.007 Range    0.006-0.007	CM-1	NA	NA	NA

 

In the 2021 calendar year, Huttonsville PSD had NO noted violation(s) of drinking water regulations.

Additional Information

 

Huttonsville PSD had two Moderate Deficiencies on the last Sanitary Survey performed by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health on February 18th, 2020.

1. Valley Bend tank has oxidized paint.
2. Daily Tank has oxidized paint.

 

All other water test results for the reporting year 2021 were all non-detects.