MONITORING YOUR WATER The Pike Township Municipal Authority routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to State and Federal laws. The table on page (3) shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st 2015. All drinking water, including bottled drinking may be reasonably expected to contain at least a small amount of constituents. It's important to water, remember that the presence of these constituents necessarily pose a health risk. Also in the does not tables on page (3) you might find some terms and abbreviations that you may not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions: (ppm) One part per million Parts per million or Milligrams per liter- Corresponds to one minute in 2 years or a single penny in $10,000.00. (ppb) One part per billion Parts per billion or Micrograms per liter- Corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years or a single penny in $10,000,000.00. (pCi/l) Picocuries is a measure of radioactivity in water. Picocuries per liter – (MCLG) The "Goal" is the level of a contaminant in Maximum Contaminant Level Goal- drinking water below which there are no known or expected risk to health. MCLG's allow for a margin of safety. (MCL) The "Maximum Allowed" is the highest level of a Maximum Contaminant Level- contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL's are set as close to the MCLG's as feasible using the best available treatment technology. (AL) The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment Action Level – or other requirements which a water system must follow. (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level- in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. The level of a drinking water Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal-(MRDLG): disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. not reflect the MDRLG’s do benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination. 2
MONITORING YOUR WATER The Pike Township Municipal Authority routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to State and Federal laws. The table on page (3) shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st 2015. All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least a small amount of constituents. It's important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. Also in the tables on page (3) you might find some terms and abbreviations that you may not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions: Parts per million or Milligrams per liter- (ppm) One part per million Corresponds to one minute in 2 years or a single penny in $10,000.00. Parts per billion or Micrograms per liter- (ppb) One part per billion Corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years or a single penny in $10,000,000.00. Picocuries per liter – (pCi/l) Picocuries is a measure of radioactivity in water. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal- (MCLG) The "Goal" is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there are no known or expected risk to health. MCLG's allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level- (MCL) The "Maximum Allowed" is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL's are set as close to the MCLG's as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Action Level – (AL) The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level- (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal-(MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MDRLG’s do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination. 2
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