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Deer Run Water Company

2011 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

We're pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water, and we want you to understand, and be involved in, the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources.

Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From?

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. Our source of water is one well that pumps from the Everton Formation Aquifer.

How Safe Is The Source Of Our Drinking Water?

The Arkansas Department of Health has completed a Source Water Vulnerability Assessment for Deer Run Water Company. The assessment summarizes the potential for contamination of our source of drinking water and can be used as a basis for developing a source water protection plan. Based on the various criteria of the assessment, our water source has been determined to have a medium susceptibility to contamination. You may request a summary of the Source Water Vulnerability Assessment from our office.

What Contaminants Can Be In Our Drinking Water?

As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: Microbial contaminants such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife; Inorganic contaminants such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or 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 be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

In order to assure tap water is safe to drink, EPA has regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.

Am I at Risk?

All 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 the water poses a health risk. However, 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 small amounts of contamination. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. In addition, EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by microbiological contaminants are also available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline.

Lead and Drinking Water

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. We are 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 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 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

How Can I Learn More About Our Drinking Water?

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Eric Johnson, Manager/Operator, at 870-613-0643. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held at various times at Convenience Hardware in Evening Shade. Contact Eric Johnson for more details concerning meeting dates and time.

TEST RESULTS

We routinely monitor for constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The test results table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1^st to December 31^st, 2011. In the table you might find terms and abbreviations you are not familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions:

Action Level - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements, which a water system must follow.

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) – unenforceable public health goal; 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.

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. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

NA – Not applicable

Parts per billion (ppb) - a unit of measurement for detected levels of contaminants in drinking water. One part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.

Parts per million (ppm) – a unit of measurement for detected levels of contaminants in drinking water. One part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS

Contaminant

Violation

Y/N

Level Detected

Unit

MCLG

(Public Health Goal)

MCL

(Allowable Level)

Major Sources in Drinking Water

Total Coliform Bacteria

None

Present

1 positive sample per month

Naturally present in the environment

LEAD AND COPPER TAP MONITORING

Contaminant

Number of Sites over Action Level

90^th Percentile

Result

Unit

Action Level

Major Sources in Drinking Water

Lead

<0.003

ppm

0.015

Corrosion from household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits

Copper

<0.20

ppm

1.3

¨ We are on reduced monitoring schedule and required to sample once every three years for lead and copper at our customers’ taps. The results above are from our last monitoring period was in 2010. Our next required monitoring period is in 2013.

REGULATED DISINFECTANTS

Disinfectant

Violation

Y/N

Level Detected

Unit

MRDLG

(Public Health Goal)

MRDL

(Allowable Level)

Major Sources in Drinking Water

Chlorine

Average: 0.15

Range: 0.1 – 0.2

ppm

Water additive used to control microbes

BY-PRODUCTS OF DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION

Contaminant

Violation

Y/N

Level Detected

Unit

MCLG

(Public Health Goal)

MCL

(Allowable Level)

HAA5 [Haloacetic Acids]

ppb

TTHM [Total Trihalomethanes]

ppb

¨ We are currently on a reduced monitoring schedule and required to sample once every three years for Total Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acids in our distribution system. The results above are from our last compliance monitoring period in summer quarter of 2011. Our next compliance monitoring period is in 2014.

VIOLATIONS – Deer Run Water Company

TYPE: Lead and Copper

FROM:

TO:

CORRECTIVE ACTION:

We failed to send out our required Consumer/ Public Notice after our lead and copper tap sampling.

5/18/2011

9/24/2011

Continuing

Our Consumer Notice and Public Notice is attached to this 2011 Annual Drinking Water Report for your review. We have also attached the results of our tap samplings.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Deer Run Water Company recently violated the National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Lead and Copper. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we have done to correct this situation.

Deer Run Water Company monitors our drinking water for lead and copper. Deer Run Water Company is required to provide Consumer Notification of lead results within 30 days of their receipt. We did not complete the required Consumer Notification within the specified time period. As such, we were issued a violation on May 18, 2011 and September 24, 2011.

This is not an emergency. If it had been you would have been notified within 24 hours. Consumer Notification is a requirement of the National Primary Drinking Water Standards for Lead and Copper, for all consumers submitting water samples for Lead and Copper analysis.

The action level for lead is 0.015 mg/L or 15 parts per billion and the action level for copper is 1.3 mg/L. All of our lead and copper tap samples were well below these action levels.

We delivered the required Public and Consumer Notice with the 2011 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report on:

Deer Run Water Company will return to compliance on (The date following the delivery of the required Notices and Annual Drinking Water Quality Report).

For more information, please contact Eric Johnson of Deer Run Water Company at 870-613-0643 or you may write to Eric Johnson, Deer Run Water Company, #2 West Main, Evening Shade, AR. 72532.

Please share this information with all the 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.

This notice is being sent to you by the Deer Run Water Company, PWS ID # 685.

CONSUMER NOTICE

LEAD IN DRINKING WATER

Lead in drinking water, although rarely the sole cause of lead poisoning can significantly increase a person's total lead exposure, particularly the exposure of infants who drink baby formulas and concentrated juices that are mixed with water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that drinking water can make up 20 percent or more of a person's total exposure to lead. Lead is unusual among drinking water contaminants in that it seldom occurs naturally in water supplies like rivers and lakes. Lead enters drinking water primarily as a result of the corrosion, or wearing away, of materials containing lead in the water distribution system and household plumbing. These materials include lead-based solder used to join copper pipe, brass and chrome plated brass faucets, and in some cases, pipes made of lead that connect your house to the water main (service lines). In 1986, Congress banned the use of lead solder containing greater than 0.2% lead, and restricted the lead content of faucets, pipes and other plumbing materials to 8.0%. When water stands in lead pipes or plumbing systems containing lead for several hours or more, the lead may dissolve into your drinking water. This means the first water drawn from the tap in the morning, or later in the afternoon after returning from work or school, can contain fairly high levels of lead.

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO LEAD IN DRINKING WATER

(A) Let the water run from the tap before using it for drinking or cooking any time the water in a faucet has gone unused for more than six hours. The longer water resides in your home's plumbing the more lead it may contain. Flushing the tap means running the cold water faucet until the water gets noticeably colder, usually about 15-30 seconds. If your house has a lead service line to the water main, you may have to flush the water for a longer time, perhaps one minute, before drinking. Although toilet flushing or showering flushes water through a portion of your home's plumbing system, you still need to flush the water in each faucet before using it for drinking or cooking. Flushing tap water is a simple and inexpensive measure you can take to protect your family's health. It usually uses less than one or two gallons of water. To conserve water, fill a couple of bottles for drinking water after flushing the tap, and whenever possible use the first flush water to wash the dishes or water the plants or other than consumptive purposes.

(B) Do not to cook with, or drink water from the hot water tap. Hot water can dissolve more lead more quickly than cold water. If you need hot water, draw water from the cold tap and heat it on the stove.

(C) The steps described above will reduce the lead concentrations in your drinking water. However, if you are still concerned you may wish to purchase bottled water for drinking and cooking.

(D) You can consult a variety of sources for additional information. Your family doctor or pediatrician can perform a blood test for lead and provide you with information about the health effects of lead.

MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL GOAL AND LEAD ACTION LEVEL DEFINITIONS

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. The Environmental Protection Agency has set the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal at zero. The MCLG allows for a margin of safety.

Action level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. The Environmental Protection Agency has set the lead action level at 0.015 milligrams per liter (mg/L), or 15 parts of lead per one billion parts of water. The action level is a 90^th percentile value calculated from 10 percent of the water system samples with the highest concentration of lead. In order for the action level to be triggered, it requires that 10 percent or more of the water samples exceed 0.015 mg/L of lead.

HELPFUL STATE, LOCAL AND ANALYTICAL AGENCIES

(A) Deer Run Water Company at 870-613-0643 can provide you with information about your community's water supply, and a list of local laboratories that have been certified by EPA for testing water quality.

(B) The Arkansas Department of Health at 1-800-462-0599 or 1-501-661-2000 and your local County Health Unit can provide you with information about the health effects of lead.

American Interplex Corporation 501-224-5060

Sorrells Research Associates, Inc. 501-562-8139

RESULTS OF TAP SAMPLING

Please call us to find out the results of your home or business if you participated in lead and copper tap sampling program (870-624-0073).

PWS ID	sys name	Site ID	test date	lab no	analyte2	year	what	unit	cu analyte2	cu what	cu unit
685	Deer Run Water Company	685YL003	09/20/2010	11101086	Lead	2010	0.003	mg/L	Copper	0.20	mg/L
685	Deer Run Water Company	685YL008	09/20/2010	11101087	Lead	2010	0.003	mg/L	Copper	0.20	mg/L
685	Deer Run Water Company	685YL009	09/20/2010	11101088	Lead	2010	0.003	mg/L	Copper	0.20	mg/L
685	Deer Run Water Company	685YL010	09/20/2010	11101089	Lead	2010	0.003	mg/L	Copper	0.20	mg/L
685	Deer Run Water Company	685YL011	09/24/2010	11101097	Lead	2010	0.003	mg/L	Copper	0.20	mg/L