This report contains important information about your drinking water. Please translate it, or speak with someone who understands it.
Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua beber.
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Frankfort's water supply is totally from groundwater, and is pumped from 9
different wells, which are located in two different aquifers that lay near the
City of Frankfort. One aquifer is approximately 100-120 feet deep, and the other
is approximately 280-300 feet deep. These aquifers are attributed to the Teays
Valley, a pre-glacier-age river valley.
If you have any questions about this report, or concerning your water
utility, please contact Wesley Hyden, at (765) 654-5556, the dates and times and
locations of our Utility Board meetings are listed in the header of the letter.
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. The
Frankfort Water Works routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water
according to Federal and State laws. These tables show the results of any items
in our monitoring list that were above the detection levels used in the
laboratory procedures for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2000. If an
item was listed as BDL (Below Detection Level), it was not included. Also
listed, are the periodic test results from earlier times, if any material tested
for was present during those tests.
Educational Information:
"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.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
| Contaminent | Violation - Yes / No | Level Detected | Unit of Measurement | MCLG | MCL | Likely Source of Contamination |
| Radioactive Contaminants | ||||||
| Alpha Emitters* | No | 3.0 | pCi/l | 0 | 15 pCi/L | Erosion of Natural Deposits | Microbiological |
| Total Coliform Bacteria | No | Presence (present in one test out of 260) | abscence/presence | 0 | presence of coliform bacteria in 5% of monthly samples | Naturally present in the environment |
| Inorganic Contaminants | ||||||
| Barium** | No | .008 | ppm | 2 | 2 | Erosion of Natural Deposits |
| Copper** | No | .409 | ppm | 1.3 | AL=1.3 | Corrosion of household plumbing |
| Lead** | No | .001 | ppm | 0 | AL=.005 | Corrosion of household plumbing |
| Sodium | No | 22 | ppm | NA | NA | Erosion of Natural Deposits |
| Nitrate (as Nitrogen) | No | 1.2 | ppm | 10 | 10 | Erosion of Natural Deposits |
| Synthetic-Organic Compounds | ||||||
| Di (2-ethylexyl) phthalate | No | 1.07 - 1.08 | ppb | 0 | 6 | Discharge from chemical & rubber factories |
| Organic Contaminants | ||||||
| Total Trihalomethanes | No | BDL to 21 | ppm | 0 | 100 | Byproduct of drinking water chlorination |
* These tests were last run in 1998.
** These tests were last run in 1999.
In the preceding table, you may find many terms and abbreviations that you
might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms, we've
provided the following definitions:
The Consumer Confidence Reports are intended as a means to inform Utility
customers of any impending problems, or violations that have occurred through
the previous year. As such, ONLY violations or detections are required to be
included. There are many items tested for, that were not detected, and were not
included in our report. The Frankfort Water Works maintains an internet website,
at
Please call our office if you have questions, (765) 654-5556.
During the year 2000, we tested for Synthetic-Organic Compounds (SOC's) during the second and third quarters as required by EPA. The list of chemicals tested for contains 28 different compounds. During our third quarter, we show a detection on the compound Di (2-ethylexyl) phthalate. Each time we test, we do two sets of testing, one for our East plant, and one for our West plant. Water for the two plants comes from two differnt areas of town, yet the results on this particular compoiund were nearly identical (1.08 ppb at our East plant, and 1.07 ppb at our West plant). We've questioned the lab about the possibility of error on the test, due to the nature of this particular compound, in that it's totally related to Plastic. We will be retesting this summer (2nd and 3rd quarters of 2001) to check on this particular compound.
Di (2-ethylexyl) phthalate is also known as bis (2-ethylexyl) phthalate, and is commonly referred to as DEHP. It is a widely used liquid used to make plastics more flexible. More information on this substance is available at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/phs8815.html. We will update this information in the next CCR.