Community Notice: Quarterly PFAS Notice

What happened?
Our water system received notification of PFAS6 results showing that our system violated the 20 ng/L PFAS6 Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) drinking water standard during October through December 2023 compliance period with a quarterly average of 24 ng/L at the Fruit St. Pump Station. The quarterly average of PFAS6 has ranged between 20 to 35 ng/L since Quarter 3, 2021 to date and our system will continue to notify consumers every 3 months with updated information as required. This does not apply to residents on private wells.

Samples collected in October 2023, November 2023, and December 2023, reported levels of PFAS6 at 23.4 ng/L, 22.5 ng/L and 26.4 ng/L, respectively. Exceedance of the MCL standard has been determined from these results.

Compliance with the PFAS6 MCL is calculated as a quarterly average based upon the total number of samples collected during the compliance period. The location where elevated levels of PFAS6 were reported is from our Fruit Street Blending Facility, one of five facilities (including the Ashland Interconnection) that supplies drinking water to our system. PFAS6 levels were reported below the MCL at our other locations.

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