2023 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report  Wadesboro  Water System Number: NC0304020  Este informe contiene informaciôn muy importante sobre su agua potable. Traduzcalo 0 hable con We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is a snapshot of1 last year's water quality. Included are details about your source(s) ofwater, what it contains, andl howi it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. Our constant goal is toj provide you with as safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts wei make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality ofyour water and toj providing you with this information because informed customers are our best allies. Ify you have any questions about this report or concerning your water, please contact Hugh. James at' 704-694-5171. We want our valued customers to bei informed about their water utility. Ify you want tol learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled 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 al health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling thel Environmental: Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426- Some people may ber more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. mmuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people withl HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, andi 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 tol lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safel Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). If present, elevated levels ofl 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 andl home plumbing. Wadesboro is responsible forp providing high quality drinking water but cannot control the variety oft materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for severall hours, you can: minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 21 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. Ifyou are concerned about lead inj your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on leadi in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take tos minimize exposure is Thes sources of drinking water (both tap water andl bottled water) include: rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over thes surface ofthe 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 ori from human activity. Contaminants that may bej present in source water include microbial contaminants, such as virnses 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 bei 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 ofs sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses; organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which arel by-products ofi industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come: from gas stations, urban stormwater: runoff, and septic systems; andi radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-ocurring or be the result ofoil and gas production andi mining In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the number of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same  alguien que lo entienda bien.  meetings. They are held at' Wadesboro Town Hall, on the first Monday of each month at 6:00pm.  What EPA Wants You to. Know  4791).  available: from the Safel Drinking Water Hotline or at htp:/www.epa.govisafewaterlead.  activities.  protection: for public health.  When You Turn on Your Tap, Consider the Source  The water that is used by this system is surface water purchased from Anson County.  12/2023    Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) Results  Thel North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Public Water Supply (PWS) Section, Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) conducted assessments for all drinking waters sources across North Carolina. Thej purpose oft the assessments was to determine thes susceptibility of each drinking waters source (well ors surface water intake) to Potential Contaminant Sources (PCSs). The results oft the assessment are available in SWAP. Assessment Reports that include maps, background information and ar relative The relative susceptibility rating of each source for Anson County Water System was determined by combining the contaminant rating (number and location ofl PCSs within the assessment area) and the inherent vulnerability rating (i.e., characteristics or existing conditions of the well or watershed andi its delineated assessment area). The assessment findings are summarizedi in the table below:  susceptibility rating of] Higher, Moderate or Lower.  Susceptibility of Sources to Potential Contaminant Sources (PCSs)  Source Name Pee Dee River  Susceptibility Rating Moderate  SWAP Report Date September 2020  The complete SWAP. Assessment report for Anson County Water System may be viewed on the Web at:  htps/www.newater.ory/page-600 Note that because SWAP results and reports are periodically updated by thel PWS Section, the results available on this website may differ from the results that were available at the time this CCR was prepared. Ifyou: are unable toa access your SWAP report on the web, you may: mail a written request for aj printed copy to: Source Water Assessment Program - Report Request, 1634 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC: 27699-1634, or email requests to swap@deq.nc.gov. Please indicate your system name, number, and provide your name, mailing address and phone number. Ifyou have any questions about the SWAP Itisi important to understand that as susceptibility rating of "higher" does noti imply poor water quality, only thes system'sp potential to  report, please contact the Source Water Assessment staff by phone at (919) 707-9098.  become contaminated by) PCSs in the assessment area. Help Protect Your Source Water  Protection of drinking water is everyone'sr responsibility. You can help protect your community's drinking water source(s) in several ways: (examples: dispose of chemicals properly; take used motor oil toar recycling center, volunteer in your community to  participate in group efforts toj protect your source, etc.).  Violations that Your Water System Received for the Report Year  During 2023, or during any compliance period that ended in 2023, Anson County received a (DBPs) Disinfectant Byproducts Monitoring and] Reporting Violation for the Compliance periods of 10-1-22 through 12-31-22. The Samples were retaken, public notices were: sent out, and compliance was achieved. We also received another (DBPs) Monitoring and Reporting Violation for the During 2023, or during any compliance period that ended in 2023 Wadesboro received al Lead Consumer Notice (LCN) violation.  sampling period of7-1/23 through 9-30-23. Public notice for this violation isi included in the CCR below.  The notices were sent out and certified by thes state to achieve compliance.  12/2023    NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC  IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER  Violation Awareness Date:  9/27/23_  We are required to monitor, your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator ofwhether or not our drinking water meets health standards. During the compliance period specified in the table below, we ['did not monitor or test' or 'did not complete all monitoring or testing7 for the contaminants listed and therefore cannot be sure oft the quality of) your drinking water during that time.  CONTAMINANT GROUP**. FACILITY IDI NO./.  COMPLIANCE PERIOD BEGIN. DATE  NUMBER OF SAMPLES/ WHEN SAMPLES TAKEN WERE.  SAMPLEI POINTI ID D01/B01, B02, B03, 7/1/23 B04  SAMPLING. FREQUENCY 4/QT  (Returned to Compliance) 8/24/23  TTHM8 &H HAA5  (HAA5)- Haloacetic Acids include Monochloroacetic. Acid, Dichloroacetic. Acid, Trichloroacetic. Acid, Monobromoacetic. Acid, Dibromoacetic. Acid. (TTHM)- Total Trihalomethanes include Chloroform, Bromoform, Bromoichlorometnane, and Dbromochoromelnane.  What shouldIdo? There is nothing you need to do at this time.  What is being done? Samples were taken in August to achieve compliance.  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 For more information about this violation, please contact the responsible person listed ini the first paragraph oft this report.  do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.  12/2023    Important Drinking Water Definitions:  Not-Applicable (N/A) - Information not applicable/not: required fort that particular water system or fort that particulari rrule. Non-Detects (ND). Laboratory analysis indicates that the contaminant is not] present at the level of detection set for the Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/L) One part! per million corresponds to one minute in two years oras single Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/L) One part per billion corresponds to one: minute in 2,000 years, ora  particular methodology used. penny in $10,000. single penny in $10,000,000.  Picocuries, per liter (pCi/L) - Picocuries per literi is ai measure of the radioactivity in water.  Million Fibers per Liter (MFL) - Million fibers per literi is a measure of the presence of asbestos fibers that are. longer than 10 Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) Nephelometric turbidity unit is ai measure of the clarity of water. Turbidity in excess of Variances and Exceptions- - State or EPA] permission not to meet anl MCL or Treatment Technique under certain conditions. Action Level (AL) The concentration ofac contaminant which, ifexceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements whicha Treatment Technique (TT)- A1 required process intended toi reduce thel level ofa contaminant in drinking water. Maximum. Residual Disinfection Level (MRDL) - Thel highest level ofa disinfectant allowed in drinking water, There is convincing evidence that addition ofa disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Maximum Residual. Disinfection Level Goal (MRDLG) - Thel level ofa drinking water disinfectant below which therei ist no known or expected: risk tol health, MRDLGS do: noti reflect the benefits oft the use of disinfectants to control microbial Locational. Running Annual Average (LRAA) - The average of sample analytical results fors samples taken at a particular monitoring location during the previous four calendar quarters under the Stage 21 Disinfectants and] Disinfection Byproducts Running. Annual. Average (RAA) - The average of sample analytical results for samples taken during thej previous four calendar Levell 1Assessment-Al Level 1 assessment isas study oft the water system toi identif potential problems and determine (fpossible) Level 2. Assessment- - A. Level. 2 assessment isa very detailed. study oft the water system to identify potential! problems and determine (fpossible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria. have been foundi in our Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) The highest level ofa contaminant thati is allowed in drinking water. MCLS are set as Maximum Contaminant. Level Goal (MCLG) - Thel level ofa contaminant in drinking water below which there is nol known or  micrometers.  5NTU is just noticeable to the average person.  waters system must follow.  contaminants. Rule. quarters.  why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system.  water system on multiple occasions.  close to the MCLGS as feasible using thel best available treatment technology. expected risk tol health. MCLGS allow for ai margin ofs safety.  12/2023    Water Quality Data' Tables of Detected Contaminants  Wer routinely monitor for over 150 contaminants in your drinking water according tol Federal and State laws. The tables below list all the drinking water contaminants that we detected in the last round of sampling for each particular contaminant group. Thej presence ofcontaminants does not necessarily: indicate that water poses al health risk. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done. January 1 through December. 31,2023. Thel EPA and the State allow us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations oft these contaminants arei note expected to vary significantly from  year to year. Some of the data, though representative of the water quality, is more than one year old.  Tables For Wadesboro Water System: REVISED1 TOTAL COLIFORM RULE: Microbiological Contaminants in the) Distribution System Contaminant (units) Violation Positive/Present MCLG  MCL Numbero of Y/N N/A  Source Likely Contamination of Naturally presenti int the environment  MCL TT*  Samples N/A  Total Coliform) Bacteria (presence or absence)  N/A  Routine and repeats samples are total coliform-positive: and eitheri is E. coli- positive ors system fails tot taker repeat samples following E. coli-positive: routine 0 sample ors system fails to analyze total coliform-positive repeats sample for E, coli waste Note: Ifeither an original routines sample and/ori itsi repeats samples(s) are E. coli positive,aTierl violation exists.  E. coli (presence ora absence)  N  Absent  Human and animal fecal  Lead and Copper Contaminants Contaminant (units) Sample Date  Your Water Number of (90t Percentile) 0.136 0 Range 0.0-1.23 0.1-5.6  sites abovet found the AL 0 0  MCLG AL  Likely Source ofContamination 1.3 AL=1,3 Corrosion ofh household plumbing systems; erosion ofr natural deposits AL-15 Corrosion ofhousehold plumbing systems; erosion oft natural deposits  Copper (ppm) (90" percentile) Lead (ppb) (90" percentile)  2022 2022  0  Disinfectant Residuals Summary  MRDL Violation Water Y/N (highest RAA) Low High N N  Your 0.22 1.43  MRDLG MRDL 4 4  Likely Source of Contamination Water additive usedt to control microbes Watera additiver used to control microbes  Chlorine (ppm) Chloramines (ppin)  4.0 4.0  12/2023    Total' Trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic Acids (five) (HAA5) Contaminant (units) Year MCLViolation Your Water  Range  MCLG MCL N/A  Likely Source of Contamination 80 Byproduct ofdrinking water disinfection  Sampled 2023  Y/N N  (highest) LRAA) Low High  TTHM (ppb) BO1 BO2 HAA5 (ppb) BO1 BO2  53 53 45 40  40-79 38-79 33-54 26-60  2023  N  N/A  60 Byproduct of drinking waterd disinfection  Tables For Anson County Water System:  Turbidity*  Treatmen t e(TT) Violation Y/N N N  Contaminant (units) Turbidity (NTU) Highest singlet turbidity measurement Turbidity (%) - Lowest monthly percentage (%)of samples meeting turbidity limits  Techniqu Your Water MCLG  Treatment Technique (TT) Violation if: Turbidity >1 NTU Less than 95% ofr monthly turbidity measurements are S 0.3NTU  Likely Sourced of Contamination  N/A 0.4NTU 99% N/A  Soil runoff  Turbidityi isa ai measure oft the cloudiness of the water. Wei monitor itb becausei iti isag goodi indicator oft the effectiyeness of our filtration system.  Thet turbidity ruler requires that 95% orr more oft the monthly samples must! be lesst than or equal to 0.3NTU.  Inorganic Contaminants  MCL n Y/N N  Range Low High N/A  Contaminant (units) Sample Violatio  Your Water 0.59  MCLG MCL 4  Likely Source ofContamination Erosion ofi natural deposits; water additive 4 which promotes strongt teeth; discharge from: fertilizer and aluminum factories  Date 2023  Fluoride (ppm)  Nitrate/Nitrite Contaminants  MCL n Y/N N N  Range Low High G N/A N/A  Contaminant (units) Sample Violatio  Your Water ND ND  MCL MCL  Likely Sourced of Contamination Runofff from: fertilizer use; leaching from 10 10 septict tanks, sewage; erosion ofr natural Runofff from: fertilizer use; leaching from 1 septic tanks, sewage; erosion ofr natural  Dato 2023 2023  Nitrate (as Nitrogen) (ppm) Nitrite (as Nitrogen) (ppm)  deposits deposits  1  Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Contaminants  MCL Sample Date Violatio Y/N n 2023 N  Range Low High 0.0-1.7  Contaminant (units) 12-Dichloroethane (ppb)  Water Your 1,7  MCLG MCL Likely Source of Contamination  0  5 Discharge fromi industrial chemical factories  12/2023    Lead and Copper Contaminants Contaminant (units) Copper (ppm) (90" percentile) Lead (ppb) (90" percentile)  Your Water Number of (90th Percentile) 0.11 ND  Sample Date 2021 2021  sites abovet found the MCLG AL 0 0  AL  Likely Source of Contamination AL=1.3 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion ofnatural deposits AL=15 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion oft natural deposits  1.3 0  Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Contaminant (units) TT Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Removal Ratio (no units)  Water Your RAA) 1.26  Rangel Monthly Removall Ratio Low-] High 1.26-1.51  Treatment violationi if: Removal Ratio RAA<1.00a and altemative compliance criteria wasi noti met  Violation (lowest Y/N N  MCLG Technique (IT)  Likely Source ofContamination Naturally: presenti int the environment  N/A  Thel RAA of our removal ratio was below 1.00 during the. quarter of2023, but this was not a treatment technique violation  because we met the alternative compliance criteria for TOC removal by :  Disinfectant Residuals Summary  MRDL Violation Y/N N N  Your Water (RAA) Low High 1.5 I.97  Range 0.87-1.66 1.0-3.13  MRDLG MRDL 4 4  Likely Source of Contamination Water additive used toc contzol microbes Watera additiveusedt to control microbes  Chlorine (ppm) Chloramines (ppm)  4.0 4.0  Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic. Acids (five) (HAA5) Contaminant (units) Year MCLViolation Your Water  Range  MCLG MCL N/A  Likely Source of Contamination 80 Byproduct ofd drinking water disinfection  Sampled 2023  Y/N N  (highest) LRAA) Low High  TTHM (ppb) B01 B02 B03 B04 HAA5 (ppb) B01 B02 B03 B04  57 60 53 51 43 45 38 36  43-75 43-82 40-77 44-76 26-49 28-52 28-49 36-59  2023  N  N/A  60 Byproduct of drinking water disinfection  Thel PWS Section requires monitoring for other misc. contaminants, some: for whichi thel EPA hass set national secondary drinking water standards (SMCLs) because they may cause cosmetic effects or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, and/or color) in drinking water. The contaminants with SMCLs normally do notl have any health effects and normally doi not affect the safety ofy your water.  12/2023    Other Miscellaneous Water Characteristics Contaminants  Contaminant (units) Sodium (ppm) Sulfate (ppm) pH  Sample Date 2023 2023 2023  Water Your 15.4 15.6 6.4  Low Range High 0.0-15.4 0.0-15.6 N/A  SMCL N/A 250 6.5to8.5  UCMR5 Sampling Results Wadesboro  Contaminant (Units) Lithium (ug/L) HFPO-DA (ug/L) PFBS (ug/L) PFOS (ug/L) PFOA (ug/L) PFBA (ug/L) PFHXA (ug/L) PFPeA (ug/L)  Year 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023  Result ND ND ND 0.005 ND 0.0064 0.00366 0.0039  Range N/A N/A N/A 0.0049-0.0051 N/A 0.0061 - 0.0067 0.0032-( 0.004 ND - 0.0039  12/2023