CONSUMER  EPORT  2024593  Indiana  Plymouth  Where community and possibilities connect    CityofPlymouth Water Department  OF PITI WATER DEPARTMENT Esteblished 1888  900LedyardStreet Plymouth, IN 46563 Office: (574)936-2543 Fax: (574)936-3856 Public) Water Supply IDI Number: 5250010 Member American! Water' Works Association Alliance of Indiana RuralWater  2024 Drinking Water Quality Report  Itist time, once again, for the City of Plymouth Water Departments Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyltPAlandthelindianaDepartmentoftnvironmentalManagement(DEMregulate thisr report. Toensuresafed drinking waterf forc our community, thel DEMandthetPAmonto: our compliancewiththe many regulatory standards. This report contains thel latest water qualitytesting gresultsthat havel been submitted to We are proud to report that the water quality provided by your Plymouth Water Department has met or The City of Plymouth's water comes from ground water thati is pumped from deep wells." This water hasas substantial quantity of Iron and Manganese, which the treatment facilities are designed to remove by oxidation (making the Iron and Manganesei into solid particles) and filtration. Fluoride is added to the water to protect dental health, and Chlorinei is added for disinfection. Wei test thel Iron, Manganese, Fluoride, and Chlorine levels att the plants daily, and we test the distribution system for adequate levels of Chlorine daily. All of thisi information is reported tot the IDEM monthly.Formoreinformation. abouti the GtyofPymouthWater Department, please contactMikeVolrath, Assistant Water is our most precious natural resource. Iti is everyone's responsibility to prevent the pollution of ground water, streams, lakes, andi rivers. We desire publici interest and participationinour community/s decisions affecting drinking water. The Board of Works and Safety meets every: second and fourth Monday at the City Council Chambers at 124  the IDEM and the EPA.  exceeded the quality standards established at the State and Federal levels.  Superintendent, at (574) 936 - 2543 or at watereplymournincom  N.I Michigan St., (Garro St. entrance), at 6:00 pm.7 The publici isi invited.  Lead and Copper: Definitions:  Action Level Goal (ALG): Thel level ofa contaminant in drinking water below there whichi isi not al known or expected Action Leve!:The concentrationofacontaminantwhch.fexcedectggestreatmentorotheregerrequirementswhich If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Leadi in drinking wateri is primarilyf from materials: and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Wea arer responsiblet forp providing highquality drinking water, but we cannot controlthevariety ofmaterials used by plumbing components. When your water hasl been sitting fors several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure byf flushing your tapi for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. Ifyou are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water,testingi gmethods, ands stepsy youcant taket tor minimize exposureisavalablefrom the Safel Onnaingwatermotine  risk tol health. ALGS allowi for a margin of safety.  av water system must follow.  1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or atl http/wwwepsgovsgovsafewaterlead.    Inorganic Contaminants  Date Contaminant MCLG Action Level Percentile 90th OverAL #Sites Units Violates AboveAL Min-Max  Likely Sources Erosion of Natural deposits; Leachingf from. wood preservatives; Corrosion ofhousehold plumbing systems. Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion ofnatural deposits. Likely Sources Erosionofn naturald deposits: Watera additives N whichp promote strongt teeth; Discharget fromf fertiliz era anda aluminumf: factories. Runofffromi fertilizer use; Leachingf froms tanks, sewage; Erosionofr natural deposits. septic N Discharge ofc drilling waste,Discharge from metalr refineries; Erosion ofr natural deposits. Erosion ofN Natural deposits; Runofff fromo or- chards; Runofff from glass &€ electronics productionv wastes  Copper 90th %Value 9Value  2020-2023  1.3 1.3 0.11-0.17 0 ppm N  2020-2023 Leads 90th 0  15 0.5-5.4 2  ppb N  Highest Rangeof Detected Detected 0.7 0.6-0.7 4  Date Contaminant Lèvel Levels MCLG MCL Units Results Min-Max Violates  2021 Fluoride Nitrate Nitrogen Barium Arsenic Dibromachiore  4.0 ppm 10 ppm 2 ppm 10 ppb 0.1 MG/L  11-13-23 measured: as 0.42 0-0.42 10  N  2021 2021 2023  0.083 0.0073- 2 0.083 1.1 0-1.1 0 0.0028-  N N  methane 0.004 0.004 0  Disinfection By-Products  Highest Rangeof Detected Detected  Date Contaminant Level Levels MCLG MCL Units Results Min-Max Violates  Likely Sources  Haloacetic Acids (haa5) Totall Trihalo- methanes (tthm) Chlorine  Nog goal total Nogoal total  2023-2024 2023-2024 2021  13 13.3-13.3 fort the 60 ppb 40 16.97-40.2 forthe 80 ppb 1-1 MRDL=4 MRDLG=4 ppm  N By-product ofc drinking water disinfection. By-p product ofc drinking water disinfection. N Watera additive usedt toc controlr microbes.  N  1  Radiological Contaminants  Date Contaminant MCL MCLG Units Results Min Max Above AL Violates  Likely Sources Erosion ofnatural deposits. Decayo ofr natural or manmade deposits  Gross Alpha 2021 excludingi radon 15 and uranium 2021 Beta/photon emitters  0 pCi/L 6.3 6.3 6.3 0 mrem/yr 4.2 4.2 4.2  N N  4  Coliform Bacteria  TotalColiform Opositive monthly 0 sample.  FecalColiform TotalNo.of. Level Samples  Maximum Maximum Highest ofE.Coli PositiveE.Coli LevelGoal Level Positive Contaminant Coliform  Contaminant Contaminant No.of Maximum orFecal Results Min Max AboveAL Violates Likely Sources of Contamination  0  0  0 0 0  N Naturally present int the environment.  TOTAL COLIFORM: SAMPLING- Wea arer mandated byt thes statef fort thes size ofo our cityt tot take1 120r routines samples. Theyy were collected atv variousl locationst throughout the cityi int they yearc of2 2022.  Also, allr newr mainsa arec disinfecteda andt tested! beforet they; are puti intos service. ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS ARE AVAILABLEI UPONI REQUEST    Most regulated and unregulated: substances monitored byt thel EPA are not detectedi in Plymouth's drinking water. IDEM allows us to monitort fors some substances lesst than once per year because the concentrations. are not likelyt to change. Some oft the datap presented is more than oney year old. Some substances were monitored more than oncei inz 2023, or they weret from several locations whichr requiredi the averaging of ther results andt thel listingo of  ther range.  Water Qualityl Test Results: Definitions: Avg:  Thef Hlaulyulsominxaetikem.sandmaursmeaaa maylequireemplanation. eyuatuyomplmemthamewdhsdmmiy-uulneaguimantlyampis Thel highest level of contaminant thati is allowed in drinking water. MClsa ares setasc closet tot the Thel level ofac contaminant in drinking water below which therei isr nol known ore expected riskt to Thel highest level ofad disinfectant allowed in drinking water. Therei is convincing evidencet that addition ofad disinfectanti is necessaryf for control ofr microbial contaminants.  Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL:  MCLGS ast feasible using thel best availablet treatment technology.  health. MCLGS allow fora a margin ofs safety.  Maximum residual disinfectant level goal orl MRDLG: Thel level of drinking water disinfectant below whichi therei isr nol known ore expectedrisktohealth.  MRDLGS do not reflect thel benefits oft the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminant.  MFV: na: NTU: pG/L: ppb: ppm: ppt: ppq:  Millioni fibers perl liter (ar meaure ofa asbestos).  Not applicable.  Nephelometric turbidity units (a measure oft turbidity). Picocuries perl liter( (an measure ofradioacitivy).  Micrograms per liter or parts per billion- - or one ouncei in7,350,000 gallons ofv water. Milligrams perl liter or parts per million- or one ouncei in7,350 gallons ofv water.  Parts per trillion, or nanograms per liter (ng/L). Parts per quadrillion, or picograms per liter (pg/L).  Inc order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations whichl limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. TheF FDAI regulates contaminant limitsi inl bottled water, which must providet thes same protection forp public health. Daingpwaiaaiypwatcwr. mayr reasonablybee pactdpomanatestmalimaubdfomecmtmans Thep presenceofcontaminants does not necessarily indicate that water posesa a healthr risk. Some people may ber more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water thant the general population. mmuno-compromised. persons such as a person with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organt transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or thei immune system disorder, some elderly, andi infants can bep particularly at risk from infections. These people should: seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. Morei information. about contaminants and potential health effects, along witht thel EPA/ Centerf for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means tol lessen the risk ofinfection! by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants,  can! bec obtained by callingt thel EPAs Safel Drinkingl Water! Hotline at1 1-800-426-4791.  Ourl Watershedl Protection Efforts  Ourv waters ypiembwatiyahteommanar ohnorsagsdfwterase disposal practices tofurther protectt heuresdfourdmningyat: .We  area alsov workingv witht thec othera agencies and withl local watershed groupst toe educatet thec community onv ways tok keep our waters safe.