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November 2023 Maximum Contaminant Level Violation

November 28, 2023

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation

MCL, LCRR / TTHM

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the COKE COUNTY WSC, TX0410017 that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for Total trihalomethanes to be 0.080 milligrams per liter (mg/L) based on locational running annual average (LRAA), and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for total trihalomethanes indicates a compliance value in quarter three 2023 of 0.097 mg/L for DBP2-03.

Trihalomethanes are a group of volatile organic compounds that are formed when chlorine, added to the water during the treatment process for disinfection, reacts with naturally‑occurring organic matter in the water.

Some people who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidney, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

You do not need to use an alternative water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you.

The action we are currently taking are working.  Our TTHM levels has drop to .041 mg, but our average for the last four quarters is high.  We are taking the following actions to address this issue:

  1. Training with TRWA
  2. Operator training on how to better control this variant has been completed.
  3. Flushing will be ongoing to address the clearing out of lines.
  4. Lab testing more often than required by TCEQ.
  5. Flushing to balance chemicals.

Please share this information with all people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (i.e., 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.

If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Kelly Baker or Corrina Perales, Coke County Water Supply at 325-453-2078.

                                                                                       Posted /Delivered on: 11/28/2023