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We are pleased to present this year's Annual Water Quality Report (Consumer
Confidence Report) as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This
report is designed to provide details about where your water comes from, what
it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. This
report is a snapshot of last year's water quality. We are committed to
providing you with information because informed customers are our best allies.
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/Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection
by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe
Water Drinking Hotline (800-426-4791).
The Estancia Water System is supplied by ground water from four wells drilled
into the Estancia Basin. The water is then pumped into three storage tanks and
then distributed into the water system. A new 299,000 gal storage tank was
added to the water system in July of 2014.
The Estancia Water System is well maintained and operated. The water sources
are protected from potential contamination. A source water assessment report
was provided to the Town of Estancia in 2002 and is now available at the New
Mexico Environment Department Drinking Water Bureau, Runnels Building, Ste.
2050 1190 St. Francis Drive in Santa Fe. Copies of the 2002 report may be
requested by calling 505-259-5048 or emailing David.Torres@env.nm.gov
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
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800-426-4791). 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 Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safe Drinking
Water Hotline (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:
microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, that may come from sewage
treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and
wildlife; inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be
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 of sources such as
agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses; organic Chemical
Contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are
by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come
from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems; and radioactive
contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas
production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to
drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants
in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must
provide the same protection for public health.
Get involved by attending Board of Trustee meetings on the first and third
Monday of each month.
Your water is treated by disinfection. Disinfection involves the addition of
chlorine or other disinfectant to kill dangerous bacteria and microorganisms
that may be in the water. Disinfection is considered to be one of the major
public health advances of the 20th century.
Did you know that the average U.S. household uses approximately 400 gallons of water per day or 100 gallons per person per day? Luckily, there are many low-cost and no-cost ways to conserve water. Small changes can make a big difference - try one today and soon it will become second nature.
Protection of drinking water is everyone's responsibility. You can help protect your community's drinking water source in several ways:
The Town of Estancia Water System has not had a sample test positive for
contaminants in 10 years!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
Estancia Water System failed to have an appropriate leveled certified operator
for the drinking water system
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Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this
incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what
happened and what we did to correct this situation.
New Mexico Regulations require all public water systems to be operated by an
appropriate level of certified operator. We failed to meet this requirement by
the New Mexico Environment Department¿s Drinking Water Bureau.
What should I do?
¿ There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take
other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns,
consult your doctor.
¿ If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are
pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice
from your health care providers about drinking this water. General guidelines
on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA¿s
Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified within
24 hours.
What is being done?
We have contracted with a Certified Operator. We are also training our Public
Works Supervisor and will get him certified soon.
For more information, please contact:
Michelle Jones at 505-384-2709 Estancia Water System, NM3524030 PO Box 166
Estancia, NM 87016
*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 do this
by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or
mail. *
Estancia Water System Failed to Correct Significant Deficiencies Within
Required Time Frame
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Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this
incident was not an
emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we
did (are doing) to
correct this situation.
A routine sanitary survey conducted on December 9, 2021 by the New Mexico
Environment
Department-Drinking Water Bureau (NMED DWB) found the water system did not
produce an Operation &
Maintenance Plan, an Emergency Response Plan, a Distribution Sample Site Plan,
no well vent
installed on Well #8, and Well #9 had a leaking air relief valve.
As required by Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Ground Water Rule, we
were required to
correct these deficiencies. However, we failed to take this action by the
deadline established by
the NMED DWB. Additionally, we do not have an appropriate leveled certified
operator for the drinking water system.
What should I do?
¿ There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take
other corrective
actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
¿ If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are
pregnant, or are elderly,
you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care
providers about drinking
this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by
microbes are available
from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified within
24 hours.
*Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These
organisms include
bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can causesymptoms such as nausea,
cramps, diarrhea, and
associated headaches. *
These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water,
but also by other
factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may
wantto seek medical
advice.
What is being done?
We are in the process of hiring a new Public Works Supervisor and we are
working to get our Public
Works Employees Water certified. We anticipate resolving the problem within the
next few months.
For more information, please contact:
Michelle Jones at 505-384-2709
Estancia Water System NM3524030 PO Box 166 Estancia, NM 87016
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water,
especially those who
may not hove received this notice directly {for example, 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.*
Also, we did not submit our CCR by the June deadline in 2022.
If present, elevated levels of 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 and home
plumbing. Town of Estancia is responsible for providing high quality drinking
water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components.
When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the
potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes
before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in
your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in
drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is
available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
While your drinking water meets EPA's standard for arsenic, it does contain low
levels of arsenic. EPA's standard balances the current understanding of
arsenic's possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from
drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of
arsenic which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high
concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and
circulatory problems.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The table below lists all of the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the calendar year of this report. Although many more contaminants were tested, only those substances listed below were found in your water. All sources of drinking water contain some naturally occurring contaminants. At low levels, these substances are generally not harmful in our drinking water. Removing all contaminants would be extremely expensive, and in most cases, would not provide increased protection of public health. A few naturally occurring minerals may actually improve the taste of drinking water and have nutritional value at low levels. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done in the calendar year of the report. The EPA or the State requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. As such, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one year old. In this table you will find terms and abbreviations that might not be familiar to you. To help you better understand these terms, we have provided the definitions below the table.
|
Contaminants |
MCLG |
MCL, |
Detect In |
Range |
Sample |
Violation |
Typical Source |
|
|
Low |
High |
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|
Disinfectants &
Disinfection By-Products |
||||||||
|
(There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
microbial contaminants) |
||||||||
|
Chlorine (as Cl2) (ppm) |
4 |
4 |
.4 |
.3 |
.4 |
2022 |
No |
Water additive used to control microbes |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb) |
NA |
60 |
1.4 |
.69 |
1.4 |
2022 |
No |
By-product of drinking water chlorination |
|
TTHMs [Total Trihalomethanes] (ppb) |
NA |
80 |
11 |
3.9 |
11 |
2022 |
No |
By-product of drinking water disinfection |
|
Inorganic
Contaminants |
||||||||
|
Arsenic (ppb) |
0 |
10 |
1 |
NA |
1 |
2020 |
No |
Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from orchards; Runoff
from glass and electronics production wastes |
|
Barium (ppm) |
2 |
2 |
.17 |
.13 |
.17 |
2020 |
No |
Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal
refineries; Erosion of natural deposits |
|
Fluoride (ppm) |
4 |
4 |
.37 |
.37 |
.37 |
2020 |
No |
Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes
strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories |
|
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen] (ppm) |
10 |
10 |
.97 |
.92 |
.97 |
2022 |
No |
Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks,
sewage; Erosion of natural deposits |
|
Unit Descriptions |
|
|
Term |
Definition |
|
ppm |
ppm: parts
per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/L) |
|
ppb |
ppb: parts
per billion, or micrograms per liter (µg/L) |
|
NA |
NA: not
applicable |
|
ND |
ND: Not
detected |
|
NR |
NR:
Monitoring not required, but recommended. |
|
Important Drinking
Water Definitions |
|
|
Term |
Definition |
|
MCLG |
MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal: The level of a
contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk
to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. |
|
MCL |
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level: The highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the
MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. |
|
TT |
TT: Treatment Technique: A required process intended to reduce
the level of a contaminant in drinking water. |
|
AL |
AL: Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant
which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water
system must follow. |
|
Variances
and Exemptions |
Variances and Exemptions: State or EPA permission not to
meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions. |
|
MRDLG |
MRDLG: Maximum residual disinfection level goal. The level
of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected
risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of
disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. |
|
MRDL |
MRDL: Maximum residual disinfectant level. The highest
level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
microbial contaminants. |
|
MNR |
MNR: Monitored Not Regulated |
|
MPL |
MPL: State Assigned Maximum Permissible Level |
|
TT Violation |
Explanation |
Length |
Health Effects Language |
Explanation and Comment |
|
Ground Water Rule violations |
A routine sanitary survey conducted on December 9 2021 by
the New Mexico Environment |
this violation was identified in Dec. 2021 |
Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing
organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which
can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated
headaches. |
We have hired a new Public Works Supervisor that is
working with Rural Water to correct these issues. We anticipate these issues
will be corrected in the next few months. |
|
For more information
please contact: |
Contact Name: Edwin Bencomo
Address: PO Box 166
Estancia, NM 87016
Phone: 5053842708