LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - MAY 28, 2023 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2022 Covington Water District #2 584 Perry Road, Pavilion NY 14525 (Public Water Supply ID# NY6000622) INTRODUCTION To comply with State regulations, Covington Water District #2 annually issues a report describing the quality of your drinking water. The purpose of this report is to raise your understanding of drinking water and awareness of the need to protect our drinking water sources. This report provides an overview of last year's water quality. Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to State standards. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your drinking water, please contact Jerry Davis, Town Supervisor, or Josh Gardner, Water System Operator, at (585) 584-8113. We want you to be informed about your drinking water. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled Town board meetings. The meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 584 Perry Road, Pavilion NY 14525. WHERE DOES OUR WATER COME FROM? In general, 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 activities. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: microbial contaminants; inorganic contaminants; pesticides and herbicides; organic chemical contaminants; and radioactive contaminants. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the State and the EPA prescribe regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The State Health Department's and the FDA's regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. Our water is provided by the Town of York Water District (PWS ID# 2501027) which purchases water from Geneseo Village Water Supply (PWS ID #2501017). You are able to read through the Village of Geneseo 2022 Annual Report by accessing their website, https://geneseony.org/village/index.asR#+ or you may request a paper copy from our office. Our water system serves approximately 255 people through 82 house connections and three businesses. As the State regulations require, the Village of Geneseo routinely tests your drinking water for numerous contaminants. These contaminants include: total coliform, turbidity, inorganic compounds, nitrate, nitrite, lead and copper, volatile organic compounds, total trihalomethanes, and synthetic organic compounds. A listing of detected contaminants can be found within the Geneseo Report. In addition, the state and Wyoming County Public Health Department requires us to perform additional total coliform testing, and other sampling. As you can see by the cable on the reverse, our system had no violations. We have learned through our testing that some contaminants have been detected; however, these contaminants were detected below the level allowed by the State. Any questions regarding the water system, use of hydrants, fees for new hook-ups, seasonal turn-offs, etc., can be directed to the Town Hall or to the Water System Operator. If there are any changes in billing names, addresses or contact information, please send the information to the Town Hall, 584 Perry Road, Pavilion NY 14525. In November, one positive coliform sample triggered three samples which were also positive. An assessment was performed to determine the cause. Extensive flushing of the water mains was performed to increase chlorine residual in the water mains, and two more samples were collected which were acceptable. One positive in December required repeat sampling, four additional samples were taken; including one from the original location. All December follow-up samples were absent of Total Coliform, no E. coli were detected; no additional action required. Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially harmful, waterborne pathogens may be present or that a potential pathway exists through which contamination may enter the drinking water distribution system. It is believed that sampling taps in homes may have had residual contamination prior to or as a result of the connection process. Flushing the mains increased the residual in the system, which helps in disinfecting the home's plumbing, and samples taken in the first four months of 2023 have all been good. (Continued on next page.)
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