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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR
DRINKING WATER
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR
City of Winter Garden
PWS ID # 3481481
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did to correct the situation.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not your drinking water meets health standards. During the month of November 2015 our water system collected total coliform samples as required, but a few of the samples (the Boyd St. well 1 sample and additional distribution samples) went over the holding time prior to analysis by the lab and therefore we cannot be sure of the quality of your drinking water during that time at those locations.
Total coliform bacteria are generally not harmful themselves. Coliforms are bacteria which are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially harmful bacteria may be present.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. You may continue to drink the water.
No adverse health effects are believed to have resulted from this failure to collect the required total coliform samples. 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 is being done?
We have since collected the required samples for November 2015 on December 22, 2015. None of the samples tested positive for total coliform bacteria. This matter is now considered resolved.
For more information, please contact Michael Cotton at 407-656-4111 ext. 2017 or [email protected] or 171 E. Palmetto St., Winter Garden, FL 34787.
Please share this information with 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.
This notice is being sent to you by City of Winter Garden Public Water System.
Water System ID#: 3481481
Date distributed: January 14, 2016
January 14, 201616-00173W