TheVillageofLoudonville,Ohio
2016ConsumerConfidenceReport
OhioEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
DivisionofDrinkingandGroundWaters
www.epa.ohio.gov/ddagw
VillageofLoudonville,OH
DrinkingWaterConsumerConfidenceReport
For2016
Introduction
TheVillageofLoudonvillehaspreparedthefollowingreporttoprovideinformationtoyou,the
consumer,onthequalityofourdrinkingwater.Includedwithinthisreportisgeneralhealthinformation,
waterqualitytestresults,howtoparticipateindecisionsconcerningyourdrinkingwaterandwater
systemcontacts.YourdrinkingwatermetallOhioEPAstandardsin2016.
PresentlytheVillageisintheplanningstagestoreplaceWaterReservoir#1,locatedinthevicinityof
SouthMountVernonAvenue.TheanticipatedcompletiondateforthisprojectisinlateFallof2017.
SourceWaterInformation
TheVillageofLoudonvillereceivesitsdrinkingwaterfromwells,whichdrawfromagroundwater
sourceknownastheBlackforkMohicanRiverAquifer.
ThefollowingparagraphsareexcerptedfromaSourceWaterSusceptibilityAnalysispublishedbythe
OhioEPAin2003:
TheaquiferthatsuppliesdrinkingwatertotheVillageofLoudonville’swellfieldhasahigh
susceptibilitytocontamination.Thisdeterminationwasmadebecauseofthefollowingreasons:
<Thedepthtowaterinthesandandgravelaquiferislessthan10feetbelowtheground
surface;
<Thesandandgravelaquifermaterialiscontinuoustothesurface;
<Thetopographyisrelativelyflat,allowingforasignificantamountofprecipitationto
infiltrateintothegroundinsteadofrunningoff;and
<Potentialcontaminantsourcesexistintheprotectionarea.
Waterqualitydatacollectedtomeetpublicwatersupplyrequirementsprovideadirect
measurementforthepresenceofcontaminationindrinkingwater.Waterqualitydatawere
evaluatedusingthedrinkingwatercompliancedatabaseatOhioEPA.Theavailablewaterquality
datadonotindicatethatcontaminationhasimpactedtheaquifer.Becausethecompliance
samplingrequirementsarefortreatedwater,thelackofwaterqualityimpactsisnotacertain
indicationofthelackofcontamination.Thisdeterminationislimitedbythesamplingthatis
performedforthewatersystem.
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TheVillageofLoudonvillehasidentifiedsixpotentialcontaminantsourcesthatliewithinthe
wellhead/sourcewaterprotectionareaforthewellfield,fiveofwhichliewithintheinner
managementzone,orone-yeartime-of-travelzone.Thesourcesincludeleakyunderground
storagetanks,roadwaysandariver.
Consequently,thelikelihoodthattheVillageofLoudonville’ssourceofdrinkingwatercould
becomecontaminatedishighanditiscriticalthatpotentialcontaminantsourcesarehandled
carefullywiththeimplementationofappropriateprotectivestrategies.
ConsumersmayviewthisreportinitsentiretybyutilizingtheInteractiveWebMaplocatedat
http://epa.ohio.gov/ddagw/swap.aspxandselecting“DrinkingWaterSourceAssessmentReports”inthe
boxunderthe“QuickLinks”.Instructionstoaccessspecificassessmentreportsareavailablefromthe
OhioEPASourceWaterProtectionwebsiteaswell.
Whataresourcesofcontaminationtodrinkingwater?
Thesourcesofdrinkingwater(bothtapwaterandbottledwater)includerivers,lakes,streams,ponds,
reservoirs,springs,andwells.Aswatertravelsoverthesurfaceofthelandorthroughtheground,it
dissolvesnaturally-occurringmineralsand,insomecases,radioactivematerial,andcanpickup
substancesresultingfromthepresenceofanimalsorfromhumanactivity.
Contaminantsthatmaybepresentinsourcewaterinclude:(A)Microbialcontaminants,suchasviruses
andbacteria,whichmaycomefromsewagetreatmentplants,septicsystems,agriculturallivestock
operationsandwildlife;(B)Inorganiccontaminants,suchassaltsandmetals,whichcanbenaturallyoccurringorresultfromurbanstormwaterrunoff,industrialordomesticwastewaterdischarges,oiland
gasproduction,mining,orfarming;(C)Pesticidesandherbicides,whichmaycomefromavarietyof
sourcessuchasagriculture,urbanstormwaterrunoff,andresidentialuses;(D)Organicchemical
contaminants,includingsyntheticandvolatileorganicchemicals,whichareby-productsofindustrial
processesandpetroleumproduction,andcanalsocomefromgasstations,urbanStormwaterrunoff,
andsepticsystems;(E)Radioactivecontaminants,whichcanbenaturally-occurringorbetheresultofoil
andgasproductionandminingactivities.
Inordertoensurethattapwaterissafetodrink,USEPAprescribesregulationswhichlimittheamounts
ofcertaincontaminantsinwaterprovidedbypublicwatersystems.FDAregulationsestablishlimitsfor
contaminantsinbottledwaterwhichmustprovidethesameprotectionforpublichealth.
Drinkingwater,includingbottledwater,mayreasonablybeexpectedtocontainatleastsmallamounts
ofsomecontaminants.Thepresenceofcontaminantsdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethatwaterposesa
healthrisk.Moreinformationaboutcontaminantsandpotentialhealtheffectscanbeobtainedby
callingtheFederalEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’sSafeDrinkingWaterHotline(1-800-426-4791).
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Whoneedstotakespecialprecautions?
Somepeoplemaybemorevulnerabletocontaminantsindrinkingwaterthanthegeneralpopulation.
Immuno-compromisedpersons,suchaspersonswithcancerundergoingchemotherapy,personswho
haveundergoneorgantransplants,peoplewithHIV/AIDSorotherimmunesystemdisorders,some
elderly,andinfantscanbeparticularlyatriskfrominfection.Thesepeopleshouldseekadviceabout
drinkingwaterfromtheirhealthcareproviders.EPA/CDCguidelinesonappropriatemeanstolessenthe
riskofinfectionbyCryptosporidiumandothermicrobialcontaminantsareavailablefromtheSafe
DrinkingWaterHotline(1-800-426-4791).
Aboutyourdrinkingwater...
TheEPArequiresregularsamplingtoensuredrinkingwatersafety.TheVillageofLoudonville
conductedsamplingforbacteria;syntheticorganic,inorganic;andvolatileorganicsubstancesduring
2016(seetableonpage4ofthisreport).Sampleswerecollectedforatotalof5differentcontaminants
mostofwhichwerenotdetectedintheVillageofLoudonvillewatersupply.TheOhioEPArequiresus
tomonitorforsomecontaminantslessthanonceperyearbecausetheconcentrationsofthese
contaminantsdonotchangefrequently.Someofourdata,thoughaccurate,aremorethanoneyear
old.
Monitoring&ReportingViolations&EnforcementActions
TherewerenomonitoringorreportingviolationsissuedtotheVillageofLoudonvilleWaterSystemin
2016.
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TableofDetectedContaminants
ListedbelowisinformationonthosecontaminantsfoundintheVillageofLoudonvilledrinkingwater.
TABLEOFDETECTEDCONTAMINANTS
Contaminants
(Units)
MCL
Level
Found
Rangeof
Violation Sample TypicalSourceof
Detections
Year
Contaminants
Arsenic
N/A 10
4.6
<3.0/4.6
Nitrate
10
10
<0.10 N/A
80
17.4
MCLG
InorganicContaminants
No
2016
Erosionofnaturaldeposits;
Runofffromorchards
No
2016
Agriculturalfertilizer
runoff
14.1/17.4 No
2016
By-productofdrinking
waterchlorination
DisinfectionByproducts
TTHMs(Total
Trihalomethanes) N/A
(ppb)
HAA5(Haloacetic
Acids)(ppb)
N/A
60
<6
N/A
No
2016
By-productofdrinking
waterchlorination
4
.69
.59/.73
No
2016
Disinfectant
ResidualDisinfectants
TotalChlorine
(ppm)
4
(MRDLG) (MRDL)
LeadandCopper
Contaminants
(units)
Lead(ppb)
Action Individual
90%oftest
Level Resultsoverthe levelswere
lessthan
AL
(AL)
Violation
Sample Typicalsourceof
Year
Contaminants
15ppb 0
No
2015
<5
Corrosionofhousehold
plumbing
_0_outof_10_sampleswerefoundtohaveleadlevelsinexcessoftheleadactionlevelof15ppb.
Copper(ppm)
1.3
ppm
NA
<0.05
No
2015
Corrosionofhousehold
plumbing;Erosionof
naturaldeposits
_0_outof_10_sampleswerefoundtohavecopperlevelsinexcessofthecopperactionlevelof1.3ppm.
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Nitrate
Thenitratelevelwaslessthan.10ppmintheVillageofLoudonvillewatersystemin2016.
Arsenic
Thearseniclevelwasbetween<3.0to4.6ppbintheVillageofLoudonvillewatersystemin2016.
LeadEducationalInformation
Ifpresent,elevatedlevelsofleadcancauseserioushealthproblems,especiallyforpregnantwomenand
youngchildren.Leadindrinkingwaterisprimarilyfrommaterialsandcomponentsassociatedwith
servicelinesandhomeplumbing.TheVillageofLoudonvilleisresponsibleforprovidinghighquality
drinkingwater,butcannotcontrolthevarietyofmaterialsusedinplumbingcomponents.Whenyour
waterhasbeensittingforseveralhours,youcanminimizethepotentialforleadexposurebyflushing
yourtapfor30secondsto2minutesbeforeusingwaterfordrinkingorcooking.Ifyouareconcerned
aboutleadinyourwater,youmaywishtohaveyourwatertested.Informationonleadindrinking
water,testingmethods,andstepsyoucantaketominimizeexposureisavailablefromtheSafeDrinking
WaterHotlineat800-426-4791orathttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
TotalColiformRule(RTCR)Information
ThisConsumerConfidenceReport(CCR)reflectschangesindrinkingwaterregulatoryrequirements
during2016.AllwatersystemswererequiredtocomplywiththeTotalColiformRulefrom1989to
March31,2016,andbegincompliancewithanewrule,theRevisedTotalColiformRule,onApril1,2016.
Thenewrulemaintainsthepurposetoprotectpublichealthbyensuringtheintegrityofthedrinking
waterdistributionsystemandmonitoringforthepresenceoftotalcoliformbacteria,whichincludesE.
colibacteria.TheU.S.EPAanticipatesgreaterpublichealthprotectionunderthenewrule,asitrequires
watersystemsthatarevulnerabletomicrobialcontaminationtoidentifyandfixproblems.Asaresult,
underthenewrulethereisnolongeramaximumcontaminantlevelviolationformultipletotalcoliform
detections.Instead,thenewrulerequireswatersystemsthatexceedaspecifiedfrequencyoftotal
coliformoccurrencestoconductanassessmenttodetermineifanysignificantdeficienciesexist.If
found,thesemustbecorrectedbythePWS.
LicensetoOperate(LTO)StatusInformation
In2016theVillageofLoudonvilleheldanunconditionedlicensetooperateourwatersystem.
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PublicParticipationInformation
HowdoIparticipateindecisionsconcerningmydrinkingwater?
PublicparticipationandcommentareencouragedatregularmeetingsoftheCounciloftheVillageof
LoudonvillewhichmeetsonthefirstandthirdMondayofeachmonthat6:00P.M.attheLoudonville
FireStation,200NorthMarketStreet,Loudonville,OH44842.Formoreinformationonyourdrinking
watercontactWaterSuperintendentGarretDeWittat(419)994-4200.
Definitionsofsometermscontainedwithinthisreport
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MaximumContaminantLevelGoal(MCLG):Thelevelofacontaminantindrinkingwaterbelow
whichthereisnoknownorexpectedrisktohealth.MCLGsallowforamarginofsafety.
MaximumContaminantlevel(MCL):Thehighestlevelofcontaminantthatisallowedindrinking
water.MCLsaresetasclosetotheMCLGsasfeasibleusingthebestavailabletreatmenttechnology.
MaximumResidualDisinfectantLevel(MRDL):Thehighestlevelofadisinfectantallowedindrinking
water.Thereisconvincingevidencethatadditionofadisinfectantisnecessaryforcontrolof
microbialcontaminants.
MaximumResidualDisinfectantLevelGoal(MRDLG):Thelevelofdrinkingwaterdisinfectantbelow
whichthereisnoknownorexpectedrisktohealth.MRDLGsdonotreflectthebenefitsoftheuseof
disinfectantstocontrolmicrobialcontaminants.
ActionLevel(AL):Theconcentrationofacontaminantwhich,ifexceeded,triggerstreatmentor
otherrequirementswhichawatersystemmustfollow.
TreatmentTechnique(TT):Arequiredprocessintendedtoreducethelevelofacontaminantin
drinkingwater.
ContactTime(CT)meansthemathematicalproductofa“residualdisinfectantconcentration”(C),
whichisdeterminedbeforeoratthefirstcustomer,andthecorresponding“disinfectantcontact
time”(T).
PartsperMillion(ppm)orMilligramsperLiter(mg/L)areunitsofmeasureforconcentrationofa
contaminant.Apartpermillioncorrespondstoonesecondinalittleover11.5days.
PartsperBillion(ppb)orMicrogramsperLiter(μg/L)areunitsofmeasureforconcentrationofa
contaminant.Apartperbillioncorrespondstoonesecondin31.7years.
The“<”symbol:Asymbolwhichmeanslessthan.Aresultof<5meansthatthelowestlevelthat
couldbedetectedwas5andthecontaminantinthatsamplewasnotdetected.
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