Warwick Township Water & Sewer Authority
2011 Annual Water Quality Report

The Water We Drink

Warwick Township Water & Sewer Authority (WTWSA) is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of water.  We are pleased to provide you with our Consumer Confidence Report for the year 2011, which contains valuable information about your drinking water.

This report summarizes the water quality provided to you by WTWSA.  We are pleased to report that our water had no violations and meets or exceeds all federal and state requirements.

Our constant goal is to provide to you a safe, dependable supply of water.

Our water system is designed and operated to deliver water to our customers’ plumbing systems that complies with state and federal drinking water standards.  This water is disinfected using chlorine, but it is not necessarily sterile.  Customers’ plumbing, including treatment devices, might remove, introduce or increase contaminants in tap water.  All customers should properly operate and maintain internal plumbing systems.  You can obtain additional information from the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

 SOURCE OF WATER
PSWID #1090127

WTWSA water is surface water purchased from Aqua PA through multiple interconnections.

The WTWSA Board has held rates at their current level for the fourth consecutive year while absorbing rate increases of 4.2% from Aqua PA.  WTWSA is committed to being fiscally sound during these continued difficult economic times. 

STANDARDS & TESTING
In order to ensure quality and potability of our treated water, WTWSA and Aqua PA monitor for all regulated constituents as required by Federal and State laws, in addition to monitoring for unregulated substances, such as radon and microbial pathogens. This report shows the actual water quality monitoring results for the year 2011 and is designed to inform our customers about the excellent water delivered to you over the past year. Although these results represent only the data of the detected substances, your water is tested for many other substances that were not detected and therefore not shown on this report.

 QUESTIONS
We want our customers to be informed about their water quality.  If you have any questions about your water quality or the information in this report, please contact Michael Sullivan, Executive Director, at 215-343-3584 during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.).  To learn more about WTWSA, attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings usually the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Warwick Township Water and Sewer Authority Meeting Room, 1733 Township Greene, Jamison.

 THE FUTURE
The WTWSA thanks you for the opportunity of providing your family with quality water.  The Authority is proud of the outstanding water and service it provides to its customers by our State licensed water works operators.  Executive Director Michael Sullivan wishes to assure you that the Board of Directors has taken the necessary steps to guarantee a safe and plentiful water supply for you, well into the future.  We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children’s future.

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Warwick Township Water & Sewer Authority
1733 Township Greene, P.O. Box 315
Jamison, PA 18929
215-343-3584

The following information is mandated by the EPA for inclusion in this report:

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 radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include:

Radon is not regulated in drinking water. It is a radioactive gas that you can't see, taste or smell. Radon can move up through the ground and into a home. Radon can also get into indoor air when released from tap water. Compared to radon entering a home through soil, radon entering a home through tap water will in most cases be a small source of radon in indoor air.

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. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

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).

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/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

Your drinking water is routinely monitored for constituents according to Federal and State laws. The following table shows detected contaminants during 2011. It shows the weighted average as well as minimum and maximum observed levels. All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some constituents. It is important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk.