DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR

Where does your drinking water come from?

Rainwater

Sea Water (R/O)

What’s in the Source Water?

As water travels over the surface of the land and into the sea or filters through the ground into an aquifer, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and can pick up contaminants resulting from human activity or the presence of animals.

Contaminants that may be present in untreated source water

v Microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites, can be naturally present in soil or may come from agricultural livestock, wildlife, sewage treatment plants or septic systems.

v Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally occurring or come from storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming.

v Pesticides and herbicides may come from agricultural activities, residential uses or rainwater runoff.

v Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial process and petroleum production, and can come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff or septic systems.

v Radioactive contaminants can be naturally occurring or result from oil or gas production and mining activities.

In order to ensure that tap and bottled water is safe to drink, the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ (DPNR) Division of Environmental Protection prescribe regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. These limits are the same as those prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Water Quality

All 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 the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants in your drinking water and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

Special Health Effects

Immunocomprimised - Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocomprimised 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 and Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

Total Coliform Bacteria - Coliforms are bacteria which are naturally present in the environment. They are used as an indicator that the water may contain other disease causing microorganisms, called pathogens, which may cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.

Fecal Coliforms - Fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes which may cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.

Lead - Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels in your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.

Nitrate - Nitrate in drinking water at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause metahemaglobanemia, also called blue baby syndrome. Nitrate levels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant, you should ask for advise from your health care provider.

2009 Consumer Confidence Report

WATER QUALITY DATA

Microbiological Contaminants

Contaminant

Highest number of positive samples in any one month

Total number of positive samples during the year

MCL

MCLG

Violation

Typical source of Contaminant

Total Coliform

one positive sample per month

” Yes

X No

Naturally present in the environment

Fecal Coliform or E. coli

an acute violation occurs when fecal coliform and/or E. Coli is determined in a routine sample analysis and the following repeat analysis determines the presence of coliforms.

” Yes

X No

Human and animal waste

Chemical Contaminants

Contaminant	Units	Level Detected	MCL or AL	MCLG	Violation	Typical Source of Contaminant
Nitrate	mg/l	ND	10	10	” Yes X No	Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage
Nitrite	mg/l	ND	1	1	” Yes X No	Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage
Lead (90^th%)	mg/l	0.0012	AL=0.015	0	N/A	Corrosion of household plumbing
Copper (90^th%)	mg/l	0.005	AL=1.3	1	N/A	Corrosion of household plumbing
Total Haloacetic Acids	mg/l	0.0053	0.060	N/A	” Yes X No	By-product of drinking water chlorination
Total Trihalomethanes	mg/l	0.064	0.080	N/A	” Yes X No	By-product of drinking water chlorination
Arsenic	mg/l	ND	0.010	0	” Yes X No	Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from orchards; Runoff from glass and electronics production wastes
Gross Alpha	pCi/l	1.97	15 pCi/L	0	” Yes X No	Erosion of natural deposits
Combined Radium 226/228	pCi/l	0.576	5 pCi/L	0	” Yes XNo	Erosion of natural deposits

Terms and abbreviations used above:

Term	Abbreviation	Definition
Maximum Contaminant Level	MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal	MCLG	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.
Action Level	AL	The concentration of a contaminant which, when exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a public water system must follow.
parts per million	ppm	milligrams per liter.
parts per billion	ppb	micrograms per liter. This value is equivalent to one inch in 8,000 miles or one second in 16 years.
Treatment Technique	TT	A required treatment process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
90^th%		The level of lead and copper used to determine compliance with the lead and copper action levels.
Picocuries per liter	pCi/l	Picocuries per liter are the measurement of radioactivity in water
Not Detected	ND	The sample results were below detection level

Violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act for Failure to Monitor or Report Data for a Regulated Contaminant

(List contaminants not tested for by your water system and explain why it was not performed. testing.)

None

Water System Information

· Sapphire Village Condominium Owner’s Association is the name of your water system. Rainwater, sea water processed by reverse osmosis is stored in cisterns located by the St. Kitts building, Dominica building and Saba building and distributed to all buildings on the property.

· Kennedy Pascal is the current manager of this water system. He can be reached at (340) 775-6123 to answer any questions regarding this report.

· Residence or any other interested individuals are invited to annual meetings to participate in discussion or decision making opportunities that affect the drinking water quality.

Between January 1 & December 31, 2009. June, 2010