Title
2021 Water Quality Report
Recommended Action
UAC Deliverable:
Receive a briefing on the City of Olympia's 2021 Water Quality Report
Report
Issue:
Staff will provide a briefing on Olympia's annual Water Quality Report and review sampling frequency and test results.
Staff Contact:
Cheri Reimers, Water Quality Specialist, Public Works Water Resources, 360.709.2774
Presenter:
Cheri Reimers
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia is proud of its great drinking water. Staff work diligently to provide safe and reliable drinking water to our customers. The City is in 100 percent compliance with all state and federal drinking water quality standards.
Water systems are required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), per the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), to provide annually a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) by July 1st. Olympia's CCR is called the Water Quality Report (WQR) and is posted on the City's website and is announced in the March/April edition of the Five Things utility insert (see link in attachments). Customers can view/print a copy from the website or can request a hard copy to be mailed to them.
Water Quality Test Results
The City is required to provide the most current water quality test results in the WQR. The City continues to meet or exceed all state and federal drinking water regulations. Pages 1-4 of the 2021 WQR report show test results for:
* Water supply system samples
* Lead and Copper test results
* pH
* Source inorganic compounds
* Alkalinity and pH readings
A list of contaminants the City is required to test for, per state and federal regulations, is also posted to the website (see attached hyperlink). The frequency of testing is every one to ten years depending on the regulations and if contaminants are detected. The City is only required to report on contaminants with detections in the annual WQR.
The annual water quality sampling schedule provides guidance on all the samples to be taken for the y...
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