TAMAQUA BOROUGH RELEASES ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR 2013

Rob Jones, Tamaqua Public Works Director, released the 2013 Tamaqua Area Water Authority Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), also known as Drinking Water Quality Report.

The first page of the 4-page report reads:

Water Authority
We are pleased to present you this year’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality of water and services we deliver to you everyday. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensure the quality of your water.
If you have any questions about this report or the water system, please contact Rob Jones, Tamaqua Public Works Director, at (570) 668-0300. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 PM at the Authority Office at 320 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Water Supply System
Our water source is surface water from Still Creek Reservoir, located in Rush Township; which has a total storage capacity of 2,700 million gallons. Raw water from the reservoir is treated at the Still Creek Filtration Plant before being distributed to water system customers. In 2013, the Tamaqua water system served about 1.038 million gallons per day to 3,556 customers, of which 3,075 were residential customers. Water service was also provided to 387 commercial, 22 industrial, and 72 institutional/public customers.
Locations of the Tamaqua water system source of supply, filtration plant, major transmission mains, pumping stations, pressure regulating stations, storage tanks, and general service area are shown on the accompanying schematic diagram.
In order to ensure that your tap water is safe to drink, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water supply systems. We are happy to report that your drinking water meets Federal and State water quality requirements.

Below is the 4-page report: