IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Cottonwood Municipal Water System Has Levels Above Drinking Water Standards
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results, we received show that our system exceeded the standard or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for Arsenic. The standard for arsenic is 10 parts per billion (PPB). The average level of arsenic over the last year ranged from a low of Non-Detect-0.0 (PPB) with a high of 10.0 (PPB).
What should I do?
• You do not need to use an alternative (e.g., bottled) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
What does this mean?
This is not an immediate risk. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. However, some people who drink water-containing arsenic in excess of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulatory system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
Our focus has been to install the arsenic remediation systems on those wells, which have the highest arsenic levels.
The following locations have arsenic remediation equipment installed and are currently meeting the required standard of 10 (PPB) parts per billion or less.
• City of Cottonwood Well 1
• City of Cottonwood Well 5
• City of Cottonwood Well 4/7
• City of Cottonwood Well 8/9
This notice is required until the arsenic standard has been met for (4) consecutive calendar quarters. This is the last notice required.
For more information, please contact:
Utilities Administrative Manager Roger Biggs at (928) 634-0186 ext. 3307.
Please share this information will all thez other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
State Water System ID#: 13-025.
Date distributed: April 2012