Water Quality Report

The Village of Morrisville operates and maintains a gravel well located in Morristown. This source supplies water to approximately 1,100 households located in and around the Village of Morrisville.

This report is to inform you, the consumer, of the quality of water that we provided and delivered to you for the calendar year 2006. This report includes health information regarding drinking water, details about what your water contains and how it compares to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Standards. The Village of Morrisville's goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water and to help you understand how this is accomplished.

Health Information
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 microbiological contaminants are available from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
 

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 and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).
 

Source Protection
The Village of Morrisville has a Source Protection Plan which indicates sources of potential contamination. Currently, residences are the only development within the Wellhead Protection Area. Residents in this area have been notified in writing of their location to the WHPA. Their cooperation has been requested for managing potential contamination sources such as septic systems, lawn and garden chemicals, household chemicals, and/or auto fluids. The complete Source Protection Plan is available at the Village of Morrisville Water and Light Department located at 857 Elmore Street, Morrisville, Vermont.
The State of Vermont Water Supply Division approved our source protection plan on June 14, 1996.  The plan was updated in 2006 and is waiting State approval.
 

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 can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
 

Contaminants that may be present in source water before we treat it include:
 Microbial contaminants (viruses and bacteria) may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
 Inorganic contaminants (salts and metals) can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, or farming.
 Synthetic Organic chemicals (pesticides and herbicides) may come from agriculture, urban storm water runoff, residential uses, and careless disposal of household chemicals.
 Volatile organic chemical (gasoline and solvents) may come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, septic systems, industrial process, and  careless disposal of household chemicals.
 Naturally occurring radioactivity.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA and the State of Vermont prescribe regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.
 

The Village of Morrisville tests for many different contaminants throughout the year. The number of tests actually performed are too cumbersome to list but the table below indicates all drinking water contaminants that were detected within the past five years. The presence of these contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk.

Definitions:
* Maximum Contamination Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is not known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
* Maximum Contamination Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment.
* Action Level:  The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
* 90th Percentile:  Ninety percent of the samples are below the action level.  (Nine of ten sites sampled were at or below this level)                                      * Parts per million (PPM): (one penny in ten thousand dollars).
* Parts per billion (PPB): (one penny in ten million dollars).
* Picocuries per liter (pCi/L): (a measure of radioactivity in water)                      * N/A:  Not applicable.
 

Water Quality Data

Violation(s) that occurred during the year:

1)  An alleged violation was recorded in June 2006 for failure to monitor for Total Coliform or E.Coli for April 2006.

Three samples were taken in April 2006 but one sample was incorrectly identified as wastewater.

2)  An alleged violation was recorded in March 2007, for failure to monitor for Nitrate in 4th Quarter of 2006.

Nitrate sample was taken on 3/15/2007 - result was 1.4 mg/L which is well below action limit of 10 mg/L.

Should you have any questions regarding this report, you may direct them to:
Craig Myotte, Manager, or John Tilton, Water Foreman (802) 888-3348
OR
The Board of Trustees, P.O. Box 460, Morrisville, Vermont 05661-0460

The Board of Trustees also meet the first and third Monday of each month; 6:00 PM, at the Village of Morrisville Water and Light Department at 857 Elmore Street in Morrisville. All meetings are open to the public.

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