Red Bank Water Department

This report contains vital information about your tap water quality. If you need assistance understanding it, please have someone translate it for you. Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua potable. Tradúzcalo o hable con alguien que lo entienda bien.

The Red Bank Water Division is proud to present this year's Annual Water Quality Report. Our primary goal is to provide you with safe, reliable water daily. We continuously work to enhance our water treatment processes and protect our water resources while ensuring high-quality water for our community.

Our groundwater comes from 4 wells. Wells #6 and #8 are located at the Red Bank Public Works Department on Chestnut Street, reaching 700 feet deep into the Raritan Aquifer Formation. Wells #5 and #7 are in the Tower Hill area, extending 780 feet into the same aquifer.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has prepared Source Water Assessment Reports for all public water systems. More information is available at www.state.nj.us/dep/swap or by contacting NJDEP's Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (609) 292-5550.

During 2017, we also purchased water from the New Jersey United States Water Company. We're pleased to report that our water meets or exceeds all federal and state safety requirements.

Some individuals may be more vulnerable to water contaminants than the general population. Those with compromised immune systems (such as cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, people with HIV/AIDS, some elderly persons, and infants) should seek advice from healthcare providers regarding drinking water. EPA/CDC guidelines on reducing infection risk from cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

The Red Bank Water Department regularly monitors for contaminants according to Federal and State laws. This table shows our monitoring results from January 1 to December 31, 2017. Some contaminants are tested less frequently as their concentrations rarely change.

The NJDEP's Source Water Assessment for our system determined a low to medium susceptibility rating for each of the seven contaminant categories (including radon). These ratings reflect potential contamination risk, not the actual presence of contaminants.

For questions about this report or our water utility, please contact Red Bank Public Works at 732-530-2770. We encourage our valued customers to learn more about their water system by attending Borough Council meetings, typically held on the second and fourth Wednesday monthly. Please call 732-530-2740 to confirm times.

Water sources include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over land or underground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and sometimes radioactive material, and can pick up substances from animal or human activity. Potential contaminants include:

• Microbial contaminants (viruses, bacteria) from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants (salts, metals) from natural sources, urban runoff, wastewater discharges, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban runoff, and residential uses
• Organic chemical contaminants from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants from natural sources or oil/gas production and mining

EPA regulations limit contaminant levels in public water systems to ensure safety. FDA regulations establish similar limits for bottled water to provide equal public health protection.

If present, elevated lead levels can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead primarily comes from materials and components in service lines and home plumbing. While the Red Bank Water Department provides high-quality water, we cannot control materials used in plumbing components. You can minimize lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. For concerns about lead, consider water testing. More information is available at www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

All water, including bottled water, reasonably contains small amounts of some contaminants. Their presence doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, call the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

DEFINITIONS: In the water quality table, you'll find terms and abbreviations that may be unfamiliar. To help you understand these terms, we've provided definitions for Non-Detects (ND) - laboratory analysis indicates the constituent is not present.

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