TO: The City of Apalachicola Water System CustomersThe City of Apalachicola’s Well #6 raw water tested positive for a fecal indicator (E. coli.) on February 1, 2011. As customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation.
What should I do?
There is no need to boil water for consumption. Samples that were taken within the distribution system on the same day have shown no signs of total coliform or E. coli.
As a precaution to ensure you continue to receive safe drinking water, the suspected well has been taken offline until follow up samples have been cleared.
What does this mean?
Fecal indicators are microbes whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause short term health effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.
What is being done?
Well #6 has been taken offline and will not be put back into service until all samples are clear. Repeat sampling is underway and an evaluation of the well is being performed. The City of Apalachicola will take all steps and procedures necessary to continue providing its citizens with safe drinking water.
For more information, please contact: Betty Webb, City Administrator at 850-653-9319 or via email @ bettywebb@cityofapalachicola.com. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.
Please share this information with all the 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.
This notice is provided to you by the City of Apalachicola Water System.
State Water System ID#: 1190150.
Date distributed: February 3, 2011
What should I do?
There is no need to boil water for consumption. Samples that were taken within the distribution system on the same day have shown no signs of total coliform or E. coli.
As a precaution to ensure you continue to receive safe drinking water, the suspected well has been taken offline until follow up samples have been cleared.
What does this mean?
Fecal indicators are microbes whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause short term health effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.
What is being done?
Well #6 has been taken offline and will not be put back into service until all samples are clear. Repeat sampling is underway and an evaluation of the well is being performed. The City of Apalachicola will take all steps and procedures necessary to continue providing its citizens with safe drinking water.
For more information, please contact: Betty Webb, City Administrator at 850-653-9319 or via email @ bettywebb@cityofapalachicola.com. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.
Please share this information with all the 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.
This notice is provided to you by the City of Apalachicola Water System.
State Water System ID#: 1190150.
Date distributed: February 3, 2011
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