Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
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DDr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Water</strong> r: Consumer CConfidence<br />
Repoort<br />
Summaries<br />
IIncluded<br />
for eac ch local unit of ggovernment<br />
is a summary of the<br />
i<strong>in</strong>formation<br />
ava ailable <strong>in</strong> the Consumer<br />
Confideence<br />
Report<br />
( (CCR) for that area’s a dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g wwater<br />
service prrovider.<br />
Dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>ng<br />
wwater<br />
treatment plants produce consumer confiidence<br />
reports<br />
tthat<br />
conta<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>fo ormation regard<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the water soources,<br />
ppopulation<br />
serve ed, additives, annd<br />
trace chemicaal<br />
amounts. Thee<br />
CCCRs<br />
present lists<br />
of the regulaated<br />
contam<strong>in</strong>annts<br />
that the CWSS<br />
( (Community <strong>Water</strong><br />
System) detected<br />
<strong>in</strong> the treeated<br />
water and<br />
tthe<br />
levels at whi ich they were foound<br />
for the preced<strong>in</strong>g<br />
calendarr<br />
yyear.<br />
Unregulate ed contam<strong>in</strong>antss<br />
detected dur<strong>in</strong>ng<br />
monitor<strong>in</strong>g arre<br />
tto<br />
be reported an nd their significcance<br />
identified. . A contact<br />
pphone<br />
number for f the service prrovider<br />
is <strong>in</strong>cludded<br />
<strong>in</strong> this<br />
ssummary.<br />
CCR <strong>in</strong>formation is aavailable<br />
for muunicipal<br />
water<br />
sservice<br />
areas and<br />
some smaller localized commmunity<br />
water<br />
pproviders<br />
(See CCR C Table pagees<br />
72-73).<br />
DDr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Water</strong> r: Well Informaation<br />
MMuch<br />
of Washte enaw <strong>County</strong> geets<br />
it dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g wwater<br />
directly<br />
ffrom<br />
the ground dwater resource via on-site wellls.<br />
To help<br />
uunderstand<br />
the extent e this resouurce<br />
is used, the report <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
a total for the nu umber of wells ddrilled<br />
between 1968 and 1992. .<br />
DData<br />
about the number n of new aand<br />
replacemennt<br />
wells betweenn<br />
tthe<br />
years 2000 and a 2005 is alsoo<br />
provided. The average well<br />
ddepth<br />
and the ra ange of well deppths<br />
are also <strong>in</strong>clluded.<br />
LLocal<br />
Indicator r Data Totals<br />
AAs<br />
mentioned ea arlier, the maps on the follow<strong>in</strong>ng<br />
pages conta<strong>in</strong>n<br />
ccompilation<br />
data a for 11 k<strong>in</strong>ds of<br />
sites that can hhelp<br />
to <strong>in</strong>dicate<br />
llocal<br />
water qual lity. On the folloow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pages is a description of<br />
eeach<br />
of the <strong>in</strong>dic cators <strong>in</strong>cluded on these maps. Due to space<br />
cconstra<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
and the t density of data<br />
<strong>in</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> arreas,<br />
the<br />
i<strong>in</strong>dividual<br />
sites have not been laabeled.<br />
Rather, a total of the<br />
nnumber<br />
of each data set for each<br />
jurisdiction haas<br />
been tallied <strong>in</strong>n<br />
tthe<br />
legend.<br />
66<br />
Local Indicator Data Descriptions:<br />
Seeptage<br />
Disposall<br />
Sites:<br />
Septagge<br />
disposal sitess<br />
are sites that acccept<br />
waste thatt<br />
has been<br />
removved<br />
from septic ttanks.<br />
There aree<br />
three septage ddisposal<br />
sites <strong>in</strong>n<br />
<strong>Washtenaw</strong> <strong>County</strong>,<br />
located <strong>in</strong><br />
the townshipss<br />
of Dexter,<br />
Lyndoon<br />
and Sylvan. TThe<br />
sites are 30, , 107, and 50 acrres<br />
respecctively<br />
and all haave<br />
a water table<br />
depth of at leaast<br />
five<br />
feet. AAll<br />
three are mannaged<br />
by privatee<br />
sanitation servvice<br />
providders.<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>nformation<br />
abouut<br />
septage dispoosal<br />
issues<br />
see thee<br />
Time of Sale RRegulation<br />
(Actiivity<br />
#1) on pagge<br />
7 and the<br />
On-Sitte<br />
Sewage Regulation<br />
(Activityy<br />
#7) on page 9.<br />
NPPDES<br />
Storm W<strong>Water</strong><br />
Permit HHolders:<br />
Nationnal<br />
Pollution Discharge<br />
Elim<strong>in</strong>aation<br />
System (NNPDES)<br />
storm water permit hoolders<br />
are facilitties<br />
that are requuired<br />
to<br />
employ<br />
best managemment<br />
practices too<br />
ensure that harrmful<br />
pollutaants<br />
do not migrrate<br />
off site duri<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ra<strong>in</strong> events. There are<br />
78 succh<br />
sites <strong>in</strong> <strong>Washtenaw</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>. MMost<br />
of these siites<br />
are<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustrrial<br />
facilities likke<br />
automotive pllants,<br />
and plat<strong>in</strong>ng,<br />
mill<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>ng<br />
companies. SSome<br />
of these sittes<br />
are services that<br />
managge<br />
large vehicle fleets, transporttation<br />
services, ppostal<br />
servicees<br />
or municipal services. For mmore<br />
<strong>in</strong>formationn<br />
about<br />
NPDEES<br />
storm water ppermit<br />
issues seee<br />
the Clean Watter<br />
Act<br />
(Activvity<br />
#11) on page<br />
36.
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