2002 Annual Water Quality Report

Consumer Confidence Report
January 2003
PWS ID #4126000
Issue 5

The Harwich Water Department is pleased to present to its customers the 2002 Annual Consumer Confidence Report. In this brochure you will find what is in your water, the results of the tests performed in the last year, and how it is treated. This "Consumer Confidence Report" is required by law, but we are proud to share our results with you. Please read them carefully.

We are proud to report that the water provided by the Harwich Water Dept. meets or exceeds established water-quality standards.

If you would like to know more about the Water Department, Board of Water Commissioners meetings are held at 8:15 am on the first and third Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise posted and are open to the public.
Commissioner Meeting minutes are available on our website.

Consult our web site at www.harwichwater.com and, for further information, see U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water information at www.epa.gov/safewater (opens in new window) which is linked to our Web site. If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Superintendent Craig Wiegand at 508-432-0304.

Overview
The Harwich Water Department produced a total of 736,913,000 gallons of water in 2003. This averages out to over 2,019,000 million gallons per day. One hundred thirty three services were added to the system throughout the year, bringing the total to 9,428 accounts.

During 2002, the department collected over 575 samples for general water chemistry and over 75 for regulated contaminants.

THE WATER LINE

• The Harwich Water Department will continue to chlorinate during the spring and fall hydrant flushing program.
• The Department will continue conducting a Water 101 course for its customers. This course will give a general overview of the water industry. Interested parties should contact the office.
• A mandatory water restriction was in effect this past summer. We will start with voluntary water restriction again next summer. We urge residents to conserver water whenever possible. Our aquifer still remains 2.5 feet below normal.
• Last spring there was a rate increase in our water rates. The Department is also hoping to implement a new accounting tool called an Enterprise Fund which will allow all revenues generated by the department to remain in the department for our needed Capital Improvements.
• The Town of Harwich has completed its Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) with the Department of Environmental Protection. This information is available at the Harwich Water Department. 196 Chatham Rd. Harwich, MA. 02645. Telephone: 508-432-0304 or or www.harwichwater.com

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