2005 Annual Water Quality Report

Consumer Confidence Report
January 2006
PWS ID #4126000
Issue 8

The Harwich Water Department is pleased to present to its customers the 2005 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 required 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. 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 759,802,792 gallons of water in 2005. This averages out to over 2,081,651 gallons per day. There were eighty six new services added to the system throughout the year, bringing the total to 9,689 accounts.

During 2005, the department collected over 2,000 samples for general water chemistry and over 75 samples for regulated contaminants.

THE WATER LINE

• The Harwich Water Department will continue to chlorinate during the spring and fall hydrant flushing program..
• We have implemented our new GIS program through the town and Water Department vehicles as well as a new asset management program.
• A voluntary water restriction was in place this past summer. We will start with a voluntary water restriction again next summer. We urge residents to conserve water whenever possible.
• Last year the Town of Harwich voted to implement an enterprise fund. This has enabled our department to start on our 30 year CIP plan on infrastructure upgrade and replacement of water mains which have been identified in our master plan. Our New 1.5 Million Gallon Tank is now on-line. We bring our useable storage up to 3.5 MG.
• 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

For more news updates, please visit our website.

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