2006 Annual Water Quality Report
Consumer Confidence Report
January 2007
PWS ID #4126000
Issue 9
The Harwich Water Department is pleased to present to its customers the
2006 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 2006. This averages out to over 1,827,360 gallons
per day. There were eighty six new services added to the system throughout
the year, bringing the total to 9,706 accounts. During 2006,
the department collected over 2,000 samples for general water chemistry and
over 75 samples for regulated contaminants.
Harwich Water Department News
- The 2nd year of the 30- year Capital Improvement Plan has been implemented.
Thank you for your vote and support of the Enterprise Fund.
- We have implemented our new GIS program through the town and Water Department
vehicles as well as a new asset management program.
- The "New Source" permitting process for a new water supply is now the
long-term pump test and site review slated to be done in the spring of
2007.
- In 2006 we received a $21,000 grant from Capelight Compact for the installation
of Variable Speed Drives (VSD) for two pumping stations.
- Installation of three new generators was completed during the late fall
of 2006 at Wells 1, 2 and 11.
- Construction of the New 1.5 Million Gallon Storage is complete.
- Brooks Park storage tank was decommissioned. This location will now be
the future site of our next new storage tank which is slated for construction
in 2018.
- In 2006 we replaced 24 hydrants and valves as part of our hydrant replacement
program.
For more news updates, please visit our website.
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