We are pleased to present you with this year's Annual Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the water quality and services. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water.

Our water source is from Lake St Clair and Anchor Bay. We are pleased to report our drinking water is safe and meets Federal and State Requirements. Clay & Ira Township Water department routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. Testing for more than 230 different possible drinking water contaminants has been conducted. Testing is also done for coliform bacteria and e.coli in the plant tap and in the distribution system. It is important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by contacting the E.P.A., Safe Drinking Water hotline at (800-426-4791) or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater. In the tables you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. In the last table on the right hand-side of the two tables, is an explanation.

The source of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) includes rivers, lakes, steams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminant in drinking water than the general population. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidlum and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).