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<br />COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL PRIMARy DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS <br /> <br />The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, . <br />reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it <br />dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up <br />substances resulting from the presence of animals and from human activity. <br /> <br />Contaminants that may be prese~t in source water include: <br />Microbial contaminants, such as viruses imd bacteria, which may come from sewage <br />treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife. <br />Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or <br />result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas <br />production, mining, or farming. <br />Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, <br />urban stormwater. runoff, and residential uses. <br />Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, <br />which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from <br />gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems. <br />Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and <br />gas production and mining activities. <br /> <br />In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br />prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water <br />systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water <br />which must provide the same protection for public health. <br /> <br />Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small <br />amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water <br />poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained <br />by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. <br /> <br />Some people may be more l'ulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. <br />Immuno-compromised persons such as a person with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who <br />have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some <br />elderly, and infants can be particularly at riskfrom infections. These people should seek advice about <br />drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to <br />lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at <br />1-800-426-4791. <br /> <br />Spanish: <br /> <br />Informacion importante. Si no la entiende, haga que alguien se la traduzca ahora. <br /> <br />Hmong: <br /> <br />Nov yog ntaub ntawv ceeb. Y og koy tsi to taub, nrhiav neeg pab txhais rau koh kom sai <br />sal. <br /> <br />4 <br />