WATER QUALITY REPORT - Welcome to Harris …

1 SPECIAL NOTICE For the Elderly, Infants, ABOUT OUR drinking WATER WATER SOURCES. Cancer Patients, People with HIV/AIDS or The Texas Commission on Environmental QUALITY The sources of drinking WATER (both tap and bottled Other Immune Problems (TCEQ) has assessed our system and determined WATER ) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, You may be more vulnerable than the general that our WATER is safe to drink. This analysis is based reservoirs, springs, and wells. As WATER travels population to certain microbial contaminants such on the data in the attached tables. If your WATER over the surface of the land or through the ground, as Cryptosporidium, in drinking WATER . Infants, some meets federal standards there may not be any health it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and in elderly, or immuno-compromised persons such as benefits to purchasing bottled WATER or point-of-use some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up those undergoing chemotherapy for cancer; persons devices.

2 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. substances resulting from the presence of animals or who have undergone organ transplants; those who 208 has been awarded the Superior WATER rating from human activity. are undergoing treatment with steroids; and people by the TCEQ. with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders can Contaminants that may be present in source be particularly at risk from infections. You should seek WATER before treatment include: advice about drinking WATER from your physician WHERE DO WE GET OUR WATER ? Our drinking WATER is obtained from a combination M. icrobial contaminants, such as viruses and or health care provider. Additional guidelines on bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment of ground WATER and surface WATER and is blended at appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock our WATER plant. Texas Commission on Environmental Cryptosporidium are available from the Safe drinking operations, and wildlife.

3 QUALITY completed an assessment of your source WATER Hotline: 1-800-426-4791. WATER and results indicate that some of our sources I norganic contaminants, such as salts and are susceptible to certain contaminants. The metals which can be naturally-occurring or result sampling requirements for your WATER system are from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic QUESTIONS? based on this susceptibility and previous sample wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, If you would like to talk to a District representative data. Any detections of these contaminants will be mining, and farming. JUNE 2016 . about your WATER QUALITY REPORT , please call found in this Consumer Confidence REPORT . If we 281-861-7265. For more information from the receive or purchase WATER from another system, P. esticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban drinking . Environmental Protection Agency, you may call the their susceptibility is not included in this REPORT .

4 For EPA's Safe drinking WATER Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 more information on source WATER assessments and stormwater runoff, and residential uses. or the EPA's website at protection efforts visit Texas drinking WATER Watch at O. rganic chemical contaminants, including En espa ol: Este reporte incluye informaci n synthetic and volatile organic chemicals which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum WATER QUALITY . REPORT . importante sobre el agua para tomar. Para production, and can also come from gas stations, asistencia en espa ol, favor de llamar al telefono ADDITIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems. 281-861-7265. FOR LEAD. If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious R. adioactive contaminants, which can be health problems, especially for pregnant women naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas PUBLIC PARTICIPATION and young children. Lead in drinking WATER is production and mining activities. OPPORTUNITIES primarily from materials and components associated The Board of Directors of Harris County MUD with service lines and home plumbing.

5 We are In order to ensure that tap WATER is safe to drink, No. 208 meet at 12:00 PM on the third Friday of responsible for providing high QUALITY drinking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). each month at Norton Rose Fulbright 1301 McKinney, WATER , but we cannot control the variety of materials prescribes regulations which limit the amount of Houston, TX. You may mail comments to: used in plumbing components. When your WATER certain contaminants in WATER provided by public Harris County MUD No. 208 has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize WATER systems. Federal Food and Drug Administration Attn.: Board of Directors the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap Agency regulations establish limits for contaminants in 5870 Highway 6 North, Suite 215 for 30 seconds to two minutes before using WATER bottled WATER which must provide the same protection Houston, TX 77084 for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about for public health. Or call 281-861-7265.

6 Lead in your WATER , you may wish to have your Harris COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 208 Harris COUNTY. WATER tested. Information on lead in drinking WATER , testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize 5870 Highway 6 North, Suite 215 Houston, TX 77084 MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. exposure is available from the Safe drinking WATER 281-861-7265 NO. 208. Hotline or at PWD ID#: 1012419. ALL drinking WATER MAY CONTAIN ABOUT THE TABLES. CONTAMINANTS The attached table contains all of the chemical contaminants which have been found in your drinking WATER . The EPA requires WATER systems to test for up to 97 contaminants. All When drinking WATER meets federal standards there contaminants detected in your WATER are below state and federal allowed levels. The State of Texas allows us to monitor for some contaminants less than once per year because the may not be any health based benefits to purchasing concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Harris County MUD No.

7 208 received over 87% of our WATER from WHCWRA. Their WATER QUALITY tables are listed below. bottled WATER or point of use devices. drinking WATER , including bottled WATER , may reasonably be Harris COUNTY MUD 208 Inorganic Contaminants WHCRWA Radioactive Contaminants (Regulated at the WATER Plant). expected to contain at least small amounts of some Average Minimum Maximum Average Minimum Maximum MCL Unit of Violation Year Contaminant Level Level Level MCL MCLG Unit of Violation Source of Contaminant Year Contaminant Level Level Level MCLG Measure Source of Contaminant contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not Measure necessarily indicate that WATER poses a health risk. 2014 Barium 2 2 ppm No Erosion of natural deposits; Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries. 2015 Combined Radium 5 0 pCi/L No Erosion of natural deposits. More information about contaminants and potential 2014 Cyanide 110 110 110 200 200 ppb No Discharge from plastic and fertilizer factories; Discharge from steel/metal factories.

8 2015 Gross Alpha 3 15 0 pCi/L No Erosion of natural deposits. health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA's 2014 Fluoride 4 ppm No Erosion of natural deposits; WATER additive which promotes strong teeth;. Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories. 2015 Gross Beta 50 0 pCi/L No Decay of natural and man-made deposits. Safe drinking WATER Hotline 1-800-426-4791. 2015 Nitrate (measured as Nitrogen) 10 10 ppm No Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic 2015 Uranium 30 0 pCi/L No Erosion of natural deposits. tanks, sewage. 2015 Nitrite (measured as Nitrogen) 1 1 ppm No Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic WHCRWA Synthetic Organic Contaminants tanks, sewage. Year Contaminant Average Minimum Maximum MCL Unit of Violation MCLG Measure Source of Contaminant SECONDARY CONSTITUENTS 2015 Combined Radium 5 0 pCi/L No Decay of natural and man made deposits. Level Level Level Many constituents (such as calcium, sodium, or iron) 2015 Beta/Photon Emitters1 50 0 pCi/L1 No Decay of natural and man-made deposits.

9 2015 Altrazine 3 3 ppb No Runoff from herbicide used on row crops. which are often found in drinking WATER , can cause 2015 Uranium 1 1 1 30 0 pCi/L No Erosion of natural deposits. 2015 Simazine 4 4 ppb No Herbicide runoff. taste, color, and odor problems. The taste and odor Harris COUNTY MUD 208 Synthetic Organic Contaminants WHCRWA Volatile Organic Contaminants constituents are called secondary constituents and Average Minimum Maximum Unit of Violation Source of Contaminant Year Contaminant Average Minimum Maximum MCL Unit of MCLG Measure Violation Source of Contaminant Year Contaminant Level Level MCL MCLG Measure Level Level Level Level are regulated by the State of Texas, not the EPA. 2015 D(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 6 6 g/L No Discharge from rubber and chemical factories. 2015 Altrazine 3 3 ppb No Runoff from herbicide used on row crops. These constituents are not causes for health concern. 2015 Xylenes 10 10 ppm No Discharge from petroleum factories. Therefore, secondaries are not required to be Harris COUNTY MUD 208 Disinfection Byproducts Average Minimum Maximum Unit of Violation Source of Contaminant WHCRWA Unregulated Contaminants reported in this document, but they may greatly affect Year Contaminant Level Level Level MCL MCLG Measure Average Minimum Maximum MCL Unit of the appearance and taste of your WATER .

10 For more Year Contaminant MCLG Measure Violation Source of Contaminant 2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)2 60 No Goal ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. Level Level Level information on secondary constituents contact 2015 Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2 80 No Goal ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. 2015 Bromodichloromethane2,4 15 NA NA ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. H2O Consulting at 281-861-7265. Harris COUNTY MUD 208 Lead & Copper (Regulated at the Customer's Tap) 2015 Bromoform4 NA NA ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. The 90th Action No. of Sites Exceeding MCLG Unit of Violation Source of Contaminant 2015 Chloroform2,4 46 NA NA ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. Year Contaminant Percentile Level Action Levels Measure 2015 Chloromethane3 NA NA ppb No Byproduct of drinking WATER disinfection. DEFINITIONS AND UNIT DESCRIPTIONS 2013 Copper 0 ppm Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosion of No household plumbing systems.