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Home My WebLink AboutFIN-09-011 - Summary Drinking Water Report - Jan 1 to Dec 31 2008I L REPORT 74 Report To: Finance and Corporate Services Committee Date of Meeting: January 19, 2009 Submitted By: Dan Chapman, General Manager Financial Services Prepared By: Angela Mick, Utilities Water Engineer Ward(s) Involved: All Date of Report: January 8, 2009 Report No.: FIN-09-011 Subject: SUMMARY WATER REPORT - JANUARY 1 ST TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2008 1111� MEN That the 2008 City of Kitchener Summary Drinking Water Report be received for information as required by O. Reg 170/03 Schedule 22 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. And that, the City of Kitchener provide a copy of the Summary Drinking Water report to the Township of Woolwich as required by Schedule 22 of 0. Reg. 170/03 As outlined in Schedule 22 of the Drinking Water Systems Regulation (O.Reg.170/03) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, a summary report is to be prepared and given to the members of the municipal council. The following information is required to be included in this report: " (a) list the requirements of the Act., the regulations, the system's approval and any order that the system failed to meet at any time during the period covered by the report and specify the duration of the failures; and (b) for each failure referred to in (a), describe the measures that were taken to correct the failure. yy The report must also include: "1. A summary of the quantities and flow rates of the water supplied during the period covered by the report. . - - yy �0140 0 : The following matters are reported to Council in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: • An unannounced Ministry of Environment (MOE) inspection was commenced July 17, 2008 for the Kitchener System and an annual inspection report was prepared on September 26, 2008. The report did not identify any non-compliance issues. • There were 26 Adverse Water Quality Issues, the majority of which were related to low chlorine residuals from the dead end main flushing program (Table 1). The water is initially disinfected at the treatment plant and sufficient chlorine is added to protect the water from microbiological contamination as it travels through the pipes in the distribution system (secondary disinfection). Low chlorine does not pose a threat to human life; to have an impact to human health, there must be microbiological contamination and no, or extremely low, chlorine. The dead ends in the system are routinely flushed to increase the levels of chlorine. There were no boil water advisories/drinking water advisories in 2008. • Ontario Regulation 399/07 under the Safe Drinking Water Act was released in 2007. For Kitchener's population, the Regulation requires lead sampling in the drinking water at 100 private residences, 10 industrial/commercial and 20 distribution points, every six months. Lead testing sampling programs were completed in March and September 2008. There were no lead exceedances in the distribution system however there were 2 residential plumbing exceedances ( >10pg /L) in the spring and 6 residential plumbing exceedances in the fall. As per the regulations, the City is required to contact all residents with results and report the results to the MOE and Public Health. Residents with exceedences were contacted and provided with information pertaining to lead. The 10 pg/L is based on a prudent estimate that takes into consideration the health effects of young children and pregnant women, who are the most vulnerable to the health effects of exposure to lead. Various alternatives to reduce lead exposure were provided, including flushing the tap after it sits for six hours, installation of tap/faucet mounted filters, or lead pipe/plumbing replacement. Residents are not obligated to complete any corrective actions. The City is not obligated to complete any additional corrective actions other than reporting, unless directed by the medical officer of health, or the number of exceedences is sufficient to trigger corrosion control. • A summary of the quantities of the water supplied by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo during the period covered by the report is noted on the attached Table 2. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The Ministry of the Environment and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo's Community Department of Health have been informed of any adverse conditions within the system. Under Schedule 22 of O.Reg. 170/03, the City of Kitchener is required to provide a copy of their Summary Report to each Municipality to which it supplies water, namely the Township of Woolwich. Angela Mick, P.Eng. Utilities Water Engineer Dan Chapman, CA MPA General Manager of Financial Services Table 1 - Adverse Water Quality Incident Summary - January 1 to December 31, 2008 Sample Adverse Code AWQI* Site Name Site Address Date Type Notes Wilson Avenue 221 Wilson P/A Test Resample KID31 78702 Public School Avenue 4/3/2008 (Present) was absent Low DEM7 78741 Hydrant # 2144 40 Dumart Place 4/8/2008 Chlorine Low DEM48 78773 Hydrant #4036 Cedarview Place 4/9/2008 Chlorine Low DEM64 78789 Hydrant #0662 Johnston St 4/9/2008 Chlorine Low DEM65 79046 Hydrant #817 Palmer Ave 4/22/2008 Chlorine Low DEM66 79046 Hydrant #2870 Bedford Rd 4/22/2008 Chlorine 140 Aberdeen Low DEM4 79096 Hydrant # 716 Road 4/24/2008 Chlorine Low DEM67 79099 Hydrant #3234 610 York St 4/24/2008 Chlorine Low DEM13 79210 Hydrant # 3254 94 North Hill Place 5/2/2008 Chlorine Pioneer Tower Rd Low DEM61 79240 Hydrant #3829 end 5/5/2008 Chlorine Low DEM68 79288 Hydrant #4015 Anastasia Dr 5/8/2008 Chlorine Construction Related - taken on Fischer P/A Test wrong side of FIS1 80747 Hallman /Summit 7/9/2008 (Present) BFP device Temp Watermain - 140 Highland Low TWM8 83129 140 Highland Rd Road 8/22/2008 Chlorine 350 Margaret Low KID91 83238 Breithau t Center Avenue 8/28/2008 Chlorine Low DEM69 83238 Hydrant 601 Union 8/28/2008 Chlorine South Stub - Zeller no address new Low thirdl 83728 Drive subdivision 9/11/2008 Chlorine 350 Margaret Low KID91 84167 Breithau t Center Avenue 9/26/2008 Chlorine 350 Margaret Low kid91 84279 Breithaupt_Center Avenue_ 9/30/2008 Chlorine Not connected — should not 69 have been t4im�da 84646 lar-k ....1ark Ave. 10/14/2008 Presei4t reported Low DEM70 84852 Hydrant #1499 Elmsdale Drive 10/22/2008 Chlorine Low DEM71 84996 Hydrant #2595 Riverbend 10/27/2008 Chlorine Low DEM72 84996 Hydrant #793 Margaret Ave 10/27/2008 Chlorine Breithaupt Low DEM73 84996 Centre at meter 350 Margaret Ave 10/27/2008 Chlorine Table Adverse Incident to December i • 2008 Monthly Total 2008 Average Day Monthly Total Sample Adverse • • Site Address ! • ' Fairway • o • • • o ' • South Chlorine AM • i ! • Hydrant #2943 • i 10/29/2008 Chlorine Am • • • • • •� i !� Hydrant #3992 Chlorine AM • • i • Hydrant #1958 Williamsburg R• !!i Chlorine • • Presence/Absence *more than one location can be associated with an AWQI number • . Total coliforms, • Legend DEM Adverse results from Dead End Main Flushing program KID regular Kitchener Distribution Sampling Locations tem or temporary TWM specific Third from a third round sample on a newly installed watermain FIS • . • Table 2 Kitchener Distribution System Volume of Water Conveyed from the Region of Waterloo Supply System • 2008 Monthly Total 2008 Average Day Monthly Total Variance • Previous AM Am • • • • • • • • AM r 24,087,740 • • Notes: - Volume information taken submitted by the Regional Municipality Waterloo - Volume recorded in cubic metres (m)