Annual Water Quality Reports Water Quality Report-2022

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2022 WATER
QUALITY REPORT
City of Muskegon
WATER QUALITY
EXCEEDS THE MARK!
We are pleased to report that the water we treat has never had a violation of a
contaminant level or of any other water quality standard.

This report covers the drinking water quality for the City of Muskegon (Water
Supply Serial Number 04570) for the 2022 calendar year. This information
details where our water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and state standards.

Your water comes from Lake Michigan and is treated at the City of Muskegon
Water Filtration Plant. The personnel of the Muskegon Water Filtration Plant
are committed to providing you with a safe and reliable water supply. A team
of state-certified waterworks operators work 24/7 to oversee the water
treatment and distribution processes. More than 100,000 water samples were
analyzed throughout 2022 for different chemical, physical, and
microbiological parameters. The State of Michigan and the USEPA require us
to test our water on a regular basis to ensure its safety. We met all the
monitoring and reporting requirements for 2022.

Informed customers are our best allies in maintaining safe drinking water. For
more information about your water or the contents of this report, contact the
Water Filtration Plant at (231) 724-4106.

                                                              The Muskegon
                                                                    Water
                                                              Filtration Plant
                                                              treated over 4
                                                              billion gallons
                                                                 of water in
                                                                    2022!




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   SOURCE WATER
   Our water source is Lake Michigan. The state performed an
   assessment of our source water in 2004 to determine the
   susceptibility or the relative potential of contamination. The
   susceptibility rating is on a seven-tiered scale from very low to very
   high based primarily on geologic sensitivity, water chemistry, and
   contaminant sources. The susceptibility of our source is moderately
   high. The report notes that “historically, the City of Muskegon
   Water Filtration Plant has effectively treated this source water to
   meet drinking water standards.” In 2017, the City completed a
   Source Water Intake Protection Plan (SWIPP) with the purpose of
   protecting the long-term viability of Muskegon’s drinking water
   supply by reducing the potential risk of surface and subsurface
   contamination from affecting the source water protection area. The
   SWIPP will be updated in 2023. If you would like more information
   about these reports, please contact the Water Filtration Plant at 231-
   724-4106.




   VULNERABILITY OF
   SUB-POPULATIONS
   Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking
   water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons
   such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons
   who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or
   other immune systems disorders, some elderly, and infants can be
   particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek
   advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
   USEPA/Center for Disease Control guidelines on appropriate
   means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other
   microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water
   Hotline (800-426-4791).




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  DRINKING WATER                                                 Three gallons of water

  CONTAMINANTS
                                                                 cost about one penny,
                                                                  delivered to you 24
                                                                   hours a day, seven
                                                                      days a week!


Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least
small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily
indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential
health effects can be obtained by calling the USEPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-
426-4791).

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes,
streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. Our water comes from Lake Michigan. 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.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
   Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage
   treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
   Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or
   result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil
   and gas production, mining, or farming.
   Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture
   and residential uses.
   Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and
   gas production and mining activities.
   Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals,
   which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also
   come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.

To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the USEPA prescribes regulations that limit the
levels of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Federal Food and
Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which
provide the same protection for public health.




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       TREATED WATER
       QUALITY CHARTS
        The tables below lists all the drinking water contaminants that we detected in
        2022. The presence of these contaminants in the water does not necessarily
        indicate that the water poses a health risk. Unless otherwise noted, the data
        presented in this table is from testing done January 1 through December 31,
        2022. The State allows us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once
        per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected
        to vary significantly from year to year. All the data is representative of the
        water quality, but some are more than one year old. Definitions for terms
        and abbreviations are available on the last page.




     Regulated at the Treatment Plant
                                                            Level
       Substance             MCL         MCLG                                     Range            Year          Violation                                Typical Source
                                                           Detected

                                                                                                                                     Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive
         Fluoride
                               4.0          4.0                0.70             0.49-0.65          2022               No              which promotes strong teeth; Discharge
          (ppm)*
                                                                                                                                       from fertilizer and aluminum factories

                                                                                                                                       Runoff from fertilizer use; leaking from
          Nitrate
                               10            10                0.62             0.25-0.62          2022               No               septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural
          (ppm)
                                                                                                                                                       deposits

                                                                                                                                       Runoff from fertilizer use; leaking from
     Nitrite (ppm)              1             1                0.14              ND-0.14           2022               No               septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural
                                                                                                                                                       deposits

                                                                                                                                           Firefighting foam; discharge from
           PFOS
                               16          N/A                  2.3               2.0-2.3          2022               No                 electroplating facilities; discharge and
           (ppt)*
                                                                                                                                               waste from industrial waste

        Turbidity
                             1 (TT)        N/A                 0.15                 N/A            2022               No                                      Soil runoff
         (ntu)**

    *The level detected for this substance is reported as a running annual average (RAA) in 2022.
    **Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of the water. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of the effectiveness of our filtration system. Turbidity must also be
    ≤0.3 ntu for ≥95% of measurements each month. 100% of the samples were ≤0.3 ntu each month.




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 Regulated in the Distribution System

                             MRDL MRDLG
                                         Level                                                                        Typical
      Substance               or    or                                       Range          Year      Violation
                                        Detected*                                                                     Source
                             MCL  MCLG


                                                                                                                  Water additive
       Chlorine
                                4.0           4.0             1.16         0.19-1.77        2022         No       used to control
        (ppm)
                                                                                                                     microbes

       Total                                                                                                       Byproduct of
 Trihalomethanes                80           N/A               34             12-47         2022         No       drinking water
       (ppb)                                                                                                       disinfection

                                                                                                                   Byproduct of
  Haloacetic acids
                                60           N/A             20.4          10.5-29.4        2022         No       drinking water
       (ppb)
                                                                                                                   disinfection

*The level detected for this substance is reported as a running annual average (RAA).




                                                                                                                                          If present, elevated levels of lead can
                                                                                                                                              cause serious health problems,
                                                                                                                                            especially for pregnant women and
                                                                                                                                       young children. Lead in drinking water is

Regulated at the Customer's Tap                                                                                                                primarily from materials and
                                                                                                                                           components associated with service
                                                                                                                                          lines and home plumbing. The City of
                                                                                                                                         Muskegon is responsible for providing
                                                                                                                                        high quality drinking water, but cannot
                                                                                                                                         control the variety of materials used in
                                        Level                                      Samples                                             plumbing components. When your water
Substance          AL      MCLG                  Range                 Year                                Typical Source
                                       Detected*                                   Above AL                                              has been sitting for several hours, you
                                                                                                                                           can minimize the potential for lead
                                                                                                                                           exposure by flushing your tap for 30
                                                                                                   Lead service lines, corrosion of    seconds to 2 minutes before using water
    Lead                                                                                           household plumbing including           for drinking or cooking. If you have a
                    15         0              4             0-8        2020             0                                              lead service line, it is recommended that
    (ppb)                                                                                          fittings and fixtures; erosion of
                                                                                                            natural deposits           you run your water for at least 5 minutes
                                                                                                                                           to flush water from both your home
                                                                                                        Corrosion of household         plumbing and the lead service line. If you
  Copper                                                                                                                                are concerned about lead in your water,
                   1.3        1.3            0.1         0.0-0.3 2020                   0            plumbing systems; erosion of
  (ppm)                                                                                                                                 you may wish to have your water tested.
                                                                                                           natural deposits
                                                                                                                                         Information on lead in drinking water,
                                                                                                                                        testing methods, and steps you can take
                                                                                                                                         to minimize exposure is available from
*Ninety (90) percent of the samples collected were at or below the level reported for our water.
                                                                                                                                       the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-
Our water supply has 10,372 service lines of unknown material assumed to be lead out of a total of 12,925 service lines.
                                                                                                                                                       426-4791 or at
                                                                                                                                           http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.



Additional Monitoring
To the following substances are unregulated contaminants for which the U.S. EPA has not established drinking
water standards. Monitoring helps the U.S. EPA determine where certain contaminants occur and whether
regulation of those contaminants is needed.

          Substance                     Level Detected                   Range                Year            Typical Source

                                                                                                           Naturally present in
       Calcium (ppm)                               36                    35-39                2022
                                                                                                            the environment
                                                                                                           Naturally present in
    Magnesium (ppm)                                13                     12-13               2022
                                                                                                            the environment
                                                                                                           Naturally present in
      Hardness (ppm)                              143                   140-150               2022
                                                                                                            the environment

                                                                                                           Naturally present in
       Sodium (ppm)                                12                     11-13               2022
                                                                                                            the environment

                                                                                                           Naturally present in
        Sulfate (ppm)                              33                    28-36                2022
                                                                                                            the environment

      Haloacetic Acids                                                                                   Byproduct of drinking
                                                   34                    27-46               2020
       (HAA9) (ppb)                                                                                        water disinfection



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  TERMS AND
  ABBREVIATIONS
Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if
exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirement that a water
system must follow.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a
contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or
expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as
close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment
technology.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level
of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
microbial contaminants.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level
of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or
expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the
use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
N/A: Not applicable
ND: not detectable at testing limit
ppm: parts per million or milligrams per liter
ppb: parts per billion or micrograms per liter
ppt: parts per trillion or nanograms per liter
Treatment Technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce
the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
ntu: nephelometric turbidity units

Get Involved!
Meetings that deal with decisions about our source water are
conducted through the Muskegon Conservation District at
(231) 773-0008.


Thank You
We will update this report annually and will keep you informed of
any problems that may occur throughout the year as they happen.
This report will not be sent to you. Copies are available at Muskegon
City Hall (933 Terrace St), the City of Muskegon Public Service
Building (1350 East Keating Ave), and online at
muskegon-mi.gov/csresources/waterquality.pdf

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