Story by Matt Young | June 7, 2010 | Tags: Community, Environment, Water
Story by Matt Young, photo by Frédéric Dupont
Cary, N.C. – The Town of Cary recently mailed our latest water report to residents. Here are the highlights of the report.
Water Awards
The Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility was the winner of the 2009 ”Best Tasting Water” award at the 89th Annual Conference of the N.C. American Waterworks and Water Environment Association. Twenty-seven treatment facilities submitted samples.
In 2009, Cary/Apex also received the Partnership for Safe Water Five Year Directors Award – one of only three in the State of North Carolina.
Water Source
Our water comes from the B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, locally known as Jordan Lake in Chatham County. The lake is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is part of the Cape Fear River Basin.
What’s in Water?
The U.S. E.P.A. prescribes limitations of contaminants in all public water systems. Water normally possesses some level of contaminants, but at low levels they are determined to not be a health risk. These contaminants may include microbes, inorganic contaminants (such as minerals from urban stormwater runoff), pesticides, organic chemicals (such as petroleum products), and radioactive materials (these occur in nature or can be the result of mining).
Be Heard
The Town of Cary encourages public input regarding decisions affecting our community’s drinking water. Regular meetings of the Cary Town Council are typically held the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall located at 316 North Academy Street in Cary. The public is welcome.
More information about council meetings can be found on the Town’s Web Site.
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Zen Water by Frédéric Dupont via a Creative Commons license on Flickr.
