Federal Regulations State
That If Contaminants Are Below A Certain Level They Do Not Have To Be Reported
We have had
IBM, Endicott Johnson, Agfa-Ansco Film, Cement Companies and all sorts of
Contaminators at work in Broome County. The pollution comes from the
outright dumping of pollutants of every chemical imaginable to clandestine
efforts by disposers of such to "legal" means which supposedly
purifies the waste.
As a matter of
fact, I know a former employee that could lead the DEC to the dumping grounds of
the all the chemical waste products dumped by the leading cement manufacturer in
Broome County.
Speaking of
waste, we have the country of India here right in the states.
In Broome
County, we have an overloaded Waste Treatment Facility which is way below
government standards, taking exorbitant amounts of waste from other
counties. It's called the Johnson City, Vestal Waste Treatment Facility.
In fall when
students come back to SUNY Binghamton, NY the problem becomes worse. Under
500,000 people pee and poop in the river we get drinking water from.
I remember one
director of the waste plant saying on the front page of the then called
Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin when asked why the waste facility had such a
crap smell. He said and I quote, "What smell."
In Johnson
City, NY, we have one of the great polluters of all time,
Endicott-Johnson. They would just pour the waste in the process of making
rubber right out the back door by the railroad tracks. This all went into
the water table and we have every known carcinogen in our water. The sad
part is our water is so rich in health producing minerals that it is a
crime. Fortunately, after a cancer scare, I decided to take matters into
my hands.
After talking
to Johnson City, NY officials and DEC officials the saying, "me thinkest
you protesteth too much" became clearly evident.
They all over
defended the quality of our water and by the chart below you may see for
yourself the absolute proof of why they do!
About eight
years ago, I discovered a hole on one of my walking routes behind the old
Endicott Johnson buildings. closest to the railroad tracks, which by the way is
a major polluter as it runs through here as well.
I called the
DEC. I was assigned and contacted by Phillip A. Cicoiello, Staff
Geologist, Dames & Moore, 12 Commerce Drive, Cranford, New Jersey
07016-1101
908-272-8300,
Fax - (908 272-3940
I told the Mr.
Cicoiello that what was coming out of the hole dug overnight smelled like
death. He took a sample, then when I didn't hear from him, I called
him. The hole was mysteriously covered over in the dead of night as it was
dug and he said it was just the smell from the dumping of waste from Endicott
Johnson and the trains that go by. WTF? Oh' that's all, well now I
can rest assured that I will never have any problems in life. By the way,
because of this, the deal for developing the property by a major company was
canceled due to the fact of the enormous cleanup that would have to be done.
But the good
news, with no cleanup, Walmart is building there next store on the exact site
mentioned.
More people
have died in this area from cancer, we have a death camp called Lourdes
Hospital, Binghamton, NY which specializes in taking all the insurance
money, your money, and your relatives money for treatment, then providing you
with self euthanasia drugs. Watching three of my beloved aunts die from
their death drug cocktail, I can not tell you the way I feel about that
hospital.
They have
completed polluted the water table and have released so many carcinogenic
elements into the air, the actual incidences of people living in the same areas
in Broome County for a length of time can be tracked.
I tried the so
called Kangen Water or alkaline water making machines that range from $895. to
$5000. They do absolutely nothing except give you a bad drink of
water. You will find on the websites of these MLM marketers, water
distillers, the most dangerous water on the planet. While the salesman is
selling you a "healthy" alkaline water producer, he will use every bit
of vigor selling some other person a distilled water machine. Good for
steam irons and that is it. Why is it placed next to Clorox, and other
caustic products in markets, it is not meant to drink.
It leaches
everything from the air, then your body and eliminates the vitamins, minerals
and anything else that is good in your body.
My most
provable blood work shows a constant increase in CO2 when I started drinking
distilled water. Distilled water is best at leeching CO2 from the air.
When I stopped
making and drinking the best purified distilled known to man, my blood CO2
levels went down dramatically. By the way, the company that sells these
machines also sell a model that will make pure drinking alcohol.
Discharge
of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural
deposits.
Lead2
No
Distribution
09/05/07
2.6(ND-74.2)
ug/l
0
AL=15
Corrosion
of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits.
Copper2
No
Distribution
09/05/07
0.391(0.0186-0.757)
mg/l
1.3
AL=1.3
Corrosion
of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching
from wood preservatives.
Manganese
No
Well
#6
02/23/06
0.053
mg/l
N/A
0.3
Naturally
occurring; Indicative of landfill contamination.
Nitrate
(as Nitrogen)
No
Well
#2Well #6
2/7/2007
1.191.78
mg/l
10
10
Runoff
from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of
natural deposits.
Sulfate
No
Well
#2Well #3Well #6
2/23/065/17/065/23/06
464866
mg/l
N/A
250
Naturally
occurring.
Sodium3
No
Distribution
11/21/07
75.5
mg/l
N/A
See
Health Effects
Naturally
occurring; Road salt; Water softeners; Animal waste.
Volatile
Organic Contaminants
Tetrachloroethene
No
Well
#6
2/7/075/11/078/22/0710/15/07
0.580.890.750.97
ug/l
N/A
5.0
Discharge
from factories and dry cleaners; Wastes sites; Spills.
Disinfection
Byproducts
Total
Trihalomethanes4
No
Distribution
08/22/07
19
ug/l
N/A
80
Byproduct
of drinking water chlorination.
Haloacetic
Acids5
No
Distribution
08/22/07
5.4
ug/l
N/A
60
Byproduct
of drinking water chlorination.
Radiological
Contaminants
Gross
Alpha
No
Well
#2 Well #6
2/7/075/11/078/22/0710/15/07
(ND
- 1.1)(ND - 3.6)
pCi/L
0
15
Erosion
of natural deposits.
Radium
226
No
Well
#2Well #6
2/7/075/11/078/22/0710/15/07
(.07
- .10)(.06 - .28)
pCi/L
0
5
Erosion
of natural
deposits
Radium
228
No
Well
#2Well #6
2/7/075/11/078/22/0710/15/07
pCi/L
0
5
Erosion
of natural deposits
Notes:
1
All
four required repeat samples were negative for coliform.
2
The
level presented represents the 90th percentile of the sites tested.A percentile is a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the
percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it.The
90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90% of the lead/copper
values detected at your water systems.
3
Water
containing more than 20 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking
by people on severely restricted sodium diets.Water
containing more than 270 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking
by people on moderately restricted sodium diets.
4
This
level represents the total levels of the following contaminants:
chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, bromoform.
5
This
level represents the total levels of the following contaminants:
Monochloroacetic Acid,
The
MCL for these contaminants is for the combined value.
Definitions:
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.
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.
Action
Level (AL):
The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers
treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
Non-Detects
(ND):
Laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present.
Milligrams
per liter (mg/l):
Corresponds to one part of liquid in one million parts of liquid (parts
per million - ppm).
Micrograms
per liter (ug/l):
Corresponds to one part of liquid in one billion parts of liquid (parts
per billion - ppb).
Picocuries
per liter (pCi/L):
A measure of the radioactivity in water.
UNDETECTED
CONTAMINANTS:
Synthetic Organic Chemicals:(SOC’S)
There were three sets of samples taken during 2006
for synthetic organic chemicals, all tested ND(non
detected) for these chemicals.
As required by the
State,
Johnson City
water is tested for unregulated contaminants. Of the twelve parameters
tested for in this group, there were none detected.
INFORMATION ON
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM & GIARDIA:
New York
State
law requires water suppliers to notify their customers about the risks
of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis.
Cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis are
intestinal illnesses caused by microscopic parasites. Cryptosporidiosis
can be very serious for people with weakened immune systems, such as
chemotherapy, dialysis, or transplant patients, and people with Crohn’s
or HIV infections. People with weakened immune systems should discuss
with their health care providers the need to take extra precautions,
such as boiling water, using certified bottled water, or a specially
approved filter. Individuals who think they may have cryptosporidiosis
and giardiasis should contact their health
care provider immediately. Federal Law requires water suppliers to note
that 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 disorders, some
elderly, and infants can be at particular risk from infections. These
people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care
provider. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of
infection by cryptosporidium or other microbial contaminants are
available from the SAFE DRINKING WATER HOTLINE AT 1-800-426-4791.
Johnson City
Water Works
NY0301668
AWQR Source
Water Assessment Summary
The NYS DOH has completed a source water assessment for
this system, based on available information.Possible and
actual threats to this drinking water source were evaluated.The
state source water assessment includes a susceptibility rating based on the risk
posed by each potential source of contamination and how easily contaminants can
move through the subsurface to the wells, called the well sensitivity.The susceptibility rating is an estimate of the potential for
contamination of the source water, it does not mean that the water delivered to
consumers is, or will become contaminated.See section “Are
there contaminants in our drinking water?” for a list of the contaminants that
have been detected.While inorganic and organic contaminants
were detected in our water, it should be noted that all drinking water,
including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least
small amounts of some contaminants from natural sources.The
presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a
health risk.
As mentioned before, our water is derived from four active
drilled wells and one emergency well (not evaluated in this assessment).The source water assessment has rated wells #2, #3 (
Camden St.
) and #6 (
Burns St.
) as highly sensitive to both chemical and microbial contaminants.The
wells rate a high sensitivity because of historic detections of chemical
contaminants and because the wells are located in a very productive, unconfined
aquifer where the subsurface soils allow large volumes of water to move through
the aquifer.Well #7 (North Broad St.) is in an area where
the aquifer is somewhat protected with a low permeability layer above and has
rated a medium sensitivity to microbials but a high sensitivity to chemical
contaminants, also due to historic chemical detections.
Potential contaminant sources were then evaluated and given
a contaminant prevalence rating.The sensitivity and
contaminant prevalence then determine the susceptibility of a particular well.The source water assessment has rated the Johnson City Water Works wells
as having a low to high susceptibility to microbials, such as enteric bacteria
and enteric viruses, and a medium-high to very high susceptibility to various
chemical contaminants as noted in the table below.While
significant sources of some types of contamination have not been identified in
the assessment area, wells may have been given an elevated susceptibility rating
for other chemicals because of high well sensitivities.
SUSCEPTIBILITY
TABLE
CONTAMINANT
Well
#2
Well
#3
Well
#6
Well
#7
Cations/Anions
(Salts)
High
High
High
High
Enteric Bacteria
High
High
Medium-High
Low
Enteric Viruses
High
High
Medium-High
Low
Halogenated Solvents
Very
High
Very
High
Very
High
Very
High
Herbicides/Pesticides
High
High
Medium-High
Medium-High
Metals
High
High
High
High
Nitrate
High
High
High
High
Other Industrial Organics
High
High
High
High
Petroleum Products
Very
High
Very
High
High
High
Protozoa
High
High
Medium-High
Low
While the source water assessment rates our wells as being
susceptible to microbials, please note that our water is disinfected to ensure
that that the finished water delivered into your home meets
New York
State
’s drinking water standards for microbial contamination.
The Village of Johnson City currently has an active wellhead and watershed protection plan in place
to ensure drinking water safety. The source water assessment is another
tool that can help direct further refinements to the plan. County and
state health departments will also use this information to direct future source
water protection activities. These may include water quality monitoring,
resource management, planning, and education programs.
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