ANNUAL INFORMATION PROVIDED
DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC
The following is information on
the Town of Allan’s water & sewer utility, as required under
The Municipalities Regulations.
2005 Water & Sewer Utility
Financial Overview:
•
Total Water & Sewer Utility
revenues (R) - $127,609
•
Total Water & Sewer Utility
expenditures (E) - $137,429
•
Total debt payments on Water &
Sewer Utility infrastructure loans (D) - 0
•
Comparison of Water & Sewer
Utility revenues to expenditures plus debt payments, expressed
as a ratio - ($9734) = .07
($137,429)+ ($0)
- For 2005, waterworks revenues
covered 93 percent of the water & sewer utility expenditures.
The following additional
information is available at the municipal office on the water &
sewer utility:
•
the June 1, 2006
waterworks rate policy and capital investment strategy
•
capital plans in place and
related sources of funding for the projects
•
2005 financial overview of the
waterworks
•
water & sewer utility reserves
•
a copy of the 2005 waterworks
assessment
Drinking Water
Quality and Compliance
Annual Notice to Consumers
Saskatchewan
Environment requires that at least once each year waterworks
owners provide notification to consumers of the quality of water
produced and supplies as well as information on the performance
of the waterworks in submitting samples as required by a
Minister's Order or Permit to Operate a waterworks. The
following is a summary of the Town of Allan water quality and
sample submission compliance record for the 2005 year. This
report was completed on July 7, 2006. Readers should refer to
Saskatchewan Environment's "Municipal Driving Water Quality
Monitoring Guidelines, November 2002, EFB 202" for more
information of minimum sample submission requirements and the
meaning of the type of sample. Permit requirements for a
specific waterworks may require more sampling than outlined in
the department's monitoring guidelines. If consumers need more
information of the nature and significance of specific water
tests, for example, "what is the significance of Selenium in a
water supply", more detailed information is available from:
http://www.he.s.gc.ca/ehp/ehd/catalogue/bch_pubs/dwgsup_doc/dwgsup_doc.htm.
Water Quality Standards
Bacteriological Quality
|
Parameter
/Location |
Limit |
Regular Samples Required |
Regular Samples Submitted |
# of Positive Regular
Submitted (%) |
|
Total Coliform and Background Bacteria |
0 organisms/100 ml
Less than 200/100 ml |
52 |
53 |
0% |
Water Disinfection - Chlorine Residual in Distribution
System for Test Results Submitted with Bacteriological Samples
|
Parameter |
Minimum Limit |
Free Chlorine Residual Range |
Total Chlorine Residual Range |
# Tests Required |
# Tests Submitted |
# Adequate Chlorine (%) |
|
Chlorine Residual |
0.1 mg/L free or 0.5 mg/L total |
.04-.18 |
.72-1.69 |
52 |
53 |
100
|
Chemical - Health Category
All waterworks serving less than 5000
persons are required to submit water samples for Saskatchewan
Environment's "Chemical Health" category once every 2 years.
The "Chemical Health" category includes analysis for arsenic,
barium, boron, cadmium, chromium, fluoride, lead, nitrate,
selenium and uranium. The last sample for "Chemical Health"
analysis was submitted in February, 2004. Sample results
indicated that the provincial drinking water quality standards
were not exceeded.
Chemical - Trihalomethanes
|
Parameter |
Trihalomethanes Limit (mg/L) |
Sample Result (average) |
# Samples Required |
# Samples Submitted |
|
Trihalomethanes |
0.1 |
31.25 ug/l |
4 |
4 |
Turbidity – From Water Treatment Plant Records
|
Parameter |
Limit(NTU) |
Test Level Range |
# Tests Not Meeting Requirements |
Maximum Turbidity (NTU) |
# Tests Required |
# Tests Performed |
|
Turbidity |
1.0 |
.17-1.26 |
1 |
1.26 |
365 |
365 |
Turbidity is a measure of water treatment
efficiency. Turbidity measures the “clarity” of the drinking
water and is generally reported in Nephelometric Turbidity Units
(NTU). All waterworks are required to monitor turbidity at the
water treatment plant. The frequency of measurement varies from
daily for small systems to continuous for larger waterworks.
More information on water quality and
sample submission performance may be obtained from:
Town of Allan Box 159 Allan, Sask.
Telephone 306-257-3272 Fax: 306-257-3337 Email: townofallan @
sasktel.net
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