We're pleased to present to you this year's Annual Quality Water Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to be aware of the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. The Village of Plover obtains its water supply from 3 wells located in the southeastern portion of the Village. The wells are constructed in unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers. Well 1 is located at 301 Black Oak Drive to a depth of 110 feet and produces about 1500 gallons per minute. Well 2 is located at 300 Water Way to a depth of 118 feet and produces about 1900 gallons per minute. Well 3 is located at 1500 Pleasant Drive to a depth of 100 feet and produces about 1500 gallons per minute. Two nitrate removal systems reduce the level of nitrates in the water before the water enters the distribution system. The water system includes over 92 miles of water main, over 900 fire hydrants, a 500,000 and a 1,000,000 gallon tower. Through intergovernmental agreements, emergency connections to the City of Stevens Point and the Village of Whiting have been constructed which can be used to supply water to the village residents in the event of an extreme emergency.

I'm pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets federal and state requirements.

This report shows our water quality and what it means.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact David Fritsch, Water System Manager at 345-5254. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are normally held on the Monday preceding the second Village Board of every month at 5:00 pm at the Municipal Center.

All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are manmade. Those constituents can be microbes, organic or inorganic chemicals, or radioactive materials.

All 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 the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

MCL's are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect.

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Both the DNR and EPA have references for customer questions. Some good ones include:

DNR Publications – visit DNR’s Drinking Water and Groundwater web site to get more information or publications on Wisconsin’s drinking water at: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg

Drinking Water and Health: What You Need to Know – references for more information: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwhealth.html

Any specific questions regarding water quality and testing can be directed to the Water System Manager, David Fritsch at (715) 345-5254.