Commitment to Quality

The City of New Philadelphia is pleased to provide you, the water consumer, with our 2007 Water Quality Report. The results outlined in this report show the City's water does not contain any substances at levels that may be harmful to our health. We are proud to report that the drinking water we are supplying you with meets or exceeds all state and federal drinking water standards.

As your water provider, we pride ourselves with providing our consumers safe drinking water of the highest quality available.

The City of New Philadelphia has been providing water to the community for over 100 years. We are committed to furnishing the citizens of New Philadelphia quality potable water at a reasonable cost.

For more information on your drinking water and/or this report, please contact Kelly Ricklic, Water Department Superintendent for the City of New Philadelphia at 330/339-2332.

Report Information

This report contains information on issues pertaining to the quality and supply of our drinking water including:

. Water Source

. Drinking Water Contents

. Water Treatment Process

. Water Quality Test Results

. Special Health Concerns

. Resources Available for Additional Information

The Source of New Philadelphia's Drinking Water

The City of New Philadelphia obtains its drinking water from four wells screened in unconsolidated sand and gravel.

The sources of drinking water, both tap water and bottled water, include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. 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:

Water Quality

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 Envi­ronmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426­4791).

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 storm water 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, urban storm water runoff and resi­dential uses;

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 storm water runoff and septic systems;

Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

Ensuring Safe Drinking Water

To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the City of New Philadelphia adheres to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prescribed regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by pub­lic water systems. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.

Water Distribution System Improvement Projects

New Philadelphia Water Department and your City Officials are committed to improving and expanding our water distri­bution system to address the current and future needs of our growing community.

In 2007, work was completed on the new Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park which includes 13,223 feet of 12" waterline, a new water booster station, and a new 500,000 gallon storage tank that also provides improved water supply to the east side of the City. Also 2261 ft of 12" and 6" line was constructed along West High Street, and the newly constructed Reiser Avenue extension was supplied with 1446 ft of 12" waterline.

Community Participation

Public participation and comments are encouraged at regular meetings of City Council which meets at 7:30 pm on the second and fourth Monday of each month.

Per Section 4933.19 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), our customers are hereby notified that tampering with or bypassing a meter constitutes a theft offense that could result in the imposition of criminal sanctions.

The tables below show that City of New Philadelphia water did not have any violations. We are proud to announce that your drinking water meets or exceeds all federal and state requirements.

The City of New Philadelphia conducts regular sampling to ensure drinking water safety and meet EPA requirements. The City conducted sampling for bacteria, synthetic organic, inorganic, volatile organic contaminant sampling during 2007. Samples were collected for a total of sixty-nine different contaminants, most of which were not detected in the City of New Philadelphia water supply. The Ohio EPA requires monitoring for various contaminants less than once per year because the concen­trations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Some of this data, though accurate, is more than one year old.

Drinking Water Contaminants Detected