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 held on the third Tuesday each month @ 1:00 at 128 Court Street (Council Room).

Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. 

Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of water and is an indication of the effectiveness of our filtration system.  The turbidity limit set by the EPA is 0.3 NTU in 95% of the daily samples and shall not exceed 5.0 NTU at any time.  As reported the Village of Cadiz Water System highest recorded turbidity result for 2008 was1.461 NTU and lowest monthly percentage of samples meeting the turbidity limits was 99.90%.

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: (A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife; (B) 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; (C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses; (D) 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; (E) radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, USEPA prescribes regulations, which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

Drinking water, includes 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 (1-800-426-4791).

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 system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infection. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).

  Treatment Technique (TT) - A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water

Maximum Contaminant Level - The "Maximum Allowed" (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - The "Goal"(MCLG) is 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.

Parts per million (ppm)- one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.

Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter-one liter per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.00

Action Level - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Total Trihalomethanes-TTHMS

Halocetic Acids-HAA

NA: Not Applicable

The Village of Cadiz public water system uses surface water from Tappan Lake, which was created by impounding Little Stillwater Creek.  Two secondary sources, Sparrow Reservoir and two public water supply wells at the Cadiz well field, are maintained as back-ups but currently are not in use.  For the purpose of source water assessments, in Ohio all surface waters are considered to be susceptible to contamination.  By their nature, surface waters are readily accessible and can be contaminated by chemicals and pathogens which may rapidly arrive at the public drinking water intake with little warning or time to prepare.  The drinking water source protection area is predominantly deciduous forest and contains relatively few potential contaminant sources.  These include oil and gas wells, mined areas, residential septic systems, agricultural activities, and road crossings.

The Village of Cadiz public water system treats the water to meet drinking water quality standards, but no single treatment technique can address all potential contaminants.  The potential for water quality impacts can be future decreased by implementing measures to protect Tappan Lake and its watershed.  More detailed information is provided in the Village of Cadiz Drinking Water Source Assessment Report, which can be obtained by calling Thomas Carter at 740/942-3884.

The Village of Cadiz Water Dept. had taken 20 lead and copper samples June 17, 2008 and all samples were below the Range of Detection.

The value under "Level Found" for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is the lowest ratio between percentage of TOC actually removed.  A value of greater than on (1) indicates that the water system is in compliance with TOC removal requirements.  A value of less than one (1) indicates a violation of the TOC removal requirements.