IMPORTANT NOTICE

December 15, 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

This letter is to give notice to our members that we exceeded our TTHM annual average. The language below is mandatory language from TCEQ. I apologize for this occurrence. We have made the proper adjustments so that this occurrence will not happen again.

TTHM
Mandatory Public Notification Language

The Kingsland WSC has been notified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that the water this system supplies has exceeded the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total Trihalomethanes (TTHM’s), as set in the Commission’s Drinking water Standards.

The MCL for TTHM’s is 0.080 milligrams per liter (mg/L). Compliance with this level is based on a running annual average of quarterly sample results. The Kingsland WSC’s running annual average for quarter 3 of 2009 was 0.103 mg/L.

Trihalomethanes are a group of volatile organic compounds that are formed when Chlorine, added to the water during the treatment process for disinfection, reacts with naturally-occurring organic matter in the water.

Some people who drink water containing Trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over MANY years may experience problems with their liver, kidney, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

You do not need to use an alternative water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you.

We are working to correct the problem (A). We are feeding chloramines throughout our process, so that TTHM’s will not form. Our TTHM’s in the past have been well below 80 parts per billion.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have any questions concerning this notice, you may contact Earl Foster at 325-388-6611.

Respectfully,

Earl Foster