The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the MULTI-COUNTY WSC water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for total trihalomethanes at 0.080 milligrams per liter (mg/L) based on locational running annual average (LRAA), and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for total trihalomethanes indicates a compliance value in quarter one of 2024 of 0.127 mg/L for DBP2-01 and 0.148 mg/L for DBP2-02.
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.
Multi County Water Supply Corporation is currently working with the TCEQ to help resolve this issue.
Please share this information with all people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (i.e, 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 regarding this matter, you may contact Denton Dick at (254) 865-2269.
Posted to web page, www.multicountywater.com on 4-02-2024, and delivered to customers on regular bill on 5-01-2024.