2024 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
City of Trenton – 2211188
We’re very pleased to provide you with this year’s Annual Water Quality Report. We want to keep you informed about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal is and always has been, to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. Our water source is groundwater from a well. The well draws from the Florida Aquifer. Our water is obtained from groundwater sources and is chlorinated and aerated for disinfection and odor purposes.
In 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection performed a Source Water Assessment on our system. These assessments were conducted to provide information about any potential sources of contamination in the vicinity of our wells. There were two potential sources of contamination with low to high susceptibility levels identified for this system. The assessment results are available on the DEP Source Water Assessment and Protection Program website at www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp.
If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Brittany Mills at 352-463- 4000.We encourage our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.
The City of Trenton routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations. Except where indicated otherwise, this report is based on the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2024. Data obtained before January 1, 2024, and presented in this report are from the most recent testing done in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations.
As authorized and approved by EPA, the State has reduced monitoring requirements for certain contaminants to less often than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Some of our data [e.g., for organic contaminants], though representative, is more than one year old.
In the table below, you may find unfamiliar terms and abbreviations. To help you better understand these terms we’ve provided the following definitions:
Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant that, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a water system must follow.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of 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 (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected health risk. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that the addition of a disinfectant is necessary for the control of microbial contaminants.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected health risk. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l)– one part by weight of analyte to 1 million parts by weight of the water sample.
Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (μg/l) – one part by weight of analyte to 1 billion parts by weight of the water sample.
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, may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife.
(B) Inorganic contaminants such as salts and metals, can be naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater 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 stormwater runoff and residential uses.
(D) Organic chemical contaminants including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff and septic systems.
(E) Radioactive contaminants which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations, which limit the number 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.
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. Mor 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.
Thank you for allowing us to continue providing your family with clean, quality water this year. To maintain a safe and dependable water supply, we sometimes need to make improvements that will benefit all our customers. These improvements are sometimes reflected as rate structure adjustments. Thank you for understanding.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, person who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly and infants cane be particularly at risk from infections. 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 microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
We at the City of Trenton would like you to understand the effort we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. If you have any questions or concerns about the information provided, please feel free to call any of the numbers listed.
LEAD SAMPLE RESULTS AVAILABILITY
We are required to periodically sample water from customer taps to determine lead levels. This report contains the 90th percentile and range of our most recent sampling. The individual results for each location sampled are available for review online on our Oculus link or through contacting us at our water office at 352-463-4000.
SERVICE LINE INVENTORY
To address lead in drinking water, EPA requires that all community water systems develop and maintain an inventory of service line materials. During the 2024 lead service system review, our system was determined to be without any lead service lines. Ours is available for review at our water office or by contacting Brittany Mills at 352-463-4000.
| Radioactive Contaminants |
|
Contaminant and Unit of Measurement |
Dates of Sampling |
MCL Violation Y/N |
Level Detected |
Range of Results | MCLG | MCL | Likely Source of Contamination |
|
Alph emitters (pCi/L) |
3/2024 |
N |
1.0 | N/A | 0 | 15 | Erosion of natural deposits |
| Inorganic Contaminants |
|
Contaminant and Unit of Measurement |
Dates of Sampling |
MCL Violation Y/N |
Level Detected |
Range of Results | MCLG | MCL | Likely Source of Contamination |
| Arsenic (ppb) | 03/2024 | N | .27 | NA | 0 | 10 |
Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass electronic production wastes |
| Sodium (ppm) | 03/2024 | N | 6.9 | NA | NA | 160 | Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil. |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants |
|
Disinfectant or Contaminant and Unit of Measurement |
Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) |
MRDL Violation Y/N |
Level Detected |
Range of Results |
MRDLG | MRDL |
Likely Source of Contamination |
| Chlorine (ppm) | Monthly 2024 | N | 1.16 | .88-1.42 | 4 | 4.0 |
Water additive used to control microbes. |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products |
|
Contaminant and Unit of Measurement |
Dates of sampling (mo/yr) |
MCL Violation (Y/N) |
Level Detected |
Range of Results |
MRDLG | MRDL | Likely Source of Contamination |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb) |
08/2024 | N | 0.98 | NA | NA | 60 |
By product of drinking water disinfection |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) |
08/2024 | N | 3.67 | NA | NA | 80 |
By-product of drinking water disinfection |
| Lead and Copper (Tap Water) |
|
Contaminant and Unit of Measurement |
Dates of sampling (mo./tr.) |
AL Violation Y/N |
90th Percentile Result |
No. of sampling sites exceeding the AL |
MCLG |
AL (Action Level) |
Likely Source of Contamination |
|
Copper (tap water) (ppm) |
09/2023 | N | 0.62 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives. |
EFFECTS OF LEAD
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women, infants (both formula fed and breastfed) and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The City of Trenton is responsible for providing high-quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components in your home. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
Because lead levels may vary over time, lead exposure is possible even when your tap sampling results do not detect lead at one point in time. You can help protect yourself and your family by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing. Using a filter, certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited certifier to reduce lead is effective in reducing lead exposures. Follow the instructions provided with the filter to ensure the filter is used properly. Use only cold water for drinking, cooking and making baby formula. Boiling water does not remove lead from your water. Before using tap water for drinking, cooking or make baby formula, flush your pipes for several minutes. You can do this by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes. If you have lead service line or galvanized requiring replacement, you may need to flush your pipes for a longer period.
If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested, contact the City of Trenton at 352-463-4000. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available at: https://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead