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THURSDAY; JUNE 11, 2020
THE GEORGIA POST
Georgia Power prepared for possible busy hurricane season as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Company highlights
important safety tips and
storm resources ahead of
hurricane season. Customers
asked to keep a safe distance
from line crews working in
the field.
Georgia Power remains
committed to providing its
2.6 million customers safe
and reliable service, while
offering important safety
tips and storm resources as
the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane
Season arrives amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. The
official start of hurricane
season is June 1, and while
the National Weather
Service predicts an above
average storm season, it only
takes one major storm to
disrupt daily activities and
cause extensive damage to
communities.
Georgia Power reminds
customers to keep safety first
during hurricane season and
offers the following storm
tips:
• Before a Storm: Know
your risks of storm surge and
tropical storm or hurricane
strength winds. Check your
emergency kit, unplug major
appliances and charge cell
phones in case you lose
power.
• During a Storm: Have
several ways to receive
emergency notifications and
weather updates. If your area
is under an evacuation order,
follow safety orders from
local officials immediately.
• After a Storm: Never
touch any downed or low-
hanging wire, including
telephone or TV wires that
touch a power line. Never
pull tree limbs off power lines
or enter areas with debris
or downed trees as downed
power lines may be buried
in wreckage. Additionally,
do not walk or drive through
standing water as it may
conceal live wires brought
down by the storm.
Before severe weather
strikes, customers are
encouraged to become
familiar with Georgia
Power’s Outage Map on
www.georgiapower.com
that makes tracking and
reporting outage information
on the go even easier. The
Outage Map automatically
adjusts to function on any
desktop, handheld or mobile
device and has direct access
to Georgia Power’s social
media channels for quick
engagement with customer
service representatives.
Additionally, users have
greater search capabilities
with concise alert
information relating to their
specific outage.
Additional Georgia
Power Tools You Can
Use
• Outage Alerts: Subscribe
to the free Georgia Power
Outage Alert service to
receive personalized
notifications and updates via
text message.
• Outage & Storm Center:
At www.georgiapower.com/
storm, customers can sign up
for Outage Alerts, report and
check the status of outages,
and access useful safety tips
and information. Customers
can also report and check the
status of an outage 24 hours
a day by contacting Georgia
Power at 888-891-0938.
• Georgia Power Mobile
App: Download the Georgia
Power mobile app for Apple
and Android devices to
access storm and outage
information on the go.
• @GeorgiaPower
on Twitter: Follow @
GeorgiaPower on Twitter for
storm tips, outage updates,
customer service and more.
Storm Response
Pandemic Preparations
Georgia Power constantly
monitors changing weather
conditions and is prepared
to respond to service
interruptions that might
occur because of severe
weather while taking
proactive actions including
special “distancing” and
other precautions to help
protect customers and
employees from the spread of
the virus.
The company’s investments
in Smart Grid technology
and increased automation
in recent years mean an
increased ability to more
quickly isolate outages
to smaller numbers of
customers and reroute
power remotely for improved
reliability. In addition, the
company’s comprehensive
pandemic plans help ensure
readiness of the critical
personnel and facilities
necessary to continue
providing the safe and
reliable energy customers
expect and deserve.
In the field, the power
restoration process includes
these key steps:
• Assessing Conditions
- Responding crews - or
in major storms, damage
assessment teams - work to
identify trouble spots and
the resources needed to fix
them, which could involve
coming onto customers’
property. Crews will employ
appropriate distancing
efforts and customers are
asked to keep children and
pets indoors and maintain
safe distances from crew
members as well.
• Making Repairs - Georgia
Power crews focus on
repairs that return power
to the greatest number
of customers in the least
amount of time.
Ways you can help keep
workers safe while they work
in the field:
• If you see utility crews,
please stay back a minimum
of six feet - much more if
they are working.
• Please, no cookies or
treats for workers during this
time. Give a wave or thumbs
up to workers you see. They’ll
understand your gratitude as
they work to keep the lights
on.
• Don’t touch utility trucks
or equipment. Electric
providers are operating
under modified conditions
to keep workers safe, which
includes additional cleaning
and sanitation of tools and
equipment.
Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
GA0790017 CRAWFORD COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
Annual Water Quality Report for the period of January 1 to December 31,2019
This report is intended to provide you with important information about your drinking water and the efforts made by the water system to provide safe drinking water.
For more information regarding this report contact:
Name: William Patton
Phone: 478-214-3616
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Crawford County Water System is Ground Water
Sources of Drinking Water
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.
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 EPAs Safe Drinking
Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
- 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.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA 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.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population.
Contaminants may be found in drinking water that may cause taste, color, or odor problems. These types of problems are not necessarily causes for health concerns. For
more information on taste, odor, or color of drinking water, please contact the system’s business office.
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 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 microbial contaminants are available from the Safe
Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from
materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. We cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. 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.govisafewater/lead.
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from
materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. We are responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but we cannot control the
variety of materials used in plumbing components. 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://wwvv.
epa.gov/safewater/lead.
Source Water Information
SWA = Source Water Assessment
Source Water Name
HIGHWAY 42 SOUTH WELL #2
HWY341 SOUTH WELL #1 GW
Type of Water
GW
Report Status
active
active
Location
Hwy42S
Hwy341S
2019 Regulated Contaminants Detected
Coliform Bacteria
Maximum
Contaminant
Level Goal
Total Coliform
Maximum
Contaminant Level
Highest No. Of
Positive
Fecal Coliform or E-Coli
Maximum Contaminant
Level
Total No. of Positive E-
Coli or Fecal Coliform
Samples
Violation
Likely Source of
Contamination
1 positive monthly
Sample
Naturally present in the
environment
Lead and Copper
Definitions:
Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.
Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
Lead and Copper Date Sampled
MCLG
Action Level (AL)
90th Percentile
11 Sites Over AL
Units
Violation
Likelv Source of Contamination
Copper 2019
1.3
1.3
0.98
1
ppm
N
Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from
wood preservatives; Corrosion of household
plumbing systems.
Lead 2019
0
15
32
2
PO
N
Corrosion of household plumbing systems;
Erosion of natural deposits.
Water Quality Test Results
Definitions:
Avg:
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL:
Level 1 Assessment:
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal of MCLG
Level 2 Assessment:
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL:
Maximum residual disinfectant level
goal or MRDLG:
na.
mrem
PPIT
ppm.
Treatment Technique or TT:
Regulated Contaminants
The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require
explanation.
Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly
samples.
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.
A Level 1 assessment is a study of the water system to identity potential problems
and determine (if possible) why total coliform bacteria have been found in our
water system.
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.
A Level 2 assessment is a very detailed study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine
(if possible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water
system on multiple occasions.
The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant
is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. kilRDLGs do
not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants,
not applicable.
millirems per year (a measure of radiation absorbed by the body)
micrograms per liter or pads per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water.
milligrams per liter or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water.
A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Disinfectants and Disinfection
Bv-Products
Collection Date
Highest Level
Detected
Range of Levels
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source of Contamination
Chlorine
2019
1
0-1
MRDLG = 4
MRDL = 4
ppm
N
Water additive used to control microbes.
Inorganic Contaminants
Collection Date
Highest Level
Detected
Range of Levels
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source of Contamination
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen]
2019
1
0.66 - 0.69
10
10
ppm
N
Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching
from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of
natural deposits.