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PAGE 12A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 2007
At Twin Mountain Lakes
One arrested, one wanted
following cocaine seizure
By Dan Pool
After a tip from the drug hot
line put the final piece of the
puzzle together, Pickens sheriff
deputies and Drug Task Force
agents seized 22 grams of
cocaine, $1,300 and a vehicle
from a Twin Mountain Lakes
Circle home Friday night.
Agents arrested Dianet
Sanchez, 22, but her partner
Juan Antonio Hernandez-Araiz,
21, saw sheriff vehicles in his
driveway as he was being
brought home and jumped from
the vehicle, fleeing on foot, said
Chief Deputy Allen Wigington.
Wigington said in this case
authorities had been investigat
ing drug activity at the residence
for some time, but an anony
mous tip gave them information
they needed to make the arrest
and seizure.
“The call put all the pieces
together,” he said. “This is a
case where the drug hotline paid
off, providing good informa
tion.”
Wigington said cocaine is not
prevalent here, but it's not par
ticularly uncommon either. The
value of the 22 grams seized
was $2,200.
He said the amount would be
more than a user’s personal
stash, but was not a large supply.
The arrested female was
charged with felony distribu
tion. The suspect who fled is
wanted on similar charges.
Wigington said Sanchez does
not appear to be in this country
legally, but she had been in the
Twin Mountain Lakes area for
some time based on investiga
tion records.
District Attorney Joe
Hendricks noted cocaine use
appears to be increasing
throughout the three-county
Appalachian Judicial Circuit.
He presented five cases to the
Gilmer grand jury involving
cocaine this week. Hendricks
said new people moving to the
area may be adding diversity in
drugs used here beyond the gen
eral meth use associated with
North Georgia.
Wigington agreed cocaine
use here may be increasing. He
attributed the upsurge to an
overall “crack down” on meth.
As chemicals used to make meth
become harder to obtain, more
cocaine may be imported, he
said.
“Cocaine may be gaining
ground,” he said. “The crack
down on meth may have a lot to
do with that.”
To report drugs call the meth
hotline at 1-866-920-6384.
Anonymous calls are accepted.
Pickens County Crime Watch
Pickens County Sheriff’s
Office responded to the follow
ing calls June 18 to June 24,
2007. All location names are
printed as they appeared on the
case status report provided by
the Sheriff’s Office:
Accident, Lumber Company
Rd. Talking Rock; missing
child, Nickle Rd. Jasper; crimi
nal trespass, Lovelady Road
Ballground; theft, North
Williams Road Talking Rock;
criminal trespass, Mt. Crest
Drive Jasper; theft of livestock,
Big Ridge Road Jasper; aggra
vated assault, Cherokee
Ridgewood Ballground; cruelty
child, Cherokee Ridgewood
Ballground; terroristic threats
and acts, Cherokee Ridgewood
Ballground; disorderly conduct.
Mountainside Hospital Jasper;
theft by taking, E. Church St.
Jasper; theft, Davis Road Jasper;
criminal trespass, Travis Trl.
Jasper; child molestation, Jay
Moss Lane Talking Rock;
recovered stolen property, Dan’s
Auto Sales Jasper; illegal dump
ing, Yellow Creek Ch.
Cemetery; attempted burglary,
Lower Browning Ct. Jasper;
harassing phone calls, Pickens
Street Ballground; terroristic
threats and acts, Pickens Street
Ballground; theft by taking,
Liberty Lane Jasper; simple bat
tery, Camp Rd. Jasper; burglary,
Fisher Creek Rd. Jasper; acci
dent, Hwy. 108 N/ Bethany Rd.;
drugs, West Gordon Road
Jasper; possession of drug para
phernalia, West Gordon Road
Jasper; suspicious person, West
Gordon Road Jasper; disorderly
conduct, High Vista Trail Jasper;
four wheeler accident,
Harrington Rd. Ball Ground;
underage possession, Camp Rd.
at GSP post Jasper; theft by tak
ing, Town Creek Trail Jasper;
theft by taking. Tally Cove
Jasper; theft by taking, Johnson
Road Talking Rock; sexual bat
tery, Montview Drive Jasper;
disorderly conduct, Emerald
Lane Jasper; reckless driving,
Canton Rd.; theft by taking, Big
Canoe Golf Shop; criminal tres
pass, Blue Bird Lane Jasper;
theft by taking, Griffith Avenue
Jasper; child molestation, Old
Tate Road Jasper; criminal tres
pass, Talking Rock Rd. Jasper;
suicide threat, Old Talking Rock
Road Jasper; suicide attempt,
Hwy. 136 East Jasper.
Four DFCS referrals were
reported by the Sheriff’s Office,
but are not listed individually in
this report.
The Sheriff’s Office also
responded to the following inci
dents of family violence during
the same time:
Harassing phone calls,
Wilkie Road Jasper; disorderly
conduct, Old Talking Rock
Road; battery, Bridal Path Ball
Ground; cruelty child. Bridal
Path Ball Ground; false impris
onment, Bridal Path Ball
Ground; simple assault, Roper
Road Jasper; simple assault,
Roper Road Jasper; criminal
trespass [no location provided];
disorderly conduct, Parker Road
Jasper.
Sat. July 14th, 12-8 PM
Lee Newton Park Hwy 53 Jasper
12:00 Curtis & Priscilla &
the Sidekicks
1:00 Chief Harry Dakota
1;30 Poor Blues
2:30 Jessica Adams
3:00 Mayor's Duck Race
4:00 Memphis Bound
5:00 Fuel Injection
G:00 The Southern Band
7:00 Hogleg
CITY OF JASPER
WATER DEPARTMENT
200 Burnt Mountain Road
Jasper, GA 30143
June 20, 2007
Notice To All City of Jasper Water Customers
RE: Water Quality Reports
This is the City’s Consumer Confidence Report for the year 2006.
A copy of the 2006 Water-Quality Report will not be mailed to individual customers. A
copy of the 2006 Water - Quality Report is available for review at Jasper City Hall. City
Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
If you have questions concerning these reports please feel free to contact me at (706)
692-9102.
Sincerely,
John W. Weaver, Mayor
CITY OF JASPER WATER DEPARTMENT
2006 Water-Quality Report
The City of Jasper Water Department is proud of the fine drinking water it provides. This annual water
quality report shows the source of our water, lists the results of our tests, and contains much important
information about water and health. The City of Jasper Water Department will notify you immediately if
there is any reason for concern about our water. We are happy to show you how we have surpassed water-
quality standards.
The City of Jasper Water Department’s drinking water meets or surpasses all federal and state
drinking-water standards.
We encourage public interest and participation in our community’s decisions affecting drinking water.
Regular council meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Jasper City Hall locat
ed at 200 Burnt Mountain Road.
Find out more about the City of Jasper Water Department by calling 706-692-9102.
Water Source
Surface water from Long Swamp Creek, which is fed by Norton Creek and Ward Creek, and ground
water from a well on Cove Road supply the City of Jasper Water Treatment Facility. The City also has a
well on Burnt Mountain Road behind Jasper City Hall that is pumped directly into the distribution sys
tem.
Source Water Assessment Plan
The City of Jasper Water Department and the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority, along with Law
Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., have completed a source water assessment itemizing
potential sources of surface and ground water pollution to your drinking water supply. There are three
rankings for potential risk high; high, medium, low susceptibility. The City of Jasper intake is considered
medium. The complete results of this assessment can be found at the Jasper City Hall.
An Explanation of the Water-Quality Data Table
The table shows the results of our water-quality analysis. Every regulated contaminant that we detect
ed in the water, even in the most minute traces, is listed here. The table contains the name of each sub
stance, the highest level allowed by regulation (MCL), the ideal goals for public health, the amount
detected, the usual sources of such contamination, footnotes explaining our findings, and a key to units
of measurement Definitions of MCL and MCLG are important.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: 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 or MCLG: 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.
Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other
requirement that a water system must implement.
Key to Table
AL = Action Level pci/1 = picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)
MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level ppm = parts per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/f)
MCLG = Maximum Contaminant Level Goal ppb = parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (ug/1)
MFL = Million fibers per liter ppt = parts per trillion, or nanograms per liter
mrem/year = millirems per year (a measure ppq = parts per quadrillion or picograms per liter
of radiation absorbed by the body)
NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units TT = Treatment Technique
Inorganic
Contaminants
Date
Unit
MCL
Level
Violation
A. Copper
11/3/05
ppm
1.3
.14
No
B. Lead
11/3/05
ppm
.015
.0025
1. Fluoride
3/2/06
ppm
2.0
1.02
No
2.. Nitrate
3/2/06
ppm
10
0
No
3. Turbidity
8/16/06
NTUS
1.0
.08
No
Microbiological Contaminants
Date Tested
4. T. Coliform
4/8/06
N/A
Pos.
Neg.
4/8/06
No
Volatile Organic Contaminants
Date
Unit
MCL
Detected Level
Violation
6. 1 I HM S (Total Trihalomethanes) 8/8/06
ppm
.08
.01
.02
No
7. TOCS
5/7/06
ppm
2.0
-
.8-1.2
No
8.HAA
11/7/06
ppm
.06
.0016
0009
No
9. Chlorine
6/6/06
ppm
2.0
1.05
.4-1.1
No
"Disinfection”
10. UOC
5/2/06
ppm
N/A
.005
No
Water-Quality Table Footnotes/Major Sources
1. Corrosion of household plumbing systems;
Erosion of natural deposits;
Leaching from wood preservatives;
Erosion of natural deposits;
2. Fluoride is added to the drinking water to help in the prevention of dental cavities
(caries) in children. Water additive which promotes strong teeth.
3. a. Corrosion of household plumbing systems;
Erosion of natural deposits;
b. Runoff from fertilizer use;
Leaching from septic tanks; sewage;
Erosion of natural deposits
4. Soil run-off - measurements < .5 NTU 100% of samples
5. Naturally present in environment. No more than 5.1 can be positive per month
6. By-product of drinking water disinfection/Total Trihalomethanes
Footnotes:
1. No sites exceeded the Action Level (AL).
2. Of the 20 sites tested, 0 exceeded the Action Level (AL).
3. Turbidity is the measure of the cloudiness of the water. We monitor because it is a
good indicator of water quality. High turbidity can hinder the effectiveness of
disinfectants.
4. Although we ran many tests, only the listed substances were found. They are all
below the MCL required.
Explanation of Violations
Duration: NONE
Unregulated Contaminants
City of Jasper did not test for Radon
Required Additional Health Information
To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes limits on the amount of certain contaminants in
water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled
water.
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
Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
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 dis
solves naturally-occurring minerals and 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 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, stormwa
ter runoff, and residential uses.
(D) Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organics, which 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 produc
tion 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 regula
tions establishes limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for pub
lic health.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than is 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 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 are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Compliance
Water Quality Data for community water systems throughout the United States is available at
www.waterdata.com.