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E' <br /> it <br /> ij <br /> - I <br /> { <br /> AdditionalGeneral Information On Drinking Water <br /> i <br /> All drinking water,including bottled water,may reasonably be expected to contain at least a small I + <br /> amount of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the 1 <br /> water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be } <br /> obtained by calling the USEPA's Safe brinkirg Water Hotline(1-800-426-4791), <br /> Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drjnking4ater than the general population. i <br /> . <br /> Immuno-compromised persons, such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotheapy,persons who l <br /> have undergone organ transplants,people with HIV/AIb5 or other immune system disorders,some F <br /> elderly,and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about <br /> drinking water from their health care providers. U5EPA/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) <br /> guidelines on appropriate.means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidiu mand other microbial <br /> contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotljne(1-800-426-4791). Cryptosporidium <br /> is typically found in surface water; Ripon's water all comes from Wells. <br /> �I <br /> Summary Information <br /> for Contaminants Exceeding an MGL or AL, ar a Violation of any <br /> Treatment or Monitoring and Reporting"Requirements <br /> No regulated chemicals were found exceeding the applicable MCL. Vanadium, <br /> which is an unregulated chemical,is present in all of the City Wells and exceeded <br /> the action limit of 50 ppb in two of our Wellswith a maXimum level of 57 ppb, <br /> is I <br /> How small is one part per million? How small is one part per billion? <br /> Money= 1 cent in $10,000 Money= i cent in$10,000,000 <br /> Time=1 minute in 1.9 years Time= I minute in 32 years <br /> Weight = 1 pound in 500 tons Length-1 inch in 16,000 miles, <br /> Length= 1 inch in 16 miles <br /> 'Volume = 1 ounce of dye in 7,350 <br /> gallons of water Il <br /> Kitchen= i ounce of salt in 62,500 � <br /> pounds of sugar C <br /> �E <br /> 3: <br /> ;I <br /> t <br /> , <br /> I <br />