Water
| UCNSB to return Water Treatment to Chloramines Notice for Water Customers, Nov. 17, 2008 As of Monday, November 17, 2008, we have returned to the use of Chloramines in our disinfection process used to treat our drinking water. During the next few days, there is a potential for a noticable change in taste and smell; however, the transition will be fairly quick and the water will remain safe to consume. Customers can allow their outside spigots to run for a couple of minutes (water the plants!) to flush out their lines and refill them with newer water. If you have any questions, please contact our Senior Chemist Curt McKenzie at 386-424-3184. Water Testing Offers Please be aware that some of our customers have recently notified us that they were contacted, through letters and phone calls, about drinking water testing from companies not affiliated with the Utilities Commission. Our customers stated they believed these companies were representing the Utilities Commission but, after contacting us, found out they were not. Our drinking water meets or exceeds water quality standards instituted by all Federal and State regulatory agencies. The testing of our water is done on a daily basis by our staff at our facilities. If you have any questions about your water quality, please contact our Senior Chemist, Curt McKenzie, at 386-424-3184.
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About UCNSB Water
For a copy of the Utilities Commission's 2007 Annual Consumer Report (CCR) on the quality of our drinking water in PDF format, CLICK HERE. |
UCNSB serves approximately 23,000 water customers within a service area of 41.3 square miles. The raw water supply for the Utilities Commission is derived from 19 wells obtaining groundwater from the Floridan aquifer. These wells can produce a total firm capacity in excess of 7.7 million gallons per day ("MGD"). Raw water from the well supply is treated at our Glencoe Road Plant, which is capable of treating 10.4 MGD. It is a Class A plant, which is the highest classification level designated by the State, and must operate with around the clock personnel 365 days/year. The storage, transmission and distribution facilities of the water system include over 6 MG of total storage capacity, 4 pumping stations and approximately 172 miles of six inch or larger water mains.