12/2/2024
WT Staff
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December 2, 2024 1032 am EST
Jefferson County Water and Sewer added to OEPA public drinking water advisory list
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Jefferson County Water and Sewer District J is the latest municipal water facility in Ohio to be added to the state's public drinking water advisory list. The "sensitive populations" advisory issued in September 2024 for Jefferson County, District J facility serving 251-1000 persons from a purchased groundwater source came about when lab test results showed disinfection by-product trihalomethane at levels exceeding the established SDWA maximum.
Trihalomethane is one of a group of toxic by-product substances created when organic particles in raw water encounter products used in the disinfection process. A recent article "Chloronitramide anion is a decomposition product of inorganic chloramines" by Fairey et el, published in Science (Nov 21, 2024 Science, Vol 386 Issue 6724, pp 882-887) at last identifies what has to this point been an unknown substance. According to the researchers, the contaminant of concern has been isolated and identified as "chloronitramide anion". This substance has been detected in US drinking water samples where chloroamines are used for disinfection, potentially impacting over 100 million people in the USA. Following more study by the EPA and collection of samples across the USA, we may see this new contaminant added to the by-products of disinfection rule in the future. More to follow.
See the latest EPA Serious Violator List, here.
Ohio Drinking Water Facility Profiles, here.
Streamflow Situationfrom the network of USGS streamflow gauges in Ohio
Overcast, 26 degrees in the north and almost at the forecast high for the day, 28. High 30 today in the south with a chance of flurries, it is not going to get above freezing today. The general statement from National Weather Service impacting Ohio for this week, "Arctic air will continue below normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S. through Tuesday with heavy lake-effect snow continuing downwind of the Great Lakes."
Streamflows remain below normal to low through all the watersheds of Ohio Monday with two stations reporting extreme low flows, see the map to the right for low water levels under the red-brown tags. In the Lake Erie drainage basin, St Josephs River watershed is the dry spot, moderate drought in the northwest. Adjacent watersheds of the Lake Erie west drainage basin continue to run below normal. Across the divide into the Upper Muskingum River basin and down the Ohio River minor tributaries including Mahoning, Wheeling Creek and Raccoon Symnmes watersheds, all rated below normal. Great Miami and Scioto River basins remain clear of a drought rating.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 1025 am Mon Dec 2 by NWS Cleveland, OH
Strong wind gusts of 40 mph and greater are expected Wednesday night
through Thursday and a Wind Advisory may be needed.
Impacting Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-
Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-
Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox Counties.
Register for the EPA National Pollution Prevention Conference and Training in Washington, DC Dec 10-11, 2024 Registration is free, attend in person or remote.
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