October 30, 2024 Update
Radium in Drinking Water: Current Status, Actions, and Next Steps Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Radium
October 23, 2024 Update
From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, October 23, 2024
The lab submitted the other Quarter 3 results collected at Perry Park's entry point 009 in September. The average for the Quarter 3 results, combined with the previous three quarters, has lowered the overall average to less than 5 pCi/L for MCL. The new LRAA is 4.8 pCi/L.
Important Statement from the Perry Park Water and Sanitation District - Updated October 21, 2024
High Levels of Combined Radium
Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua potable. Tradúzcalo o hable con alguien que lo entienda bien.
Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this situation is not an emergency, as our customers you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. On 9/5/2024 we were notified that our system exceeds the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for Combined Radium. The MCL is 5 pCi/L. The average level over the last year was 6 pCi/L.
What does this mean? What should I do?
- You do not need to boil your water or take other actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
- Some people who drink water containing radium -226 or -228 in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
- If you have an infant, severely compromised immune system, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your doctor about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by bacteria and other disease-causing organisms are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
What is being done?
AS THIS SAMPLE RESULT WAS HISTORICALLY THREE TO FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN IT USUALLY IS FOR THIS SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL SAMPLES ARE IMMEDIATELY BEING TAKEN FROM ALL ACTIVE WELLS AND ALSO THE COMBINED SAMPLING POINT TO CLARIFY WHETHER OR NOT THIS RESULT WAS AN ANNOMOLY OR IF FURTHER STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
The resolution date of the problem is TO BE DETERMINED, BASED OFF OF WELL SAMPLING RESULTS. For more information, please contact DIANA MILLER at DMILLER_PPWSD@COMCAST.NET or 303-681-2050, or 5676 WEST RED ROCK DRIVE, LARKSPUR, CO 80118.
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
This notice is being sent to you by: PERRY PARK WSD - CO0118045
Date distributed: BEFORE 10/11/2024
Radium Fact Sheet Radium in Drinking Water - CDPHE Information
Lab Results
The pCi/L at the entry point (Sageport Water Treatment Plant) tested 7.4 pCi/L less than the 13 pCi/L result from the previous quarter.