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Drinking wa ter, i ncluding bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. You can learn more about contaminants and potential health effects by calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USE PA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 500426.4791 or visiting the wcbsite at epa.gov /safewatcr /. To ensure that tap water is safe to drink,. the USE PAprescribes regulations, which limit t'he amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants In bottled water. Both sets of requirements protect public health. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised 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 he particularly at risk from Infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. USEPA /CDC (US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline 500. 426 - 4791. Cryptosporldium is a microbial pathogen found in surface water throughout the U.S. To date, cryptosporidlum has not been detected in our water supply. Beginning in October 2007, water that is received by the City of Santa Ana from M W D will have fluoride added to it. Our well water has a naturally occurring fluoride range level of 0.15 to 0.56 plan. Water provided by MWD will have a fluoride level of 0.7 to 0.8 ppm. This plan was approved by the CDC and the California Department of Public Health. Additional information maybe found by calling Ml Water Quality Information Hotline at 800 - 354 -4420. You can also download a fact sheet at niwdh2o.com /Fluoridation/ fluorldationfartsheekpcif or visit ada.org /fiuoride.aspx. QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR WATER QUALITY REPORT? Acopy of the complete assessment is available at the Water Resources Division office. You can request a summary of the assessment be sent to you by contacting us at 714 - 6473320. If you have questions about your water quality, contact: City of Santa Ana. Water Resourres Division 220 South Daisy Avenue, BldgA Santa Ana, California 92703 Hahil Saba, P.E., Water Resources Manager phone; 714- 647 -3320 Cesar Ban era. P.E., Principal Civil Engineer fax: 714- 647 -3345 Thomas Dix, Water Quality Coordinator wwws,anta- ana.org WATER QUALITY REPORT 101A 01 75C -23