Water Quality/Consumer Confidence Report

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About the Water Quality Report

The Water Quality Report is an annual summary of the results of ongoing testing for contaminants in your drinking water. The report is designed to inform you of the quality of your drinking water. Each year, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require EID to compile and distribute a report to all of our water customers. The report includes a comparison of the District’s water quality to state and federal standards. The information provided in this report is required by law to be issued to every water user.

Where your Water Comes From

EID maintains three water systems. The Main Water System runs from El Dorado Hills to Pollock Pines and encompasses the majority of our customers. The Outingdale Water System provides water from the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River in the small community of Outingdale, approximately 15 miles southeast of Placerville. The Strawberry Water System provides water from the upper South Fork American River in the community of Strawberry located approximately 40 miles east of Placerville along Highway 50.

EID has rights to approximately 75,000 acre-feet of water from various sources in the Sierra Nevada foothills. (An acre-foot equals one acre of land covered by a foot of water; there are 325,851 gallons in an acre-foot.) Jenkinson Lake, at the center of Sly Park Recreation Area, provides nearly one half of our Main System's water supply. Forebay Reservoir in Pollock Pines delivers water under a pre-1914 water right from the high-alpine streams and lakes that are part of our Project 184 hydropower system. We have a water contract with the Bureau of Reclamation at Folsom Lake, which Reclamation operates as part of the state’s Central Valley Water Project. And we hold ditch water rights (Weber, Slab, and Hangtown creeks), water rights at Weber Reservoir, and a water right under Permit 21112 for Project 184 water—all of which is delivered from Folsom Lake.

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