OHA Drinking Water Services
Contact Report Details |
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PWS ID: | OR41 90475 | ||
PWS Name: | LAKESHORE RV PARK/CAMP | ||
Who Was Contacted: | MARGARET CUNNINGHAM | ||
Contact Phone: | 541-376-2624 | ||
Contact Date: | 09/26/2024 | ||
Contacted By: | HAMBLIN, MAX (JEFFERSON COUNTY) | ||
Contact Method/Location: | Phone | ||
Assistance Type: | WATER QUALITY COMPLAINT | ||
Reasons: | Nitrate |
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Details: | MARGARET CALLED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HIGH NITRATES IN THE DRINKING WATER. THIS SYSTEM HAS HAD HIGH NITRATES FOR OVER TEN YEARS NOW, THEY DO QUARTERLY TESTING, AND THEY INSTALLED A NITRATE REMOVAL SYSTEM IN DEC. 2022. IT HAS NEVER WORK EFFICIENTLY. MARGARTE CLAIMS SHE HAS NEVER SEEN THE HIGH NITRATE NOTICE I POSTED IN TWO PLACES AT THE PARK A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE MCL WAS ELEVATED. I ASSURED HER THE WATER IS SAFE AND IS UNDER THE MCL ACCORDING TO EPA STANDARDS. SHE DIDN'T BELEIVE ME. SHE CLAIMS IT IS THE CAUSE OF HER THYROID PROBLEM AND ANOTHER TENENTS THROAT CANCER... BOTH ARE SMOKERS. SHE WANTED TO GET BOTTLED WATER DELIVERED TO HER (FOR FREE), AND HAS CALLED NEIGHBOR IMPACT TO TRY TO GET SOME DELIVERED. I GAVE COLEEN AT N.I. THE STATE INFO ON HOW THEY CAN GET BOTTLED WATER DELIVERY SERVICE... YET I DONT THINK THEY HAVE SERVICE IN CENTRAL OREGON. I SPOKE WITH JOSH AT DISTINCT DWELLING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND HE SAID THE WATER IS UNDER THE MCL, SO IT IS OKAY TO DRINK. HE SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE NITRATE REMOVAL SYSTEM RE-INSTALLED (BECAUSE IT WASNT PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED, IT WAS JIMMY-RIGGED TOGETHER BY ONE OF THE MANAGERS)... YET THEY HAVEN'T YET. IT SEEMS WHAT JOSH SAID WAS IF IT IS OKAY TO DRINK THE WATER, THEN THE REMOVAL SYSTEM IS DOING ITS JOB... IT IS NOT. HE AND THE OWNER ARE AWARE OF IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING DILEMMA. |