This report is intended to provide it of Morrison, IL, residents with important information about their drinking water and the efforts made by the City of Morrison Water Department, to provide safe drinking water. The source of drinking water used by the City of Morrison is Ground Water. For more information regarding this report, contact Lori Matlack at 815-772-7657.
In 2020, as in years past, your tap water met all USEPA and State drinking water health standards. Based on information obtained from sampling data, the location of wells relative to potential sources of contamination, and well depth, the Illinois EPA has determined that the Morrison Community Water Supply’s source water is not susceptible to contamination. As referenced above, this determination is based on a number of criteria, including monitoring conducted at the wells; monitoring conducted at the entry point to the distribution system; available hydrogeologic data on the wells.
Our system vigilantly safeguards its groundwater supply, and we are able to report that the Department had no violations of a contaminant level or of any other water quality standard during the past year. This report summarizes the quality of water that we provided last year, including details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies.
We are committed to providing you with this information, because informed customers are our best allies. We invite you to participate in the decision-making processes that affect drinking water quality. Please feel welcome to attend any of our regularly scheduled City Council meetings and work sessions. These are held at 7:00 p.m., on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, at the City of Morrison Community Room, 307 S. Madison Street.
The City of Morrison Water Department will notify you immediately if there is any reason for concern about your drinking water.
Source of Drinking Water
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and groundwater wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it can dissolve naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the USEPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791.
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised 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 be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. USEPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the USEPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline 800-426-4791.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, USEPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include
- micro contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife
- inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which may be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming
- pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses
- organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and may also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems
- radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.
Availability of Morrison Source Water Assessment
The full report of the IEPA Source Water Assessment of Morrison’s water system is available for viewing at City Hall.