Unregulated Contaminants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to resolve several scientific issues that will allow it to set cryptosporidium safety standards.  The Authority’s testing performed on a bi-monthly basis in 2007 exhibited no detectable presence of cryptosporidium on any occasion. No precaution about the drinking water is currently needed for the general public.  The Authority’s water undergoes extensive treatment to include coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration. Cryptosporidium is effectively removed by filtration, consequently no finished water delivered by Brick Utilities has ever shown any presence of cryptosporidium.