BHC Releases Third Annual Water Quality Report; Document Details Safety and High Quality of Drinking Water.BRIDGEPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999-- BHC BHC benzene hexachloride. BHC, ?-BHC see benzene hexachloride. Company is currently mailing its third annual comprehensive water quality report, which documents the high quality and safety of drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. consumed by more than 500,000 people in Connecticut's Fairfield, New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many and Litchfield County communities, company officials announced today. To continue to provide BHC customers with more information about their water, and to comply with new federal Safe Drinking Water Act The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is a United States federal law passed by the U.S. Congress on December 16, 1974. It is the main federal law that ensures safe drinking water for Americans. regulations that require water utilities to deliver such information to customers beginning in 1999, BHC's report consists of 1998 water quality data, describes the company's water sources, how BHC protects the water at those sources, and how it treats and maintains the water's high quality through the distribution system. The report also summarizes test results for 90 substances, as required by law, from samples of the water supply. In addition, the report compares the quality of customers' tap water to state and federal standards. As well, the report describes water system and infrastructure improvements that BHC has completed within the previous year. In 1998 BHC's invested approximately $12 million in its water system infrastructure to maintain and improve the quality and safety of the water. BHC's newest water treatment facilities utilize the best state-of-the-art technology to provide the most effective barrier against waterborne disease and contamination. The report also includes educational information about the protection of BHC water sources; likely causes of detected contaminants in the water; bottled water; radon, a gas that occurs naturally in soil and makes its way into well water and the air in homes; and the Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. and Giardia Giardia /Gi·ar·dia/ (je-ahr´de-ah) a genus of flagellate protozoa parasitic in the intestinal tract of humans and other animals, which may cause giardiasis; G. lam´blia (G. intestina´lis) is the species found in humans. parasites that have had severe effects on some individuals with weakened immune systems immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. elsewhere in the country. Consumers of BHC water, who do not receive bills from the company, such as apartment dwellers, may obtain a copy of the report by calling 203-336-7646. "Our water quality laboratory in 1998 performed more than 132,000 tests on samples of our water supplies," said BHC President and Chief Executive Officer James S. McInerney Jr. "We are proud to say that we go beyond the testing required by regulations to ensure that we are delivering safe, extremely high-quality drinking water." The weekly tests include monitoring for coliform bacteria coliform bacteria Rod-shaped bacteria usually found in the intestinal tracts of animals, including humans. Coliform bacteria do not require but can use oxygen, and they do not form spores. They produce acid and gas from the fermentation of lactose sugar. , which is the State Department of Public Health's key measure of safety. Health officials say that consumers in Connecticut benefit from water quality protection standards that are among the toughest in the nation. For example, Connecticut prohibits waste discharges into drinking water sources, and BHC is among the water utilities that combine conventional disinfection disinfection, n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. treatment and/or advanced filtration technologies with an aggressive source protection program for all of its surface drinking water sources. In addition, health officials require immediate public notification of drinking water violations and/or necessary protective measures. The utility subsidiary of the Aquarion Company, BHC serves some 140,000 customers, or a population of more than 500,000, through retail and wholesales operations in 24 cities and towns in Connecticut's Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield Counties. It is the largest investor-owned water utility operating in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and is among the 10 largest in the country. Note to Reporters and Editors: For more information on Aquarion Company and its subsidiaries, please contact us on the Internet at www.aquarion.com or www.bhcco.com. |
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