HAA5 MCL VIOLATION NOTICE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL Violation at City of Salmon
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results from 7-1-2025 to 9-30-2025 show that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), for HAA5. The standard for HAA5 is 0.06. It is determined by averaging all the samples collected at each sampling location for the past 12 months. The level of HAA5 averaged at one of our system’s locations for 1-1-2025 to 9-17-2025 was 0.1017.
What should I do?
• There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will be notified within 24 hours.
• If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your healthcare providers about drinking this water.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours.
[*People who drink water containing haloacetic acids in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.*]
What is being done?
• We are working to minimize the formation of [TTHM or HAA5] while ensuring we maintain an adequate level of disinfectant. We have taken additional steps to change disinfectant type/levels, remove natural organic matter, and increased flushing of water lines to determine if our efforts have been effective.
• Additional testing will be sent to the lab 10-21-2025
For more information, please contact Jacob Fenhaus at 208-756-7506 or salmonwater@custertel.net.
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
This notice is being sent to you by City of Salmon. State Water System ID#: 7300042.
Date distributed: 10-20-25.
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