IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Town of Duncan Has Levels of DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE Above Drinking Water Standards
Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. We received notice that the sample collected at EPDS003 from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, showed that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), for DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE. The standard for DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATEis 0.006. The average level of DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE the last year has been 0.007 mg/L.
What should I do?
- There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.
- 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 health care providers about drinking this water.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified within 24 hours. However, some people who drink water containing di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate well in excess of the MCL over many years may have problems with their liver, or experience reproductive difficulties, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
What is being done?
We are Going to sample in January to see if the levels are within set parameters. We anticipate resolving the problem within the year 2025.
For more information, please contact The Town of Duncan (928) 359-2791.
- *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 The Town of Duncan State Water System ID#: AZ0406001.
Date distributed: 1/21/2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Elevated Fluoride Levels Detected
This is an alert about your drinking water and a cosmetic dental problem that might affect children under nine years of age. At low levels, fluoride can help prevent cavities, but children drinking water containing more than 2 milligrams per liter (mg/l) of fluoride may develop cosmetic discoloration of their permanent teeth (dental fluorosis). The drinking water provided by your community water system Town of Duncan has a fluoride concentration of 2.1 mg/l.
Dental fluorosis in its moderate or severe forms, may result in a brown staining and or pitting of the permanent teeth. This problem occurs only in developing teeth, before they erupt from the gums. Children under nine should be provided with alternative sources of drinking water or water that has been treated to remove the fluoride to avoid the possibility of staining and pitting of their permanent teeth. You may also want to contact your dentist about proper use by young children of fluoride-containing products. Older children and adults may safely drink the water.
Drinking water containing more than 4 mg/l of fluoride (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standard) can increase your risk of developing bone disease. Your drinking water does not contain more than 4 mg/l of fluoride, but we’re required to notify you when we discover that the fluoride levels in your drinking water exceed 2 mg/l because of this cosmetic dental problem.
For more information, please call Alyssa Traughber of the Town of Duncan Water System at 928-359-2791 Some home water treatment units are also available to remove fluoride from drinking water. To learn more about available home water treatment units, you may call NSF International at 1-877-8-NSF-HELP.a
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: Town of Duncan
State Water System ID#: AZ046001.
Date distributed: 11/27/23.
STATEMENT OF LOCATIONS WHERE ALL NOTICES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE TOWN OF DUNCAN WILL BE POSTED
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, the Town of Duncan hereby states that all notices of the meetings of the Town Council and any of its committees and subcommittees will be posted in the window at Town Hall located at 506 Old West Highway and the U.S. Post Office lobby located at 209 Main Street. Both locations are viewable 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. All notices will also be posted on this website and on the Town of Duncan Facebook page. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting.