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Board reviews 2024 Consumer Confidence Report; staff flags testing schedule and April flow increase
Summary
Trustees reviewed the 2024 Jackson Water Utility Consumer Confidence Report and asked for clarification on test ranges and scheduling; staff said the DNR sets testing frequency and that April flows were higher, in part due to hydrant flushing and a barn fire in March.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works reviewed the 2024 Jackson Water Utility Consumer Confidence Report on May 27 and voted to forward the report to the village board.
Trustees asked why some contaminant results in the report show the reported level at the top end of the range. Director of Public Works Jack explained that the DNR sets testing schedules (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) for different parameters and provided the test results that were included in the report. “The DNR comes up with the scheduled testing schedule. Some things are tested weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, and that schedule is put forward by the DNR,” Jack said. He added the numerical results were provided to the village by the DNR and entered into the report.
Trustees also asked about the report’s disclaimer language and whether it protects the village from liability; Jack described the statement as a general disclaimer relating to unforeseen contamination. On arsenic specifically, trustees noted the “level found” in the report equaled the top of the reported range (for example, arsenic level found listed as 7 with a range of 2–7) and requested historical data be reviewed and corrected if a transcription error occurred. Jack agreed to update the report with clarifications before the village board meeting.
In the director’s report immediately following, Jack flagged that water flows in April were higher than the prior year and that the highest day recorded one day in the month exceeded one million gallons. He cited hydrant flushing in April as one cause and noted a March barn fire had contributed to higher March flows. “Our highest day was 1 of the days was over a million gallons,” Jack said. The board approved forwarding the consumer confidence report to the village board by motion (Trustee Engelhardt moved; Trustee Mitchell seconded) and the motion carried by voice vote.
Trustees asked staff to provide historical Consumer Confidence Reports and confirm the numerical entries prior to the village board meeting.
