Drinking-Water Systems Regulation O. Reg. 170/03

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1 OPTIONAL ANNUAL REPORT TEMPLATE Drinking-Water System Number: Drinking-Water System Name: Timmins Water Filtration Plant Drinking-Water System Owner: Corp. of the City of Timmins Drinking-Water System Category: Large Municipal Residential Period being reported: January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 Complete if your Category is Large Municipal Residential or Small Municipal Residential Does your Drinking-Water System serve more than 10,000 people? Yes [x] No [ ] Is your annual report available to the public at no charge on a web site on the Internet? Yes [x] No [ ] Location where Summary Report required under O. Reg. 170/03 Schedule 22 will be available for inspection. 1. Timmins Water Filtration Plant, 110 Feldman Road, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 7J8 2. Engineering Dept. 236 Algonquin Blvd. East, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 1B2 Complete for all other Categories. Number of Designated Facilities served: Did you provide a copy of your annual report to all Designated Facilities you serve? Yes [ ] No [ ] Number of Interested Authorities you report to: Did you provide a copy of your annual report to all Interested Authorities you report to for each Designated Facility? Yes [ ] No [ ] Note: For the following tables below, additional rows or columns may be added or an appendix may be attached to the report List all Drinking-Water Systems (if any), which receive all of their drinking water from your system: Drinking Water System Name Drinking Water System Number Did you provide a copy of your annual report to all Drinking-Water System owners that are connected to you and to whom you provide all of its drinking water? Yes [ ] No [ ] Page 1 of 7

2 Indicate how you notified system users that your annual report is available, and is free of charge. [x] Public access/notice via the web [ ] Public access/notice via Government Office [x] Public access/notice via a newspaper [x] Public access/notice via Public Request [ ] Public access/notice via a Public Library [ ] Public access/notice via other method Describe your Drinking-Water System Surface raw water supplied from Mattagami River. The Timmins Water Filtration Plant (TWFP) employs chemically assisted filtration followed by ph adjustment with caustic soda. After primary and secondary disinfection with chlorine the water is stored in four (4) clearwell reservoirs and pumped to distribution system. The TWFP is a Class IV water treatment operation. List all water treatment chemicals used over this reporting period Liquefied chlorine gas, Sodium hypochlorite, caustic soda, cationic polymer, aluminum sulphate Were any significant expenses incurred to? [x] Install required equipment [x] Repair required equipment [x] Replace required equipment Please provide a brief description and a breakdown of monetary expenses incurred Replace Filter #4 Underdrains & Media $ 100,000 Rebuild of 2 Low Lift Pumps $ 30,000 Replace of HLP #5 Starter & Motor $ 26,000 Replace HLP#6 Hydraulic Valve $ 35,000 Replace McLean Pump #2 Hydraulic Valve $ 35,000 Replace Air Scour Blower $ 29,000 Design of New Blending Chamber/UV system $500,000 Page 2 of 7

3 Provide details on the notices submitted in accordance with subsection 18(1) of the Safe Drinking-Water Act or section 16-4 of Schedule 16 of O.Reg.170/03 and reported to Spills Action Centre Incident Date Parameter Result Unit of Measure 01/28/15 Loss of Pressure 0 kpa 06/08/15 Low Chorine 0.02 ppm 10/15/15 Low Chorine 0.00 Ppm Corrective Action Boil Water Advisory for all services East of Bristol Road/Highway 101 intersection. Once service restored, samples 24 hour apart collected and tested for Chlorine, Ecoli, & coliforms Distribution samples from Domtar showed low chlorine residuals. Hydrant was flushed and bleeder line activated. Chlorine residual values restored over were also tested for coliforms and e-coli with no adverses. Distribution samples from Norfab showed low chlorine residuals. Hydrant was flushed and bleeder line activated. Chlorine residual values restored over were also tested for coliforms and e-coli with no adverses. Corrective Action Date 02/05/ /11/15 10/19/15 Microbiological testing done under the Schedule 10, 11 or 12 of Regulation 170/03, during this reporting period. Number of Range of E.Coli Or Fecal Range of Total Coliform Number of HPC Range of HPC Raw Treated Distribution Operational testing done under Schedule 7, 8 or 9 of Regulation 170/03 during the period covered by this Annual Report. Number of Grab Range of Turbidity Chlorine Fluoride (If the DWS provides fluoridation) N/A N/A NOTE: Record the unit of measure if it is not milligrams per litre. NOTE: For continuous monitors use 8760 as the number of samples. Page 3 of 7

4 Summary of additional testing and sampling carried out in accordance with the requirement of an approval, order or other legal instrument. Date of legal instrument issued Parameter Date Sampled Result Unit of Measure Summary of Inorganic parameters tested during this reporting period or the most recent sample results Parameter Sample Date Result Value Unit of Measure Exceedance Antimony March 19, 2015 < None Arsenic March 19, None Barium March 19, None Boron March 19, None Cadmium March 19, None Chromium March 19, None Mercury March 19, None Selenium March 19, 2015 < None Sodium March 19, None Uranium March 19, None Fluoride March 19, 2015 <0.06 None Nitrite Nitrate June 8, 2015 September 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 June 8, 2015 September 16, 2015 December 16, None None *only for drinking water systems testing under Schedule 15.2; this includes large municipal nonresidential systems, small municipal non-residential systems, non-municipal seasonal residential systems, large non-municipal non-residential systems, and small non-municipal non-residential systems Summary of lead testing under Schedule 15.1 during this reporting period (applicable to the following drinking water systems; large municipal residential systems, small municipal residential systems, and non-municipal year-round residential systems) Location Type Number of Range of Lead (min#) (max #) Number of Exceedances Alkalinity (min#) (max #) Plumbing ** n/a Distribution 8 n/a ** denotes qualifies for reduced sampling as per O.Reg 170 section 15.1 Page 4 of 7

5 Summary of Organic parameters sampled during this reporting period or the most recent sample results Parameter Sample Date Result Value Unit of Exceedance Measure Alachlor March 19, 2015 < None Aldicarb March 19, 2015 < 0.01 µg/l None Aldrin + Dieldrin March 19, 2015 < 0.01 µg/l None Atrazine + N-dealkylated metobolites March 19, 2015 < None Azinphos-methyl March 19, 2015 < None Bendiocarb March 19, 2015 < 0.01 µg/l None Benzene March 19, 2015 < None Benzo(a)pyrene March 19, 2015 < None Bromoxynil < None Carbaryl < None Carbofuran < None Carbon Tetrachloride March 19, 2015 < None Chlordane (Total) <0.01 µg/l None Chlorpyrifos < None Cyanazine < 0.03 µg/l None Diazinon < None Dicamba < None 1,2-Dichlorobenzene March 19, 2015 < None 1,4-Dichlorobenzene March 19, 2015 < None Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethan e (DDT) + metabolites < 0.01 µg/l None 1,2-Dichloroethane March 19, 2015 < None 1,1-Dichloroethylene March 19, 2015 < None (vinylidene chloride) Dichloromethane < None 2-4 Dichlorophenol March 19, 2015 < None 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) March 19, 2015 < None Diclofop-methyl < None Dimethoate < None Dinoseb < 0.36 µg/l None Diquat < None Diuron < None Glyphosate < None Heptachlor + Heptachlor Epoxide < 0.01 µg/l None Lindane (Total) < 0.01 µg/l None Malathion < None Methoxychlor < 0.01 µg/l None Metolachlor < None Metribuzin < None Page 5 of 7

6 Monochlorobenzene < None Paraquat < None Parathion < 0.02 µg/l None Pentachlorophenol < None Phorate < None Picloram < None Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCB) < None Prometryne < None Simazine < None Temephos < None Terbufos < None Tetrachloroethylene March 19, 2015 < None 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol March 19, 2015 < None Triallate < None Trichloroethylene < None 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol March 19, 2015 < None 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4,5-T) March 19, 2015 < None Trifluralin < None Vinyl Chloride < None Value System THM Entering Distribution Maximum Acceptable Concentration - THM 4 Quarter Average THM (100 MAC) *All units as ug/l (ppb) THM- SUMMARY TABLE 1 st Quarter 2nd Quarter Mar 08 June 16 3 rd Quarter Sept 12 4 th Quarter Dec (Toromont ) (Kinross Place) (Kinross Place) (Kinross Place) Page 6 of 7

7 Composite Suspended Solids Discharged to River Month Value Month Value January 16 July 24 February 18 August 5 March 14 September 5 April 8 October 6 May 26 November 11 June 48 December 10 Units of measure- List any Inorganic or Organic parameter(s) that exceeded half the standard prescribed in Schedule 2 of Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards. Parameter Result Value Unit of Measure Date of Sample Page 7 of 7