Cash Special Utility District is pleased to share this water quality report with you.

It describes to you the customer, the quality of your drinking water. This report covers January 1 through December 31, 2010. Cash Special Utility District’s drinking water supply surpassed the strict regulations of both the State of Texas and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which requires all water suppliers to prepare reports like this every year.

In 2010 our water department distributed 566,110,670 gallons of water to our customers. We have two water sources. The first source is surface water from Lake Tawakoni. It is treated by means of sedimentation, filtration and disinfection to remove harmful contaminants. This water supplies the Cumby, Lone Oak and Cash areas south of Interstate 30. The second source is treated surface water purchased from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), which takes their raw water from Lake Lavon. This water supplies the Southeast Caddo Mills, Quinlan and Union Valley areas south of Interstate 30.

The TCEQ has completed a Source Water Susceptibility for the drinking water sources that we own as well as for the system from which we purchase water (North Texas Municipal Water District). The results indicate that some of our sources are susceptible to one or more contaminants. If a system is rated susceptible for one or more contaminants, it does not mean a customer is or will be consuming contaminated drinking water. The rating reflects the potential for contamination of source water, not the existence of contamination. For more information on source water assessments and protection efforts, contact the District's office at 903-883-2695.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Clay Hodges, General Manager, by calling 903-883-2695, writing P.O. Box 8129, Greenville, TX. 75404, or e-mail us at cashwsc@argontech.net. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. You can attend public meetings on the fourth Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m., in the District Office, at 172 FM 1564 East, Greenville, TX.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.  Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.