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Show PART II PRESENT STATUS Table 10 - Regional Municipal Distribution Systems and Percent of Population Served, 1965 Population Served Number of Municipal Systems Percent of Regional Municipal Population Served More than 5,000 2,000 - 4,999 1,000 - 1,999 500 - 999 Less than 500 9 21 25 31 95 46 25 13 8 98 181 100 The U. S. Public Health Service 1963 Inventory of Municipal Water Facilities listed 136 municipal systems in the Region (36) (40). The inventory showed that 84 municipal systems needed improvement to provide adequate water Service. 17 It was indicated that 27 municipal systems needed source improvement and 60 needed water treatment improvement. Although the exact nature and extent of the needed improvements cannot be determined from the inventory, it is evident that inadequate municipal water service is prevalent in the Region. Chlorination is the major improvement required, while inadequate groundwater collection facilities and/or inadequate isolation from waste sources also need attention. Treatment provided by Regional municipal water systems listed by the 1963 U. S. Public Health Service Inventory of Municipal Water Facilities is shown in Table 11. Table 11 - Regional Municipal Water Treatment Type of Water Treatment Number of Municipal Systems More than disinfection 2/ Disinfection only None 41 46 49 136 1/ Includes one or more of the following treatment processes: aeration, sedimentation, coagulation, and filtration. 1/ The base year for this study is 1965 while the PHS inventory year was 1963. It is very possible that some of the needed improvements have already been made. 24 |
