FOREST HIGHLANDS WATER ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 Public Water System ID AZ04-03-073 The water system at Forest Highlands is owned and operated by the Forest Highlands Water Company. If you would like to know more about the quality of your water or water system, or any of the information contained in this report, please contact the Forest Highlands Utility office at (928) 525-5244. The Forest Highlands Water Company Board of Directors holds annual meetings that you are welcome to attend. The dates and times will be announced at least two weeks prior to the annual meeting. Please contact the Forest Highlands Administration office (928) 525-9014 for the exact dates of these meetings.
WATER SOURCE All of the water at Forest Highlands comes from ten deep water wells that range in depth from 1,200 feet to 1,600 feet. Your drinking water is supplied from seven of those wells. The wells were drilled through several layers of limestone, sandstone and other geologic formations to reach the Coconino aquifer below. That aquifer is your community’s source of groundwater. In 2023 Forest Highlands used approximately 209 million gallons of water to meet its combined
domestic and golf course water demands. About 162 million gallons of all the water produced came from wells that are tested and approved for domestic use, but also can supply water for golf course irrigation. About 44 million gallons of that were used to meet domestic demands. The combined water use for the golf courses, parks and lakes was approximately 165 million gallons (this includes 24 million gallons of effluent produced by our wastewater treatment facility for the Canyon course). To insure that your water supply continues to meet the standards of safe drinking water, our staff follows a strict schedule of monitoring, testing and reporting prescribed by the EPA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. Our system is tested for over 120 different contaminants (natural and man-made) to insure that the quality of your drinking water meets these standards. SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT Based on the information currently available on the hydrogeologic settings of and the adjacent land uses that are in the specified proximity of the drinking water source(s) of this public water system, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has given us a low risk designation for the degree to which this public water system drinking water source(s) are protected. A low risk designation indicates that most source water protection measures are either already implemented, or the hydrogeology is such that the source water protection measures will have little impact on protection.
KACHINA VILLAGE WATER CONNECTION Public Water System ID AZ04 - 03 - 013
A consecutive connection between the Forest Highlands and Kachina Village water systems was constructed in 2003. This connection can be opened if either community experiences an emergency with their drinking water system. Both community water systems benefit from this arrangement, and we are very pleased with the spirit of cooperation that exists between our two community utilities. The purchase or sale of water between the communities is not standard practice, no water was bought or sold during 2023.
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