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��LUSI 201CCR 004/038/066/082/085/086/175/224/248/333/426/462 We are pleased to present to you this amended Water Quality Report that includes the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring data for 2014 & 2015.This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a clean and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. Our water 1500 feet deep into the Floridan Aquifer. The water is chlorinated for disinfection purposes. Source Water Assessment Plan The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) performed a Source Water Assessment on our system in 201. The assessment was conducted to provide There are fivepotential sources of contamination identified for this system with low to moderate susceptibility levels. The assessment results are available on the FDEP Source Water Assessment and Protection Program website at www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp . Your Annual Water Report Message From John Hoy, President Dear Utilities, Inc. of Florida Customers,I am pleased to share your Annual Water Report for 2015. As the local President of your community water utility, this direct communication is part of our continuing effort to Sign up for e - billing now at www.uiwater.com Help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water lost annuallydue to household leaks. These easyfix leaks waste the average family the amount of water used to fill a backyard swimming pool each year. Plumbing leaks can run up your family's water bill an extra 10 percent plus, but Simply check, twist, and replace your way to fewer leaks and more water savings: Checkfor silent leaks in the toilet with a few drops of food coloring in the tank, and check your sprinkler system for winter damage. Twistfaucet valves; tighten pipe connections; and secure your hose to the spigot. For additional savings, twist a WaterSense labeled aerator onto each bathroom faucet to save water without noticing a difference in flow. They can save a household more than 500 gallons each yearequivalent to the amount Replaceold plumbing fixtures and irrigation controllers that are wasting water with WaterSense labeled models that are independently certified to use 20 percent less water and perform well. The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 due to congressional concerns about organic chemical contaminants in drinking water and the inefficient manner by which states supervised and monitored drinking water supplies. Congress’ aim was to assure that all citizens served by pub established programs to protect underground sources of drinking water from contamination. Utilities, Inc. of Florida Lake Utility Services North(PWS ID # 3354883)Lake Utility Services South (PWS ID # 3354881) ��LUSI 201CCR 004/038/066/082/085/086/175/224/248/333/426/462 EPA Wants You To Know: 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 naturallyoccurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and may pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.Contaminants that may be present in source water include:) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.) Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, that may be naturallyoccurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses.) Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are bypr

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oducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and may also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.) Radioactive contaminants, which may be naturallyoccurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, U.S. EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.U.S. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that shall 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 may e obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800426Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (8004791).If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Utilities, Inc. of Florida is responsiblefor providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water,testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead . The Environmental Protection Agency requires monitoring of over 80 drinking water contaminants. Those contaminants listed in thetablesbeloware the only contaminants detected in your drinking water. We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources which are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children’s future. Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua beber. Tradúzcalo ó hable con alquien que lo entienda bien. Drain Disposal InformationSewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, damage home interiors, and threaten the environment. A common cause is sewer pipes blocked by grease, which gets into the sewer from household drains. Grease sticks to the insides of pipes. Over time, the grease can build up and block the entire pipe. Help solve the grease problem by keeping this material out of the sewer system in the first place: Never pour grease down sink drains orinto toilets. Scrape grease into a can or trashPut strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps/solids for disposal. Prescription edication and Hazardous WasteHousehold products such as paints, cleaners, oils, and pesticides, are considered to be household hazardous waste. Prescription and overthecounter drugs poured down the sink or flushed down the toilet can pass through the wastewater treatment system and enter rivers and lakes (or leach into the ground and seep into groundwater in a septic system). Follow the directions for proper disposal procedures. Don’t flush hazardous waste or prescription and overthecounter drugs down the toilet or drain.They may flow downstream to serve as sources for community drinking water supplies.

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Many communities offer a variety of options for conveniently and safely managing these items. For more information, visit the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/hhw.htm ��LUSI 201CCR 004/038/066/082/085/086/175/224/248/333/426/462 Understanding This Report: In order to help you understand this report, we want you to understand a fewterms and abbreviations that are contained in it.Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Maximum residual disinfectant level goal or MRDLG: The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements whicha water system must follow.Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA): the average of sample analytical results for samples taken at a particular monitoring location during the previous four calendar quarters.“N/A” means not applicable, does not apply.“ND” means not detected and indicates that the substance was not found by laboratory analysis.Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) one part by weight of analyte to 1 million parts by weight of the water sample. Parts per billion (ppb)or Micrograms per liter (µg/l) one part by weight of analyte to 1 billion parts by weight of the water sample.Picocurie per liter (pCi/L) measure of the radioactivity in water.Utilities, Inc. of Floridaroutinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. Unless otherwise noted, the tables that follow show the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 20Results are indicated in the tables by system served and sampling date. As authorized and approved by EPA, the State has reduced monitoring requirements for certain contaminants to less often than once per year because the concentrations of thesecontaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Some of our data [e.g., for organic contaminants], though representative, are more than one year old. Data obtained before January 1, 201, and presented in this report are from the most recent testing done in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations.f You Have Questions Or Want To Get Involved?Utilities, Inc. of Floridadoes not currently hold regular public meetings. Should the Utility hold a public meeting, you will be notified through the mail or public notice. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Scotty Haws at (8) WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS Results in the Level Detected column for radioactive contaminants, inorganic contaminants, synthetic organic contaminants inc luding pesticides and herbicides, and volatile organic contaminants are the highest average at any of the sampling points or the highest detected level at any sampling point, depending on the sampling frequency. Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) MCL Violation Y/N Level Detected Range of Results MCLG MCL Likely Source of Contamination Radioactive Contaminants Alpha emitters (pCi/L) Erosion of natural deposits LUSI N. 5 / 14 N 4.9 ND – 4.9 LUSI S. 7/11 N 2 N/A Radium 226 + 228 or combined radium (pCi/L) Erosion of n

4 atural deposits LUSI N. 5/14 N 4.6
atural deposits LUSI N. 5/14 N 4.6 1 – 4.6 Inorganic Contaminants Arsenic (ppb) Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastes LUSI N. 5/14 N 5.6** ND – 5.6 0 10 Barium (ppm) 2 Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits LUSI N. LUSI S. 5/14 7/14 N N 0. 0324 0.0234 0.0082 - 0.0324 N/A ��LUSI 201CCR 004/038/066/082/085/086/175/224/248/333/426/462 WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) MCL Violation Y/N Level DetectedRange of ResultsMCLGMCLLikely Source of Contamination Inorganic Contaminants Cyanide (ppb)LUSI N.5/146.16.1200200 Discharge from steel/metal factories; discharge from plastic and fertilizer factories Fluoride (ppm) 4.0 Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories. Water additive which promotes strong teeth when at the optimum level of 0.7 ppm LUSI N.5/140.210.21 Lead (point of entry) (ppb) 0 15 Residue from man - made pollution such as auto emissions and paint; lead pipe, casing, and solder LUSI N. 5/1 4 N 1. 1 ND – 1. 1 Nickel (ppb) Pollution From mining and refining operations. Natural occurrence in soil. LUSI N. 5/1 4 N 2.6 ND – 2.6 N/A 100 Nitrate (as Nitrogen) (ppm) 10 10 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits LUSI N. 2/15 N 4.28 0.277 – 4.28 Selenium (ppb) 50 50 Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from mines LUSI N. 5/1 4 N 6. 3 ND – 6. 3 Sodium (ppm) N/A160Salt water intrusion, leaching from soil LUSI N. 5/1 4 N 43 8.95 - 43 LUSI S. 5/14 N 14.7 N/A Thallium (ppb)LUSI N.5/12.02.00.5 Leaching from ore - processing sites; discharge from electronics, glass, and drug factories Volatile Organic Contaminants Ethylbenzene (ppb)LUSI N.Quarterly 20151.231.23700700Discharge from petroleum refineries Xylenes (ppm)LUSI N.Quarterly 20150.006760.00676Discharge from petroleum factories; discharge from chemical factories Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection ByProducts For bromate, chloramines, or chlorine, the level detected is the highest running annual average (RAA), computed quarterly, of monthly averages of all samples collected.The range of results is the range of results of all the individual samples collected during the past year. For haloacetic acids or TTHM, the level detected is thehighest locational running annual average (L). Range of Results is the range ofindividual sample results (lowest to highest) for all monitoring locations. Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo/yr) MCL Violation (Y/N) Level DetectedRange of ResultsMCLGMCLLikely Source of ontamination Chlorine (ppm) LUSI N. LUSI S. 1/15 12/15 1/15 – 12/15 N N 1.9 1.5 2.2 0.4 – 2.1 MRDLG MRDL=4.0 Water additive used to control microbes Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb) LUSI N. LUSI S. Quarterly 2015 Quarterly 2015 Y Y 75.6 69.775 0.5 97.1 0.5 - 116 N/Aproduct of drinking water disinfection Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) (ppb) LUSI N. LUSI S. Quarterly 2015 Quarterly 2015 Y N 95.65 70.925 13.1 111 5.63 - 112 N/Aproduct of drinking water disinfection Utilities, Inc. of Florida performs quarterly testing for the presence of disinfection by - products (DBPs). Our water system was in violation of federal and state water quality standards for HAA5’s &TTHM’s from 8/15 thru 12/15 due to exceedances of the LRAA. A consultant is currently working with the Utility to identify options to correct this problem. In the meantime, the Utility will continue

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its flushing program in an effort to reduce the impactof the organics and inorganics on water quality and will closely monitor chlorine disinfections dosage rates. Some people who drink water containing haloacetic acids in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Somepeople who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased riskof getting cancer. ��LUSI 201CCR 004/038/066/082/085/086/175/224/248/333/426/462 Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) AL Exceeded (Y/N) 90th Percentile Result No. of sampling sites exceeding the AL MCLG AL (Action Level) Likely Source of Contamination Lead and Copper (Tap Water) Copper (tap water) (ppm)LUSI N.LUSI S. 7/14 7/14 N N 0.576 0.268 0 0 1.31.3 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives SECONDARY CONTAMINANTS TABLE Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) MCL Violation Y/N Highest ResultRange of ResultsMCLGMCLLikely Source of Contamination Iron (ppm) LUSI N.5/142.482.48N/A0.3 Natural occurrence from soil leaching Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 3 (UCMR3) We monitored for Unregulated Contaminants (UCs) in 2014 and 2015 as part of a study to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine the occurrence in drinking water of UCs and whether or not these contaminants need to be regulated. At present, no health standards (for example, maximum contaminant levels) or likely sources have been established for UCs. However, we are required to publish thedetected analytical results of our UC monitoring in our annual water quality report. For the complete list of results, including the nondetected contaminants, contact Scotty Haws at 3219720362. If you would like more information on the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule, please call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 4264791. bstance (Units) Dates of sampling (mo./yr.) Maximum Level DetectedAverage Level DetectedRange Chlorate (ppb) LUSI NLUSI N LUSI S 8/142/15 1/15 - 7/15 64001400 630 1022.857375.714 457.5 260 6400120 1400 290 - 630 Chlorodifluoromethane (ppb) LUSI N 2/15 0.087 0.011 ND – 0.087 Chloromethane (Methyl Chloride) (ng/L) LUSI N 8/14 320 40 ND - 320 Chromium (ppb) LUSI NLUSI N LUSI S 8/142/15 1/15 – 7/15 0.610.91 0.2 0.2770.379 0.05 0.610.91 ND – 0.2 Chromium, Hexavalent (ppb) LUSI NLUSI N LUSI S 8/142/15 1/15 – 7/15 0.380.4 0.071 0.1810.223 0.047 0.380.061 0.4 0.037 – 0.071 Molybdenum (ppb)LUSI NLUSI NLUSI S8/142/151/15 7/1521.64326.3572.3 Strontium (ppb) LUSI NLUSI N LUSI S 8/142/15 1/15 – 7/15 860 930 2200 277.429454.571 1632.5 860930 130 - 2200 Vanadium (ppb)LUSI NLUSI NLUSI S8/142/151/15 7/150.291.25.3990.12251.2 0.78 0.29 ** While your drinking water meets EPA’s standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA’s standard balances the current understanding of arsenic’s possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues tresearch the health effects of low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory problems. Special Note to Property and Facility Managers: If you are responsible for apartments or other multiple residential or commercial units we encourage you to distribute this report to all your tenants either by posting in a common area or by furnishing a cop y to each tenant or resident. The reports are available on our website at www.uiwater.com . If you require additional copies, please call customer service at ( 866 ) 8 42 - 8432 and we will provide th