New Ordinance for Mowing

2015 SPRING NEWSLETTER Village of Lyons Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am through 4:30 pm Closed from 12:00 - 12:30 for lunch http://www.lyonsvillage.org/

Please see bulletin board posting for holiday closures and meetings. Water/Sewer bill payments and other information can be placed in the drop-box outside of the Village Office for action on the next business day.

Our Treasurer Doreen Gould is a Notary Public, a service we will provide for our residents free of charge.

Council Meetings are the third Monday of each month starting at 6:00 pm

Village Council Members President Jack Proctor Pro Tem Bernie Russell Trustees Jon Houserman Ann Randall Fred Charles Kenton Eavey Max Darling The Village of Lyons is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

SPRING CLEAN UP The Village is renting large dumpsters for SPRING CLEAN-UP again this year. Dumpsters will be located across from the old Chrysler Plant on the west side of the bridge, 117 Edward St, on Saturday May 2, 2015 from the hours of 7 AM to 11 AM. You must bring your items to the dumpsters; there is no door to door pickup. The Village DPW will be available with the backhoe to help unload large items from 7 AM to 11 AM. Residents needing assistance with getting items to the dumpster must call the Village Office before May 1st to make arrangements. THE DUMPSTERS ARE FOR RESIDENTS ONLY, please bring proof of residency. ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: TIRES, BATTERIES, PAINT, PESTICIDES AND COMBUSTIBLES.

BRUSH PICK-UP REMINDER: Brush will be picked up ONCE this spring April 27th, weather permitting. ONE PASS THROUGH TOWN ONLY. Brush must be placed parallel to the road in lengths no longer than 8 foot with all stems facing the same way. Biodegradable bags of grass clippings and leaves will be picked up as time permits when the DPW is notified. Contact the DPW at 616-902-5838. Unbagged lawn trimmings, weeds, and leaves left in the street right-of-way violate Village

2 Ordinance Section 8-19 paragraph 6. Unbagged items not removed by property owner will be removed by Village DPW at the property owner’s expense. The brush dump will be open for your convenience. Please DO NOT dump any plastic bags. The Brush Dump is for YARD WASTE WHICH CONSISTS OF GRASS, LEAVES, WEEDS, OR BRUSH ONLY. ORDINANCE REMINDERS to maintain our beautiful Village

Ordinance for Mowing

Residents must keep their lawns mowed less than eight (8”) inches. Only ONE warning notice will be sent annually if out of compliance. After that time the Village will follow their mowing ordinance and have the lawn cut by maintenance staff. The minimum cost per mowing is $100 each time this happens. Speaking of lawn mowing, Right-of-Ways need to be kept free of grass clippings, leaves, lawn rakings, tree or brush trimmings, tree trunks, stumps, ashes, soil, dirt or household debris. In the event such items remain on sidewalks, streets (Right-of-Ways), the village will remove it and all costs will be billed to the property owner.

Prohibiting Open Burning Ordinance, Chapter 8, Article II. Sec. 8-23 The Village adopted a new ordinance prohibiting open burning effective 1/1/2014 Please visit the Village website to read the full ordinance including enforcements and Penalties. You can also read the ordinance at the Village office during office hours. There are 11 sections to this ordinance. General prohibition on outdoor burning and open burning are prohibited in the Village of Lyons unless the burning is specifically permitted by the ordinance.

SECTION 6: OPEN BURNING OF REFUSE IS PROHIBITED.

SECTION 7: OPEN BURNING OF TREES, LOGS, BRUSH, STUMPS, LEAVES AND GRASS 7.1 Open burning of leaves, grass clippings, trees, logs, brush and stumps is prohibited. 7.2.1. Open burning for barbecue, gas and charcoal grills are allowed. 7.2.2. Outdoor campfires and small bonfires for cooking, ceremonies, or recreation are allowed if the campfire is 25 feet from any structure or property line, shall be constantly attended and supervised by a competent person of at least eighteen (18) years of age until the fire is extinguished and is cold. The person shall have readily available for use such fire extinguishing equipment as may be necessary for the total control of the fire. 7.2.3. Except for barbecue, gas and charcoal grills, no burning shall be undertaken within 25 feet from any combustible material, combustible wall or partition, exterior window opening, exit access or exit.

SEWER SYSTEM

3 Please remember our Sewer Ordinance which states that sump pump discharge and other non-sanitary sewer discharges are not allowed in the village sanitary sewer system. Said connections to the sanitary sewer are a violation. If you have a question as to where to discharge sump pump water, please call the DPW cellphone at 616-902-5838.

HYDRANT FLUSHING APRIL 6th – 10th We will be cleaning the water tower on April 13, 2015 and you may notice disturbance in the water during the week of April 13 – 17 as the system is put back online. RECYCLE PAPER AT TWIN RIVERS PAPERGATOR

2015 MAJOR VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

HAZEL DEVORE ISLAND – Renovations have been made to the park. A kayak launch, fishing platform, RV camping pads and bath-house have been added. Come down and see all the improvements that were made. See more information on the Park below. Many thanks to all those involved on these improvements. We are looking forward to a busy summer using these facilities.

STREET IMPROVEMENTS - The Village has received a Street Bond to reconstruct a few of the severely damaged streets in town. Construction on the streets will start after June 12, 2015 and be completed by August 28, 2015. Parts of the following streets will be worked on: John Street, Bridge Street (west), Libhart Street, Felch Street, and Irish Street. Part of the RD project includes new water main on W. Bridge from the bridge to Irish. In this zone the entire road surface will be reconstructed with curb, gutter, storm sewer and sidewalk.

BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT This project, primarily funded by approximately $270,000 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) grant, will involve several needed renovations and improvements to the Bridge Street bridge over the Grand River. This project may go out to bid this fall but is contingent on the environmental studies underway for the endangered snuffbox mussel.

MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS With the USDA Rural Development (RD) Program financing authorization municipal water system infrastructure improvement project will be starting April 13, 2015 and be completed by June 12, 2015. Larger water main and new service lines will be installed on Irish St. and Felch St. An additional river crossing and larger main on W. Bridge will give more volume for fire flow to the east side of town.

LYONS DAM PROJECT The Ionia Conservation District (ICD) was awarded a State and Federal Grant in 2014. The dam project is still moving at a mussel’s pace. Permitting and the mussel survey are underway. The federal and state endangered species were tagged with a micro-chip so that the mussels can be relocated out of the work zone. This project is being administered by the Ionia Conservation District; specifics of the project are in process. We hope to be working on the Dam project 2016- 2017.

Shared DPW Services, Equipment & Capacities For purposes of better and more cost-effective serving the residents, businesses and other entities served by the Villages of Lyons & Muir, these two Michigan local governmental units, herein entered into an Associated Agreement for provisions of certain shared DPW Services,

4 equipment and capacities. This explains why you may see Muir & Lyons trucks or employees working in either Village. If you would like to see a copy of the services we share, please feel free to stop into the Village offices.

“What causes us to like new acquaintances is not so much weariness of our old ones, or the pleasure of change, as disgust at not being sufficiently admired by those who know us to well, and the hope of being admired more by those who do not know so much about us.” LaRochefoucauld (1665) HAZEL DEVORE ISLAND PARK LYONS, MI 10 acre Island Park on Grand River

People of all abilities can enjoy these local amenities

Fishing Platform Picnic Pavilions & Grills On-Site Parking Primitive & RV Camping Concrete & Limestone Chip Pathways One Mile from CIS Trail Kayak Launch Modern Bathrooms/Showers

5 For Reservations and Information

Village of Lyons 212 Water Street PO Box 175 Lyons, MI 48851 989-855-2125 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9-4:30 Closed for Lunch 12-12:30

“The same man cannot well be, be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence”.

Euripides (c.455-441B.C.)

Lyons Committee 2015 Calendar

BANDSTAND PROJECT - Finally! Construction starts April 15, 2015. This multi-use structure will be located downtown to the right of the Memorial. Location, materials, colors and style were all carefully planned to accent the beauty of the Memorial. At this point, only the structure itself is set for completion. A combination of Lyons Village budget areas, Lyons Township Building fund, Lyons Downtown Development Authority revenue along with donations from over 50 local organizations, businesses and individuals has made this much possible. Finishing touches such as electrical (basic lighting and outlets) and staging (portable platforms, lights, acoustics and backdrops) depend on further donations, but do not prevent its immediate use. The possibilities include: performance and farm market pavilion, picnic shelter, outdoor theater and more. Names of those contributing $25 or more will be recognized at the pavilion. There are still some Island Lover t-shirts available for a $5 donation. Video recordings of past Cruise Ins, Island Fests, Veterans Ceremonies on DVD are available with a $10 donation and a 4-disc set of the 150th Celebration in 2009 for a $20 donation. CONTACT: Bryon, 616.902.0045

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - This year’s general plans for the Downtown District include expanding the electrical near the Memorial, another Downtown Property Grant program, the large plaque for the empty wall at the Memorial and some basic landscaping in that area. We are pursuing available funding for a Community Garden, too.

EVENTS - We are enjoying NOT planning around any construction this year! Muir’s bridge and the hill

6 west of Lyons’ bridge do not affect us. We are concentrating our efforts on just Island Fest AUGUST 6- 8, 2015, this year*, wanting to make the most of our newly improved venues - Hazel Devore Park and downtown. Still working on details, but the highlights and general outline:

Thursday: CRUISE IN - 5pm - 10pm - downtown Friday: FAMILY DANCE & MOVIE - 7pm & Dusk - Park GAMES IN THE STREET - time TBA - downtown Saturday: PARADE - 10am - Skate Park to downtown SOAP BOX DERBY - Register at noon - Race at 1pm - downtown HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT - 4pm - Park KIDZ ZONE - time TBA - Park WHEELBARROW RACES - time TBA - Park STREET DANCE - “Center Stage” - 8 to mid - downtown ALL WEEKEND: Vendor/ Crafter Booths, FOOD, future-event fundraiser competitions.

[email protected] or Bryon Bennett, 616.902.0045 “Lyons-Muir Island Fest 2015” on Facebook www.lyonsmuir.com/island-fest-2015

* Some of us will be working with the VFW Post and the Scouts for “Veterans Day”, but Bryon is unavailable for “Armed Forces Day”. Tentatively, 2nd Thursday in December (10th) will be “Christmas by the River” and relies heavily on successful fundraising.

------Lyons Farm & Cottage Market: $3 covered space, $2 others May 5 to Oct 17 - 1st & 3rd Sat - 9 to Noon - Closed July 18 for IFF Parade ------“Since it is not granted us to live long, let us transmit to prosterity some memorial that we have at least lived.” Pliny the younger (c.97-110) LYONS WELLHEAD PROTECTION TEAM The Village of Lyons Wellhead Protection Team recently held a poster contest for Twin Rivers students. The first place winner of each grade level won a cash prize and the overall winner won an additional prize. The posters for the top three winners of each grade level will be featured in an 18 month calendar to be printed for distribution later this year. The Committee proudly recognizes the following winners:

Kindergarten 1st Grade 1st Place – Brooklynn Burhans 1st Place – Elise Simon 2nd Place – Eddie Johnson 2nd Place – Joanna Platte 3rd Place – Kaydents Wieland 3rd Place – Virginia Palmer

2nd Grade 3rd Grade 1st Place – Brittney Bush 1st Place – Isabell Helman **Cover Winner 2nd Place – Tori Hixson 2nd Place – Payton Gregersen 3rd Place – Mason Struble 3rd Place – Bailee Rux

4th Grade 5th Grade 1st Place – Landon Duell 1st Place – Jordan Dooley 2nd Place – Olivia Herbstreith 2nd Place – Trenton Greenfield 3rd Place – Madeline McGee 3rd Place – Jordyn Diebel

7 Lyons-Muir Historical Society Lyons-Muir Historical Museum 309 E. Bridge St., Lyons

HISTORICAL SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETINGS: 7:00 p.m., 2nd Monday of each Month, March through December Meetings usually held at the Museum - Call 989/855-2921 to confirm location

“SPRING INTO THE PAST” OPEN HOUSE Sat & Sun, May 2 & 3 10:00 am-4:00 pm Museum - Open to Public

LYONS FARM & COTTAGE MARKETS PARTICIPATION Visit the Historical Society’s booth spring/summer/fall at the Lyons Farm & Cottage markets the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, May through October, 9:00 a.m-Noon

HISTORICAL MUSEUM - REGULAR SUMMER HOURS Open Sundays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. during June, July and August Open other times by appointment: Call 989/855-2921 or 989/855-2271

ANNUAL RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE Scheduled in August concurrent with the Lyons & Muir Community-Wide Garage & Yard Sales Located at the Historical Museum in Lyons

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & OPEN HOUSE Fri, Dec 4 9:00 am-4:00 pm Located at the Historical Museum in Lyons

WILMA ACKERSON RESEARCH LIBRARY Special Note: Renovations are progressing well and should be complete later this spring for a new research library area in the Museum, being named in memory of long-time Historical Society member and former President Wilma Ackerson. Please stop in during one of the Historical Society’s 2015 events to see all of the historical artifacts and the new Research Library! Lyons Township District Library 240 E. Bridge St. Lyons, MI 48851 (989) 855-3414 lyons.michlibrary.org

Children’s Summer Reading Program: June 18th-July 23rd June 18th, 2:30 pm: Night Creatures Animal Program June 25th, 12:00 pm: Comic Book Drawing with Andy Budnick July 2nd, 11:00 am: Superhero Craft Day July 9th, 2:00 pm: Maciek the Magician July 16th, 11:00 am: Michigan Search and Rescue Dog Demonstration July 23rd, 11:00 am: Finale Picnic Sign-ups begin April 15th. Please call or visit the library for more information! Hours of Operation: Mon: 12-7:30, Tue-Thur: 10-6:30, Fri-Sat: 10-2

We would like to remind you that the Michigan Public Services Commission’s Consumer Standards and Billing Practice Rules provide utility shutoff protection for eligible military families. Eligible military families include a utility customer, spouse of a customer or a customer whose spouse is in the military on full-time active duty deployed overseas or within the United States in

8 response to a declared emergency that results in a reduction in household income. If you are in need of assistance paying for your utility bill, contact your utility or 2-1-1 to find out about programs available in your county. Military Families For more information, please see our Consumer Tip, Utility Help for Military Families at: www.michigan.gov/documents/mpsc/mpsc-ca militaryfamilies 269601 7.pdf.

FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE AVAILABLE IN THE VILLAGE OF LYONS, IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Washington, D.C. – The Village of Lyons has joined over 21,000 communities nationwide that are allowed to purchase federally backed flood insurance. This availability follows the community’s adoption and enforcement of ordinances to reduce flood losses and acceptance by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Village of Lyons is now a participant in the NFIP effective on October 22, 2013. Residents of the Village of Lyons will be able to purchase flood insurance up to the limits under the Emergency Phase of the program. However, there is a 30-day waiting period before flood insurance coverage goes into effect. For single- family dwellings, the building coverage limit is $35,000 and the contents coverage limit is $10,000. Renters can also protect their belongings by purchasing contents coverage. For commercial properties, the building and contents coverage limits are both $100,000. Higher limits of coverage will be available after the initial Emergency Phase. Lenders must require borrowers whose properties are located in a designated flood hazard area to purchase flood insurance as a condition of receiving a federally backed mortgage loan in accordance with the Federal Disaster Protection Act of 1973. The NFIP is implemented through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There are over 5.5 Million flood insurance policies in more than 21,000 participating communities nationwide.

Proposal 1 information:

On May 5th, 2015 the voters of Michigan will be asked to go to the polls to vote yes or no on Proposal.

But what is Proposal 1? It consists of 100 words and if approved will trigger 10 bills which most have not heard of.

Having limited space, this writing will try to enlighten or amuse the reader.

House Bill 4251: Competitive bids on road projects.

Township boards could require road commissions to call for bids on projects at least 50% funded by the township and located entirely within its boundaries.

Two or more townships could join together to require bidding if they together contribute at least 50 % of the cost of a road project located entirely within their boundaries. Road commissions would be eligible to bid on the work.

HB4539 and HB5492: Raises the sale tax, use tax, exempt from the state sales tax and use tax, which would increase to 7% from 6% for other taxed items. HB5492 would dedicate 12.3% of the first 5% of the use tax – about $151 million in 2015-16 to the school aid fund. The other 2% already goes to the school aid fund.

Hiking the sales tax and use tax to 7% on sales of other items would raise an extra $1.5 billion in 2016, with about $772 million of that going to the school aid fund.

9 HB4539 amends the general sales tax act HB5492 is similar, but it deals with the use tax, which applies to transactions on which sales tax is not charged; such as out-of-state, mail and internet purchases.

HD4630 hikes registration fees. Buyers of new cars would lose their registration fee discounts, heavy commercial trucks would have their registration fees hiked, and a new surcharge would be place on electric vehicles.

HB5460: Payoff road debt. New road monies raised in the first two years after Proposal 1 passes would be used, not to fix the roads, but to pay off debt. When combined with HB5477 – a two year exception to state law that sends all fuel tax revenues to the Michigan Transportation Fund. Of the nearly $1.3 billion in estimated annual new road revenue that would be raised under the road plan, the bills say that only the first $400 million collected in the 2016 fiscal year and the first $800 million collected in the 2017 fiscal year would go to roads, transit and rail. The remainder – an estimated $865 million in 2016 and $468 million in 2017 would be used to pay off debt related to earlier road projects that the state paid for through bonds. It would also add language to allow the Michigan Transportation Fund to receive money from any source, not just fuel taxes and registration fees.

HB5477 and HB5493: Remove, replace fuel tax. These bills would remove the 19 center per gallon tax on regular fuel and the 15 cent per gallon tax on diesel fuel and replace both with a single, percentage based fuel tax that could never drop below 41.7 cents per gallon, and would increase with inflation. The resulting jump in the pump price will be significantly reduced because of other legislation that removes the sales tax from fuel sales. Each year, the 41.7 cents per gallon minimum fuel tax would be increased by 5 cents per gallon or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. The bills also apply the new tax to alternative fuels, such as propane, natural gas and hydrogen. Of the road money, about 3% goes to the state highways, 39% to county roads and about 22% to city streets.

VILLAGE WIDE GARAGE SALES The dates have not been set yet. Watch your utility billing card for the dates and sign up your address the week before at the Village Office and get on the list.

VILLAGE OF LYONS The Village of Lyons is an equal opportunity provider and employer Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for the Year 2014

We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Water Quality Report. 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 safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water.

10 The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. Your water comes from two groundwater wells, each over 400 feet drawing from the Saginaw Formation, both located within the village limits. The State performed an assessment of our source water in 2003 to determine the susceptibility or the relative potential of contamination. The susceptibility rating is on a six-tiered scale from “very low” to “high” based primarily on geologic sensitivity, water chemistry and contaminant sources. The susceptibility of our source is “low”. A copy of the full assessment report can be obtained from the Lyons Village Office, Susan Craft, Water Operator, at 212 Water St., Lyons, MI 48851. As water travels over the land or underground, it can pick up substances or contaminants such as microbes, inorganic and organic chemicals, and radioactive substances. All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some constituents. It's important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. These substances can be: Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife. Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm-water 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 and residential uses. Radioactive contaminants, which are naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm-water runoff, and septic systems. 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 which provide the same protection for public health. All 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 the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. 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. The Village of Lyons is responsible for 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 to 2 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 at 800-426-4791 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. The Village of Lyons routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2014. The State allows us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. All of the data is representative of the water quality, but some is more than one year old. The table represents the most current testing information available. In this table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions: Not-Detected (ND) - laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present. Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000. Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter(ug/l) - one part per billion corresponds to one

11 minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000. Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water. Action Level - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Maximum Contaminant Level - The “Maximum Allowed” (MCL) is 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 - The “Goal”(MCLG) is 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- MRDL, means 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- MRDLG, means 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.

Inorganic Contaminants Likely Source Violation Level Unit of Average MCLG of Contaminant MCL (MRDL) Y/N Detected Measure /Range (MRDLG) Contaminatio n Discharge of Barium drilling Results from N 0.11 mg/l 0.08 - 0.11 2 2 wastes, 2006 discharge from metal refineries, erosion of natural deposits. Erosion of natural Fluoride N 0.255 mg/l 0.24-0.27 4 4 deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories

Disinfect ion Byprodu cts

TTHM(Total N 0.0043 mg/l 0.0043 n/a 0.08 By-product of Trihalomethan drinking water es) chlorination Results from 2013 By-product of Chlorine N 0.15 ppm n/a 4 drinking water Residual 0.03– 0.36 chlorination

12 Unregulated contaminants are those for which EPA has not established drinking water standards. Monitoring helps EPA to determine where these contaminants occur and whether it needs to regulate those contaminants.

Unregulated Contaminants Average of Range of Unit of Contaminant level detected level detected measure

Sodium 13.5 12-15 Mg/L

Action level/ Number of 90th # of Sites over Likely Source of Contaminant Date Tested units of Sites Tested Percentile Action Level Contamination Measurement Corrosion of household Lead 08-07-12 10 0 ppb 0 15ppb plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits Corrosion of household Copper 08-07-12 10 280 ppb 0 1300 ppb plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives

MCL’s are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. What does this mean? As you can see by the table, our system had no violations. We are proud that your drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring and testing that some constituents have been detected. The EPA has determined that your water IS SAFE at these levels. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised 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 microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). In our continuing efforts to maintain a safe and dependable water supply, it may be necessary to make improvements in your water system. The costs of these improvements may be reflected in the rate structure. Rate adjustments may be necessary in order to address these improvements. Thank you for understanding. We at the Village of Lyons work around the clock to provide top quality water to every tap. 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. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact the Lyons Village Office at 989-855-2125. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.