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LIBRARY NEWS“Read for the win” will be the theme for New Market Library's

summer reading children's programs. Programs are planned forThursday mornings from mid-June through mid-August. Childrencan also participate in the reading incentive program by keeping areading log and returning it to the library for rewards. All programsbegin at 10:00 a.m.

• June 16, 2016 -Ready, Set, Go - Read for the Win SummerProgram Kick Off with the Town of New Market. The Townof New Market Public Works, Police Department, and otherRescue Departments will be present that day for kids to checkout their neat emergency response vehicles. Kids may also par-ticipate in fun games and activities that follow our theme of“Ready-Set-Go” with the New Market Town Workers. Oneactivity includes the game “Red Light, Green Light” with thepolice department and a real stoplight! Join us in the fun at theNew Market Library, June 16 at 10:00 a.m.!

• June 23, 2016- Winning with Reading and Magic with magi-cian Brian Bence

• June 30, 2016 - “O-lympics” program featuring WendyWhitford and Joanne Thompson from North Fork MiddleSchool.

• July 7, 2016- Reading With the Rebels at Rebel Park

There will be no adult library program in June. Here is a lookahead at upcoming adult programs for the rest of the summer.

• July 16, 2016 at 3 pm, - Stephen French, filmmaker, will pres-ent a program called “Through the Looking Glass: The Artof Visual Storytelling”

• August 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm - Sabrina Dorman-Andrew, Co-Founder and Director of New Creation. The topic will beHuman Trafficking in Virginia.

• September 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm - Bob Coolbaugh will presenta program on his project to build a reproduction of the 1911Curtiss Pusher Airplane.

For information contact: Bev Butterfield - bsbutter@lfcc.edu,(540) 868-4077 Office, (540) 335-5396 Cell

New BooksThe 15th Affair, Patterson, Paetro Everybody's Fool, Richard Russo Fatal Thunder, Larry BondRobert B. Parker's Slow Burn,

Ace Atkins The Apartment, Danielle SteelThe Doll Master and Other Tales

of Te r r o r, Joyce Carol Oates The Girl From Summer Hill,

Jude DevereauxWilde Lake, Laura LippmanLaRose, Louise ErdichHaunted Destiny, Heather Graham

Prayers the Devil Answers, Shryn Mccrumb

The Pier Falls and Other Stories, Mark Haddon

Beyond The Ice Limit, Preston ChildBlood Flag, Steve MartiniBoar Island, Nevada ParrTall Tail, Rita Mae BrownThe Murder That Never Wa s ,

Andrea KaneAunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure,

Nancy Atherton

“UP THE CREEK” 5K RACE - A SUCCESS !The first annual Up the Creek 5K was held on Saturday, May 14,

2016 in New Market at the Shenvalee Creek course. This new racehad 19 runners who completed the course in the one hour timelimit. Runners were challenged with a course that included a wetgrassy start, followed by a golf cart path that included some chal-lenging up and down hills. The race coincides with the anniversaryof the Battle of New Market in 1862.

With the limited number of runners, several walkers wereincluded as winners. First place medals were given to top male andfemale runners in three age groups. Male winner in the 0-19 yearage group and over-all winner was Ben Hutchinson with a courserecord of 23:03, female winner in that age group was CatherineBulako 54:14. Male winner in the 20-39 age group was Brian Moats54:11, and female winner was Amanda Polk with a women's courserecord of 27:43. Male within the 40+ age group was Michael Koontzwith 25:03 and female winner was Patty Pirtle with a time of 34:40.

The Rotary Club of New Market is very grateful to theShenvalee Golf Resort Board and General Manager, Dick Barkley,for providing an exciting course.

Program Schedule:

June 1 - Kevin George - “Democracy in Nigeria Retrospective andProspective”

June 8 - Peg Harkness - Report on the New Market area LibraryJune 15 - Club MeetingJune 22 - Melodie Davis - Editor of Virginia Living magazineJune 29 - Jerry Biller, Edward Jones, Inc, Stock market perspective

All programs start at noon in the Miller Grille of the Shenvalee.The public is invited to attend any program of interest to them. Abuffet meal is available for $13, but is not required to attend. Forcurrent information refer to:www.newmarketrotaryclub.net.

AMERICAN LEGION HASSLER-SUTPHINPOST 166

The steak suppers are held on the 1st Friday and shrimp suppersare held on the 3rd Friday of each month starting at 5:00 pm. Thesesuppers are open to the public and are held in the club room. Forany takeout orders anytime you can call the Legion at 740-8653,Tuesday through Friday after 4:00 p.m.

The chicken Bar-B-Q will be held the second Saturday of eachmonth through October. Orders can be obtained in advance bycalling Kenneth Shomo, at 246-2110, or the Post Home 740-8653,after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

This year's Boys State will be held at Radford University June19th through June 25th. Eligibility is limited to outstanding youngmen of the junior class who possess and demonstrate leadership,character, and honesty. These students had to apply to attend thisweek long program. This year's attendees are Peter J. Miller,Addison P. Ritchie and Zachary J. Hiter from Broadway HighSchool, and Brett R. Jones and Duncan V. Schroeder fromStonewall Jackson High School.

Any old, torn, or frayed flag can be left for proper disposal at thePost Drop Box which can be found in our parking lot. Please do notleave them in plastic bags.Please support your Veterans and the Post by signing up a newmember.

USA - “Home of the Free, Because of the Brave”

LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRYLoaves and Fishes food pantry is located in the basement of

Manor Memorial Methodist Church (9320 North Congress Street).The basement entrance is located in the back of the church alongJohn Sevier Road. The pantry is open to residents of New Market,Quicksburg, and Forestville on the 3rd Thursday of every monthfrom 1:00-6:00 p.m.

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

Town of New Market

I N T R O D U C T I O N

This Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for calendar year 2015 is designed to provide you with valuable information about your drinking water quality. We are committed to providing you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water, and we want you to understand the efforts we make to protect your water supply. The quality of your drinking water meets all state and federal requirements administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). I f you have questions about this report, want additional information about any aspect of your drinking water, or want to know how to participate in decisions that may affect the quality of your drinking water, please contact:

I Mr. John Griggs, Chief Operator, Town of New Market, 540-740-9576 I

You can obtain additional information by attending Town Council meetings held at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the Town Council Chambers.

G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N

As water fravels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Substances (referred to as contaminants) in source water may come from septic systems,

discharges from domestic or industrial wastewater treatment facilities, agricultural and farming activities, urban storm water runoff, residential uses, and many other types of activities. Water from surface sources is treated to make it drinkable while groundwater may or may not have any treatment.

Al l drinking water, including bottled drinking 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 can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immune-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).

S O U R C E S AND T R E A T M E N T OF YOUR DRINKING W A T E R

For calendar year 2015 your drinking water came from groundwater and groundwater under the influence of surface water obtained from six

drilled wells. Water is disfributed throughout Town by a booster pump station, one storage tank and variously sized distribution piping.

Treatment of Wells 1 and 6 consists of chlorination. As water is pumped from the wells, a chlorine solution is injected into a combined well discharge line to disinfect the water prior to distribution.

Treatment of Wells 2, 4, 8, and the Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) Well consist of membrane filtration and chlorination. Water pumped

from the wells passes through a basket strainer to pretreat the water prior to membrane filtration and chlorination. The membrane filfration eliminates turbidity and bacteria from the water while chlorination is used to disinfect the water prior to distribution.

S O U R C E W A T E R A S S E S S M E N T S

A source water assessment for the Town of New Market was completed by the ENSAT Corporation in cooperation with the County o f Shenandoah and Shenandoah County Water Resources Advisory Committee. This assessment determined that the Town's water sources may be susceptible to contamination because they are groundwater or surface influenced groundwater exposed to a wide array o f contaminants at varying concentrations. Changing hydrologic, hydraulic, and atmospheric conditions promote migration o f contaminants from land use activities o f concern within the assessment area. More specific information may be obtained by contacting the water system representative referenced within this report.

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Microbiological

Contaminant MCLG MCL Level Found

Unit Measurement

Violation Date of Sample

Typical Source of Contamination

Tota l Col i form Bacter ia

0 Presence of Coliform bacteria in > 1 sample per month

0 Presence or Absence

No Monthly Naturally present in the environment

Turbidity

Contaminant M C L G MCL Highest Single Level Found

Unit Measurement

Lowest Monthly %<0.3

Violation Date of Sample

Typical Source of Contamination

Turbidity (1)(2) N A TT 0.055 N T U 100 N O 02/2015 Soil Runoff

(1) Turbidity is measure o f the cloudiness of the water. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of our water quality and the effectiveness of filtration process.

(2) Turbidity Treatment Technique (TT) M C L : 1 N T U max; < 0.3 N T U in at least 95% of all samples tested.

Inorganic Contaminants

Contaminant MCLG MCL Level Found

Unit Measurement

Violation Date of Sample

Typical Source of Contamination

B a r i u m Rt. 211 WTP EP Well 1/6 EP

2 2 0.0349 0.022

mg/l NO NO

03/2015 02/2013

Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits

Copper Rt. 211 WTP EP

Well 1/6 EP

1.3 AL = 1.3

0.0121

N D

mg/1 NO NO

03/2015

02/2013

Corrosion of household

plumbing systems; Erosion o f

natural deposits

Lead Rt. 211 WTP EP Well 1/6 EP

0 A L - 15 0.8

ppb NO NO

03/2015 11/2013

CoiTos ion of household

plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

Nitrates 10 10 3.64 3.2

mg/l NO NO

01/2015 11/2015

Runoff from fertilizer use; Rt. 211 WTP EP

3.64 3.2

NO NO

01/2015 11/2015 Leaching from septic tanks,

sewage; Erosion of natural deposits Well 1/6 EP

Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits

Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits

Disinfection Residual Contaminants

Contaminant MRDLG MRDL Level Found Unit Measurement

Violation Date of Sample

Typical Source of Contamination

Chlorine 4 4 1.09 (avg.) Range 0.89-1.27

mg / l NO Monthly Water additive used to control microbes

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Disinfection Byproduct Contaminants

Contaminant M C L G M C L Level Found Unit

Measurement Violation Date of

Sample

Typical Source of

Contamination

Total Trihalomethanes ( T T H M (3)

0 80 7.1 (Avg.)

Range 3 .4 -11 .0

ppb No Quarterly By-product o f drinking water

chlorination

Haloacetic Acid (HAA5) (4)

0 60

1.6 (Avg.)

Range < 1.0-1.8 ppb

No Quarterly By-product o f drinking water

chlorination

(1) Some people who drink water containing Total Trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years could experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous systems, and may have increased risk of getting cancer.

(2) Some people who drink water containing haloacetic acids in excess of the MCL over many years may have increased risk of getting cancer.

Radiological Contaminants

Contaminant MCLG MCL Highest Level Found

Unit Measurement

Violation Date of Sample

Typical Source of Contamination

Alpha Emitters 0 15 ~ pCi/1 ~ ~ Erosion o f natural deposits Rt. 211 WTP EP 0.8 NO 03/2010 Well 1/6 EP N D NO 02/2011

Beta Emitters 0 50 ~ pCi/1 ~ ~ Decay o f natural or man-

Rt. 211 WTPEP 1.8 NO 03/2010 made deposits Well 1/6 EP 1.1 NO 02/2011

Combined Radium 0 5 — pCi/1 — — Erosion o f natural deposits

Rt. 211 WTP EP 1.2 NO 03/2010 Well 1/6 EP N D NO 02/2011

Lead and Copper (Most Recent Monitoring Period - September 2014)

Contaminant MCLG MCL Level Unit AL Samples Typical Source of Contamination Found Measurement Exceeded >AL

Lead (5) 0 AL=15 <2 .0 p p b No 0 Corrosion of household plumbing

Copper 1.3 AL=1.3 0.134 mg/ l No 0 systems; Erosion of natural deposits

(3) Infants and children who drink water containing lead in excess of the action level could experience delays in their physical or mental

development. Children could show slight deficits in attention span and learning abilities. Adults who drink this water over many years could

develop kidney problems or high blood pressure.

Lead Contaminants

I f 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 Town of New Market is responsible for

providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in the 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. I f you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on the 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.

V I O L A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N We are in full compliance with all water quality, monitoring and reporting requirements and no violations occurred during the calendar year 2015. The waterworks owners prepared this Drinking Water Quality Report with che assistance and approval of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). Please call i f you have questions.

Signature

Date: S'/C / f C

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ADJUSTMENT POLICYFOR FILLING SWIMMING POOLS

Swimming pool adjustments will be limited to one (1) adjust-ment per calendar year per customer. To qualify for this annualadjustment, the customer must submit an Application forSwimming Pool Credit prior to the filling of a swimming pool. Inaddition, the meter must be read by Town staff before and after thefilling of the pool. Customers that are billed for water only or havea water-only meter will not qualify for a pool credit. Splasher poolsalso known as “kiddie” pools, hot tubs, or spas will not qualify for apool adjustment. Please contact the Town Office at 540-740-3432for a copy of the guidelines and an Application for SwimmingPool Credit. Applications are also available on our website atwww.newmarketvirginia.com.

NEW MARKET CHAMBERThe New Market Chamber continues to go full speed ahead in

2016. Our membership is now 60+ strong! We do accept member-ships year round, so consider being a part of our organization topromote our town. We are looking for volunteers to help staff theoffice 3 days a week. Please contact Liz (740-3212) if you can help- even if it's one day a month. It will be greatly appreciated.

We would like to thank all the volunteers that helped with theChamber table during the Reenactment weekend. We were able tobe there both days with the help of our members!

The Chamber will be selling water and other items at theFireworks Celebration on July 3rd. If you would like to donatewater or your time, please contact the office.

There are a few spaces still available for rent at the public park-ing lot for the Route 11 Yard Crawl. Reserve your spot today!

The Chamber continues to accept vendor applications forHeritage weekend, Sept 24 & 25. Entertainment is booked and itshould be a great festival, so save the date!

NEW MARKET POLICE DEPARTMENTDuring the month of April the Police Department responded to

457 calls for service. There were 3 physical arrests, 3 motor vehiclecrashes, and the Police Department issued 20 summonses for vari-ous traffic violations.

Walking is an excellent form of exercise that most anyone cando. If you plan to walk in an area where there is vehicular traffic, youshould be aware of safe walking practices. Here are a few safety tipsto keep in mind:

• Wear light colors so motorists can see you• Use sidewalks if available• If walking on roads, face traffic and travel on extreme edge• When crossing a street look left, look right and look left again• At night reflective clothing or flashlights make you more visi-

ble to motorists• Keep in mind dusk and dawn are the most dangerous times of

the day for pedestrians The Police Department is participating in the VA Checkpoint

Strikeforce campaign throughout the remainder of the year. ThePolice Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint during themonth of June in an effort to apprehend impaired drivers andincrease the perception of “risk of apprehension” of motorist whowould operate a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs.

NEW MARKET COMMUNITY POOLSeasonal Hours

The pool officially opens on a limited basis (weekends only)beginning on Memorial Day weekend. It will then be open sevendays a week beginning on June 20th. The hours of operation arefrom 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. The pool is open to all members of thepublic, but children under 10 years of age should be accompaniedby an adult. All guests are expected to abide by the rules and regu-lations posted at the pool. Snacks and drinks are available for pur-chase at the concession stand.

Summer Passes• Ages 12 & up - ($60) • Ages 11 & under - ($50)

Daily Admission• Ages 12 & up - ($4) • Ages 6-11 - ($3)• Free Admission for ages 5 and under when accompanied by a

paying adult

Pool PartiesAfter the pool officially opens, those interested in making reser-

vations for a pool party are asked to contact the New MarketCommunity Pool staff directly at (540) 740-3362. Pool party ratesare set at a flat rate depending upon the number of people attend-ing. The rates are as follows:

• 0-49 people ($125/event)• 50-100 people ($150/event)• 100(+) people ($200/event)

WHAT IS HAPPENINGTO BUSINESS IN NEW MARKET?

ANNOUNCING PANEL DISCUSSIONSON THE LOCAL BUSINESS CLIMATE

Have you noticed local stores that are empty or listed “For Sale”or “For Rent?” The New Market Town Council and New MarketChamber of Commerce will co-host panel discussions to considerlocal trends and challenges, and make suggestions to promote ahealthy business climate. Panelists will include town business own-ers and real estate agents.

• Session 1: June 6 at 5:30 at the New Market MunicipalBuilding – A panel of present and past business owners willdescribe the trends and challenges for local businesses in NewMarket.

• Session 2: June 14 at 6:00 at the New Market CommunityCenter – A panel of real estate brokers will discuss trends inreal estate, analyze and comment on property values, and sharefeedback from clients.

Mark your calendar: all citizens are encouraged to attend!

NEW MARKET REBELSOn Sunday, June 12, 2016 the New Market Rebels recognize all

cancer survivors and heroes at the annual Rebels' Cancer Awarenessnight at Rebel Park. The Rebel season will be dedicated to SylviaLynne Alger, wife of General Manager Bruce Alger, who passed onfrom breast cancer at the end of April 2016. The Rebels will honorall cancer survivors and heroes with a moment of special recognitionon the baseball field for survivors and heroes. Special cancer educa-tion assistants from the Harrisonburg American Cancer Society willprovide cancer awareness literature, handouts and contact informa-tion. Purple balloons will be available for all children attending theevent. Additionally, to help fight cancer, donation containers will bepassed around and available on tables for those who wish to supportcancer suppression.

The Rebels are still looking for people to host players who arecoming in at the end of May and who arrive after the beginning ofthe season, June 1. Contact Joanne Burns at 540-477-4177 orjtbk@shentel.net for any information. If you have an extra twin bedyou can spare, we could use it. Thanks for any help.