However, they can be a serious problem to an individual with kidney disease undergoing dialysis. The City of Tracy works with the State and County Health Departments to ensure that everyone involved with treatment of dialysis patients have been alerted as to the proper precautions to be taken. Chloramines, like chlorine, are toxic to fish. Therefore, anyone putting fish into water obtained from our supply should ensure that the fish are properly protected. Local pet and fish shops have products to neutralize chloramines.
Wells pump groundwater from underground storage areas called aquifers.
Water from our wells is good quality and requires no treatment. We do chlorinate the groundwater to control any microbiological growth in the distribution system. Before the water reaches your tap, samples from the groundwater wells and the Tracy Water Treatment Plant are collected and tested in State-certified laboratories. The City of Tracy Utilities Division of the Public Works Department has a regular program of water quality monitoring and system inspection which ensures safe drinking water is delivered to you and your family. As required by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the City s water supplies must meet stringent water quality standards set by the California Department of Health Services and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.