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Mary McCamley - Kalispell's Water Safety Public Comment & Susie T ResponseAimee Brunckhorst From: mccamley278@charter.net Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2026 8:45 AM To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment Subject: EXTERNAL Regarding Kalispell's Water Safety Montana currently ranks 49th in water safety, and Kalispell earned an F in its 2026 water safety overview. What is being done to rectify this? I cannot believe Montana and Kalispell have fallen so far so quickly. Do you drink the tap water? Do you allow your children and grandchildren to drink our tap water? Perhaps you and other members of the council can afford expensive water filtration systems. Most of us can't. Clean air, water, and food safety should be a basic priority for the council. If this is not important to you, perhaps you are no longer fit to serve this community. In Frustration, Mary McCamley Kalispell Resident Judi Funk From: Jarod Nygren Sent: Monday, June 1, 2026 2:24 PM To: Kalispell City Council Subject: Fw: Regarding Kalispell's Water Safety Mayor and Council, Please see Public Works response to the recent public comment the city received in regard to the water system. Honestly, it's disappointing that such a "study" would even make the press as it was severely misleading. Please reach out if you have any further questions. Jarod From: Susie Turner <sturner@kalispell.com> Sent: Monday, June 1, 2026 2:03 PM To: mccamley278@charter.net <mccamley278@charter.net> Cc: Joe Schrader <jschrader@kalispell.com>; Jarod Nygren <jnygren@kalispell.com>; Aimee Brunckhorst <abrunckhorst@kalispell.com> Subject: FW: Regarding Kalispell's Water Safety Dear Mary McCamley, Thankyou for reaching out with your concerns regarding recent online reports and rankings related to Kalispell's drinking water. We understand that information presented online can be concerning, especially when it includes letter grades or rankings that suggest poor water quality. We would like to provide some additional context regarding these reports. The rankings being circulated are produced by independent third -party organizations and are not issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), or other drinking water regulatory agencies. These organizations rely on their own methodologies, which can inaccurately combine data from multiple public water systems within a geographic area, incorporate outdated historical information, and evaluate water systems differently than state and federal regulators. As a result, their rankings are independent of EPA and Montana DEQ regulatory assessments and may reach conclusions that differ from official compliance determinations and current regulatory status. Kalispell's drinking water system is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act and is monitored in accordance with EPA and Montana DEQ requirements. Water quality testing is conducted throughout the year, and the results are reviewed by regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with applicable drinking water standards. The City has been transparent in sharing sampling results and regulatory updates with the public and will continue to do so as new information and standards become available. Our most recent Consumer Confidence Report, which summarizes water quality testing results and system information, is available on the City's website at: Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF. Third -party websites may present data in a way that results in a low grade or ranking, and those ratings do not necessarily reflect the overall performance, regulatory compliance status, or current quality of a public water system. For that reason, we highly encourage residents to review information from official sources, including the City's Consumer Confidence Report, Montana DEQ, EPA drinking water resources, and City staff. Kalispell remains committed to providing safe, reliable drinking water and to keeping residents informed through ongoing monitoring, public reporting, and continued investment in our water infrastructure. If you have questions about a specific contaminant, water quality result, treatment process, or any aspect of Kalispell's drinking water program, we encourage you to contact Public Works directly. Staff would be happy to discuss your concerns, explain our testing and monitoring programs, and review water quality information in greater detail. Please feel free to call or email to schedule a meeting. We welcome the opportunity to answer questions and help residents better understand their public water system. Anytime you have a question about the Public Water Supply, please contact Joe Schrader, Water Resource Manager, at (406) 758-7989 or by email at ischraderC�kalispell.com or contact me using the information provided below. Regards, Susie Turner, P.E. Public Works Director 406-210-9191 201 1 st Ave E, Kalispell, MT 59901 www.Katispell.com 4 From: Jarod Nygren <inygren@kalispell.com> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2026 9:30 AM To: Susie Turner <sturner@kalispell.com> Subject: Fwd: EXTERNAL Regarding Kalispell's Water Safety See below. Begin forwarded message: From: mccamley278 _ charter.net Date: May 31, 2026 at 7:46:21 AM PDT To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment <aubliccomment(a)kalispell.com> Subject: EXTERNAL Regarding Kalispell's Water Safety Montana currently ranks 49th in water safety, and Kalispell earned an F in its 2026 water safety overview. What is being done to rectify this? I cannot believe Montana and Kalispell have fallen so far so quickly. Do you drink the tap water? Do you allowyour children and grandchildren to drink our tap water? Perhaps you and other members of the council can afford expensive water filtration systems. Most of us can't. Clean air, water, and food safety should be a basic priority for the council. If this is not important to you, perhaps you are no longer fit to serve this community. In Frustration, Mary McCamley Kalispell Resident