The report provides customers some details as to what the water contains and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies such as DEC

Last year the water was tested for 80 different possible contaminants,  but only six were detected.  As stated in previous KTNA stories, the only contaminant that tested above EPA standards was arsenic.  A treatment system was required to be installed in order for the water to meet national and state standards.

With the installation of the system has come chlorination. Talkeetna utility employee Mike Kilgo has referred all questions on the chlorine to his supervisor at the Borough level, Chuck Braun.  After repeated calls to the Mat Su Borough Public Works department to get information on if and why the water contains chlorine and if it is a permanent chemical in the system, Braun has refused to do an interview, referring questions back to his employee.