Summary of 2014 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

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  • Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --  The 86th Medical Group's Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight is pleased to present Ramstein Air Base's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report.  This report, which is required by Air Force Instruction and mirrors the Consumer Confidence Report required by the EPA in CONUS, is designed to inform you about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year.  Our goal is to provide you with a safe, quality and reliable drinking water supply.  We are continually striving to improve our services and protect our vital community water resources.

The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Water Plant and Exterior Utility sections operate and maintain the KMC water distribution equipment and systems.  CES personnel work 24/7 to ensure the system is pressurized and maintains sufficient chlorine residual.  CES personnel conduct daily operational monitoring to maintain the high quality of their final product -- our drinking water.

Since Nov. 1, 2007, the two Vogelweh systems including Kapaun AS have combined and are supplied by the City of Kaiserslautern water provider Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern (SWK).

The 86 MDG BEF routinely monitors water quality throughout the systems. Each week BEF tests chlorine and pH levels, and collects water samples for bacteriological and chemical analysis.  All routine monitoring requirements are conducted in accordance with the Final Governing Standards for Germany (FGS-G).

The FGS-G defines the parameters to be monitored (most stringent US/German requirements), the sampling frequency, the maximum contaminant level (MCL), the notification procedures, and what processes should be initiated if non-compliance is detected (i.e., treatment techniques, bottled water issuance, etc).

The U.S. Army Public Health Command (P) Public Health Region - Europe (PHRE) at Landstuhl, a German and U.S. certified and
accredited laboratory, performs most of our analytical requirements.

The 86 MDG BEF routinely monitors for over 60 drinking water parameters.  The table below shows the Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014 results for Ramstein AB System I.  The complete report for all 5 systems is available here.