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2008 Sampling Summary |
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| Compound | Highest Level Allowed EPA's MCL |
Ideal Goals EPA's MCLG |
Potential Sources |
Highest Level Detected in 2008 |
Ranges of Levels Detected in 2008 |
Meets Standard |
| Regulated at the Water Source | ||||||
| Turbidity | Treatment Technique |
N/A |
Soil runoff |
2.28 NTUs |
0.23 - 2.28 NTUs |
Yes |
| Arsenic | 10 ppb |
0 |
Erosion of natural deposits |
4 ppb |
0 - 4 ppb |
Yes |
| Regulated in the Distribution System | ||||||
| Total coliform |
Presence of coliform in less than 5% of monthly samples |
0 |
Naturally occurs in the environment |
1.2%* |
0 - 1.2%* |
Yes |
| Trihalomethanes | 80 ppb |
N/A |
By-product of drinking water chlorination |
40.7 ppb annual average |
0 - 83.4 ppb |
Yes |
| Haloacetic acids | 60 ppb |
N/A |
By-product of drinking water chlorination |
27.2 ppb annual average |
0 - 65.2 ppb |
Yes |
| Chlorine | 4 ppm |
4 ppm |
Water additive used to control microbes |
0.67 ppm |
0.01 - 1.23 ppm |
Yes |
| Regulated at the Customer Tap | ||||||
| Lead | Action Level = 15 ppb |
0 |
Household plumbing |
4 ppb 90th percentile |
No sample sites exceeded the Action Level |
Yes |
| Copper | Action Level = 1300 ppb |
0 |
Household plumbing |
80 ppb 90th percentile |
No sample sites exceeded the Action Level |
Yes |
| *Over 900 samples were taken in 2008 and only one had coliform presence. | ||||||