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Typical Water Quality Characteristics 

Typical Characteristic

Reported As

Tap Water

 Tap Limits River Water

  
A. Physical Characteristics

Color (apparent) APHA 1.8 15 6

Conductivity at 25°C

umhos/cm 358 none 452
pH   8.6 9.0 8.2
Temperature C 12 none 11
Turbidity NTU 0.15 1 (0.3) 3.0

B. Inorganic Constituents

Aluminum mg Al/L 0.043 0.20 0.029
Arsenic mg As/L 0.0002 0.025 0.0008
Barium mg Ba/L 0.026 1.0 0.086
Boron mg B/L 0.021 5.0 0.021
Cadmium mg Cd/L <0.001 0.005 0.002
Calcium mg Ca/L 24 none 46
M-Alkalinity mg CaCo3/L 78 500 158
P-Alkalinity mg CaCo3/L 3 none 1
Carbonate mg Co3/L 4 none 3
Bicarbonate mg HCo3/L 88 none 193
Total Hardness mg CaCo3/L 123 800 182
Chloride mg Cl/L 12 250 9
Chlorine Residual mg Cl2/L 1.88 3.0A NR*
Chromium mg Cr/L <0.001 0.05 0.002
Copper mg Cu/L 0.002 1.0 0.003
Cyanide mg CN/L <0.001 0.2 NR*
Fluoride mg F/L 0.52 1.5 0.12
Iron mg Fe/L 0.007 0.3 0.070
Lead mg Pb/L <0.002 0.01 <0.002
Magnesium mg Mg/L 16 200 17
Manganese mg Mn/L 0.001 0.05 0.009
Mercury mg Hg/L <0.00004 0.001 <0.00004
Potassium mg K/L 3.0 none 2.8
Selenium mg Se/L 0.0005 0.01 NR*
Silver mg Ag/L <0.001 none <0.001
Sodium mg Na/L 23 300 23
Sulfate mg SO4/L 83 500 65
Uranium mg U/L 0.0008 0.02 NR*
Zinc mg Zn/L <0.004 5.0 0.016

C. Nutrient Constituents

Ammonia mg N/L 0.36 none 0.07
Nitrate (& Nitrite) mg NO3/L 1.12 45(3.2) 0.95
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mg N/L 0.69 none 0.35
Soluble Ortho Phosphate mg P/L <0.01 none <0.01
Total Phosphate mg P/L <0.01 none 0.02

D. Organic Constituents

Biological Oxygen Demand   5 day mg /L NR* none 3
Soluble Organic Carbon mg C/L 2.9 none 3.6
Total Dissolved Solids mg /L 210 1500 356
Total Suspended Solids mg /L <1 none 6.3
Volatile Suspended Solids mg /L <1 none <1

E. Microbiological

Chlorophyll-a mg /L NR* none 0.003
Fecal Coliform CFU/100ml 0 0 27
Fecal Streptococcus CFU/100ml NR* 0 131
Heterotrophic Plate Count CFU/mL 0 500 43
Total Coliform CFU/100ml 0 0 83

F. Total Trihalomethanes ug/L THM 34 100 -

G. Pesticide Scan, H. Organic Scan, I. Radiochemicals
Concentrations less than detection limits for all constituents tested or below the Provincial Permit To Operate limits.

A As Chloramine
NR* not required or not applicable by our Provincial Permit To Operate



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