Water Quality Characteristics
| Typical Characteristic | Reported As | Tap Water | Tap Limits | River Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Physical Characteristics |
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| Color True | CU | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| Conductivity at 25°C | umhos/cm | 488 | none | 491 |
| pH | 8.27 | 6.5 | 8.16 | |
| Temperature | C | 13.7 | none | 9.4 |
| Turbidity | NTU | 0.1 | 1 (0.3) | 3.1 |
B. Inorganic Constituents |
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| Aluminum | mg Al/L | 0.013 | 0.1 | 0.056 |
| Arsenic | mg As/L | 0.0004 | 0.010 | 0.0010 |
| Barium | mg Ba/L | 0.054 | 1.0 | 0.084 |
| Boron | mg B/L | 0.02 | 5.0 | 0.02 |
| Cadmium | mg Cd/L | <0.00001 | 0.005 | 0.00002 |
| Calcium | mg Ca/L | 43 | none | 46 |
| M-Alkalinity | mg CaCO3/L | 142 | 500 | 167 |
| P-Alkalinity | mg CaCO3/L | <1 | none | <1 |
| Carbonate | mg CO3/L | <1 | none | <1 |
| Bicarbonate | mg HCO3/L | 173 | none | 203 |
| Total Hardness | mg CaCO3/L | 182 | 800 | 191 |
| Chloride | mg Cl/L | 13 | 250 | 10 |
| Chlorine Residual | mg Cl2/L | 2.01 | 3.0A | NR* |
| Chromium | mg Cr/L | <0.0005 | 0.05 | <0.0005 |
| Copper | mg Cu/L | 0.0026 | 1.0 | 0.0014 |
| Cynaide | mg CN/L |
<0.001 |
0.2 |
NR* |
| Fluoride | mg F/L | 0.63 | 1.5 | 0.14 |
| Iron | mg Fe/L | 0.0052 | 0.3 | 0.0515 |
| Lead | mg Pb/L | <0.0001 | 0.01 | <0.0001 |
| Magnesium | mg Mg/L | 19 | 200 | 19 |
| Manganese | mg Mn/L | <0.0005 | 0.05 | 0.013 |
| Mercury | mg Hg/L | <0.00001 | 0.001 | <0.00001 |
| Potassium | mg K/L | 3.1 | none | 3.0 |
| Selenium | mg Se/L | 0.0005 | 0.01 | NR* |
| Silver | mg Ag/L | <0.00005 | none | <0.00005 |
| Sodium | mg Na/L | 26 | 200 | 27 |
| Sulfate | mg SO4/L | 89 | 500 | 78 |
| Uranium | mg U/L | 0.0012 | 0.02 | 0.0012 |
| Zinc | mg Zn/L | 0.0030 | 5.0 | 0.0017 |
C. Nutrient Constituents |
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| Ammonia | mg N/L | 0.86 | none | 0.04 |
| Nitrate (& Nitrite) | mg NO3/L | 1.1 | 45 | 0.9 |
| Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | mg N/L | 1.12 | none | 0.40 |
| Soluble Ortho Phosphate | mg P/L | 0.01 | none | 0.01 |
| Total Phosphate | mg P/L | <0.01 | none | <0.01 |
D. Organic Constituents |
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| Biological Oxygen Demand 5 day | mg /L | NR* | none | <3 |
| Dissolved Organic Carbon | mg C/L | 3.0 | none | 3.5 |
| Total Dissolved Solids | mg /L | 367 | 1500 | 385 |
| Total Suspended Solids | mg /L | <1 | none | 7 |
| Volatile Suspended Solids | mg /L | <1 | none | 2 |
E. Microbiological |
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| Chlorophyll-a | mg /L | NR* | none | 0.0022 |
| Fecal Coliform | CFU/100ml | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Fecal Streptococcus | CFU/100ml | NR* | 0 | 89 |
| Heterotrophic Plate Count | CFU/mL | 0 | 500 | 388 |
| Total Coliform | CFU/100ml | 0 | 0 | 241 |
F. Total Trihalomethanes |
ug/L THM | 41 | 100 | NR* |
| 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