GARDEN CITY PARK WATER DISTRICT

2018 WATER QUALITY REPORT

TABLE OF DETECTED PARAMETERS

 

 

 

 

 

Contaminants

 

Violation

(Yes/No)

 

Date of

Sample

Level Detected

(Maximum) (Range)

Unit

Measurement

 

 

MCLG

 

Regulatory Limit

(MCL or AL)

 

 

Likely Source of  Contaminant

 

Inorganic Contaminants

Copper

No

July / August 2017

0.01 - 0.088

0.072 (1)

mg/L

1.3

AL = 1.3

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

Lead

No

July / August 2017

ND - 5.6

1.7 (1)

ug/L

0

AL = 15

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

Manganese

No

07/30/18

   ND - 0.62

     ug/L

n/a

MCL = 300

Naturally occurring

Barium

No

11/14/18

0.013 - 0.028

mg/L

2.0

MCL = 2.0  

Naturally occurring

Ammonia

No

01/17/18

ND - 0.33

mg/L

n/a

NONE

Naturally occurring

Sodium

No

02/05/18

18.2 - 39.9

mg/L

n/a

No MCL(2)

Naturally occurring

Iron

No

02/05/18

ND - 39

ug/L

n/a

MCL = 300

Naturally occurring

Fluoride

No

06/04/18

   ND - 0.11

     mg/L

50

MCL = 2.2

Naturally occurring

Zinc

No

01/17/18

ND - 0.066

mg/L

n/a

MCL = 5    

Naturally occurring

Nickel

No

01/17/18

ND - 5.7   

ug/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Magnesium

No

06/04/18

9.5 - 17.7

ug/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Chloride

No

02/05/18

ND -51.0

mg/L

n/a

MCL = 250

Naturally occurring

Calcium

No

06/04/18

16.4 - 28.9

mg/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Nitrate

No

08/20/18

2.1 - 8.3

mg/L

10

MCL = 10

Runoff from fertilizer and leaching from septic tanks and sewage

Nitrite

No

09/10/18

ND - 0.46

mg/L

n/a

MCL = 1.0

Runoff from fertilizer and leaching from septic tanks and sewage

Calcium Hardness

No

06/04/18

 37.7 -72.2

mg/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Total Hardness

     No

06/04/18

  74.4 -145.0.2

mg/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Total Alkalinity

     No

06/04/18

15.5 -101.0

mg/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

     No

06/04/18

140.0 -287.0

mg/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Turbidity

     No 

06/04/18

ND - 1.0

NTU

n/a

MCL = 5 

Naturally occurring

Sulfate

     No

11/14/18

25.5 - 48.6

mg/L

n/a

MCL = 250

Naturally occurring

Volatile Organic Contaminants

Tetrachloroethene

No

11/06/18

ND - 0.62

ug/L

0

MCL =  5   

Industrial/Commercial Discharge

MTBE

No

11/14/18

ND - 1.3

ug/L

0

 MCL = 10   

Gasoline Additive

Disinfection By-Products

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

No

   08/14/18

ND - 7.0

ug/L

n/a

MCL = 80

Disinfection By-Products

Radionuclides

Gross Alpha

No

08/02/17

ND - 2.31

pCi/L

0

MCL = 15

Naturally occurring

Gross Beta

No

08/02/17

2.92 - 3.95

pCi/L

0

MCL = 50

Naturally occurring

Radium 226 & 228

No

08/02/17

1.04 - 2.25

pCi/L

0

 MCL = 5(3)

Naturally occurring

Uranium

No

   08/02/17

ND - 1.16

ug/L

n/a

MCL = 30

Naturally occurring

Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (4)

1,4 Dioxane

No

01/24/18

0.013 - 9.9

ug/L

n/a

HA = 35

Industrial Discharge

Chromium

No

09/02/14

ND - 1.0

ug/L

100

MCL = 100

Naturally deposits

Hexavalent Chromium

No

05/27/14

ND - 1.1

ug/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally deposits and Industrial Discharge

Strontium

No

05/27/14

77.8 - 86.7

ug/L

n/a

HA = 4000

Naturally occurring

Chlorate

No

04/17/14

ND - 140

ug/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Bromide

No

  07/30/18

72.6 - 265.0

ug/L

n/a

No MCL

Naturally occurring

Definitions:

Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) - The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Residual Disinfection Level (MRDL) - The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

Maximum Residual Disinfection Level Goal (MRDLG) - The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

Health Advisory (HA) - An estimate of acceptable drinking water levels for a chemical substance based on health effects information; a health advisory is not a legally enforceable Federal standard, but serves as technical guid­ance to assist Federal, State and local officials.

Action Level (AL) - The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - Corresponds to one part of liquid in one million parts of liquid (parts per million - ppm).

Micrograms per liter (ug/l) - Corresponds to one part of liquid in one billion parts of liquid (parts per billion - ppb).

Non-Detects (ND) - Laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present.

pCi/L - pico Curies perLiter is a measure of radioactivity in water.

                                                                                    (1)- During 2017, we collected and analyzed 30 samples for lead and copper. The action levels for both lead and copper were not exceeded at any

                                                       site tested. The values reported for lead and copper represent the 90th percentile.

A percentile is a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it. The 90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90% of the lead and copper values detected at your water system. In our sampling program, the 90th percentile value is the 4th highest result.

(2)- No MCL has been established for sodium. However, 20 mg/l is a recommended guideline for people on high restricted sodium diets and 270 mg/l for those on moderate sodium diets.

(3)- MCL for Radium 226 and 228 is a combined total Radium = 5 pCi/L.

(4)- UCMR3 - Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 3 is a Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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