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Chemical Analysis

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Water Quality

Treated water samples are submitted to an accredited laboratory twice annually for for chemical analysis. The current test results are presented in the following table and are well within the recognized limits, reflecting a high quality potable water.

Chemical Analysis Test Results

Item

Unit of

Test

Item

Unit of

Test

Measured

Measure

Result

Measured

Measure

Result

Routine Water

Inorganic Non Metallic Parameters

pH

.

8.16

Kjeldahl Nitrogen

mg/l

Not Tested

Conductivity

uS/cm @ 25C

350

Ammonium - N

mg/l

<0.9

Calcium

mg/l

41.7

Organic Carbon

mg/l

1.9

Magnesium

mg/l

14.6

Extractable Metals

Sodium

mg/l

8

Iron

mg/l

<0.03

Potassium

mg/l

1.7

Manganese

mg/l

<0.01

Iron

mg/l

Not Tested

Aluminum

mmg/l

17.1

Manganese

mg/l

Not Tested

Copper

mmg/l

4.6

Chlorides

mg/l

18.7

Lead

mmg/l

0.3

Fluorides

mg/l

0.07

Physical & Aggregate Properties

Nitrates - N

mg/l

<0.05

Colour

Colour Units

Not Tested

Nitrites - N

mg/l

<0.06

Turbidity

NTU

0.1

Nitrate and Nitrite

mg/l

<0.05

Temperature of pH

Celcius

Not Reported

Sulphates

mg/l

32

Trihalomethanes Screen

Hydroxide

mg/l

0

Chloroform

mg/l

0.025

Bromides

mg/l

<0.1

Bromodichloromethane

mg/l

0.006

Carbonates

mg/l

0

Dibromochloromethane

mg/l

0.001

Bicarbonate

mg/l

151

Bromoform

mg/l

<0.001

P-Alkalinity

mg CaCO3/l

0

Total Trihalomethanes

mg/l

0.032

T-Alkalinity

mg CaCO3/l

124

Trihalomethanes - Surrogate Recovery

Hardness

mg CaCO3/l

164

Dibromofluoromethane

EPA Surrogate %

Not Reported

Total Dissolved Solids

mg/l

191

Toluene-d8

EPA Surrogate %

Not Reported

Ionic Balance

%

1.00

Bromofluorobenzine

EPA Surrogate %

Not Reported

 

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