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 |