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Listed below is information on those contaminants that were found in the Village of Ashville’s Water Department:
Mean Hardness 215 mg/L |
Average Iron Content 0.33 mg/L |
OH6500012 | ASHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | ||||||
Contaminants (Units) | MCLG | MCL | Level Found | Range of Detections | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Contaminants |
Inorganic Contaminants | |||||||
Chlorine Total (mg/L) | 4 | 4 | 0.96 | 0.46-1.36 | No | 2011 | Water Additive to Control Microbes. |
Contaminants (Units) | MCLG | MCL | 90th Percentile | # of Samples over AL | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Contaminants |
Copper (ppm) | 1.3 | AL=1.3 | 0.13 | 1 | No | 2015 | Corrosion of Household Plumbing systems; Erosion of Natural deposits; Leaching from Wood Preservatives. |
Lead (ppb) | 0 | AL=15 | <7 | 0 | No | 2015 | Corrosion of Household Plumbing systems; Erosion of Natural deposits; |
None of the samples exceeded the lead Action Level (AL) of 15 (ppb) or Copper Action Level at 1.3 (ppm) | |||||||
TTHMs (ppb) [Total Trihalomethane] |
No goal for the total |
80 | 8.4 | 7.83-8.4 | No | 2015 | By-product of drinking water chlorination. |
HAAS (ppb) (Haloacitic Acid) | 0 | 60 | 2.2 | 1.4-2.2 | No | 2015 | By-product of drinking water chlorination. |
Barium (ppm) | 2 | 2 | 0.0873 | .087-.087 | No | 2013 | Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits |
Fluoride Total (ppm) | 4 | 4 | 1.21 | 1.21-1.21 | No | 2013 | Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer & aluminum factories. |
Volatile Organic Contaminants | MCLG | MCL | Level Found | Range of Detections | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Contaminants |
Chloroform (ppm) | NA | NA | 0.00063 | .00100-.00100 | No | 2014 | By-product of drinking water chlorination. |
OH6500012 | ASHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | |||||||
Organic Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) | Collection Date | Highest Level Detected | Range of Levels Detected | MCLG | MCL | Units | Violation | Likely Source of Contamination |
Chloroform | 2015 | 3.13 | NA | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | ||
Bromodichloromethane | 2015 | 2.96 | NA | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | ||
Dibromochloromethane | 2015 | 2.00 | NA | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | ||
Detections of DBPs in raw water may be attributed to backflow of treated water, sampling from an incorrect location, or contamination in the source water. Consult the drinking water inspector in these situations | ||||||||
Dibromoacetic acid | 2015 | 1.000 | NA | 60.0 | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | |
Five Haloacetic Acids (HAAS): the sum of the concentrations of Monochloroacetic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Trichloroacetic acid, Monobromoacetic acid and Dibromoacetic acid |