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Listed below is information on those contaminants that were found in the Village of Ashville’s Water Department:
Mean Hardness 236.5 mg/L 236,500 ppb |
Mean Iron Content 0.21 mg/L 210 ppb |
OH6500012 | ASHVILLE VILLAGE PWS | ||||
Contaminants (Units) |
Level Found |
MCL | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Containament |
Floride (ppm) | 1.03 | 4 | No | 2016 | Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories |
Cyanide (ppm | .01 | .2 | No | 2016 | Discharge from steel/metal factories; Discharge from plastic and fertilizer factories |
Antimony (ppm) |
.004 |
.006 | No | 2016 | Discharge from petroleum refineries; fire retardants; ceramics; electronics; solder |
Arsenic (ppm) | .003 | .010 | No | 2016 | Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from orchards; Runoff from glass and electronics production wastes |
Barium (ppm) | .11 | 2 | No | 2016 | Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits |
Beryllium | .001 | .004 | No | 2016 | Discharge from metal refineries and coal-burning factories; Discharge from electrical, aerospace, and defense industries |
Cadium | .001 | .005 | No | 2016 | Corrosion of galvanized pipes; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from metal refineries; runoff from waste batteries & paints |
Trihalomethane | .01 | .06 | No | 2016 | By-product of drinking water chlorination |
HAAS (ppb) (Haloacitic Acid) | .03 | .08 | No | 2016 | 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 | 2016 | 2.97 | NA | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | ||
Bromodichloromethane | 2016 | 3.03 | NA | ppb | No | Unregulated Contaminants | ||
Dibromochloromethane | 2016 | 2.61 | 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 | 2016 | 1.8 | 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 |