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Listed below is information on those contaminants that were found in the Village of Ashville’s Water Department:
Mean Hardness 355.0 mg/L 355,000 ppb |
Average Hardness 340.33 mg/L 340,330 ppb |
Mean Iron Content 0.18 mg/L
180 ppb |
Average Iron Content 0.22 mg/L 220 ppb |
ASHVILLE PWS TABLE OF DETECTED CONTAMINANTS FOR OH6500012 | ||||||||
TABLE OF DETECTED CONTAMINANTS | ||||||||
Contaminants (Units) | MCLG | MCL | Level Found | Range of Detections | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Contaminants | |
Disinfectant and Disinfectant By-Products | ||||||||
Total Chlorine (ppm) | MRDL = 4 | MRL = 4 | 0.0352 | 0.17-5.55 | No | 2018 | Water additive used to control microbes | |
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb) | 0 | 60 | 6.5 | One Sample | No | 2018 | By-product of drinking water disinfection | |
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) (ppb) | 0 | 80 | <2.0 | One Sample | No | 2018 | By-product of drinking water disinfection | |
Inorganic Contaminants | ||||||||
Barium (ppm) | 2 | 2 | 0.11 | One Sample NA | No | 2016 | Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits | |
Fluoride (ppm) | 4 | 4 | 1.03 | One Sample NA | No | 2016 | Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories | |
Nitrate (NO3)/Nitrite (NO2) (ppb) | 10 | 10 | <.10 | One Sample NA | No | 2018 | Run off from fertilizer use, Leaching from septic tanks, seweage; Erosion of natural deposits | |
Alachlor (ppb) | 0 | 2 | <0.2 | One Sample NA | No | 2018 | Runoff from herbicide used on row crops | |
Atraziner (ppb) | 3 | 3 | <0.3 | One Sample NA | No | 2018 | Runoff from herbicide used on row crops | |
Simazine (ppb) | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | One Sample NA | No | 2018 | Herbicide runoff | |
Organic Contaminants | ||||||||
Contaminants (Units) | MCLG | MCL | Samples | Range of Detections | Violation | Sample Year | Typical Source of Contaminants | |
Total coliform Bacterial | NA | TT | 48 | All Negative | No | 2018 | Naturally present in the environment | |
Lead and Copper | ||||||||
Contaminants (units) | Action Level (AL) | Individual Results over the AL | 90% of test levels were less than | Violation | Year Sampled | Typical source of Contaminants | ||
Lead (ppb) | 15 ppb | 0 | <7 | No | 2015 | Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits | ||
0 out of 20 samples were found to have lead levels in excess of the lead action level of 15 ppb. | ||||||||
Copper (ppm) | 1.3 ppm | 1 | 0.13 | No | 2015 | Erosions of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosions of household plumbing systems | ||
0 out of 20 samples were found to have copper levels in excess of the copper action level of 1.3 ppm. |