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Drought Strategy

Drought Management Strategy
Drought Management Strategy

An updated strategy was approved by the Water Authority Board at its April 18 meeting.
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2012 Water Quality Report

water quality report

Water Quality Report

We want our customers to have accurate information about the quality of their drinking water. Read our Water Quality Report 2012 for more information.

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Substances Not Found in Our Water in Regulatory Compliance Monitoring PDF Print E-mail

Regulated Substances we test for and have not detected:
(USEPA Method Detection Limit in parentheses)

Inorganic Chemicals
Antimony (<1 PPB)
Asbestos (<0.01 MFL)
Beryllium (<1 PPB)
Cadmium (<1 PPB)
Cyanide (<5 PPB)
Mercury (<0.2 PPB)
Nitrite (<0.01 PPM)
Selenium (<5 PPB)
Thallium (<1 PPB)
 
Microbiological Contaminants
E. coli (Presence/Absence)  
 
Organic Chemicals
Alachlor (<0.2 PPB)
Atrazine (<0.1 PPB)
Benzene (<0.5 PPB)
Benzo(a)pyrene [PAH] (<0.02 PPB)
Carbofuran (<1 PPB)
Carbon Tetrachloride (<0.5 PPB)
Chlordane (<0.2 PPB)
Chlorobenzene (<0.5 PPB)
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) (<0.1 PPB)
Dalapon (<1.0 PPB)
1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB) (<0.01 PPB)
1,2-Dibromo 3-chloropropane (DBCP) (<0.02 PPB)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (<0.6 PPB)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (<0.6 PPB)
Dichloromethane (<0.5 PPB)
o-Dichlorobenzene (<0.5 PPB)
p-Dichlorobenzene (<0.5 PPB)
1,2-Dichloropropane (<0.5 PPB)
cis-1,2- Dichloroethylene (<0.5 PPB)
trans-1,2- Dichloroethylene (<0.5 PPB)
1,1-Dichloroethylene (<0.5 PPB)
1,2-Dichloroethane (<0.5 PPB)
Dinoseb (<0.2 PPB)
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)(waived)
Diquat (<0.4 PPB)
Endothall (<9 PPB)
Endrin (<0.01 PPB)
Ethylbenzene (<0.5 PPB)
Glyphosate (<6 PPB)
Heptachlor (<0.04 PPB)
Heptachlor epoxide (<0.02 PPB)
Hexachlorobenzene (<0.1 PPB)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (<0.1 PPB)
Lindane (<0.02 PPB)
Methoxychlor (<0.1 PPB)
Oxamyl (Vydate) (<2.0 PPB)
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) (<0.04 PPB)
Picloram (<0.1 PPB)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (<0.1 PPB)
Simazine (<0.07 PPB)
Styrene (<0.5 PPB)
Tetrachloroethylene (<0.5 PPB)
Toluene (<0.5 PPB)
Toxaphene (<1.0 PPB)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (<0.2 PPB)
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (<0.5 PPB)
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (<0.5 PPB)
1,1,2-Trichloroethane (<0.5 PPB)
Trichloroethylene (<0.5 PPB)
Vinyl Chloride (<0.5 PPB)
Xylenes (Total) (<0.5 PPB)
 
Radiological Chemicals
Radium 226 (<1.0 pCi/L) Radium 228 (<1.0 pCi/L)
 

Unregulated Substances we must test for and have not detected:
(USEPA Method Detection Limit in parentheses)

1,3-dinitrobenzene (<0.8 PPB)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl (<0.7 PPB)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl ether (<0.8 PPB)
2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (<0.9 PPB)
2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether (<0.5 PPB)
2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (<0.3 PPB)
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (<0.8 PPB)
Acetochlor (<2 PPB)
Acetochlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) (<1 PPB)
Acetochlor oxanilic acid (OA) (<2 PPB)
Alachlor (<2 PPB)
Alachlor ESA (<1 PPB)
Alachlor OA (<2 PPB)
Dimethoate (<0.7 PPB)
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (<1 PPB)
Metolachlor (<1 PPB)
Metolachlor ESA (<1 PPB)
Metolachlor OA (<2 PPB)
N-nitrosodiethylamine (<0.005 PPB)
N-nitrosodimethylamine (<0.002 PPB)
N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine (<0.004 PPB)
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine (<0.007 PPB)
N-nitrosomethylethylamine (<0.003 PPB)
N-nitrosopyrrolidine (<0.002 PPB)
Terbufos Sulfone (<0.4 PPB)
 
MFL = Million Fibers Per Liter PPB = Parts Per Billion PPM = Parts Per Million pCi/L = PicoCuries Per Liter
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 April 2013 )
 

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