Nitrate and nitrite

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Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	0.0280 ppm	5	1	ND - 0.140 ppm
2015	ND	5	0	ND
2016	0.00300 ppm	5	1	ND - 0.0150 ppm
2017	0.00300 ppm	5	1	ND - 0.0150 ppm
2018	0.00340 ppm	5	1	ND - 0.0170 ppm
2019	ND	4	0	ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-02-25	AC18577	ND
2014-02-25	AC18578	ND
2014-02-25	AC18579	ND
2014-02-25	AC18580	0.140 ppm
2014-02-25	AC18576	ND
2015-01-27	AC40655	ND
2015-12-17	AC64571	ND
2015-12-17	AC64572	ND
2015-12-17	AC64570	ND
2015-12-17	AC64569	ND
2016-01-12	AC65370	ND
2016-01-12	AC65371	ND
2016-01-12	AC65369	0.0150 ppm
2016-01-12	AC65372	ND
2016-01-12	AC65373	ND
2017-01-17	AC89263	ND
2017-01-17	AC89260	ND
2017-01-17	AC89264	0.0150 ppm
2017-01-17	AC89262	ND
2017-01-17	AC89261	ND
2018-01-10	AD11526	ND
2018-01-10	AD11530	ND
2018-01-10	AD11529	ND
2018-01-10	AD11528	ND
2018-01-10	AD11527	0.0170 ppm
2019-01-10	AD38047	ND
2019-01-10	AD38048	ND
2019-01-10	AD38050	ND
2019-01-10	AD38051	ND