Nitrate
Camp Pendleton (South)
Nitrate, a fertilizer chemical, frequently contaminates drinking water due to agricultural and urban runoff, and discharges from municipal wastewater treatment plants and septic tanks. Excessive nitrate in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer. Click here to read more about nitrate.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.260 ppm | 21 | 8 | ND - 0.949 ppm |
2015 | 0.271 ppm | 24 | 11 | ND - 0.678 ppm |
2016 | 0.233 ppm | 20 | 7 | ND - 0.710 ppm |
2017 | 0.333 ppm | 23 | 8 | ND - 1.70 ppm |
2018 | 0.568 ppm | 28 | 16 | ND - 2.00 ppm |
2019 | 0.509 ppm | 25 | 13 | ND - 1.80 ppm |
ppm = parts per million
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm
The EWG Health Guideline of 0.14 ppm for nitrate was defined by EWG . This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.
EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm
The legal limit for nitrate, established in 1962, was developed to protect infants from acute methemoglobinemia, a life-threatening disorder of oxygen transport in the body. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer and harm to the developing fetus.
ppm = parts per million
All test results
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-01-27 | 9590-039-1100 | 0.587 ppm |
2014-01-29 | 9590-032-1115 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 9590-030-1115 | ND |
2014-04-23 | 9590-009-0944 | 0.633 ppm |
2014-04-23 | 9590-034-1115 | ND |
2014-04-24 | 9590-022-1115 | ND |
2014-04-25 | 9590-014-1150 | 0.949 ppm |
2014-04-25 | 9590-036-1115 | 0.610 ppm |
2014-04-28 | 9590-035-1210 | 0.836 ppm |
2014-05-21 | 9590-030-1015 | ND |
2014-05-21 | 9590-039-1050 | 0.610 ppm |
2014-05-23 | 9590-049-1030 | ND |
2014-06-11 | 9590-043-1140 | ND |
2014-06-12 | 9590-044-1220 | ND |
2014-06-24 | 9590-037-1100 | ND |
2014-07-09 | 9590-049-1030 | ND |
2014-07-14 | 9590-039-1120 | 0.610 ppm |
2014-07-17 | 9590-030-1140 | ND |
2014-10-28 | 9590-030-1115 | ND |
2014-11-06 | 9590-049-1155 | ND |
2014-11-20 | 9590-039-1255 | 0.633 ppm |
2015-01-16 | 9590-030-1035 | ND |
2015-01-21 | 9590-049-1315 | ND |
2015-01-26 | 9590-039-1210 | 0.610 ppm |
2015-03-13 | 9590-043-1336 | ND |
2015-03-13 | 9590-044-1310 | ND |
2015-03-16 | 9590-020-1220 | 0.474 ppm |
2015-03-16 | 9590-037-1250 | ND |
2015-03-18 | 9590-019-1050 | ND |
2015-03-18 | 9590-034-1242 | ND |
2015-03-19 | 9590-018-0800 | 0.474 ppm |
2015-03-24 | 9590-022-1105 | ND |
2015-04-01 | 9590-036-1025 | 0.655 ppm |
2015-04-09 | 9590-014-0945 | 0.633 ppm |
2015-05-11 | 9590-039-1145 | 0.655 ppm |
2015-05-12 | 9590-049-1135 | ND |
2015-05-20 | 9590-030-1000 | ND |
2015-07-24 | 9590-030-1020 | ND |
2015-07-27 | 9590-039-1300 | 0.678 ppm |
2015-08-13 | 9590-035-1046 | 0.678 ppm |
2015-08-24 | 9590-049-1145 | ND |
2015-08-24 | 9590-051-1230 | 0.520 ppm |
2015-10-14 | 9590-039-1230 | 0.633 ppm |
2015-10-14 | 9590-049-1120 | ND |
2015-10-15 | 9590-030-1215 | 0.497 ppm |
2016-01-13 | 9590-049-1230 | ND |
2016-02-05 | 9590-039-1115 | 0.660 ppm |
2016-02-19 | 9590-030-1050 | ND |
2016-04-21 | 9590-034-1236 | ND |
2016-04-21 | 9590-035-1205 | 0.710 ppm |
2016-04-26 | 9590-022-1105 | ND |
2016-04-26 | 9590-037-1220 | ND |
2016-04-27 | 9590-019-1248 | ND |
2016-04-28 | 9590-043-1145 | ND |
2016-04-28 | 9590-044-1102 | ND |
2016-04-29 | 9590-014-1130 | 0.620 ppm |
2016-04-29 | 9590-036-1048 | 0.670 ppm |
2016-05-03 | 9590-030-1200 | ND |
2016-05-05 | 9590-039-1115 | 0.660 ppm |
2016-05-05 | 9590-051-1045 | ND |
2016-05-12 | 9590-020-1130 | ND |
2016-08-03 | 9590-039-1200 | 0.690 ppm |
2016-08-08 | 9590-030-1130 | ND |
2016-11-01 | 9590-030-1115 | ND |
2016-11-21 | 9590-039-1325 | 0.640 ppm |
2017-01-09 | 9590-030-1140 | ND |
2017-02-15 | 9590-039-1120 | 0.870 ppm |
2017-03-07 | 9590-036-1110 | 0.680 ppm |
2017-03-08 | 9590-014-1105 | 1.10 ppm |
2017-03-09 | 9590-020-1115 | ND |
2017-03-09 | 9590-035-1150 | 0.450 ppm |
2017-03-09 | 9590-051-1230 | ND |
2017-03-17 | 9590-019-1146 | ND |
2017-03-17 | 9590-034-1240 | ND |
2017-03-17 | 9590-037-1115 | ND |
2017-03-23 | 9590-022-1250 | ND |
2017-03-30 | 9590-043-1135 | ND |
2017-03-30 | 9590-044-1115 | ND |
2017-05-10 | 9590-039-1215 | 0.960 ppm |
2017-05-11 | 9590-030-1245 | ND |
2017-07-13 | 9590-030-1300 | ND |
2017-07-21 | 9590-049-1310 | ND |
2017-07-24 | 9590-039-1030 | 1.50 ppm |
2017-11-01 | 9590-039-1200 | 1.70 ppm |
2017-11-17 | 9590-032-1045 | 0.400 ppm |
2017-12-04 | 9590-030-1245 | ND |
2017-12-13 | 9590-018-0740 | ND |
2017-12-28 | 9590-049-1110 | ND |
2018-01-09 | 9590-032-1320 | ND |
2018-01-25 | 9590-039-1120 | 2.00 ppm |
2018-02-05 | 9590-030-1315 | 0.480 ppm |
2018-02-08 | 9590-014-1235 | 2.00 ppm |
2018-02-12 | 9590-036-1335 | 0.590 ppm |
2018-02-12 | 9590-049-1110 | ND |
2018-02-14 | 9590-018-0740 | ND |
2018-03-14 | 9590-051-1242 | 0.850 ppm |
2018-03-15 | 9590-020-1130 | 0.550 ppm |
2018-03-15 | 9590-035-1200 | 1.000 ppm |
2018-03-21 | 9590-034-1245 | ND |
2018-03-22 | 9590-043-1125 | ND |
2018-03-22 | 9590-044-1020 | ND |
2018-03-26 | 9590-022-1340 | ND |
2018-03-29 | 9590-019-1225 | 0.680 ppm |
2018-03-29 | 9590-037-1302 | ND |
2018-04-24 | 9590-039-1220 | 2.00 ppm |
2018-04-25 | 9590-030-1300 | 0.620 ppm |
2018-05-01 | 9590-049-1300 | ND |
2018-05-16 | 9590-032-1230 | 0.680 ppm |
2018-07-23 | 9590-039-1145 | 1.000 ppm |
2018-07-25 | 9590-030-1152 | ND |
2018-07-27 | 9590-032-0822 | ND |
2018-07-27 | 9590-049-0930 | ND |
2018-11-06 | 9590-030-1245 | 0.440 ppm |
2018-11-13 | 9590-032-1245 | 0.680 ppm |
2018-11-13 | 9590-049-1230 | 0.540 ppm |
2018-11-19 | 9590-039-1100 | 1.80 ppm |
2019-01-09 | 9590-030-1230 | ND |
2019-01-23 | 9590-039-1200 | 1.80 ppm |
2019-01-28 | 9590-032-0945 | ND |
2019-01-28 | 9590-049-1040 | ND |
2019-01-30 | 9590-020-1052 | ND |
2019-01-31 | 9590-034-1100 | ND |
2019-02-21 | 9590-014-1320 | 1.80 ppm |
2019-02-28 | 9590-051-1042 | ND |
2019-03-01 | 9590-035-1102 | 1.60 ppm |
2019-03-15 | 9590-043-1035 | ND |
2019-03-15 | 9590-044-1120 | ND |
2019-03-21 | 9590-019-1136 | ND |
2019-03-21 | 9590-037-1100 | 0.400 ppm |
2019-05-07 | 9590-032-0835 | 0.410 ppm |
2019-05-07 | 9590-049-1025 | ND |
2019-05-08 | 9590-039-1215 | 1.80 ppm |
2019-05-09 | 9590-030-1100 | 0.440 ppm |
2019-07-24 | 9590-039-1200 | 1.10 ppm |
2019-07-30 | 9590-032-0730 | ND |
2019-07-30 | 9590-049-0830 | ND |
2019-09-19 | 9590-030-0638 | 0.490 ppm |
2019-10-30 | 9590-030-1045 | 0.750 ppm |
2019-11-12 | 9590-039-1220 | 1.10 ppm |
2019-11-14 | 9590-032-0710 | 0.560 ppm |
2019-11-14 | 9590-049-0810 | 0.470 ppm |