Nitrate

City of Jasper

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	N/A
2014	ND	4	ND
2015	ND	4	ND
2016	ND	4	ND
2017	ND	4	ND
2018	ND	4	ND
2019	ND	4	ND

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
2014-03-04	AC45405	ND
2014-03-04	AC45402	ND
2014-03-04	AC45403	ND
2014-03-04	AC45404	ND
2015-02-02	AC78600	ND
2015-02-02	AC78596	ND
2015-02-02	AC78598	ND
2015-02-02	AC78597	ND
2016-02-16	AD23516	ND
2016-02-16	AD23520	ND
2016-02-16	AD23519	ND
2016-02-16	AD23518	ND
2017-03-07	AD73595	ND
2017-03-07	AD73594	ND
2017-03-07	AD73602	ND
2017-03-07	AD73601	ND
2018-02-13	AE13434	ND
2018-02-13	AE13432	ND
2018-05-21	AE26906	ND
2018-10-15	AE43355	ND
2019-01-09	AE49281	ND
2019-01-09	AE49288	ND
2019-01-09	AE49287	ND
2019-01-09	AE49282	ND