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Chromium (total)

Springville Water Works

NOTE: Springville Water Works purchases water from Coosa Valley Water Supply District which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Coosa Valley Water Supply District.

Chromium is a naturally occurring metal, but industrial uses can elevate its levels in water. One form, hexavalent chromium, causes cancer. Total chromium is not a good indicator of the amount of hexavalent chromium in drinking water.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 100 ppb

The legal limit for total chromium, established in 1991, was based on a 1958 toxicity study in laboratory animals, and applies to both the less-toxic trivalent chromium and the more-toxic hexavalent chromium forms of this compound. This limit does not protect against the risk of cancer from ingestion of hexavalent chromium.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Springville Water Works purchases water from Coosa Valley Water Supply District which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Coosa Valley Water Supply District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-19180219025-1ND
2019-02-2019020650-001ND
2020-02-1920143246001_IIOCND
2021-02-1735612498001_IIOCND
2022-02-2335698906001_IIOCND
2023-10-112310-00220-001ND