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Nitrate

Lockesburg Waterworks

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

12

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.960 ppm110.960 ppm
20190.825 ppm220.640 ppm - 1.01 ppm
20201.06 ppm111.06 ppm
20210.785 ppm220.580 ppm - 0.990 ppm
20220.995 ppm440.630 ppm - 1.24 ppm
20230.685 ppm220.680 ppm - 0.690 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG 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

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
2018-09-11Y1825600060.960 ppm
2019-09-17Y1926200051.01 ppm
2019-12-03Y1933900010.640 ppm
2020-12-01Y2033700321.06 ppm
2021-03-16Y2107600050.580 ppm
2021-11-16Y2132100210.990 ppm
2022-06-14Y2216600250.940 ppm
2022-06-14Y2216600240.630 ppm
2022-08-03Y2221600051.24 ppm
2022-08-03Y2221600041.17 ppm
2023-06-20Y2317200560.690 ppm
2023-06-20Y2317200570.680 ppm