Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Asbestos

Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi

NOTE: Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi purchases water from Town of Queen Creek which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Queen Creek.

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND70ND
2023ND10ND

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

NOTE: Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi purchases water from Town of Queen Creek which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Queen Creek.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-18201807180472AND
2018-08-01201808020188AND
2019-02-13201902130133AAND
2019-02-13201902130133ABND
2019-02-14201902140186AAND
2019-02-14201902140186ABND
2019-07-25201907250189AAND
2019-07-25201907250189ABND
2019-08-29201908290381AND
2020-03-02202003020114IND
2020-04-08202004090033ICND
2020-04-08202004090033IBND
2020-04-08202004090033IAND
2020-07-08202007090047IAND
2020-07-08202007090047IBND
2022-02-02202202030104IAND
2022-02-02202202030104IBND
2022-02-02202202030104ICND
2022-02-02202202030104IDND
2022-02-02202202030104IEND
2022-06-01380-2498-6ND
2022-10-05380-23185-1ND
2023-04-12380-43463-15IAND
2023-04-12380-43463-15IBND
2023-04-12380-43463-15IBND