Chromium (total)

Valley County Water 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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.235 ppb	6	3	ND - 0.570 ppb
2015	0.271 ppb	7	4	ND - 0.970 ppb
2016	ND	2	0	ND
2017	ND	2	0	ND
2018	ND	4	0	ND
2019	ND	2	0	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-08-07	9588-001-0955	ND
2014-08-07	9588-002-0945	ND
2014-09-26	4I26021-01A	0.570 ppb
2014-09-26	4I26021-03A	0.430 ppb
2014-09-26	4I26021-05A	ND
2014-09-26	4I26021-07A	0.410 ppb
2015-03-04	9588-001-0800	ND
2015-03-04	9588-002-0841	ND
2015-03-04	9588-006-1250	ND
2015-03-26	5C26019-03A	0.320 ppb
2015-03-26	5C26019-01A	0.310 ppb
2015-03-26	5C26019-05A	0.300 ppb
2015-06-01	5F01065-01A	0.970 ppb
2016-06-20	9588-005-0930	ND
2016-08-05	9588-006-0905	ND
2017-08-29	9588-001-0905	ND
2017-08-29	9588-002-0915	ND
2018-04-18	9588-005-1112	ND
2018-04-18	9588-002-1347	ND
2018-04-25	9588-006-1246	ND
2018-05-18	9588-001-0928	ND
2019-07-18	9588-006-1040	ND
2019-07-18	9588-005-0915	ND