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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Village Water System

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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150

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

72

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.125 ppm162ND - 1.000 ppm
20150.321 ppm1612ND - 1.10 ppm
20160.443 ppm3620ND - 1.70 ppm
20170.398 ppm1612ND - 1.30 ppm
20180.615 ppm2016ND - 1.60 ppm
20190.560 ppm4626ND - 2.00 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The 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

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-12-17AE00737ND
2014-12-17AE00738ND
2014-12-17AE00739ND
2014-12-17AE00740ND
2014-12-17AE00741ND
2014-12-17AE00742ND
2014-12-17AE007431.000 ppm
2014-12-17AE00744ND
2014-12-17AE00737ND
2014-12-17AE00738ND
2014-12-17AE00739ND
2014-12-17AE00740ND
2014-12-17AE00741ND
2014-12-17AE00742ND
2014-12-17AE007431.000 ppm
2014-12-17AE00744ND
2015-11-23352184880010.430 ppm
2015-11-2335218488002ND
2015-11-23352184880030.360 ppm
2015-11-23352184880040.0360 ppm
2015-11-23352184880050.0900 ppm
2015-11-2335218488006ND
2015-11-23352184880071.10 ppm
2015-11-23352184880080.550 ppm
2015-11-23352184880010.430 ppm
2015-11-2335218488002ND
2015-11-23352184880030.360 ppm
2015-11-23352184880040.0360 ppm
2015-11-23352184880050.0900 ppm
2015-11-2335218488006ND
2015-11-23352184880071.10 ppm
2015-11-23352184880080.550 ppm
2016-04-20352407300010.0260 ppm
2016-04-2035240730002ND
2016-04-2035240730003ND
2016-04-2035240730004ND
2016-04-20352407300050.0260 ppm
2016-04-2035240730006ND
2016-04-20352407300070.700 ppm
2016-04-20352407300081.60 ppm
2016-04-20352407300010.0260 ppm
2016-04-2035240730002ND
2016-04-2035240730003ND
2016-04-2035240730004ND
2016-04-20352407300050.0260 ppm
2016-04-2035240730006ND
2016-04-20352407300070.700 ppm
2016-04-20352407300081.60 ppm
2016-04-2635241518001ND
2016-04-26352415180021.70 ppm
2016-04-26352415180031.50 ppm
2016-04-26352415180040.120 ppm
2016-04-26352415180050.840 ppm
2016-04-2635241518006ND
2016-04-26352415180070.830 ppm
2016-04-2635241518008ND
2016-04-26352415180090.640 ppm
2016-04-2635241518010ND
2016-04-2635241518001ND
2016-04-26352415180021.70 ppm
2016-04-26352415180031.50 ppm
2016-04-26352415180040.120 ppm
2016-04-26352415180050.840 ppm
2016-04-2635241518006ND
2016-04-26352415180070.830 ppm
2016-04-2635241518008ND
2016-04-26352415180090.640 ppm
2016-04-2635241518010ND
2017-08-29353335970100.0740 ppm
2017-08-29353335970110.350 ppm
2017-08-2935333597012ND
2017-08-29353335970130.220 ppm
2017-08-29353335970141.30 ppm
2017-08-29353335970150.630 ppm
2017-08-2935333597016ND
2017-08-29353335970170.610 ppm
2017-08-29353335970100.0740 ppm
2017-08-29353335970110.350 ppm
2017-08-2935333597012ND
2017-08-29353335970130.220 ppm
2017-08-29353335970141.30 ppm
2017-08-29353335970150.630 ppm
2017-08-2935333597016ND
2017-08-29353335970170.610 ppm
2018-11-27354335710010.0330 ppm
2018-11-27354335710020.490 ppm
2018-11-2735433571003ND
2018-11-27354335710040.340 ppm
2018-11-27354335710051.60 ppm
2018-11-27354335710060.520 ppm
2018-11-2735433571007ND
2018-11-27354335710080.570 ppm
2018-11-27354335710010.0330 ppm
2018-11-27354335710020.490 ppm
2018-11-2735433571003ND
2018-11-27354335710040.340 ppm
2018-11-27354335710051.60 ppm
2018-11-27354335710060.520 ppm
2018-11-2735433571007ND
2018-11-27354335710080.570 ppm
2018-12-04354347450011.50 ppm
2018-12-04354347450021.10 ppm
2018-12-04354347450011.50 ppm
2018-12-04354347450021.10 ppm
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-11354478800041.60 ppm
2019-02-11354478800051.50 ppm
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-11354478800070.980 ppm
2019-02-11354478800082.00 ppm
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-11354478800041.60 ppm
2019-02-11354478800051.50 ppm
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-11354478800070.980 ppm
2019-02-11354478800082.00 ppm
2019-03-1335454100001ND
2019-03-13354541000021.80 ppm
2019-03-13354541000030.650 ppm
2019-03-13354541000040.510 ppm
2019-03-13354541000051.20 ppm
2019-03-1335454100001ND
2019-03-13354541000021.80 ppm
2019-03-13354541000030.650 ppm
2019-03-13354541000040.510 ppm
2019-03-13354541000051.20 ppm
2019-03-25354575580010.130 ppm
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-25354575580060.690 ppm
2019-03-25354575580070.220 ppm
2019-03-25354575580080.780 ppm
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-03-25354575580010.130 ppm
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-25354575580060.690 ppm
2019-03-25354575580070.220 ppm
2019-03-25354575580080.780 ppm
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-04-01354589910010.830 ppm
2019-04-01354589910010.830 ppm