Nitrate and nitrite

Smith Mobile Home 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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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	ND	4	0	ND
2015	ND	4	0	ND
2016	0.0145 ppm	4	2	ND - 0.0290 ppm
2017	ND	4	0	ND
2018	ND	6	0	ND
2019	ND	4	0	ND

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
2014-01-13	AD88332	ND
2014-01-13	AD88322	ND
2014-01-13	AD88332	ND
2014-01-13	AD88322	ND
2015-08-25	35204326003	ND
2015-08-25	35204326003	ND
2015-08-25	35204326006	ND
2015-08-25	35204326006	ND
2016-04-11	35238668003	0.0290 ppm
2016-04-11	35238668002	ND
2016-04-11	35238668003	0.0290 ppm
2016-04-11	35238668002	ND
2017-01-17	AE12824	ND
2017-01-17	AE12828	ND
2017-01-17	AE12824	ND
2017-01-17	AE12828	ND
2018-01-22	AE20427	ND
2018-01-22	AE20479	ND
2018-01-22	AE20483	ND
2018-01-22	AE20427	ND
2018-01-22	AE20479	ND
2018-01-22	AE20483	ND
2019-01-10	B1900194-001	ND
2019-01-10	B1900194-002	ND
2019-01-10	B1900194-001	ND
2019-01-10	B1900194-002	ND