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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

Sanford Water District

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.

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99

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND140ND
20150.1000 ppm121ND - 1.20 ppm
2016ND220ND
20170.0800 ppm201ND - 1.60 ppm
2018ND140ND
20190.0765 ppm171ND - 1.30 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.14 ppm for nitrate was defined by EWG . This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

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
2014-03-12ND
2014-03-12ND
2014-03-12ND
2014-06-02ND
2014-06-02ND
2014-06-03ND
2014-06-03ND
2014-06-03ND
2014-06-04ND
2014-06-04ND
2014-06-04ND
2014-06-04ND
2014-06-05ND
2014-06-05ND
2015-03-11215030270ND
2015-03-11215030267ND
2015-03-11215030265ND
2015-04-29215050773.02ND
2015-04-29215040773.03ND
2015-04-29215040773.01ND
2015-07-15215070453ND
2015-07-15215070451ND
2015-11-18215110433ND
2015-11-18215110431ND
2015-11-18215110429ND
2015-11-182151104271.20 ppm
2016-03-29216030771ND
2016-03-29216030773ND
2016-03-30216030800ND
2016-03-30216030802ND
2016-05-25216051005ND
2016-06-15216060623ND
2016-06-15216060625ND
2016-06-15216060627ND
2016-06-20216060816ND
2016-06-20216060819ND
2016-08-24216080961AND
2016-08-29216081191.01AND
2016-08-29216081191.02AND
2016-08-30216081238.01AND
2016-08-30216081238.02AND
2016-11-09216110291ND
2016-11-09216110293ND
2016-11-16216110517ND
2016-11-16216110519ND
2016-12-06216120185ND
2016-12-06216120182ND
2016-12-15216120417ND
2017-03-21217030572.01ND
2017-03-21217030570.01ND
2017-03-22217030619.01ND
2017-03-22217030621.01ND
2017-05-30217051121ND
2017-05-30217051124.01ND
2017-05-30217051142.01ND
2017-05-30217051145.01ND
2017-05-31217051225.011.60 ppm
2017-05-31217051228.01ND
2017-05-31217051222ND
2017-06-14217060608.01ND
2017-06-14217060611.01ND
2017-08-23217081091.01ND
2017-08-29217081318ND
2017-08-29217081322.01ND
2017-08-29217081326ND
2017-08-30217081399ND
2017-08-30217081403.01ND
2017-08-30217081407ND
2018-06-13218060561.01ND
2018-06-13218060560.01ND
2018-06-20218060834.01ND
2018-06-20218060836.01ND
2018-06-20218060838.01ND
2018-09-18218090599.03ND
2018-09-18218090599.04ND
2018-09-18218090599.01ND
2018-09-18218090599.02ND
2018-09-19218090649.05ND
2018-09-19218090649.04ND
2018-09-19218090649.01ND
2018-09-19218090649.02ND
2018-09-19218090649.03ND
2019-05-22219050985.01ND
2019-05-22219050987.01ND
2019-05-22219050983.01ND
2019-05-22219050989.01ND
2019-05-22219050981.01ND
2019-08-14219080603.01ND
2019-08-14219080601.01ND
2019-08-14219080599.01ND
2019-08-22219080954.01ND
2019-08-26219081045.01ND
2019-12-17219120556.01ND
2019-12-17219120553.01ND
2019-12-17219120551.01ND
2019-12-17219120559.01ND
2019-12-18219120615.01ND
2019-12-18219120613.01ND
2019-12-18219120611.011.30 ppm