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Nitrate

Sugar Mountain Utility

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.

 

108

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

46

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.576 ppm187ND - 2.05 ppm
20190.650 ppm178ND - 1.82 ppm
20200.477 ppm186ND - 2.30 ppm
20210.372 ppm185ND - 1.53 ppm
20220.444 ppm186ND - 1.64 ppm
20230.732 ppm1914ND - 1.80 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG 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

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
2018-10-307164-103018-OGHN1.22 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OLMN2.05 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OOAN1.60 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OOBN1.47 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OOCNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OODNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOENND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOFNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOIN1.44 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OONN1.02 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OORNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOSNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOTNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOVNND
2018-10-307164-103018-OOWN1.57 ppm
2018-10-307164-103018-OPQNND
2018-12-267164-122618-OJKNND
2018-12-267164-122618-OOXNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OGHN1.15 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OJKN1.22 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OLMN1.77 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OOAN1.24 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OOBN1.34 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OOCNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OODNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OOENND
2019-10-157164-101519-OOFNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OOIN1.34 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OONNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OORN1.17 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OOSNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OOTNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OOWN1.82 ppm
2019-10-157164-101519-OOXNND
2019-10-157164-101519-OPQNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OGHNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OJKN1.16 ppm
2020-10-287164-102820-OLMN1.46 ppm
2020-10-287164-102820-OOAN1.37 ppm
2020-10-287164-102820-OOBN1.17 ppm
2020-10-287164-102820-OOENND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOFNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOIN1.12 ppm
2020-10-287164-102820-OONNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OORNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOSNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOTNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOVNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OOWNND
2020-10-287164-102820-OPQNND
2020-12-097164-120920-OOCNND
2020-12-097164-120920-OODNND
2020-12-29012-SMUOOX2.30 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OGHN1.22 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OJKNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OLMN1.53 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OOAN1.47 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OOBN1.18 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OOCNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OODNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOENND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOFNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOIN1.30 ppm
2021-10-197164-101921-OONNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OORNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOSNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOTNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOVNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OOWNND
2021-10-197164-101921-OPQNND
2021-10-277164-102721-OOXNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OGHN1.11 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OJKNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OLMN1.64 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OOAN1.43 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OOBN1.15 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OOCNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OODNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOENND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOFNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOINND
2022-11-017164-110122-OONNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OORN1.10 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OOSNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOTNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOVNND
2022-11-017164-110122-OOWN1.56 ppm
2022-11-017164-110122-OPQNND
2022-11-217164-112122-OOXNND
2023-08-30752-11119-10.770 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-11.30 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-100.780 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-11ND
2023-10-17752-12696-120.940 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-130.510 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-15ND
2023-10-17752-12696-160.940 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-171.40 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-18ND
2023-10-17752-12696-21.000 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-3ND
2023-10-17752-12696-4ND
2023-10-17752-12696-50.680 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-61.10 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-70.920 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-80.980 ppm
2023-10-17752-12696-91.80 ppm
2023-12-13752-14695-10.780 ppm