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Nitrate

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for nitrate. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for nitrate. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-1837729_18-43639ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43640ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43641ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43642ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43636ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46057ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46058ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46059ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46060ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46187ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46186ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46185ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46184ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52095ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52096ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52097ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52098ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51097ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51098ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51099ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51100ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60768ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60769ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60770ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60771ND