Nitrate
Alliance City PWS
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | 0.373 ppm | 12 | 12 | 0.110 ppm - 0.690 ppm |
2015 | 0.369 ppm | 12 | 12 | 0.210 ppm - 0.650 ppm |
2016 | 0.341 ppm | 12 | 11 | ND - 0.510 ppm |
2017 | 0.304 ppm | 12 | 11 | ND - 0.660 ppm |
2018 | 0.341 ppm | 12 | 12 | 0.120 ppm - 0.760 ppm |
2019 | 0.371 ppm | 10 | 10 | 0.190 ppm - 0.620 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 |
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2014-01-08 | 14-10259-01 | 0.360 ppm |
2014-02-03 | 14-11401-01 | 0.580 ppm |
2014-03-05 | 14-12575-01 | 0.690 ppm |
2014-04-02 | 14-13907-01 | 0.690 ppm |
2014-05-07 | 14-15492-01 | 0.340 ppm |
2014-06-04 | 14-17017-01 | 0.110 ppm |
2014-07-08 | 14-18964-01 | 0.510 ppm |
2014-08-06 | 14-20297-01 | 0.260 ppm |
2014-09-09 | 14-22424-01 | 0.230 ppm |
2014-10-01 | 14-23505-01 | 0.300 ppm |
2014-11-05 | 14-25191-01 | 0.250 ppm |
2014-12-03 | 14-26436-01 | 0.160 ppm |
2015-01-06 | 15-10215-01 | 0.240 ppm |
2015-02-04 | 15-11347-01 | 0.360 ppm |
2015-03-04 | 15-12545-01 | 0.520 ppm |
2015-04-01 | 15-14383-01 | 0.650 ppm |
2015-05-05 | 15-15746-01 | 0.230 ppm |
2015-06-01 | 15-17306-01 | 0.260 ppm |
2015-07-08 | 15-19376-01 | 0.390 ppm |
2015-08-04 | 15-20959-01 | 0.210 ppm |
2015-09-01 | 15-22768-01 | 0.270 ppm |
2015-10-13 | 15-25143-01 | 0.440 ppm |
2015-11-03 | 15-26264-01 | 0.420 ppm |
2015-12-01 | 15-27540-01 | 0.440 ppm |
2016-01-06 | 16-10253-01 | 0.510 ppm |
2016-02-10 | 16-12012-01 | 0.430 ppm |
2016-03-01 | 16-12980-01 | 0.480 ppm |
2016-04-06 | 16-14833-01 | 0.510 ppm |
2016-05-03 | 16-16382-01 | 0.170 ppm |
2016-06-01 | 16-17814-01 | ND |
2016-07-06 | 16-20233-01 | 0.320 ppm |
2016-08-03 | 16-22242-01 | 0.200 ppm |
2016-09-07 | 16-24716-01 | 0.220 ppm |
2016-10-05 | 16-26806-01 | 0.380 ppm |
2016-11-02 | 16-28549-01 | 0.470 ppm |
2016-12-13 | 16-31002-01 | 0.400 ppm |
2017-01-04 | 17-10147-01 | 0.470 ppm |
2017-02-01 | 17-11741-01 | 0.610 ppm |
2017-03-01 | 17-13527-01 | 0.660 ppm |
2017-04-04 | 17-15814-01 | 0.240 ppm |
2017-05-03 | 17-17664-01 | ND |
2017-06-07 | 17-20000-01 | 0.170 ppm |
2017-07-11 | 17-22666-01 | 0.160 ppm |
2017-08-02 | 17-24318-01 | 0.210 ppm |
2017-09-01 | 17-27031-01 | 0.230 ppm |
2017-10-04 | 17-29247-01 | 0.230 ppm |
2017-11-01 | 17-31099-01 | 0.340 ppm |
2017-12-06 | 17-33315-01 | 0.330 ppm |
2018-01-03 | 18-10191-01 | 0.320 ppm |
2018-02-07 | 18-12221-01 | 0.590 ppm |
2018-03-07 | 18-14055-01 | 0.760 ppm |
2018-04-03 | 18-15976-01 | 0.630 ppm |
2018-05-02 | 18-18084-01 | 0.170 ppm |
2018-06-05 | 18-20935-01 | 0.160 ppm |
2018-07-09 | M18-24134-01 | 0.120 ppm |
2018-08-01 | 18-25971-01 | 0.190 ppm |
2018-09-04 | 18-29034-01 | 0.180 ppm |
2018-10-03 | 18-31665-01 | 0.330 ppm |
2018-11-06 | 18-34357-01 | 0.250 ppm |
2018-12-05 | 18-36342-01 | 0.390 ppm |
2019-01-02 | 19-10098-01 | 0.500 ppm |
2019-02-06 | 19-12499-01 | 0.620 ppm |
2019-03-06 | 19-14391-01 | 0.550 ppm |
2019-04-03 | 19-16591-01 | 0.530 ppm |
2019-05-01 | 19-18580-01 | 0.220 ppm |
2019-06-05 | 19-21398-01 | 0.250 ppm |
2019-07-02 | 19-24102-01 | 0.240 ppm |
2019-08-06 | 19-27067-01 | 0.190 ppm |
2019-09-04 | 19-29594-01 | 0.290 ppm |
2019-10-01 | 19-32139-01 | 0.320 ppm |