TABLE 3.
Surface water and groundwater characteristics
| Source | State | Date of sampling | pH | Turbidity (nephelometric turbidity units) | Conductivity (μS/cm) | Alkalinity (mg/liter as CaCO3) | Fecal coliform count (no. of CFU/100 ml) | E. coli count (no. of CFU/100 ml) | Enterococcus count (no. of CFU/100 ml) | HPC (102 CFU/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater | MD | 8/17/2004 | 6.07 | 0.42 | 94.7 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| MD | 1/11/2005 | 5.74 | 0.60 | 98.6 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | |
| MD | 4/26/2005 | 5.80 | 0.45 | 93.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 | |
| GA | 9/14/2004 | 6.52 | 0.72 | 82.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| GA | 12/1/2004 | 6.15 | 1.07 | 71.3 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | |
| GA | 4/5/2005 | 6.26 | 1.21 | 68 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Surface water | MD | 9/28/2004 | 7.12 | 2.48 | 157 | 39.5 | 11.5 | 14 | 21 | 20.5 |
| MD | 2/1/2005 | 7.57 | 3.62 | 160.8 | 34.4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 0.37 | |
| MD | 5/17/2005 | 7.26 | 1.69 | 169.3 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | |
| GA | 11/9/2004 | 6.86 | 4.53 | 36.8 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1.66 | |
| GA | 3/16/2005 | 7.12 | 6.97 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 16 | 1 | 10.1 | |
| GA | 6/28/2005 | 6.97 | 2.94 | 33.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 22 | 27.7 | |
| OH | 10/19/2004 | 7.65 | 13.7 | 179.5 | 41.1 | 8,750 | 7,700 | 9,250 | 195 | |
| OH | 2/22/2005 | 7.62 | 50.9 | 238 | 42.2 | 235 | 200 | 105 | 66.5 | |
| OH | 6/14/2005 | 7.73 | 22.2 | 292 | 84.7 | 3,400 | 2,900 | 3,950 | 16.9 |