TABLE 3.
Tuftonboro Area Homeowner Survey, June 2012 and June 2013
Parameter | Samples | Limit Typea | Limit Value | # Above Limit | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total coliform bacteria | 258 | MCL | 0 cts/100/mLb | 61 | 23.64 |
Noncoliform counts | 258 | >200 cts/100/mL | 40 | 15.50 | |
E. coli bacteria | 258 | MCL | 0 cts/100/mL | 14 | 5.43 |
Analytical gross alpha | 8 | MCL | 15 pCi/L | 0 | 0.00 |
Arsenic | 275 | MCL | 0.01 mg/L | 77 | 28.00 |
Chloride | 246 | SMCL | 250 mg/L | 4 | 1.63 |
Copper | 237 | SMCL | 1.0 mg/L | 1 | 0.42 |
Copper-stagnant | 232 | SMCL | 1.0 mg/L | 22 | 9.48 |
Fluoride | 240 | MCL | 4.0 mg/L | 10 | 4.17 |
Fluoride SMCL | 240 | SMCL | 2.0 mg/L | 33 | 13.75 |
Hardness | 237 | 250 mg/L | 0 | 0.00 | |
Iron | 237 | SMCL | 0.3 mg/L | 17 | 7.17 |
Lead | 237 | AL | 0.015 mg/L | 1 | 0.42 |
Lead-stagnant | 232 | AL | 0.015 mg/L | 23 | 9.91 |
Manganese | 237 | SMCL | 0.05 mg/L | 20 | 8.44 |
Nitrate | 246 | MCL | 10 mg/L | 21 | 8.54 |
Nitrite | 246 | MCL | 1 mg/L | 0 | 0.00 |
Radon | 79 | 2000 pCi/L | 24 | 30.38 | |
Sodium | 237 | SMCL | 250 mg/L | 1 | 0.42 |
Uranium | 237 | MCL | .030 mg/L | 0 | 0.00 |
pH | 237 | pH <6.5 | 37 | 15.61 | |
237 | pH >8.5 | 8 | 3.38 | ||
Volatile organic compounds | 3 | MCL | varies with compound | 0 | 0.00 |
Alkalinity | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
MCL = maximum contaminant level for public water systems; SMCL= secondary maximum contaminant level for public water systems; AL= action level for public water systems.
PRESENT is unacceptable.