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LOCSD Utilities Department - 2008 Water Quality Report
(Numbers for 2007 & Prior)

2007 Water Quality Report (2006 & Prior)

 
Regulated Contaminants with a Primary MCL
Constituent (units) MCL PHG
(MCLG)
Range of Detection Average Level MCL
Violation?
Most Recent Sampling Date Typical Source of Constituent
Radioactive Constituents
Gross Alpha particle activity (pCi/L) 15 NS 0 -2.4 0.8 No 2004 Erosion of natural deposits
Inorganic Constituents
Barium (ppm) 1 (2) .03 - .14 0.09 No 2007 Discharges of oil drilling wastes and from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Hexavalent Chromium (ppb) 50 (100) 2.8 - 13 7.0 No 2007 Discharge from steel and pulp mills and chrome plating; erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride (ppm) 2 1 0.16 - 0.22 0.18 No 2007 Erosion of natural deposits
Nitrate as nitrate (ppm) 45 45 0.4 - 19.0 7.81 No 2007 Runoff and leaching from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks and sewage; erosion of natural deposits
Regulated Contaminants with a Secondary MCL
Color (PCU) 15 NS 1 - 2 1.6 No 2005 Naturally-occurring organic materials
Corrosivity Non-corrosive NS   Corrosive Yes 2002 Natural or industrially-influenced balance of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen in the water; affected by temperature and other factors
Iron (ppb) 300 NS <5 - 210 44.2 No 2007 Leaching from natural deposits
Threshold Odor (TON) 3 NS 0 - 1.7 0.54 No 2005 Naturally-occurring organic materials
Turbidity (NTU) 5 NS 0.06 - 0.66 0.228 No 2005 Soil runoff
Total Dissolved Solids (ppm) 1000 NS 140 - 840 511 No 2005 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) 1600 NS 230 - 860 518 No 2005 Substances that form ions when in water; seawater influence
Chloride (ppm) 500 NS 29 - 130 61.4 No 2005 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
Sulfate (ppm) 500 NS 4.3 - 40 19.2 No 2005 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
Unregulated Constituents
Hardness of CaCO3 (ppm) NS NS 69 - 420 227.1 NS 2006 Leaching from natural deposits
Sodium (ppm) NS NS 22 - 53 34.2 NS 2005 Leaching from natural deposits
Calcium (ppm) NS NS 11 - 57 31.8 NS 2005 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
Magnesium (ppm) NS NS 8 - 53 28.7 NS 2005 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
pH (Unit) NS NS 6.48 - 7.87 7.18 NS 2006 Runoff/leaching from natural deposits; seawater influence
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER QUALITY
Constituent (units) Primary
MCL  
PHG (MCLG) Range of Detection Average Level MCL Violation? Most Recent Sampling Date Typical Source of Constituent
Bacteriological Constituents
Total Coliform Bacteria                                          monthly positive samples) More than 5.0
(% of monthly samples are positive
(0) Present or Absent Absent No 2007 Naturally present in the environment
Volatile Organic Compounds
Total Trihalomethanes (ppb) 100 NS ND ND No 2007 By-product of drinking water chlorination
Lead and Copper Rule
Lead (ppb) AL = 15 2 < 5 - < 5 <5 No 2007 Internal corrosion of household water plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Copper (ppb) AL = 1300 627 < 5 - 1000 533 No 2007 Internal corrosion of household water plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits
Reactive Phosphate as PO4 (ppm) NS NS 0.30 - 1.16 0.69 No 2007 Internal corrosion of household water plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits

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