Spring 1999
|
1998 WATER
QUALITY REPORT |
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Substance or Parameters |
MCLG
or (PHG) |
MCL
Maximum
Contaminant Level Allowed by Law |
Surface
Water Range |
Average
Groundwater |
Primary Standards
Protect water users from health hazards such as chemicals and bacteria |
Microbiological
(a)
Total Coliform
Bacteria Turbidity (clarity)
Total Trihalomethanes |
zero
none
none
|
<5% tests pos. 5 NTU
100 PPB
|
0.0-1.9
0.03 - 0.28
.5 - 92
|
0
.20
NA
|
Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCS)
Benzene
Carbon Tetrachloride
1,2 Dichlorobenzene
1,4 Dichlorobenze
1,1 Dichloroethane
1,2 Dichloroethane
1,1 Dichloroethylene
Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Dichloromethane
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloropropane
Ethylbenzene
Monochlorobenzene
Styrene
1,1,2,2Tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Trichlorofluoromethane
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane Trichloroethylene
Vinyl Chloride
Xylenes |
0
0
(0.06)
(0.006)
none
0
.007
none
0.1
0
0
none
(0.3)
0.1
0.1
none
0
none
(0.005)
0.200
0.003
(0.7)
none
0
0
(1.800) |
0.0010 PPM
0.0005 PPM
0.6000 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.0005 PPM
0.0060 PPM
0.0060 PPM
0.0100 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.7000 PPM
0.0700 PPM
0.1000 PPM
0.0010 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.1500 PPM
0.0700 PPM
0.2000 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.1500 PPM
1.2000 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.0005 PPM
1.7500 PPM
|
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected |
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected |
Synthetic
Organic Chemicals (SOCS)
Atrazine
Bentazon
Chlordane
2,4-D
Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Endrin
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
Glyphosate
Heptachlor
Heptachlor Epoxide
Lindane
Methoxychlor
Molinate |
.003
none
(0.0003)
(0.07)
(0.012)
0.002
.00005
(1)
0
0
0.0002
0.04
none |
0.0030 PPM
0.0180 PPM
0.0001 PPM
0.0700 PPM
0.0040 PPM
0.0002 PPM
0.00002 PPM
0.7 PPM
0.00001 PPM
0.00001 PPM
0.00002 PPM
0.04 PPM
0.02 PPM
|
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected |
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected
Not Detected |
Inorganic Chemicals
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Berylium
Cadmium
Chromium
Cyanide
Fluoride (b)
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Nitrate as NO3
Nitrite as NO3
Selenium
Silver
Thalium |
none
(0.020)
none*
2
0.004
0.005
0.1
(0.15)
(1)
(0.002)
0.002
none
(45PPM)
(1)
0.05
none
0.0005 |
1.0 PPM
0.006 PPM
0.050 PPM
1.0 PPM
0.004 PPM
0.005 PPM
0.0050 PPM
0.2 PPM
1.4-2.4 PPM
0.050 PPM
0.002 PPM
0.1 PPM
45.0 PPM
No Standard
0.050 PPM
0.100 PPM
0.0020 PPM |
.039-.26PPM
<0.006 PPM
Not Detected
<1 PPM
<.001 PPM
<0.001 PPM
<0.01 PPM
<0.1 PPM
0.24-.47PPM
<0.005 PPM
<0.001 PPM
<0.01 PPM
<2.0 PPM
Not Detected
<0.005 PPM
<0.01 PPM
<0.001 PPM
|
<.05 PPM
<0.006 PPM
<.002 PPM
<1 PPM
<0.001 PPM
<0.001 PPM
<0.01 PPM
<0.1 PPM
1.00 PPM
<0.005 PPM
<0.001 PPM
<0.01 PPM
29.2 PPM
<.4 PPM
<0.005 PPM
<0.01 PPM
<0.001 PPM
|
Radioactivity
Gross Alpha
Gross Beta |
none*
none* |
15 pCi/L
50.0 pCi/L
|
1 -3 [Ci/L
.8 - 3 pCi/L
|
1.2
NA
|
Secondary
Standards
Aesthetic qualities such as taste, odor and color |
Secondary Standards
Color
Chloride
Copper
Iron
Foaming Agents - MBAS
Manganese
Odor Threshold
pH
Specific Conductivity
Sulfate
Total Dissolved Solids |
none
none
.17
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none |
15 units
250.0 PPM
.17 PPM
0.3 PPM
0.5 PPM
0.05 PPM
3 units
No Standard
1600 umho/cm
500 PPM
1000 PPM
|
<5
6.2-24 PPM
ND-.028 PPM ND - .03 PPM
<0.02 PPM
ND -.11 PPM
1 - 3
7.1 - 8.1
635 - 1115
144-429 PPM
436-826 PPM
|
<.3
81.0 PPM
<0.05 PPM
<.10 PPM
<0.02 PPM
<0.03 PPM
1
7.4
1080 Umho/cm
192 PPM
657 PPM
|
Additional Constituents Analyzed
Hardness (CaCO3)
Total Alkalinity
Sodium
Calcium
Potassium
Magnesium
Zinc |
none
none
none
none
none
none
none |
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
5.0 PPM
|
252-510 PPM
134-244 PPM
35.2-60 PPM
62-126 PPM
1.7-3.5 PPM
22-59 PPM
<0.05 PPM
|
392 PPM
244 PPM
97.3 PPM
98 PPM
1.9 PPM
32.4 PPM
<.05 PPM
|
|
How to Read the Water Quality Chart
1. Choose a substance (parameter)
2. Note the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
allowed by law
3. Check the ideal goals set by Federal and
State regulators (MCLG and PHG)
4. Compare levels in Montecito Water District
supplies to the MCL and PHG
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
Note (a) = an average of 42 coliform samples
collected each month at 10 district sampling stations in compliance with the Federal
Coliform Rule.
NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units, a measure of
clarity.
PCi/L = Pico Curies Per Liter, a measure of
radioactivity.
PPM = Parts Per Million.
PPB = Parts Per Billion.
MCLG = Federal Maximum Contaminant Level
Goal.
PHG = State Public Health Goal.
MFL = million Fibers Per Liter.
NA = Not Applicable.
Umho/cm = Micromhos Per Cubic Centimeter, indicator
of dissolved minerals in water.
*MCLGs were never finalized. |
