2007

The source of the Oakwood Terrace water supply is Lake Massabesic located in East Manchester and Auburn, NH.  The Manchester Water Treatment Plant is located at 281 Lincoln Street, Manchester, NH.
OAKWOOD TERRACE
EPA # 0612010
Inorganic Contaminants Units MCLG MCL Average Level Detected Range Violation Yes/No Typical Source of Contaminant
Lead ppb 0 15 (AL) 10 0.0 - 14 NO Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits
        90th Percentile    
Copper ppm 1.3 1.3 (AL) 0.019 0.0 - 0.019 NO Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives
  90th Percentile
Barium ppm 2 2 0.011 0.0083 - 0.0134 NO Discharge from drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride ppm 4 4 1.11 0.1 - 1.57 NO Water additive which promotes strong teeth.  Erosion of natural deposits
Chloramines ppm 4 4 1.8 0.0 - 2.94 NO Drinking water disinfectant
Chlorine ppm n /a 4 - MRDL 0.2 0.1 - 0.4 NO Drinking water disinfectant
Mercury ppb 2 2 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 NO Erosion of natural deposits; Discharge from refineries and factories; Runoff from landfills; Runoff from cropland.
Nitrate ppm 10 10 0.04 0.0 - 0.08 NO Erosion of natural deposits; Runoff from fertilizer; Sewage leaching from septic tanks
Turbidity NTU 0.3 0 0.09 0.02 - 0.18 NO Soil Runoff
Total Organic Carbon mg/L TT N/A 1.9 1.7 - 2.5 NO Naturally present in the environment
Organic Contaminants                
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) ppb n /a 80 36 3.4 - 58 NO By-product of drinking water chlorination.
Total Haloacetic  acids (5) ppb n /a 60 20 4.7 - 32 NO By-product of drinking water chlorination.
The NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) has prepared a Source Assessment Report for the source servicing this community water system, assessing the sources vulnerability to contamination.  The result of the assessment, prepared in September 2002, are as follows.  Lake Massabesic, received four (4) high susceptibility ratings, four (4) medium susceptibility ratings, and five (5) low susceptibility ratings.  The complete Assessment Report is available for inspection at DES or the following site: http://www.des.state.nh.us/dwspp/reports/MANCHESTER.pdf.