GAGE HILL 2011

Gage Hill           EPA # 1852020
Inorganic Contaminants Date(s) Collected Highest Detect Range Detected MCL or MRDL MCLG or MRDLG Violation Yes/No Typical Source of Contaminant
Barium (ppm) 2/3/10 0.020 N/A 2 2 No Erosion of natural deposits
Nitrate as Nitrogen (ppm 2/3/10 2.37 N/A 10 10 No Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits.
Sodium (ppm) 2/3/10 29.3 N/A Not Regulated N/A Natural sources; runoff from use as salt on roadways; by-product of treatment process
Thallium (ppb) 2/3/10 3/24/10 1 nd - 1 2 0.5 No Leaching from ore-processing sites; Discharge from electronics, glass, and drug factories
Volatile Organic Contaminants              
Chlorine (ppm) 2010 0.33 Avg nd - 0.5 4 4 No Water additive used to control microbes
Total Trihalomethanes (ppb) 8/18/10 0.7 N/A 80 0 No By-product of drinking water chlorination
Radiological Contaminants              
Compliance Gross Alpha (pCi/L) 2005 7.2 1.0 - 7.2 15 0 No Erosion of natural deposits
Radium 226 & 228 (pCi/L) 2005 0.8 0.6 - 0.8 5 0 No Erosion of natural deposits
Uranium (ppb) 1/31/08 18 N/A 30 0 No Erosion of natural deposits
Radon (pCi/L) 4/21/10 489 564 - 633 Not Regulated N/A Erosion of natural deposits
  Date(s) Collected 90th Percentile Action Level MCLG # of Sites Sampled # Sites Above Action Level Violation Yes/No Typical Source of Contaminant
Lead (ppb) 5/2008 < 5 15 0 5 0 No Corrosion of household plumbing system
Copper (ppm) 5/2008 0.221 1.3 1.3 5 0 No Corrosion of household plumbing system
What is the source of my drinking water?
The source of the Gage Hill water supply is the Gage Hill well and pump house located on Vassar Drive off Route 38 in Pelham, NH.  Bedrock well # 1 is located 3 feet east of the pump house.  Treatment consists of chlorine for disinfection, packed tower aeration for radon removal, and phosphate addition to control corossion.
Text Box: On 10/5/10, 11/25/10, and 12/5/10 approximately 5,000 to 9,000 gallons of drinking water was transferred from Pennichuck Water Work's Treatment Plant in Nashua to the Gage Hill storage tank.  This was done because of leaks in the distribution system which caused the storage tank to become low.
Source Water Assessment Summary
    Summary of Susceptibility Factors
Source Name Date Low Med High
Bedrock Well # 1 12/17/01 9 2 1
The complete Assessment Report is available for review.  For more information call Gary Tetley at 800-553-5191 ext. 2378 or visit NH Department of Environmental Services Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau web site at http://www.des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/reports/index.htm