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PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS
WATER QUALITY REPORT
PITTSFIELD AQUEDUCT CO - PITTSFIELD, NH
EPA # 1911010
VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) (Units µg/L)
Analyte Result MCL Date Analyte Result MCL Date
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Diisopropyl Ether (DIPE) < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,1,1-Trichloroethane < 0.5 200 1/26/05 Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Ethylbenzene < 0.5 700 1/26/05
1,1,2-Trichloroethane < 0.5 5 1/26/05 Hexachlorobutadiene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,1-Dichloroethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Isopropylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,1-Dichloroethane < 0.5 7 1/26/05 m/p - Xylenes < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,1-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 2-Butanone < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Methylene chloride < 0.5 5 1/26/05
1,2,3-Trichloropropane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Methyl-t-butyl-ether (MtBE) < 0.5 13 1/26/05
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene < 0.5 70 1/26/05 Napthalene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 n-Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2-Dibromo - 3- chloropropane < 0.5 0.2 1/26/05 Nitrobensene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2-Dibromoethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 n-Proplybenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 600 1/26/05 o-Chlorotoluene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2-Dichloroethane < 0.5 5 1/26/05 o-Xylene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,2-Dichloropropane < 0.5 5 1/26/05 p-Chlorotoluene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 sec Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,3-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Styrene < 0.5 100 1/26/05
1,3-Dichloropropane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Tert-Amyl Methyl Ether (TAME) < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
1,4-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 75 1/26/05 Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
2,2-Dichloropropane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Tert-Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
2-Hexanone < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Tetrachloroethylene < 0.5 5 1/26/05
4 Methyl-2-Pentanone (MIBK) < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Tetrachloromethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
4-Isopropyltoluene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Tetrahydrofuran < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
Acetone < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Toluene < 0.5 1000 1/26/05
Benzene < 0.5 5 1/26/05 Total Xylenes < 0.5 10,000 1/26/05
Bromobenzene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Trans-1, 2-Dichloroethylene < 0.5 100 1/26/05
Bromochloromethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Trans-1, 3-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
Bromomethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Trichloroethylene < 0.5 5 1/26/05
Carbon Disulfide < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Trichlorofluromethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
Chlorobenzene < 0.5 100 1/26/05 Vinyl chloride < 0.5 2 1/26/05
Chloroethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05
Chloromethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05  TRIHALOMETHANES 
cis-1, 2-Dichloroethylene < 0.5 70 1/26/05 Bromodichloromethane 1.8 80 1/26/05
cis-1, 3-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Bromoform < 0.5 80 1/26/05
Dibromomethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Dibromochloromethane  0.5 80 1/26/05
Dichlorodifluoromethane < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Chloroform  3.2 80 1/26/05
Diethyl ether < 0.5 NR 1/26/05 Total Trihalomethanes  5.5 80 1/26/05
SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) (Units µg/L)
2,4-D BDL 70 1/8/2001 3-Hydorxycarbofuran BDL NR 1/8/2001
Acenaphthylene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Alachlor BDL 2 1/8/2001
Aldicarb BDL NR 1/8/2001 Aldicarb Sulfone BDL NR 1/8/2001
Aldicarb Sulfoxide BDL NR 1/8/2001 Aldrin BDL NR 1/8/2001
Anthracene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Atrazine BDL 3 1/8/2001
Benzo (A) anthracene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Benzo (A) pyrene BDL NR 1/8/2001
Benzo (B) fluoranthene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Benzo (G,H,I) perylene BDL NR 1/8/2001
Benzo (K) fluoranthene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Butachlor BDL NR 1/8/2001
Butylbenzylphthalate BDL NR 1/8/2001 Carbaryl BDL NR 1/8/2001
Carbofuran BDL 40 1/8/2001 Chlordane BDL 2 1/8/2001
Chrysene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Di-n-butylphthalate BDL NR 1/8/2001
Dibenz (A,H) anthracene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Dibromochloropropane BDL NR 1/8/2001
Dicamba BDL NR 1/8/2001 Dieldrin BDL NR 1/8/2001
Diethylphthalate BDL NR 1/8/2001 Dimethylphthalate BDL NR 1/8/2001
Dinoseb BDL 7 1/8/2001 Endrin BDL 2 1/8/2001
Ethylene dibromide BDL 0.05 1/8/2001 Fluorene BDL NR 1/8/2001
Glyphosate BDL 700 1/8/2001 Heptachlor BDL 0.4 1/8/2001
Heptachlor Epoxide BDL 0.2 1/8/2001 Hexachlorobenzene BDL 1 1/8/2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene BDL 50 1/8/2001 Indeno (1,2,3-CD) pyrene BDL NR 1/8/2001
Isophorone BDL NR 1/8/2001 Lindane BDL 0.2 1/8/2001
Methomyl BDL NR 1/8/2001 Methoxychlor BDL 40 1/8/2001
Metholachlor BDL NR 1/8/2001 Metribuzin BDL NR 1/8/2001
Oxamyl BDL 200 1/8/2001 Pentachlorophenol BDL 1 1/8/2001
Phenanthrene BDL NR 1/8/2001 Picloram BDL 500 1/8/2001
Propachlor BDL NR 1/8/2001 Pyrene BDL NR 1/8/2001
Silvex BDL 50 1/8/2001 Simazine BDL 4 1/8/2001
Toxaphene BDL 3 1/8/2001 bis (2-ethylhexyl) adipate BDL NR 1/8/2001
bis (2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate BDL 6 1/8/2001
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PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS
WATER QUALITY REPORT
PITTSFIELD AQUEDUCT CO - PITTSFIELD, NH
EPA # 1911010
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) SECONDARY CONTAMINANTS (b) - AESTHETIC
Analyte Results MCL Date Analyte Results SMCL Date
Antimony (µg/L) < 2 6 7/11/2006 Chloride (mg/L) 13 250 7/11/2006
Arsenic (µg/L) <2 10 7/11/2006 Fluoride (mg/L) <0.20 2 7/11/2006
Barium (mg/L) <0.01 2 7/11/2006 Iron (µg/L) <10 300 7/11/2006
Beryllium (µg/L) <0.2 4 7/11/2006 Manganese (µg/L) 83 50 7/11/2006
Cadmium (µg/L) <2 5 7/11/2006 pH (Units) 6.71 6.5 – 8.5 7/11/2006
Chromium (µg/L) <10 100 7/11/2006 Silver (µg/L) <4 100 7/11/2006
Cyanide (µg/L) <10 200 7/11/2006 Sodium (mg/L) 14.5 100-250 7/11/2006
Fluoride (mg/L) < 0.2 4 7/11/2006 Sulfate (mg/L) 11.3 250 7/11/2006
Mercury (µg/L) <0.20 2 7/11/2006 Zinc (mg/L) 0.767 5 7/11/2006
Nickel (µg/L) <10 100 7/11/2006
Nitrate-N (mg/L) < 0.2 10 7/11/2006 RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS (b)
Nitrite-N (mg/L) < 0.05 1 3/11/2004 Analyte (Units) Results MCL Date
Selenium (µg/L) < 5 50 7/11/2006 Adjusted Gross Alpha (pCi/L) <2.9 15 02/07/07
Thallium (µg/L) < 1 2 7/11/2006 Radon Gas (pCi/L) < 200 None 02/19/02
Radium 226 (pCi/L) <0.4 5 2/7/2007
FIRST DRAW LEAD AND COPPER (a) Radium 228 (pCi/L) <0.5 5 2/7/2007
Analyte Results AL Date Uranium (ug/L) <0.9 30 2/7/2007
Lead (µg/L) 90th percentile sample < 5 15 2006 UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS (b)
Copper (mg/L) 90th percentile sample 0.19 1.3 2006 Analyte (Units) Results Date
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L) 10.8 7/11/2006
Microbiological Contaminants (a) Results MCL Date Specific Conductance (umhos/cm2) 102 7/11/06
Total Coliform Absent < 1/month Monthly Total Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/L) 8.6 7/11/2006
E. coli Absent Absent Monthly Orthophosphate (mg/L) average    
Chlorine Residual  (mg/L) 0.12-1.3 <4.0 Weekly
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
Text Box: AL Action Level - The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded triggers treatment of or other requirements which a water system must follow.
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level - The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water.
SMCL Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level - The highest level of a contaminant that affects the aesthetic characteristics ( taste, odor, or color) of drinking water.
NR Not Regulated - Contaminants test for but not regulated by the State or EPA.
(a) samples taken from the distribution system.
(b) samples taken from the distribution entry point.
mg/L milligrams per Liter or parts per million.
µg/L micrograms per Liter or parts per billion.
pCi/L picocuries per Liter (measure of radioactivity)
N/A Not Applicable        nd not detected     BDL Below Detection Level
Text Box: If you have any questions about this report, or about your water quality, please call Gary Tetley, Water Quality Manager, at 1-603-913-2378 or 1-800-553-5191.
Additional information about contaminants and their potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791.