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PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS
WATER QUALITY REPORT
WILLIAMSBURG - PELHAM, NH
EPA # 1851010
VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) (Units µg/L)
Analyte Result MCL Date Analyte Result MCL Date
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Diisopropyl Ether (DIPE) < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,1,1-Trichloroethane < 0.5 200 10/26/06 Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Ethylbenzene < 0.5 700 10/26/06
1,1,2-Trichloroethane < 0.5 5 10/26/06 Hexachlorobutadiene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,1-Dichloroethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Isopropylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,1-Dichloroethane < 0.5 7 10/26/06 m/p - Xylenes < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,1-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 2-Butanone < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Methylene chloride < 0.5 5 10/26/06
1,2,3-Trichloropropane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Methyl-t-butyl-ether (MtBE) < 0.5 13 10/26/06
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene < 0.5 70 10/26/06 Napthalene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 n-Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2-Dibromo - 3- chloropropane < 0.5 0.2 10/26/06 Nitrobensene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2-Dibromoethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 n-Proplybenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 600 10/26/06 o-Chlorotoluene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2-Dichloroethane < 0.5 5 10/26/06 o-Xylene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,2-Dichloropropane < 0.5 5 10/26/06 p-Chlorotoluene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 sec Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,3-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Styrene < 0.5 100 10/26/06
1,3-Dichloropropane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Tert-Amyl Methyl Ether (TAME) < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
1,4-Dichlorobenzene < 0.5 75 10/26/06 Tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA) < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
2,2-Dichloropropane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Tert-Butylbenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
2-Hexanone < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Tetrachloroethylene < 0.5 5 10/26/06
4 Methyl-2-Pentanone (MIBK) < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Tetrachloromethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
4-Isopropyltoluene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Tetrahydrofuran < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
Acetone < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Toluene < 0.5 1000 10/26/06
Benzene < 0.5 5 10/26/06 Total Xylenes < 0.5 10,000 10/26/06
Bromobenzene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Trans-1, 2-Dichloroethylene < 0.5 100 10/26/06
Bromochloromethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Trans-1, 3-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
Bromomethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Trichloroethylene < 0.5 5 10/26/06
Carbon Disulfide < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Trichlorofluromethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
Chlorobenzene < 0.5 100 10/26/06 Vinyl chloride < 0.5 2 10/26/06
Chloroethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06
Chloromethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06  TRIHALOMETHANES 
cis-1, 2-Dichloroethylene < 0.5 70 10/26/06 Bromodichloromethane 5.3 80 10/26/06
cis-1, 3-Dichloropropylene < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Bromoform <0.5 80 10/26/06
Dibromomethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Dibromochloromethane  2.2 80 10/26/06
Dichlorodifluoromethane < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Chloroform  6.6 80 10/26/06
Diethyl ether < 0.5 NR 10/26/06 Total Trihalomethanes  14 80 10/26/06
SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) (Units µg/L)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)  BDL 50 10/17/05 Dinoseb BDL 7 10/17/05
2,4-D BDL 70 10/17/05 Endrin BDL 2 10/17/05
3-Hydorxycarbofuran BDL NR 10/17/05 Ethylene dibromide (EDB) BDL 0.05 10/17/05
Alachlor BDL 2 10/17/05 Fluorene BDL NR 10/17/05
Aldicarb BDL NR 10/17/05 Glyphosate BDL 700 10/17/05
Aldicarb Sulfone BDL NR 10/17/05 Heptachlor BDL 0.4 10/17/05
Aldicarb Sulfoxide BDL NR 10/17/05 Heptachlor Epoxide BDL 0.2 10/17/05
Aldrin BDL NR 10/17/05 Hexachlorobenzene BDL 1 10/17/05
Atrazine BDL 3 10/17/05 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene BDL 50 10/17/05
Benzo (A) pyrene BDL NR 10/17/05 Lindane BDL 0.2 10/17/05
Butachlor BDL NR 10/17/05 Metholachlor BDL NR 10/17/05
Carbaryl BDL NR 10/17/05 Methomyl BDL NR 10/17/05
Carbofuran BDL 40 10/17/05 Methoxychlor BDL 40 10/17/05
Chlordane BDL 2 10/17/05 Metribuzin BDL NR 10/17/05
Di (2-ethylhexyl) adipate BDL NR 10/17/05 Oxamyl (Vydate) BDL 200 10/17/05
Di (2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate BDL 6 10/17/05 Pentachlorophenol BDL 1 10/17/05
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) BDL NR 10/17/05 Picloram BDL 500 10/17/05
Dicamba BDL NR 10/17/05 Propachlor BDL NR 10/17/05
Dieldrin BDL NR 10/17/05 Simazine BDL 4 10/17/05
Toxaphene BDL 3 10/17/05
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PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS
WATER QUALITY REPORT
WILLIAMSBURG - PELHAM, NH
EPA # 1851010
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS (b) SECONDARY CONTAMINANTS (b) - AESTHETIC
Analyte Results MCL Date Analyte Results SMCL Date
Antimony (µg/L) < 2 6 10/26/06 Aluminum (mg/L) Deleted 0.05 n/a
Arsenic (µg/L) <2 10 10/26/06 Chloride (mg/L) 42 250 10/26/06
Barium (mg/L) 18 2 10/26/06 Color (color units) Deleted 15 n/a
Beryllium (µg/L) < 2 4 10/26/06 Copper (mg/L)  0.48 AL=1.3 10/26/06
Cadmium (µg/L) <2 5 10/26/06 Fluoride (mg/L) < 0.20 2 10/26/06
Chromium (µg/L) <10 100 10/26/06 Iron (µg/L) <10 300 10/26/06
Cyanide (µg/L) <10 200 10/26/06 Manganese (µg/L) <10 50 10/26/06
Fluoride (mg/L) < 0.20 4 10/26/06 pH (Units)                     average 7.48 6.5 – 8.5 2007
Lead (µg/L) <5 AL=15 10/26/06 Silver (µg/L) <4 100 10/26/06
Mercury (µg/L) <0.20 2 10/26/06 Sodium (mg/L) 25.2 100-250 10/26/06
Nickel (µg/L) <10 100 10/26/06 Sulfate (mg/L) 14.4 250 10/26/06
Nitrate-N (mg/L) 3.94 10 10/26/06 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/L) Deleted 500 n/a
Nitrite-N (mg/L) < 0.05 1 10/20/04 Zinc (mg/L) <0.01 5 10/26/06
Selenium (µg/L) <5 50 10/26/06
Thallium (µg/L) < 1 2 10/26/06
FIRST DRAW LEAD AND COPPER (a) RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS (b)
Analyte Results AL Date Analyte (Units) Results MCL Date
Lead (µg/L) 90th percentile sample 6 15 2006 Adjusted Gross Alpha (pCi/L) <2.5 15 4/25/07
Copper (mg/L) 90th percentile sample 0.66 1.3 2006 Radon Gas (pCi/L) 718 None 4/11/07
Radium 226 (pCi/L) <0.1 5 4/25/07
Microbiological Contaminants (a) Results MCL Date Radium 228 (pCi/L) <0.6 5 4/25/07
Total Coliform Absent < 1/month Monthly Uranium (ug/L) <1.0 30 4/25/07
E. coli Absent Absent Monthly
Chlorine Residual (mg/L) 0.1-0.6 <4.0 Weekly
UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS (b)
Analyte (Units) Results Date Analyte (Units) Results Date
Alkalinity as CaCO3 (mg/L) 119 10/26/06 Specific Conductance (umhos/cm2) 471 10/26/06
Calcium (mg/L) 14.5 10/26/06 Total Hardness as CaCO3 (mg/L) 46.1 10/26/06
Hydrogen Sulfide (mg/L) 0.08 10/26/06 Magnesium (mg/L) 2.4 10/26/06
           
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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.