MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE WATER DISTRICT
2005 TABLE OF DETECTED CONTAMINANTS
PARAMETER

Violation
Yes/No

Level
Detected
(Range)

Level
Detected
(Average)

Date of Highest Detection Regulatory Limit (MCL) Regulatory Goal (MCLG) Unit of
Measure
Likely Source of Contaminant
PHYSICAL                
pH No 6.7 - 7.5 7.2 14-Nov 6.5 - 8.5 N/A N/A  
Alkalinity No 9.6-66 38 14-Nov N/A N/A mg/l Naturally present in the environment
Total Dissolved Solids No 130-240 185 14-Nov 500 N/A mg/l
Total Hardness No 72-93 83 14-Nov N/A N/A mg/l  
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS                
Calcium No 7.1 - 13.5 12.6 14-Nov N/A N/A mg/l  
Chloride No 4.1 - 34.8 22.0 14-Nov 250 250 mg/l Erosion of natural deposits
Flouride No ND - 0.1 0.06 16-May 2.2    
Iron No ND - 23 13.3 16-May 300 300 ug/l
Sulfate No 5.5 - 15.3 13.40 14-Nov 250 N/A mg/l  
Magnesium No 3.8 - 10.5 7.7 14-Nov N/A N/A mg/l  
Sodium No 9.7 - 38.7 18.0 14-Nov * * mg/l  
Nitrate No 0.8 - 7.3 3.7 14-Nov 10 10 mg/l Leaching from septic tanks
TRIHALOMETHANES                
Bromoform No ND - 1.4 0.54 12 - Sep 50 N/A ug/l Disinfection byproduct
LEAD & COPPER                
Lead No ND - 16 4** 13-Jul-05 AL = 15 0 mg/l Corrosion of household plumbing
Copper No ND - .45 0.14*** 1-Jun-05 AL = 1.3 1.3 mg/l
* Water containing more than 20 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking by people on severely restricted sodium diets. Water containing more than 270 mg/l of sodium should not be used for drinking by people on moderately restricted sodium diets.
**  The level presented represents the 90th percentile of the 30 sites tested.  The 90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90% of the copper values detected in the water system.
 

CONTAMINANTS TESTED FOR BUT NOT DETECTED

 
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 2-Chlorotoluene Isopropylbenzene 2,4-D   Diquat     Antimony
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 4-Chlorotoluene m,p-Xylene   3-Hydroxycarbofuran Endothall     Arsenic
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 4-Isopropyltoluene Methyl tert-butyl ether Alachlor   Endrin     Barium
1,1,2-Trichloroethane Benzene   Methylene chloride Aldicarb   Glyphosate     Beryllium
1,1-Dichloroethane Bromobenzene n-Butylbenzene   Aldicarb sulfone   Heptachlor     Cadmium
1,1-Dichloroethene Bromochloromethane n-Propylbenzene   Aldicarb sulfoxide   Heptachlor epoxide   Chromium
1,1-Dichloropropene Bromodichloromethane o-Xylene   Aldrin   Hexachlorobenzene   Copper
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene Bromomethane sec-Butylbenzene Atrazine   Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Lead
1,2,3-Trichloropropane Carbon tetrachloride Styrene   Benzo(a)pyrene   Lindane     Manganese
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Chlorobenzene tert-Butylbenzene bis(2-Ethylhexyl)adipate Methomyl     MBAS
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene Chloroethane   Tetrachloroethene Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate Methoxychlor     Mercury
1,2-Dichlorobenzene Chloroform   Toluene   Butachlor   Metolachlor     Nickel
1,2-Dichloroethane Chloromethane trans-1,2-Dichloroethene Carbaryl   Metribuzin     Nitrogen,
1,2-Dichloropropane cis-1,2-Dichloroethene trans-1,3-Dichloropropene Carbofuran   Oxamyl     Selenium
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene cis-1,3-Dichloropropene Trichloroethene   Chlordane   Pentachlorophenol   Silver
1,3-Dichlorobenzene Dibromochloromethane Trichlorofluoromethane Dalapon   Picloram     Thallium
1,3-Dichloropropane Dibromomethane Vinyl chloride   Dicamba   Propachlor     Zinc
1,4-Dichlorobenzene Ethylbenzene   1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane Dieldrin   Simazine      
Dichlorodifluoromethane Free Cyanide   1,2-Dibromoethane Dinoseb   Total PCBs      
2,2-Dichloropropane Hexachlorobutadiene 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)   Dioxin   Toxaphene