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Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Analysis

Data reported in 2006 was collected in 2005.

Click on these links for Water Analysis for Blue Diamond, Jean, Kyle Canyon (Rainbow Well), Kyle Canyon (Echo Well) and Searchlight.

SUBSTANCE
LVVWD
average ppb *
MCL
ppb *
ALUMINUM

ND

200 (1)
ANTIMONY

ND

6
ARSENIC

1

10
BARIUM

0.14 ppm

2 ppm
BERYLLIUM ND 4
CADMIUM
ND
5
CHROMIUM
1.5
100
COPPER
1.1 ppm (2) 1.3 ppm (3)
1 ppm (1)
IRON
ND
600 (1)
LEAD
2 (2)
15 (3)
MANGANESE
ND
100 (1)
MERCURY ND 2
MOLYBDENUM
6
N/A
NICKEL
ND
N/A
SELENIUM
3
50
SILVER
ND
100 (1)
THALLIUM
ND
2
VANADIUM 1.3 N/A
ZINC
0.16 ppm
5 ppm (1)
AGGRESSIVENESS INDEX
12.2
N/A
ALKALINITY
132 ppm
N/A
ASBESTOS
ND
7 MFL
BROMATE 2.4 10
BROMIDE
ND
N/A
CALCIUM
66 ppm
N/A
CARBON DIOXIDE 3.1 ppm N/A
CHLORIDE
98 ppm
400 ppm (1)
CHLORINE RESIDUAL
1.07 ppm
4.0 ppm
COLOR, True
1.5 PCU
15 PCU (1)
CONDUCTIVITY 1,056 uS/cm N/A
CYANIDE
ND
200
FLUORIDE
0.79 ppm
4 ppm (4)
2 ppm(1)
HARDNESS 275 ppm
16 gpg
N/A
LANGELIER INDEX 0.12 N/A (5)
MAGNESIUM 27 ppm 150 ppm (1)
MBAS
14 500 (1)
NITROGEN, NITRATE
0.54 ppm 10 ppm
NITROGEN, NITRITE
ND 1 ppm
ODOR
1 TON 3.0 TON
pH
7.83 6.5 - 8.5 (1)
ORTHO PHOSPHATE
61 N/A
PERCHLORATE 3.1 N/A
POTASSIUM 5.4 ppm N/A
SILICA
7.8 ppm N/A
SODIUM
89 ppm N/A (5)
SULFATE
265 ppm 500 ppm (1)
TEMPERATURE
16.6 degC N/A
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 652 ppm 1,000 ppm (1)
TURBIDITY (maximum value) 0.2 NTU 0.3 NTU
COLIFORM, TOTAL 0.2 % positive 5% positive
COLIFORM, FECAL
ND
0/100 mL
Cryptosporidium ND N/A
GROSS ALPHA 2.2 pCi/L 15 pCi/L
GROSS BETA
3.1 pCi/L 50 pCi/L
TOTAL RADIUM
(Ra 226 plus Ra 228)
1.74 pCi/L 5 pCi/L
URANIUM 4.6 30
(1,2,4-)TRICHLOROBENZENE ND
70
1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE ND
200
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE ND
5
1,1-DICHLOROETHYLENE ND
7
1,2 DICHLOROPROPANE ND
5
1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE ND 600
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE ND
5
1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE ND 75
2,3,7,8-TCDD (DIOXIN) ND
0.00003
2,4-D ND
70
ALACHLOR ND
2
ALDICARB ND
3 (6)
ALDICARB SULFONE ND
3 (6)
ALDICARB SULFOXIDE ND
4 (6)
ATRAZINE ND
3
BENZENE ND
5
CARBOFURAN ND
40
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE ND
5
CHLORDANE ND
2
cis-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE ND
70
DALAPON ND
200
DI (2-ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE ND
400
DI (2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE ND
6
DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE ND
0.2
DICHLOROMETHANE ND
5
DINOSEB ND
7
DIQUAT
ND
20
ENDOTHALL
ND
100
ENDRIN ND 2
ETHYLBENZENE ND 700
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE ND 0.05
GLYPHOSATE ND 700
HALOACETIC ACIDS 20 60
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE ND 0.2
HEPTACHLOR (H-34, HEPTOX) ND 0.4
HEXACHLOROBENZENE ND 1
HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE ND 50
LINDANE ND 0.2
METHOXYCHLOR ND 40
MONOCHLOROBENZENE ND 100
MTBE ND N/A
PAHs (benzo(a)pyrene) ND 0.2
PENTACHLOROPHENOL ND 1
PICLORAM ND 500
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ND 0.5
SILVEX (2,4,5 - TP) ND 50
SIMAZINE ND 4
STYRENE ND 100
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE ND 5
TOLUENE ND 1 ppm
TOXAPHENE ND 3
trans-1,2 DICHLOROETHYLENE ND 100
TRICHLOROETHYLENE ND 5
TRIHALOMETHANES (Total) 51 80
VINYL CHLORIDE ND
2
VYDATE ND 200
XYLENES ND 10 ppm

* Units are ppb unless otherwise indicated

(1) "Secondary" Standard - Guidance levels for State of Nevada
(2) 90th Percentile of all samples collected
(3) ACL = Action Level Only
(4) Fluoridation Started March 2000
(5) Monitoring requirement only, no MCL

Descriptions
gpg = grains per gallon
MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level Set by EPA
MFL = Million Fibers per Liter, with fiber length > 10 microns
N/A = Not applicable, No Standard Set
ND = Not Detected
NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
pCi/L = picocuries per liter
ppb = parts per billion
ppm = parts per million
uS/cm = Micro Siemens per centimeter
PCU = Platinum Cobalt Units
TON = threshold odor number

 

 

 

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