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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWA-1096_13128_CA_HRE_20200608 June 8, 2020 TO: C. J. Welti Washington Regional Office NC UST Section RE: Health Risk Evaluation Tracking ID: 13128 Stokes & Congleton, Inc. Water Sampling Results 2809 NC Highway 903 Stokes, NC During this sampling event, five contaminants were detected in the well water. The standards used to determine if the water is suitable for drinking and cooking are the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) or, if no MCLs exist, North Carolina Groundwater Standards (2L). If any contaminant concentrations exceed applicable standards for using the water for drinking and cooking, those contaminant concentrations are further analyzed to determine if the water is suitable for other household uses, such as showering, bathing, washing dishes, flushing toilets, and hand washing. The chart below compares the detected contaminant concentrations with the applicable standards: Sample ID Contaminant Concentration (µg/L) MCL (µg/L) 2L (µg/L) 20-09735 Bromodichloromethane 3.45 80* Chloroform 1.47 80* Bromoform 11.3 80* Dibromochloromethane 5.24 80* Benzene 1.81 5 µg/L – Stands for micrograms of contaminant per liter of water and is roughly equivalent to parts per billion. * As total trihalomethanes. RECOMMENDATION: None of the contaminants detected exceeded the applicable water standards. Therefore, no restrictions on the use of this water are recommended at this time. David Lilley, Environmental Toxicologist Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ