| PRIMARY STANDARDS FOR INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS |
| Contaminant |
EWD Finished Water (mg/l) |
Maximum Contaminant Level (mg/l) |
| Antimony |
0.0010 |
0.006 |
| Arsenic |
0.0025 |
0.01 |
| Barium |
0.0013 |
2 |
| Beryllium |
0.00016 |
0.004 |
| Cadmium |
0.00027 |
0.005 |
| Chromium |
0.00035 |
0.1 |
| Cyanide |
0.0024 |
0.2 |
| Fluoride |
0.064 |
4.0 |
| Lead |
0.00025 |
0.015 |
| Mercury |
0.00001 |
0.002 |
| Nickel |
0.00046 |
0.1 |
| Nitrate |
0.07 (as Nitrogen) |
10 (as Nitrogen) |
| Nitrite |
0.01 (as Nitrogen) |
1 (as Nitrogen) |
| Selenium |
0.0047 |
0.05 |
| Sodium |
57 |
160 |
| Thallium |
0.00024 |
0.002 |
| SECONDARY STANDARDS |
| Aluminum |
0.05 |
0.2 |
| Chloride |
85 |
250 |
| Copper |
0.00029 |
1 |
| Fluoride |
0.064 |
2.0 |
| Iron |
0.02 |
0.3 |
| Manganese |
0.001 |
0.05 |
| Silver |
0.000069 |
0.1 |
| Sulfate |
8.2 |
250 |
| Zinc |
0.00088 |
5 |
| Color |
5 |
15 |
| Odor |
1 (ton) |
3 (threshold odor number) |
| pH |
9.39 |
6.5 – 8.5 |
| Total Dissolved Solids |
180 |
500 |
| Foaming Agents |
0.048 |
0.5 |
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