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The City of Jordan provides drinking water to its residents from a groundwater source: three wells ranging from 287 to 547 feet deep, that draw water from the Franconia-Ironton-Galesville, Ironton-Galesville-Eau Clair, and Mt. Simon aquifers.
The EPA has established two standards for additional contaminants in tap water:
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level - The maximum allowable level of a certain contaminant
MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level GOAL - The level where studies have found ZERO HEALTH RISKS, aka the "Health Limit"
Certain contaminants that absorb easily through your skin have been highlighted in orange. For those items, a Point of Entry (POE) system is recommended to treat all the water for your home/business.
| Contaminant | Levels Found |
Health Limit |
Potential Effect | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Emitters | 2.83 - 5.5 | 0pCi/L | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow |
| Bromodichloromethane | 7.77 - 11 | 0ppb | Increased risk of cancer, damage to liver, kidneys, and nervous system | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Bromoform | 0.87 - 1 | 0ppb | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Chloroform | 8.63 - 16 | 5.7ppb | Nervous system depression, increase in kidney and liver tumors | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Combined Radium | 2.25 - 6.3 | 0pCi/L | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.87 - 5.5 | 0.4ppb | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Dichloroacetic acid | 3.23 - 4.4 | 0ppb | Irritant and corrosive to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Haloacetic Acids | 5.8 | 0ppb | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Radon | 103 - 268 | 1.5pCi/L | Increased risk of lung cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow |
| Total Trihalomethanes | 22.1 - 33.5 | 0ppb | Liver, kidney or central nervous system problems; increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Contaminant | Levels Found |
Health Limit |
Potential Effect | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | 0.1 - 0.7 | 4.0ppm | Eye/nose irritation; stomach discomfort | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Fluoride | 0.84 - 1.2 | 4.0ppm | Bone disease (pain and tenderness of the bones); children may get mottled teeth | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow |
| Hardness | 26 - 28gpg | NA | Increased energy consumption, damage to plumbing, appliances, fixtures, clothing, and glassware | Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Water Softener |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3.73 - 9.6 | 70ppm | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Nitrate | 0.53 - 0.63 | 10ppm | Infants below the age of six months could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and "blue baby" syndrome. | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow |
| Sodium | 38ppm | NA | Hypertension | Pureoflow, DMT Systems |
| Sulfate | 110ppm | NA | Catharsis, Dehydration from diarrhoea | Pureoflow, DMT Systems |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.9 | 100ppb | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
| Trichloroacetic acid | 3.23 - 4.5 | 20ppm | Increased risk of cancer | Reverse Osmosis, Pureoflow, DMT Systems, Carbon Filters |
This information was compiled from Jordan's water treatment reports, the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), Minnesota Department of Health(DOH), World Health Organization(WHO), and Environmental Working Group(EWG).
