GianniD
New Member
We had a well drilled while back ago that I posted about. The water was very cloudy and it would not clear up. We had the driller come back in and drill the well deeper and add more casing. We have pretty clear water now and think we can work with this. Please take a look at my tests and recommend a system. Looks like we have iron, hardness and minerals to deal with. The water does have some turbidity but looks pretty clear to me. This will be for a family of four. They will be using an RO system for drinking water. Recommendations please
Aluminum ND mg/L 0.2 EPA Secondary 0.1
Arsenic ND mg/L 0.010 EPA Primary 0.005
Barium ND mg/L 2 EPA Primary 0.30
Cadmium ND mg/L 0.005 EPA Primary 0.002
Calcium 59.3 mg/L -- 2.0
Chromium ND mg/L 0.1 EPA Primary 0.010
Copper ND mg/L 1.3 EPA Action Level 0.004
Iron 1.566 mg/L 0.3 EPA Secondary 0.020
Lead ND mg/L 0.015 EPA Action Level 0.002
Lithium 0.009 mg/L -- 0.001
Magnesium 11.38 mg/L -- 0.10
Manganese 0.142 mg/L 0.05 EPA Secondary 0.004
Mercury ND mg/L 0.002 EPA Primary 0.001
Nickel ND mg/L -- 0.020
Potassium 1.1 mg/L -- 1.0
Selenium ND mg/L 0.05 EPA Primary 0.020
Silica 11.9 mg/L -- 0.1
Silver ND mg/L 0.100 EPA Secondary 0.002
Sodium 5 mg/L -- 1
Strontium 0.096 mg/L -- 0.001
Uranium ND mg/L 0.030 EPA Primary 0.001
Zinc 0.008 mg/L 5 EPA Secondary 0.004
Physical Factors
Alkalinity (Total as CaCO3) 170 mg/L -- 20
Hardness 190 mg/L 100 NTL Internal 10
pH 7.2 pH Units 6.5 to 8.5 EPA Secondary
Total Dissolved Solids 210 mg/L 500 EPA Secondary 20
Status Contaminant Results Units National Standards Min. Detection Level
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Turbidity 19.0 NTU 1.0 EPA Action Level 0.1
Inorganic Analytes - Other
Bromide ND mg/L -- 0.5
Chloride ND mg/L 250 EPA Secondary 5.0
Fluoride ND mg/L 4.0 EPA Primary 0.5
Nitrate as N ND mg/L 10 EPA Primary 0.5
Nitrite as N ND mg/L 1 EPA Primary 0.5
Ortho Phosphate ND mg/L -- 2.0
Sulfate 20.0 mg/L 250 EPA Secondary 5.0
Aluminum ND mg/L 0.2 EPA Secondary 0.1
Arsenic ND mg/L 0.010 EPA Primary 0.005
Barium ND mg/L 2 EPA Primary 0.30
Cadmium ND mg/L 0.005 EPA Primary 0.002
Calcium 59.3 mg/L -- 2.0
Chromium ND mg/L 0.1 EPA Primary 0.010
Copper ND mg/L 1.3 EPA Action Level 0.004
Iron 1.566 mg/L 0.3 EPA Secondary 0.020
Lead ND mg/L 0.015 EPA Action Level 0.002
Lithium 0.009 mg/L -- 0.001
Magnesium 11.38 mg/L -- 0.10
Manganese 0.142 mg/L 0.05 EPA Secondary 0.004
Mercury ND mg/L 0.002 EPA Primary 0.001
Nickel ND mg/L -- 0.020
Potassium 1.1 mg/L -- 1.0
Selenium ND mg/L 0.05 EPA Primary 0.020
Silica 11.9 mg/L -- 0.1
Silver ND mg/L 0.100 EPA Secondary 0.002
Sodium 5 mg/L -- 1
Strontium 0.096 mg/L -- 0.001
Uranium ND mg/L 0.030 EPA Primary 0.001
Zinc 0.008 mg/L 5 EPA Secondary 0.004
Physical Factors
Alkalinity (Total as CaCO3) 170 mg/L -- 20
Hardness 190 mg/L 100 NTL Internal 10
pH 7.2 pH Units 6.5 to 8.5 EPA Secondary
Total Dissolved Solids 210 mg/L 500 EPA Secondary 20
Status Contaminant Results Units National Standards Min. Detection Level
Page 2 of 3 4/10/2020 8:41:25 AM Product: Watercheck 1 & 2 Sample: 909690
Turbidity 19.0 NTU 1.0 EPA Action Level 0.1
Inorganic Analytes - Other
Bromide ND mg/L -- 0.5
Chloride ND mg/L 250 EPA Secondary 5.0
Fluoride ND mg/L 4.0 EPA Primary 0.5
Nitrate as N ND mg/L 10 EPA Primary 0.5
Nitrite as N ND mg/L 1 EPA Primary 0.5
Ortho Phosphate ND mg/L -- 2.0
Sulfate 20.0 mg/L 250 EPA Secondary 5.0