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Water Test Results

Water Sample Results

Recent Water Quality samples are shown in the table below. In addition to a rotating annual sampling schedule for routine water quality parameters and metals, water is tested weekly for total and fecal coliform bacteria as indicators of potential contamination.

      Town of Oliver Domestic Water Source Testing
      In-Town (1) Rural (2)
      CPR Station Rockcliffe Tucelnuit Tucelnuit Black Black Black Buchanan Canal Fairview Miller
      Well Well #2 #3 Sage #1   Sage #2 Sage #3 Road Intake Irr. Well Road
      Domestic Domestic Domestic Domestic Domestic & Irrigation Domestic & Irrigation Domestic & Irrigation Domestic & Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation Domestic
 Parameter Guide-line  Unit August 8, 2011 April 19, 2010 August 8, 2011 Sept. 23, 2009 August 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 April 19, 2010 April 20, 2010 8-Aug-11 Sept. 23, 2009 Sept.23, 2009
                           
Colour, True ≤15 TCU <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 8 <5 <5
Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 - mg/L 194 270 187 200 149 180 300 130 108 280 270
Chloride ≤250 mg/L 10.9 15.6 5.79 9.9 5.37 6.9 11.4 3.96 3.81 16 8.4
Fluoride 1.5 mg/L 0.43 0.35 0.45 0.5 0.12 0.11 0.26 0.32 0.15 0.27 0.34
Hardness, Total (as CaCO3) - mg/L 206 330 176 215 159 204 373 145 109 395 312
Nitrogen, Nitrate as N 10 mg/L 0.23 3.83 0.52 1.19 0.379 0.824 3.18 0.01 <0.01 9.06 1.5
Nitrogen, Nitrite as N 1 mg/L <0.01 nt <0.01 <0.002 <0.01 <0.01 nt nt <0.01 <0.002 <0.002
Solids, Total Dissolved ≤500 mg/L 317 405 253 270 211 274 449 166 156 470 370
Sulfate ≤500 mg/L 64.6 67.4 35.6 43 nt nt 94 25.3 25.7 90 71
Turbidity Varies NTU 0.3 0.1 <0.1 nt nt nt 0.2 <0.1 0.7 0.14 nt
pH 6.5 to 8.5 pH Units 8.18 8 8.12 8.1 7.86 7.92 7.98 8 8.12 8.1 8.3
Conductivity (EC) - uS/cm 501 635 412 497 378 456 703 293 263 776 646
Aluminum ≤0.1 mg/L 0.008 <0.005 0.008 0.0013 <0.005 0.005 0.005 0.008 0.028 0.0007 0.0018
Antimony 0.006 mg/L 0.0001 nt 0.0001 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0001 nt nt
Arsenic 0.01 mg/L 0.0043 <0.0005 0.0031 0.00293 0.0008 0.0008   <0.0005 <0.0005 0.00072 0.00302
Barium 1 mg/L 0.093 0.0599 0.055 0.0649 0.039 0.046 0.061 0.0488 0.022 0.0905 0.0797
Beryllium - mg/L <0.0001 nt <0.0001 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0001 nt nt
Bismuth - mg/L <0.0001 nt <0.0001 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0001 nt nt
Boron 5 mg/L 0.036 0.074 0.021 <0.050 0.032 0.049 0.104 0.007 0.011 0.141 0.08
Cadmium 0.005 mg/L 0.00005 <0.00001 0.00001 0.000009 0.00006 0.00003 <0.00001 <0.00001 0.00001 0.000019 0.000019
Calcium - mg/L 56.5 91.9 48 60.5 37.9 48 90.7 39.7 29.6 114 76.3
Chromium 0.05 mg/L <0.0005 0.0023 0.0008 0.0001 <0.0005 <0.0005 0.0019 0.0016 <0.0005 0.0006 <0.0001
Cobalt - mg/L 0.00005 0.0001 <0.00005 0.00001 <0.00005 <0.00005 0.0001 0.00005 0.00007 0.000176 0.000037
Copper ≤1 mg/L 0.0195 0.0391 0.0126 0.02 0.0258 0.011 0.0035 0.0018 0.0031 0.0703 0.0653
Iron ≤0.3 mg/L 0.03 0.11 <0.01 0.002 <0.01 0.01 0.1 0.05 0.03 0.016 0.005
Lead 0.01 mg/L 0.0011 0.0011 0.0002 0.000481 0.0018 0.0016 0.0003 0.0001 <0.0001 0.0117 0.00704
Lithium - mg/L 0.0053 nt 0.0062 nt nt nt nt nt 0.0031 nt nt
Magnesium - mg/L 15.8 24.4 13.6 15.5 15.7 20.4 35.5 11 8.46 27.1 29.6
Manganese ≤0.05 mg/L 0.174 <0.0002 0.0012 0.00073 0.0196 0.0053 0.0003 0.0597 0.0056 0.00403 0.0806
Mercury 0.001 mg/L <0.00002 <0.00005 <0.00002 nt nt nt <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00002 nt nt
Molybdenum - mg/L 0.0127 0.0054 0.0055 0.00438 0.0068 0.0049 0.0077 0.0035 0.0034 0.00506 0.00517
Nickel - mg/L 0.0005 0.003 0.0003 0.00023 0.0009 0.0006 0.0028 0.0011 0.0005 0.00188 0.00087
Phosphorus - mg/L 0.02 nt 0.03 nt nt nt nt nt <0.02 nt nt
Potassium - mg/L 5.19 6.29 3.56 4.3 3.55 4.14 6.34 2.79 2.08 5.79 5.27
Selenium 0.01 mg/L 0.0018 0.0022 0.0015 0.00367 <0.0005 0.001 0.0031 <0.0003 <0.0005 0.00631 0.00301
Silicon - mg/L 9.3 nt 8.9 nt nt nt nt nt 2.6 nt nt
Silver - mg/L <0.00005 0.0001 <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00005 <0.00005 0.000021 0.000021
Sodium ≤200 mg/L 23.2 17.6 15.1 17.8 13.8 16 21 11.2 10.2 18.8 13.9
Strontium - mg/L 0.709 nt 0.557 nt nt nt nt nt 0.247 nt nt
Tellurium - mg/L <0.0002 nt <0.0002 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0002 nt nt
Thallium - mg/L <0.00002 nt <0.00002 nt nt nt nt nt <0.00002 nt nt
Thorium - mg/L <0.0001 nt <0.0001 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0001 nt nt
Tin - mg/L <0.0002 nt <0.0002 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0002 nt nt
Titanium - mg/L <0.005 nt <0.005 nt nt nt nt nt <0.005 nt nt
Uranium 0.02 mg/L 0.0236 0.0127 0.00454 0.00716 0.00311 0.00546 0.0093 0.00186 0.00211 0.014 0.00839
Vanadium - mg/L 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.0015 0.002 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 0.0005 0.0011
Zinc ≤5 mg/L 0.026 0.007 <0.004 0.0052 0.036 0.013 0.004 0.01 0.009 0.0069 0.0421
Zirconium - mg/L <0.0001 nt <0.0001 nt nt nt nt nt <0.0001 nt nt
Notes: -1 In-Town wells operate all year, in sequence to supply all in-town customers. They also supplement flows to some rural customers in winter.  
  -2 River intake operates during irrigation season only. Most rural wells (except Black Sage) operate in winter months only.  
  -3 Standards taken from Summary of Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, and are a combination of maximum allowable concentrations and aesthetic objectives (those marked ≤)  
  nt Not tested  
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