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San Joaquin County <br /> DIRECTOR <br /> Environmental Health) Department <br /> ' Donna He ran RENS <br /> 600 East Main Street <br /> Stockton, California 95202-3029 PROGRAM COORDINATORS <br /> Robert McClellan, RENS <br /> y .................---...... <br /> r _ Jeff Carriesc3. REHS. R01 <br /> e P!\ Foley.Website: www.sjgov.org/ehd Kase v v. REHS <br /> �Lr�os�s <br /> October 4, 2111 l Phone: (209) 468-3420 <br /> Fax: (209) 464-0138 <br /> Foothill RCSOLl1-CC Partners LLC <br /> PO Box 299 <br /> l al-mIn~Iton, California 952;(} <br /> R>r t Nitrates in your Was,r NVO! for Mii.or Subdivision Approval PA-1100058 (NIS) <br /> At 6454 West Turner Road, Lodi <br /> As part of the Minor Subdivision Approval process, water test results xvere submitted by Dillon <br /> k, Murphy ir1 which a sample taken July 18, 2011, was tested for Nitrates and showed results of <br /> 12,E ppm (parts per million) in your domestic well at the above referenced address. <br /> The State Department ofHealtll Services adopted a standard of 45 parts per million (ppm) for <br /> tiitrates in public drinking, water systems; 110n ever, private Nveil owners are not legally recltrired <br /> to mcct this standard. As a l)recaution for yourself, members and -nests, the Environnienta! <br /> Health Dcp lrtment would sup ,cst that you have your domestic nvell tested annually to verif} if <br /> the above-described chemical col1tintles to be above state drinkin- standards. <br /> Ifyour private well analysis for nitrate exceeds the State standard of 45 ppin again, the follo\v1'11,1 <br /> alternatives are being,provided for your guidance: <br /> 1 . As I temporary measure, it is recommended that bottled dritiking water be used ifthis N cll is <br /> supptvilig, drinking water. <br /> >' c 1 cs �i17.e-.rw..- pL cite, e, c '?_' Mdeflnitely Stic.1• -as Nvith cont amin1ts---..----. <br /> installation of a water treatment device, such as a filter, may be advisable. However, usin��r <br /> bottled water or installing a water treatment device at the kitchen water tap, will not stop <br /> eNposttre to ni.tr•atcs ill your private water supply. Most treatment emits sold for home <br /> installati.oli only tl'eat nater at the point �, such as the kitchen faucet, and do not prevent <br /> exposure through skin contact, bathing or inhalation. As a result, point of entt-V Filters. which <br /> treat nater for the entire house, are recommended because they remove all potential sources <br /> of e-xposurc. The "Rcvcrsc Osmosis Purification Filter' is the recommended Watcr treatment <br /> device iii this case. it operates by passing the Nveli water througli a series of filters and <br /> rcversc osmosis membraures thereby renlovitlg, the nitrate contaminant. Water treatment <br /> equipment suppliers and installers are listed in VOUr phone directory yellow pages snider <br /> "l�;ater Filtration &. 1'uritication Lcltiipment.,, <br />