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FGL ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WATER QUALITY STANDARDS <br /> The Maximum. Contaminant-• Levels listed below are in .accordance with the, California <br /> Health & ..Safety .Code,`_Title 22.. • When -water contains constituents' exceeding the <br /> - -- <br /> Maximum` Contaminant Levels (MCL) , your local' or "state health official -should:be _.. . _. .." <br /> consulted . <br /> INORGANIC CHEMICALS <br /> Maximum Contaminant Levels* <br /> Constituent mg/L ug/L <br /> Arsenic 0.05 . 50 <br /> Barium 1 1000 <br /> Cadmium 0.010 10 <br /> Chromium 0.05 50 <br /> Copper 1 .0 1000 <br /> Fluoride 1 .4 - 2.4** -- <br /> Iron 0.3 300 <br /> Lead 0.05 50 <br /> Manganese 0.05 50 <br /> Mercury 0.002 2 <br /> Nitrate (as NO3) 45 -- <br /> Selenium 0.01 10 <br /> Silver 0.05 50 <br /> Zinc 5.0 5000 <br /> pH 6.5 - 8.5 <br /> * 1 mg = 1000 ug (mg = milligram, ug = microgram) <br /> ** Dependent on Annual Average of Maximum Daily Air Temperature. <br /> ORGANIC CHEMICALS <br /> Constituent Maximum Contaminant Levels (mg/L) <br /> Chlorinated Hydrocarbons <br /> Endrin 0:0002 <br /> Lindane 0.004 <br /> Methoxychlor 0. 1 <br /> Toxaphene 0.005 <br /> Chlorophenoxys <br /> 2,4 - D 0. 1 <br /> 2 ,4 ,5 - TP Silvex 0.01 <br /> Foaming Agents (MBAS) 0.5 <br /> PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS <br /> Constituent Maximum Contaminant Levels <br /> Color 15 Units <br /> Odor - threshold 3 TON <br /> Turbidity 5 NTU <br /> MINERALIZATION <br /> Maximum Contaminant Levels <br /> Contituent Recommended Upper Short Term <br /> Total Dissolved Solids mg/L) 500 1 ,000 1 ,500 <br /> or <br /> Specific Conductance (E.C. ) ' (umhos/cm) 900 1 ,600 2,200 <br /> Chloride (mg/L) 250 500 • 600 <br /> Sulfate (mg/L) 250 500 600 <br />