Radioactive Contaminants
- Beta/photon emitters particles
- Alpha emitters
- Combined radium
- Uranium
- Gross Alpha Particle Activity
- Radium-226
- Radium-228
Inorganic Contaminants
- ANTIMONY
- ARSENIC
- ASBESTOS
- BARIUM
- BERYLLIUM
- CADMIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COPPER
- CYANIDE
- FLUORIDE
- LEAD
- MERCURY
- NICKEL
- NITRATE
- NITRITE
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- SULFATE
- THALLIUM
Microbiological
- TOTAL COLIFORM
- E. COLI
- GIARDIA
- CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
- VIRUSES
- TURBIDITY
- Heterotrophic Bacteria Plate Count (HPC)
Chlorine and Chlorine By-Products
- CHLORINE
- CHLORAMINE
- BROMATE
- TOTAL
- TRIHALOMETHANES
- HALOACETIC ACIDS
Secondary Contaminants
- TURBIDITY (NTU)
- TDS
- COLOR (COLOR UNIT)
- ODOR (TON)
- PH
- ALKALINITY-TOTAL (CaCO3)
- HARDNESS (CaCO3)
- CALCIUM (Ca)
- MAGNESIUM (Mg)
- ALUMUNUM (Al)
- POTASSIUM (K)
- IRON (Fe)
- MANGANESE (Mn)
- SULFATE (SO4)
- SILVER (Ag)
- COPPER (Cu)
- ZINC (Zn)
Lead and Copper
Volatile Organic Contaminants -Regulated Contaminants
- 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE
- 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE
- 1,1-DICHLORETHYLENE
- 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE
- 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
- 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE
- BENZENE
- BROMATE
- CARBON
- TETRACHLORIDE
- CHLORITE
- CHLORINE DIOXIDE
- CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE
- DICHLOROMETHANE
- ETHYLBENZENE
- MONOCHLOROBENZENE
- O-DICHLOROBENZENE
- PARA-DICHLOROBENZENE
- STYRENE
- TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
- TOLUENE
- TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE
- TRICHLOROETHYLENE
- TTHMS
- VINYL CHLORIDE
- XYLENES (TOTAL)
Volatile Organic Contaminants -Unregulated Contaminants
- 1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
- 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
- 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
- 1,1-DICHLOROPROPENE
- 1,2,3-TRICHLOROBENZENE
- 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE
- 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
- 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
- 1,3-DICHLOROPROPANE
- 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE
- 2,2-DICHLOROPROPANE
- BROMOBENZENE
- BROMOMETHANE
- CHLOROETHANE
- CHLOROFORM
- CHLOROMETHANE
- DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
- FLUOROTRICHLOROMETHANE
- HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE
- ISOPROPYLBENZENE
- M-DICHLOROBENZENE
- METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER
- NAPHTHALENE
- N-BUTYLBENZENE
- N-PROPYLBENZENE
- O-CHLOROTOLUENE
- P-CHLOROTOLUENE
- P-ISOPROPYLTOLUENE
- SEC-BUTYLBENZENE
- TERT-BUTYLBENZENE
Synthetic Organic Contaminants -Regulated Contaminants
- 2,3,7,8-TCDD (DIOXIN)
- 2,4,5-TP (SILVEX)
- 2,4-D
- ALACHLOR
- ATRAZINE
- BENZO(A)PYRENE
- CARBOFURAN
- CHLORDANE
- DALAPON DI(ETHYLHEXYL)ADIPATE
- DI(ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATES
- DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE (DBCP*)
- DINOSEB
- DIQUAT
- ENDOTHALL
- ENDRIN
- EPICHLOROHYDRIN
- ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB)*
- GLYPHOSATE
- HEPTACHLOR
- HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE
- HEXACHLOROBENZENE
- HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE
- LINDANE
- METHOXYCHLOR
- OXAMYL (VYDATE)
- PCB AROCLOR 1016
- PCB AROCLOR 1221
- PCB AROCLOR 1232
- PCB AROCLOR 1242
- PCB AROCLOR 1248
- PCB AROCLOR 1254
- PCB AROCLOR 1260
- PCB'S (DECACHLOROBIPHENYL)
- PENTACHLOROPHENOL
- PICLORAM
- SIMAZINE
- TOXAPHENE
Synthetic Organic Contaminants -Unregulated Contaminants
- 3-HYDROXYCARBOFURAN
- ALDICARB
- ALDICARB SULFONE
- ALDICARB SULFOXIDE
- ALDRIN
- BUTACHLOR
- CARBARYL
- DICAMBA
- DIELDRIN
- METHOMYL
- METOLACHLOR
- METRIBUZIN
- PROPACHLOR
Process Control
- pH
- Alkanility
- Color
- Conductance
- Free Chlorine
- Total Chlorine
- Monochloranime
- Free Amonina
- Nitrate/Nitrite
- Total Organic Carbon
- UV-254
- Fluoride
Disinfection By-Products - Unregulated Contaminants
- Haloacetilenitriles
- Haloketones
- Chloropicrin
- Chloral Hydrate
- Total Organic Halides
- Cyanogen Chloride
- Chlorate
- Bromate
- Aldehydes
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Contaminants (List 1)
- 2,4-dinitrotoluene
- 2,6-dinitrotoluene
- Acetochlor
- DCPA mono-acid degradate
- DCPA di-acid degradate
- 4,4'-DDE
- EPTC
- Molinate
- MTBE
- Nitrobenzene
- Perchlorate
- Terbacil
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Contaminants (List 2)
- 1,2-diphenylhydrazine
- 2-methyl-phenol
- 2,4-dichlorophenol
- 2,4-dinitrophenol
- 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
- Diazinon
- Disulfoton
- Diuron
- Fonofos
- Linuron
- Nitrobenzene
- Prometon
- Terbufos
- Aeromonas
- Alachlor
- ESA
- RDX
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Contaminants (List 3)
- Lead-210
- Polonium-210
- Cyanobacteria
- Echoviruses
- Coxsackieviruses
- Helicobacter pylori
- Microsporidia
- Caliciviruses
- Adenoviruses
PHARMACEUTICALS:
Acetaminophen
Caffeine
Carbamazepine
Fluoxetine
Gemfibrozil
Ibuprofen
Iopromide
Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim
HORMONES:
Estradiol
Estrone
Ethyl Estradiol
Progesterone
Testoserone
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS:
2, 6-Di-tert-butylphenol
4-Methylphenol
4-Nonylphenol
Alpha Chloradane
Bis Phenol A (BPA)
Carbaryl
Chlorpyrifos
DEET
Diazinon
Dieldrin
Methylparathon
Phenol
TDCPP
Triclosan
Triphenyl Phosphate
Tris (2-Butoxyethyl) Phosphate*
Tris (2-Chloroethyl) Phosphate
Other
Chloide
Bromide
Silica
Total Phosphorous
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December 17, 2009
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