City of Ulysses 2004-2005 Water Quality  Report

We are pleased to report that during the past year, the water delivered to your home or business complied with, or did better than, all state and federal drinking water requirements.  See the table below


REGULATED SUBSTANCES SAMPLED IN THE YEAR 2001
Substance MCL MCLG Amount Detected Range Violation Typical Source
Arsenic (ppb) 50 0 3.2 1.7-3.2 No Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; Runoff from glass and electronics production wastes
Atrazine (ppb) 3 3 0.14 0.14-0.14 No Runoff from herbicide used on row crops.
Barium (ppm) 2 2 0.018 0.016-0.018 No Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposit
Chromium (ppb) 100 100 3.7 3.1-3.7 No Discharge from steel and pulp mills; Erosion of natural deposits
Fluoride (ppm) 4 4 1.7 1.3-1.7 No Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
Nitrate (ppm) 10 10 3.1 2.7-3.1 No Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits
Radon (pCi/L) (2001) 10 10 3.67 NA No Erosion of natural deposits
Selenium (ppb) 50 50 0.21 14-21 No Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits; Discharge from mines
Turbidity (NTU)1 TT NA 0.47 0.50-0.75 No Soil Runoff
LEAD AND COPPER (Tap water samples were collected from 20 area residences. 
Substance (Units) AL MCLG Amount Above AL Violations Typical Source
Copper (ppm)
2003		 1.3 1.3 0.0908 0 No Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives.
Lead (ppb)
2003		 15 0 1.1 0 No Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits


City of Ulysses Home Page For more information on the internet www.epa.gov/watrhome Office of Water and www.cdc.gov Center for Disease Control.