Santa Clara Valley Water District System # 4310027
Report for: Penitencia, Rinconada, Santa Teresa Water Treatment 
Start: 11/1/00 End: 11/30/00

 


Primary Standards - Mandatory Health-Related Standards

PWTP  PWTP  RWTP  RWTP  STWTP STWTP
Units MCL DLR Influent Treated Influent Treated Influent Treated

Aluminum (Al) mg/L 1 0.05 NT NT 0.10 ND 0.07 ND
Antimony (Sb) mg/L 0.006 0.006 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Arsenic (As) mg/L 0.05 0.002 NT NT 0.002 ND 0.003 ND
Asbestos MFL 7 MFL 0.2 NT NT NT NT NT NT
Barium (Ba) mg/L 1 0.1 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Beryllium (Be) mg/L 0.004 0.001 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Cadmium (Cd) mg/L 0.005 0.001 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Chromium (Cr) mg/L 0.05 0.01 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Cyanide (CN) mg/L 0.2 0.1 NT NT NT NT NT NT
Fluoride (F) mg/L 2 0.1 NT NT 0.1 ND 0.1 ND
Lead (Pb) mg/L NS 0.005 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Mercury (Hg) mg/L 0.002 0.001 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Nickel (Ni) mg/L 0.1 0.01 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Nitrate (as NO3) mg/L 45 2 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Nitrite (as N) mg/L 1 0.4 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Selenium (Se) mg/L 0.05 0.005 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Thallium (Tl) mg/L 0.002 0.001 NT NT ND ND ND ND

 
Bromodichloromethane mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT NT 0.0120 NT 0.0210
Bromoform mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT NT 0.0100 NT 0.0020
Chloroform mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT NT 0.0070 NT 0.0180
Dibromochloromethane mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT NT 0.0190 NT 0.0180
Total Trihalomethanes mg/L 0.1 0.0005 NT NT NT 0.0480 NT 0.0590

 
Heterotrophic Plate Count CFU/ml <500 NT NT 3289 3 1047 3


Secondary Standards - Aesthetic Standards

PWTP  PWTP  RWTP  RWTP  STWTP STWTP
Units MCL DLR Influent Treated Influent Treated Influent Treated

Apparent Color Color Units 15 NT NT 36 <2.5 28 <2.5
Chloride (Cl) mg/L 250-500-600 NT NT 55 57 50 52
Conductivity umhos/cm 900-1600-2200 NT NT 441 468 398 409
Copper (Cu) mg/L 1 0.05 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Foaming Agents (MBAS) mg/L 0.5 NT NT NT NT NT NT
Iron (Fe) mg/L 0.3 0.1 NT NT 0.3 ND 0.1 ND
Manganese (Mn) mg/L 0.05 0.02 NT NT ND ND 0.03 ND
pH (Units) pH units 6.5-8.5 NT NT 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.5
Silver (Ag) mg/L 0.1 0.01 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Sulfate (as SO4) mg/L 250-500-1500 0.5 NT NT 36.6 55.1 37.1 48.2
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 500-1000-1500 NT NT 262 324 273 270
Turbidity NTU 5.0 NT NT 4.52 0.06 2.69 0.05
Zinc (Zn) mg/L 5 0.05 NT NT ND 0.27 ND 0.30

Additional Constituents Analyzed

PWTP  PWTP  RWTP  RWTP  STWTP STWTP
Units MCL DLR Influent Treated Influent Treated Influent Treated

Total Alkalinity mg/L NS NT NT 99 96 91 88
Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) mg/L NS NT NT ND 0.06 ND 0.09
Bromide (Br) mg/L NS NT NT 0.14 ND 0.10 ND
Calcium (Ca) mg/L NS NT NT 22 22 25 25
Chlorate (ClO3) mg/L NS NT NT NT 0.1 NT 0.1
Hardness (as CaCO3) mg/L NS NT NT 129 129 116 115
Magnesium (Mg) mg/L NS NT NT 16 16 14 14
Phosphate (PO4) mg/L NS NT NT 0.14 0.63 0.16 0.81
Potassium (K) mg/L NS NT NT 2.7 2.6 2.0 2.1
Sodium (Na) mg/L NS NT NT 41 50 34 39
Temperature Degrees C NS NT NT 15 16 17 15
Total Organic Carbon mg/L NS NT NT 3.08 2.19 3.07 2.42
UV-254 ABS NS NT NT 0.315 0.306 0.092 0.038


MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level mg/L = milligrams per liter ND = Not Detected
DLR = Detection Limit for Reporting MFL = million fibers per liter NT = Not Tested
PWTP = Penitencia Water Treatment Plant CFU/ml = coliform forming units per milliliter NS = No Standard
RWTP = Rinconada Water Treatment Plant umhos/cm = microhms per centimeter
STWTP = Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plant NTU = nephelometric turbidity units
ABS = absorbance


Water District Laboratory Contact:
Jim Scott (408) 265-2607, extension 2119, or
jimscott@scvwd.dst.ca.us