Santa Clara Valley Water District System # 4310027
Report for: Penitencia, Rinconada, Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plants 
Start: 10/1/00 End: 10/31/00


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 0.09 0.05
Antimony (Sb) mg/L 0.006 0.006 NT NT ND ND ND ND
Arsenic (As) mg/L 0.05 0.002 NT NT 0.003 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 0.1 0.1 0.1
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 ND 0.0140 NT 0.0220
Bromoform mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT ND 0.0040 NT 0.0020
Chloroform mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT ND 0.0090 NT 0.0180
Dibromochloromethane mg/L NS 0.0005 NT NT ND 0.0160 NT 0.0170
Total Trihalomethanes mg/L 0.1 0.0005 NT NT ND 0.0430 NT 0.0590

 
Heterotrophic Plate Count CFU/ml <500 NT NT 5770 3 694 6

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 32 <2.5 27 <2.5
Chloride (Cl) mg/L 250-500-600 NT NT 47 49 46 48
Conductivity umhos/cm 900-1600-2200 NT NT 416 455 382 398
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 0.3 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 35.5 56.4 36.4 44.8
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 500-1000-1500 NT NT 236 263 244 239
Turbidity NTU 5.0 NT NT 4.27 0.06 2.45 0.05
Zinc (Zn) mg/L 5 0.05 NT NT ND 0.40 ND 0.32

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 111 106 96 95
Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3) mg/L NS NT NT ND 0.10 ND 0.12
Bromide (Br) mg/L NS NT NT 0.10 ND 0.11 ND
Calcium (Ca) mg/L NS NT NT 24 24 21 21
Chlorate (ClO3) mg/L NS NT NT NT 0.2 NT 0.1
Hardness (as CaCO3) mg/L NS NT NT 130 129 114 115
Magnesium (Mg) mg/L NS NT NT 16 16 13 13
Phosphate (PO4) mg/L NS NT NT 0.14 0.81 0.17 0.79
Potassium (K) mg/L NS NT NT 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0
Sodium (Na) mg/L NS NT NT 33 43 37 41
Temperature Degrees C NS NT NT 19 20 19 20
Total Organic Carbon mg/L NS NT NT 3.27 2.47 3.18 2.53
UV-254 ABS NS NT NT 0.086 0.031 0.087 0.039


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