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Home My WebLink AboutWELL-01-2020-127233.tif N 0 R T H C A R 0 L I N A Private Well Information and Use Recommendations NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Division of Public Health For Inorganic Chemical Contaminants County: Catawba Name: Andrea Kurczi— 1025 Heather Glen Dr, Catawba NC 28609 Sample ID#: 127233 Reviewer: Megen McBride TEST RESULTS AND USE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. ® Your well water meets federal drinking water standards for inorganic chemicals. Your water can be used for drinking, cooking, washing, cleaning, bathing,and showering based on the inorganic chemical results only. You may have other water sampling results that are not taken into account in this report. 2. ❑ The following substance(s)exceeded federal drinking water standards or the North Carolina 2L calculated health levels. The North Carolina Division of Public Health recommends that your well water not be used for drinking and cooking, unless you install a water treatment system to remove the circled substance(s). However, it may be used for washing, cleaning, bathing and showering based on the inorganic chemical results only. ❑ Arsenic ❑ Barium ❑ Cadmium ❑ Chromium ❑ Copper ❑ Fluoride ❑ Iron ❑ Lead ❑ Manganese ❑ Mercury ❑ Nickel ❑Nitrate/Nitrite ❑ Selenium ❑ Silver ❑ Zinc 3. ® While your lead levels do not exceed federal or state standards, the North Carolina Division of Public Health has concerns with any detection of lead. Should you have any questions please contact the NC Private Well and I lealth Program at(919) 707-5900. 4. ® Re-sample for lead and /or copper. Take a first draw and 30-second flush sample inside the house (preferably the kitchen sink) and a first draw and 4 minutes flush sample at the wellhead to determine the source of lead and/or copper. 5. ❑ The following substance(s)exceeded aesthetic drinking water standards. Your water can be used for drinking, cooking, washing, cleaning, bathing,and showering based on the inorganic chemical results on(v, but aesthetic problems such as bad taste, odor, staining of porcelain, etc. may occur. You may want to install a household water treatment system to address aesthetic problems. ❑ Chloride n Copper ❑ Fluoride ❑ Iron ❑ Manganese ❑ pH ❑ Silver ❑ Sulfate ❑ Zinc 6. ❑ a. Sodium levels exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's(USEPA) Health Advisory level for sodium of 20 mg/I. The North Carolina Division of Public Health recommends that only individuals on no or low sodium-restricted diets not use this water for drinking or cooking. It may be used for washing, cleaning, bathing, and showering based on the inorganic chemical results on(v. ❑ b. Your sodium level exceeds 30 mg/I and may pose aesthetic issues such as bad taste,odor, staining of porcelain, etc. 7. ❑ Re-sampling is recommended in months,to reinvestigate For more inlbrnnrtion regarding your well water results,please call the North Carolina Division of Public Health at 919-707-5900. Lead & PRIVATE WELLS _„ dok What is lead? # Lead is a natural element found in rocks deep underground and soil.Most of the lead found in the What level of lead should I be environment is due to human activities including burning fossil fuels,mining,and industrial activities. concerned about? Lead compounds are used to make batteries,cable The US Environmental Protection Agency'developed sheathing,pigments,rust inhibitors,ammunition, a public drinking water standard of 0.015 milligrams and plastic stabilizers.Lead is also used to make of lead per liter of water(mg/L).Public drinking water solder and brass fittings used in ell components standards are based on public health protection and and home plumbing. cost of treatment/testing at large utilities.This standard was developed with consideration of best treatment technology for a public water system in 1991 and was How does lead get in my validated in 2017. private well water? The NC Department of Environmental Quality adopted Lead compounds can enter your private well water the same level in 2013. from erosion of rocks underground or leaching from There are no other standards for lead,however the well components or home plumbing.Lead can also US Environmental Protection Agency and enter groundwater from industrial practices. US Center for Disease Control and Prevention Acidic water(water with low pH)can make lead state that no lead level is safe. compounds more soluble. How do I test for lead in my How can lead affect my health? private well? Lead is not an essential element,meaning your body Use a certified lab o test your well water for lead every does not need it.You can't see,smell,or taste lead. two years,as part of the inorganic panel screen. Drinking high levels of lead over short periods of time Contact the private well program at your county health can lead to: department to assist you with getting your water tested. • Changes in mood Pricing of testing varies from county to county. • Stomach cramps • Muscle tremors What if my lead levels are high? • Weakness in finger ,wrist,or ankles You can install a treatment system to reduce the levels of Higher levels of lead can cause kidney and brain damage. lead in your private well.Treatment systems that reduce Drinking lead over long periods of time may cause the levels of lead in your well water include: reduced nervous system function affecting memory, behavior,and attention span. • Activated carbon filt ation • Distillation • Reverse osmosis Private Wells with Detectable Lead, 2011-2013 iillArLIMILIMIFIIIWARIP At r 1 ANIL IIIN , liktv i ..#11,-1----41-441ArAiiiikciTiaricliroifiegiolloilf 1,41„.........ev-__T:- , - Er- * roliclinevillii; II eL'-L. --- 111300...L. if I.>25%with detectable lead - 10-25%with detectable lead II <10%with detectable lead iiii7 0%with detectable lead Insufficient data(<10 wells tested) You can also reduce your exposure by using bottled water You can also call the Private Well and Health Program or connecting to public water supply,if possible. at 919-707-5900. Where is lead found in NC? Where did this information Lead is found at low levels(0.005-0.701 mg/L)throughout come from? NC.About 3%of wells sampled for lead in NC from 2011 Center for Disease Control and Prevention: to 2013 exceeded the federal/state standard(0.015 mg/L). www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/ Yet,there are several areas in NC where at least 10%of wells sampled had detectable lead.See map for areas with Agency for Toxic Substances&Disease Registry: detectable levels of lead. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tfacts13.Ddf World Health Organization:www,who.int/water Where can I find more sanitation health/dwq/chemicals/lead.odf information about lead National Sanitation Foundation:www.nsf.org/consumer- resources/what-is-nsf-certific tion/water-fil ers-treatment- and my well? certific tion/contaminant-reduction-claims-guide Visit the NC Division of Public Health's Private Well and Water Quality Association:www.wqa.org/Portals/0/ Health Program website:htto://eoi.publichealth.nc.gov/ Technical/Technical%20Fact%20Sheets/2016 Lead.Ddf oee/programs/wellwater.html. There you can find • Contacts for your county private well program • Lead in well water maps • A guide for selecting a treatment system • Other private well resources OA •,-� .c i NC Department of Health and Human Services•Division of Public Health•Epidemiology Section•Occupational and Environmental r� �C iti Epidemiology Branch•Private Welland Health Program•httos://eui,oublichealth,nc.gov/oee/arograms/wellwater,html •NCDHHS is an :/ .... tt. equal opportunity employer and provider.•09/2019 WFl.r H,Iik