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NC DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Public Health For Inorganic Chemical Contaminants
County: Catawba Name: Donna Key—3976 E. Maiden Rd, Maiden NC 28650
Sample ID 4: 173263 Reviewer: Megen McBride 1
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 on(v. 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 n Copper n Fluoride ❑ Iron
❑ Lead n Manganese ❑ Mercury ❑Nickel [' 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 Health
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 ❑ 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/l. 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 only.
❑ 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 information regarding your well water results,please call the North Carolina Division of Public Health at 919-707-5900.