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Home My WebLink AboutSAM-02-2023-188780.TIF North Carolina Division of Public Health Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology Section BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS REPORT Private well water information and recommendations County: Catawba Name: John Tornetta Sample ID Number: 188780 Location: 4677 McCorkle Ln, Sherrills Ford NC 28673 Reviewer: Megen McBride Initial Sample X Confirmation Sample: BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USES OF YOUR PRIVATE WELL WATER (These recommendations are based on biological analysis only.) X No coliform bacteria were found in your well water. Your water can be used for all purposes including drinking,cooking,washing dishes, bathing and showering. Total coliform bacteria were detected in your water sample. Total Coliform are a group of related bacteria that are(with few exceptions) not harmful to humans. A variety of bacteria, parasites,and viruses, known as pathogens,can potentially cause health problems if humans ingest them. EPA considers total coliforms a useful indicator of other pathogens for drinking water. Total coliforms are used to determine the adequacy of water treatment and the integrity of the distribution system It is recommended that your well water be re-tested to verify that the result is accurate. Fecal coliform bacteria were detected in the sample. Do not use the water for drinking, cooking,washing dishes, bathing or showering. If the re-test shows contamination by bacteria contact your local health department for assistance. There may be a problem with the construction of the well, the groundwater source, or operation of the well. The well needs to be inspected by the local health department or a local well contractor to determine the problem with the well and to give guidance on how to correct the problem. Your well water was tested for biological contaminants(total coliform and fecal coliform bacteria). 1 he results were evaluated using the federal drinking water standards. Drinking water may contain substances that can occur naturally in water or can be introduced into water from man-made sources. Total coliform bacteria are found in soil and fecal coliform bacteria are found in animal and human waste.Total coliform or fecal coliform bacteria in well water indicate that the well may have structural problems or that the well was not properly disinfected. If you have been drinking the well water and are pregnant, nursing, have a child in the household under 5 years of age,or immunocompromised (such as an individual with AIDS, cancer, hepatitis,dialysis or surgical procedures) inform your physician of these results at your next visit. If the contamination continues,you should investigate the possibility of drilling a new well or installing a point-of-entry disinfection unit which can use chlorine, ultraviolet light, or ozone. For further information please contact your county health department or the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch at 919-707-5900. $A �� Case a SAM-02-2023-188780 1 1-" CAZAWBA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT(?) Environmental Health Section dre-c 010 k)711 CD 'I S\l 02/07/2023 WATER SAMPLE FIELD REPORT Applicant JOHN TORNETTA,4677 MCCORKLE LN,SHE PP RRILLS FORD NC 28673 C:980748105I Site Address: 4677 MCCORKLE LN,SHERRILLS FORD NC 28673 Parcel Number: 369602762704 Driving Directions NC-16,left onto NC 150,right onto McCorkle Ln,home on the right Sample Collected by: Pw=$14- !M 1 kea, Date/Time Sampled: O /-2(/'2 q OS M,l Sampling Point: ToN 12 0 r S i oLc c T k o u e Is well head accessible? Yes No ✓ Reason for inaccessibility C Dv_'' C n'v`•i"0+ 6€ r :t A Well New or Existing? New Existing ✓ Type of Well: Drilled Bored Hand Dug Punch titre khowr Does well meet adequate construction standards from what can be observed: Yes No Items of non-compliance: Evidence of improper grouting or no grouting Well does not meet a required setback(comment) Improperly constructed sanitary well seal Well head not term at>= 12"above finished grade Well head missing vent Well head does not have a threadless tap Well missing identification plate or pump tag Wire conduit opening not sealed Other(comment) Comment: rsamfieldrepat 02/07/2023 09:30 Page 1 of 2 , �� O� Case# SAM-02-2023-188780 'j" CATAWBA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT -4 ,�, 1 Environmental Health Section 8 42 sm 02/07/2023 WATER SAMPLE TEST RESULTS ;%pplicant JOHN TORNETTA,4677 MCCORKLE LN,SHERRILLS FORD NC 28673 C:9807481051 Site Address: 4677 MCCORKLE LN,SHERRILLS FORD NC 28673 Parcel Number: 369602762704 Lab Coliform Analysis Results: Total Coliforms: l,'I I I Fecal/E.Coli: acid No Collection Date Over 30 hours old Invalid Results: Excessive turbidity Excessive Chlorine Lab Accident Lab Tech Initials Date/Time Received 09'IN•i►'r! "J 0 Date/Time Completed vU. .9"r RECEIVED F E B 2 3 2023 Environmental Health rsamfieldrepmt 02/07/2023 09:30 Page of N 0 R T H C A R 0 L I N A � ``4 Private Well Information *V r( _e- � and Use Recommendations NC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Division of Public Health For Inorganic Chemical Contaminants County: Catawba Name: 1 John Tornetta—4677 McCorkle Ln, Sherrills Ford NC 28673 Sample ID#: 188780 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 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 only, 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/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 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. : .StAT(q: /.d M1 Y�'�nf 4312 District Drive ,,,.„ ill [ ~ .,, MSC 1918 ';�P 4i ,_ -. ', North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health 4. Raleigh,NC 27699-1918 ', liii J .r,,.,N se" Environmental Sciences http://slph.ncpublichealth.com ',.�a�� m'l Phone: 919-733-7308 Inorganic Chemistry Fax: 919-715-8611 Certificate of Analysis FINAL REPORT Report to: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RECEIVED Name of System: CATAWBA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH John Tornetta P 0 BOX 389 4677 McCorkle Ln M A R 2 2 2023 NEWTON, NC 28658 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 EIN: 566001814EH Delivery: NC Ea+tilemrnentai Health StarLiMS ID: ES230222-0051 Date Collected: 02/21/2023 Time Collected: 09:05 By: Dwight Mikeal Date Received: 02/22/2023 Time Received: 08:12 Sample Type: Raw Sampling Point: Tap on side of house Well Permit No. SAM-02-2023-188780 Sample Source: Well water Receipt Temp. : 0.5°C GPS Number: Profile: CA Well Monitoring Analyte Test Result CAMA Screening Level Unit Qualifier(s) Aluminum <0.1 3.5 mg/L Antimony <0.001 0.001 mg/L Arsenic <0.001 0.010 mg/L Barium <0.1 0.70 mg/L Beryllium <0.001 0.004 mg/L Boron <0.1 0.7 mg/L Cadmium <0.0005 0.002 mg/L Calcium 6 mg/L Chloride <5 250 mg/L Chromium 0.001 0.01 mg/L Cobalt <0.001 0.001 mg/L Copper 0.027 1.0 mg/L Iron 0.17 0.30 mg/L Lead <0.003 0.015 mg/L Magnesium 1 mg/L Manganese 0.010 0.05 mg/L Mercury <0.0004 0.001 mg/L Molybdenum <0.005 0.018 mg/L Nickel <0.01 0.1 mg/L pH 6.6 N/A Potassium 1.258 mg/L Selenium <0.005 0.02_ mg/L Sodium 4.5 20.0 mg/L Strontium <0.5 2.0 mg/L Sulfate <5 250 mg/L Thallium <0.0001 0.002 mg/L Total Alkalinity 24 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids <20 500 mg/L Total Hardness 17 mg/L Total Suspended Solids <5 mg/L Vanadium 0.0007 0.007 mg/L Zinc <0.05 1.0 mg/L Page 1 of 2 d' 4A7iQ�'" 4312 District Drive t:' North Carolina State Laborato of Public Health Msc,9,s s �� Raleigh,NC 27699-1918 l Environmental Sciences http://slph.ncpublichealth.com '' . *K 4 , Phone: 919-733-7308 .• a _ '- Inorganic Chemistry ry Fax: 919-715-8611 Certificate of Analysis FINAL REPORT CAMA=Coal Ash Management Act Report Date: 03/17/2023 Reported By: Marc Komlos Page 2 of 2 N 0 R T H C A R 0 L I N A N cr"L Well Water Information and Use Recommendations North Carolina Public Health For Inorganics Contaminants County: Catawba Name&Address: John Tornetta Sample ID#: Es230222-0051 4677 McCorkle Ln. Sherrils Ford, NC 28673 Sample Date: 2/21/23 TEST RESULTS ❑ Your well water meets federal and North Carolina drinking water guidelines for these inort anics results only. You may have other water sampling results that are not taken into account in this report. ❑✓ The following substance(s) exceeded federal and/or North Carolina drinking water guidelines and may result in an increased health risk. Federal exceedance(s): North Carolina exceedance(s): Vanadium USE RECOMMENDATIONS Drinking and Cooking Guidance ❑ Your water is suitable for drinking and cooking based on these inorganic results only. ❑✓ Based on the test results, your well water is not suitable for drinking and cooking. Washing, Cleaning,Bathing, and Showering Guidance (i Your water is suitable for washing, cleaning, bathing, and showering based on these inorganic results only. [ I Showering and bathing time should be limited because of the potential exposure to inorganics via absorption through the skin and inhalation of water vapor. SPECIAL USE RECOMMENDATIONS For Individuals on a no or low sodium restricted diet El 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. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS Rf Re-sampling is recommended in 2 years. Immediate re-sampling is recommended to confirm results prior to installing a treatment system. 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 minute flush sample at the well head to determine the source of the lead and/or copper. For further information,please contact the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch at 919-707-5900 ................._.... . _ Vanadium & ,,, ,,, . 0,... , or , PRIVATE WELLS . , 5 ' .\-\; f_ _AI .,: , r ) ) ' lit . 1 . ., . 6" 1 What is vanadium? Vanadium is a naturally occurring element in soil, water, and air. Vanadium is found in the earth's crust, What standards exist for rocks, iron ores and crude petroleum deposits. It is used in the production of automobile parts, ball vanadium in drinking water? bearings, and ceramics and is often combined with The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency other metals to produce steel alloys. does not have a drinking water level established for vanadium. The North Carolina Department of *A How does vanadium get in my Environmental Quality has established a groundwater ,_ standard of 7pg/L for vanadium. :I, private well water? 3 Vanadium can enter your private well water from "� �� Where is vanadium found in leaching and erosion of rocks underground.The amount Y North Carolina? of vanadium found in your private well water depends " significantly on geographic location.Vanadium can also Vanadium is naturally occurring in most geologic f�;' enter groundwater from industrial practices. settings in North Carolina, especially in the rocks of the Piedmont area. As a result, groundwater with How can vanadium affect elevated concentrations of vanadium is common/ prevalent in parts of the Charlotte Belt, Milton Belt, my health? Murphy Belt, Raleigh Belt and the Triassic Basin. �a Vanadium is not considered an essential element, meaning your body does not need it.You cannot see USGS National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program "'' or smell vanadium in well water but it may produce Groundwater Samples 1976-1979 a metallic taste. It is not easily absorbed via the vanadium r gastrointestinal tract. �' Y:. s Exposure to elevated levels of vanadium for a short '` `� period of time can lead to: ` '� •p: _ *� - �, Nausea ,' r Diarrhea USGS NURE Wods Sampled 1976-79 ` Vanadium r Stomach cramps •=30 pC0 C30-100 ppC • 1 00 ,0 00 FCC • ,1000ppC Source.USGS National Uranium Resource Evaluation(NURE)program database.http://mrdata.usgs.gov/nure/water/.Accessed April 15.2015. . Element concentration,pg/L • <05 0 06-50 0 51-100 0 101•300 • >30 @ • • ••w .4 �: Belt , {••0 • 0•w0 er•®a • '.- . • • Blue Ridge Bell • r Ili_1, °• •DAV -4,• glit Carolina Slate Belt - tie _ :•) f• Charlotte and Milton Belts 0. ' ' ® t•r ' • • r is 'c. k . _/> 0 Coastal Plain • . O Eastern Slate Belt ` • Grandfather Mountain Window Off• Inner Piedmont Chauga Belt.Smith River 0 85 170 340 Kilometers .-j f- 0 Allochthon and Sauratown Mountain Kings Mountain Belt I I I I I I I $ Murphy Belt is Raleigh Belt Figure Credit:Coyote,R.tt Vengosh,A.(2020) MI Triassic Basins How do I test for vanadium in There you can find: my private well? r Contacts for your county private well program r A guide for selecting a treatment system Use a certified lab test on your well water for r Other private well resources vanadium every 2 years, as part of the inorganic panel screen. Contact the private well program at You can also call the NC DPH's Private Well and Health your county health department to assist you with Program at 919 707 5900. getting your water tested. Pricing of testing varies from county to county. Where did this information come from? What if my vanadium levels Agency for Toxic Substances& Disease Registry are high? www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tfacts58.pdf You can install a treatment system to reduce the levels N.0 Department of Environmental Quality of vanadium in your private well.Treatment systems that https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/document- ` reduce the levels of vanadium in your well water include: library/07.28.15_Risk%20explanation%20FAQ.pdf r Ion Exchange National Sanitation Foundation ,. You can also reduce your exposure by using bottled www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/articles/ water or connecting to a public water supply, if possible. contaminant-reduction-claims-guide Scientific Literature Where can I find more Coyote, R. Ft Vengosh, A. (2020). Factors controlling information about vanadium the risks of co-occurrence of the redox-sensitive and my well? elements of arsenic, chromium, vanadium, and uranium in groundwater from the eastern United You can visit the NC Division of Public Health's States. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(7), Private Well and Health Program website: http://epi. 4367-4375. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06471 publichealth.nc.gov/oee/programs/wellwater.html. s A i,`% NC Department of Health and Human Services • Division of Public Health • Epidemiology Section • Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology i-' F t Branch • Private Well and Health Program • https://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/oee/programs/wellwater.html • NCDHHS is an equal opportunity employer } '_/•, and provider. • 08/2022