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Nitrate and nitrite

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Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

 

606

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

115

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.338 ppm10222ND - 2.50 ppm
20150.301 ppm10017ND - 4.40 ppm
20160.290 ppm10118ND - 2.90 ppm
20170.433 ppm9821ND - 7.10 ppm
20180.250 ppm10315ND - 3.40 ppm
20190.413 ppm10222ND - 4.90 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-06C316052-01ND
2014-01-07C316065-021.60 ppm
2014-01-09C316054-01ND
2014-01-09C316055-01ND
2014-01-09C316058-011.10 ppm
2014-01-09C316058-02ND
2014-01-09C316058-04ND
2014-01-09C316076-01ND
2014-01-09C400339-011.40 ppm
2014-01-09C400339-031.40 ppm
2014-01-15C316030-01ND
2014-01-15C316069-01ND
2014-01-16C316061-012.40 ppm
2014-01-16C400449-01ND
2014-01-16C400455-01ND
2014-01-20C316003-01ND
2014-01-20C316018-03ND
2014-01-20C316025-012.00 ppm
2014-01-20C316025-02ND
2014-01-20C316026-01ND
2014-01-20C316037-01ND
2014-01-20C316037-02ND
2014-01-20C316037-031.10 ppm
2014-01-20C316037-04ND
2014-01-23C316019-01ND
2014-01-27C316044-01ND
2014-01-27C400883-01ND
2014-01-27C401066-011.60 ppm
2014-01-27C401066-02ND
2014-02-04C316007-011.80 ppm
2014-02-04C316007-021.40 ppm
2014-02-04C316007-031.60 ppm
2014-02-04C316013-01ND
2014-02-05C316073-011.30 ppm
2014-02-06C316015-01ND
2014-02-06C316047-012.10 ppm
2014-02-10C401067-01ND
2014-02-10C401262-011.60 ppm
2014-02-19C316011-01ND
2014-02-19C316020-01ND
2014-02-19C316071-022.50 ppm
2014-02-20C316033-01ND
2014-02-20C316033-02ND
2014-02-20C316033-03ND
2014-02-24C316009-011.20 ppm
2014-02-24C316027-01ND
2014-02-24C316035-01ND
2014-02-24C316041-01ND
2014-02-24C316041-02ND
2014-02-24C402087-01ND
2014-02-24C402087-02ND
2014-02-24C402087-03ND
2014-02-26C316017-01ND
2014-02-26C316049-011.90 ppm
2014-02-26C316056-01ND
2014-02-26C316063-01ND
2014-02-26C316063-021.10 ppm
2014-02-26C401719-01ND
2014-03-05C316046-011.10 ppm
2014-04-01C402987-01ND
2014-04-01C402987-02ND
2014-04-01C402989-01ND
2014-04-01C402999-01ND
2014-04-01C402999-022.10 ppm
2014-04-01C403004-01ND
2014-04-02C402977-03ND
2014-04-02C402977-05ND
2014-04-02C402986-02ND
2014-04-02C403009-01ND
2014-04-02C403009-022.00 ppm
2014-04-02C403009-03ND
2014-04-02C403009-04ND
2014-04-02C403009-06ND
2014-04-02C403009-08ND
2014-04-02C403009-11ND
2014-04-03C404033-01ND
2014-04-03C402990-01ND
2014-04-03C402990-03ND
2014-04-03C404443-02ND
2014-04-03C404443-03ND
2014-04-07C403012-01ND
2014-04-07C403012-02ND
2014-04-09C404273-03ND
2014-04-10C404597-01ND
2014-04-10C404598-02ND
2014-04-10C404790-01ND
2014-04-10C404444-03ND
2014-04-14C403018-01ND
2014-04-15C404040-01ND
2014-04-17C404966-02ND
2014-04-22C404027-010.200 ppm
2014-04-23C404797-01ND
2014-04-24C404968-01ND
2014-04-29C404445-01ND
2014-05-07C403017-01ND
2014-05-21C405108-01ND
2014-05-27C402984-01ND
2014-07-21C408793-01ND
2014-08-20C407813-01ND
2014-08-20C407813-04ND
2014-08-27C410827-02ND
2014-09-17C411468-01ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-19ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-212.30 ppm
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-221.70 ppm
2015-01-261.40 ppm
2015-01-26ND
2015-01-262.20 ppm
2015-01-26ND
2015-01-26ND
2015-01-26ND
2015-01-271.80 ppm
2015-01-271.40 ppm
2015-01-271.20 ppm
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-281.50 ppm
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-281.30 ppm
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-281.30 ppm
2015-01-28ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-291.50 ppm
2015-01-29ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-01-30ND
2015-01-302.20 ppm
2015-01-302.30 ppm
2015-01-30ND
2015-02-031.30 ppm
2015-02-034.40 ppm
2015-02-03ND
2015-02-05ND
2015-03-24ND
2015-04-06ND
2015-04-061.20 ppm
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-04-09ND
2015-04-09ND
2015-04-09ND
2015-04-13ND
2015-04-13ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-141.10 ppm
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-16ND
2015-04-20ND
2015-04-20ND
2015-04-21ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-23ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-29ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-04-30ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-06ND
2015-05-07ND
2015-05-13ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-07-21ND
2016-01-04C515775-01ND
2016-01-04C515793-01ND
2016-01-04C515807-01ND
2016-01-04C515807-02ND
2016-01-04C515807-03ND
2016-01-04C515807-04ND
2016-01-05C515768-011.90 ppm
2016-01-05C515768-031.40 ppm
2016-01-06C515771-011.70 ppm
2016-01-06C515786-01ND
2016-01-06C515810-01ND
2016-01-06C515810-021.30 ppm
2016-01-07C515767-01ND
2016-01-07C515773-01ND
2016-01-07C515777-01ND
2016-01-07C515777-02ND
2016-01-07C515783-01ND
2016-01-07C515804-01ND
2016-01-07C515818-01ND
2016-01-07C515820-011.50 ppm
2016-01-07C515821-01ND
2016-01-07C515836-01ND
2016-01-07C515836-031.20 ppm
2016-01-11C515780-011.50 ppm
2016-01-11C515780-02ND
2016-01-11C515790-02ND
2016-01-11C515790-03ND
2016-01-13CZ00759-01ND
2016-01-13C515779-01ND
2016-01-13C515795-01ND
2016-01-13C515802-01ND
2016-01-13C515802-02ND
2016-01-13C515802-03ND
2016-01-13C515830-01ND
2016-01-13C515830-021.50 ppm
2016-01-13C515840-01ND
2016-02-01CZ01388-011.000 ppm
2016-02-01CZ01389-01ND
2016-02-02CZ01439-01ND
2016-02-08C515817-01ND
2016-02-10C515814-01ND
2016-02-10C515815-01ND
2016-02-22CZ02205-012.90 ppm
2016-02-23C515797-01ND
2016-03-02CZ02875-011.10 ppm
2016-03-07C515822-01ND
2016-03-07C515822-02ND
2016-03-07C515832-012.20 ppm
2016-03-07C515835-01ND
2016-03-09C515828-011.50 ppm
2016-03-09C515837-01ND
2016-03-09CZ03647-01ND
2016-03-09CZ03648-011.50 ppm
2016-03-17C515816-011.60 ppm
2016-03-17CZ04003-01ND
2016-03-17CZ04011-01ND
2016-03-17CZ04011-02ND
2016-03-23CZ02854-01ND
2016-04-14CZ03520-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03153-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03165-012.90 ppm
2016-04-18CZ03165-02ND
2016-04-18CZ03169-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03125-05ND
2016-04-19CZ03130-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03135-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03135-021.20 ppm
2016-04-19CZ03148-01ND
2016-04-19CZ03148-02ND
2016-04-20CZ03168-01ND
2016-04-20CZ05541-01ND
2016-04-26CZ03156-01ND
2016-04-28CZ03138-01ND
2016-05-03CZ06063-01ND
2016-05-03CZ06063-02ND
2016-05-04CZ03133-01ND
2016-05-04CZ03171-01ND
2016-05-12CZ03140-02ND
2016-05-12CZ03161-02ND
2016-05-12CZ03161-03ND
2016-05-12CZ03161-08ND
2016-05-12CZ03161-09ND
2016-05-17CZ07295-01ND
2016-05-17CZ07298-011.40 ppm
2016-05-17CZ07298-02ND
2016-05-18CZ07337-01ND
2016-05-18CZ07337-02ND
2016-05-18CZ07337-03ND
2016-05-19CZ07379-01ND
2016-05-19CZ07379-02ND
2016-05-19CZ07381-01ND
2016-05-19CZ07382-01ND
2016-05-24CZ07549-01ND
2016-06-09CZ08869-01ND
2016-06-09CZ08869-02ND
2016-06-14CZ09073-01ND
2016-07-13CZ08318-01ND
2016-07-13CZ08318-04ND
2016-07-14CZ10473-01ND
2016-08-10CZ11900-01ND
2016-08-31CZ08320-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18659-031.70 ppm
2017-01-16CZ18664-02ND
2017-01-16CZ18664-03ND
2017-01-16CZ18665-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18676-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18676-02ND
2017-01-16CZ18676-03ND
2017-01-16CZ18689-01ND
2017-01-16CZ18691-01ND
2017-01-17CA00770-01ND
2017-01-17CZ18648-011.90 ppm
2017-01-17CZ18654-01ND
2017-01-17CZ18673-02ND
2017-01-17CZ18683-011.10 ppm
2017-01-17CA00761-011.40 ppm
2017-01-17CA00762-01ND
2017-01-17CA00763-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18673-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18673-031.90 ppm
2017-01-18CZ18650-011.50 ppm
2017-01-18CA00814-011.30 ppm
2017-01-18CZ18680-01ND
2017-01-18CZ18680-02ND
2017-01-19CZ18652-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18656-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18656-02ND
2017-01-19CZ18661-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18674-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18701-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18701-021.30 ppm
2017-01-19CZ18709-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18709-02ND
2017-01-19CZ18709-031.40 ppm
2017-01-19CZ18709-04ND
2017-01-19CZ18646-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18692-012.30 ppm
2017-01-19CZ18695-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18695-02ND
2017-01-19CZ18703-012.40 ppm
2017-01-19CZ18707-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18711-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18714-01ND
2017-01-23CA01050-011.90 ppm
2017-01-23CA01050-02ND
2017-01-23CZ18658-011.70 ppm
2017-01-23CZ18666-01ND
2017-01-23CZ18685-011.40 ppm
2017-01-23CZ18686-014.30 ppm
2017-01-24CA01087-01ND
2017-01-24CZ18687-011.60 ppm
2017-02-01CZ18699-01ND
2017-02-02CA01573-01ND
2017-03-06CZ18669-01ND
2017-03-29CA04943-01ND
2017-03-29CZ18660-011.40 ppm
2017-03-29CZ18693-01ND
2017-03-30CA05011-011.70 ppm
2017-04-05CA05276-01ND
2017-04-17CA03188-01ND
2017-04-17CA02836-01ND
2017-04-19CA02854-01ND
2017-04-24CA02856-01ND
2017-05-08CA02823-03ND
2017-05-08CA02843-03ND
2017-05-08CA02843-087.10 ppm
2017-05-09CA07111-01ND
2017-05-09CA07111-02ND
2017-05-09CA07111-03ND
2017-05-09CA07111-04ND
2017-05-10CA02831-02ND
2017-05-10CA02820-01ND
2017-05-10CA02820-021.000 ppm
2017-05-10CA02831-01ND
2017-05-11CA02811-01ND
2017-05-11CA02816-01ND
2017-05-11CA02818-02ND
2017-05-15CA07419-01ND
2017-05-16CA02822-02ND
2017-05-16CA07439-01ND
2017-05-16CA07439-02ND
2017-05-16CA07439-03ND
2017-05-16CA07439-04ND
2017-05-16CA07439-05ND
2017-05-17CA07612-01ND
2017-05-17CA02838-01ND
2017-05-17CA02859-01ND
2017-05-17CA07611-01ND
2017-05-17CA07613-01ND
2017-05-24CA08394-01ND
2017-05-24CA08394-02ND
2017-05-25CA02848-012.10 ppm
2017-05-25CA02848-02ND
2017-06-05CA07652-01ND
2017-06-05CA08765-01ND
2017-06-07CA08951-01ND
2017-06-27CA09839-01ND
2017-07-17CA09254-01ND
2017-10-23CA13196-01ND
2018-01-23CA18178-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18102-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18113-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18136-01 ND
2018-01-24CA18136-03 ND
2018-01-24CA18181-01 2.10 ppm
2018-01-24CA18196-01 ND
2018-01-25CA18185-01 ND
2018-01-29CA18107-01 ND
2018-01-29CA18111-02 ND
2018-01-29CA18111-03 1.40 ppm
2018-01-29CA18120-01 ND
2018-01-29CA18120-02 ND
2018-01-29CA18120-03 ND
2018-01-29CA18124-01 ND
2018-01-29CA18164-01 ND
2018-01-29CA18164-02 ND
2018-01-29CA18164-03 ND
2018-01-29CA18164-04 ND
2018-01-29CA18177-01 ND
2018-01-30CA18104-01 2.00 ppm
2018-01-30CA18104-02 ND
2018-01-30CA18104-03 1.10 ppm
2018-01-30CA18104-04 ND
2018-01-31CA18105-01 1.50 ppm
2018-01-31CA18106-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18115-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18140-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18166-01 ND
2018-01-31CA18166-02 ND
2018-01-31CA18194-04 ND
2018-02-01CA18108-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18108-02 ND
2018-02-01CA18109-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18125-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18183-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18189-01 ND
2018-02-01CA18189-02 1.60 ppm
2018-02-01CA18200-01 ND
2018-02-01CB01532-01 1.10 ppm
2018-02-01CB01532-02 1.60 ppm
2018-02-08CA18184-04 ND
2018-02-19CB02353-01 1.80 ppm
2018-02-20CA18128-01 ND
2018-02-20CA18169-01 1.30 ppm
2018-02-20CA18188-01 ND
2018-02-20CB02383-01 ND
2018-02-21CA18176-01 1.50 ppm
2018-02-22CA18172-01 ND
2018-02-22CA18174-01 3.40 ppm
2018-02-28CA18191-01 1.50 ppm
2018-02-28CA18191-04 ND
2018-03-01CB03195-01 ND
2018-03-01CB03197-01 ND
2018-03-07CB03899-01 ND
2018-03-08CA18192-01 ND
2018-03-13CB04173-01 ND
2018-03-21CB04683-01 1.30 ppm
2018-04-02CB03259-01 2.50 ppm
2018-04-02CB03259-02 ND
2018-04-05CB03225-01 ND
2018-04-05CB03225-02 ND
2018-04-05CB03225-03 ND
2018-04-05CB03225-04 ND
2018-04-05CB03225-05 ND
2018-04-09CB03241-01 ND
2018-04-09CB03241-02 ND
2018-04-09CB03241-03 ND
2018-04-09CB03249-01 ND
2018-04-12CB03265-01 ND
2018-04-12CB03627-01 ND
2018-04-16CB03267-01 ND
2018-04-17CB03268-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03230-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03238-02 ND
2018-04-18CB03238-03 ND
2018-04-18CB03238-04 ND
2018-04-18CB03248-01 ND
2018-04-18CB03248-02 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-02 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-03 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-04 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-05 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-06 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-07 ND
2018-04-19CB03255-10 ND
2018-05-02CB06545-01 ND
2018-05-08CB03252-01 ND
2018-05-09CB03235-01 ND
2018-05-09CB03235-02 ND
2018-05-09CB03237-01 ND
2018-05-09CB03237-02 ND
2018-05-09CB06990-01 ND
2018-05-10CB07096-01 ND
2018-05-10CB07096-02 ND
2018-05-10CB07096-03 ND
2018-05-10CB07096-04 ND
2018-07-19CB08109-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08104-01 ND
2018-07-26CB08104-03 ND
2018-07-26CB08104-04 ND
2018-08-02CB11706-01 ND
2018-09-25CB14499-01 ND
2019-01-14CB18601-01 1.90 ppm
2019-01-14CB18601-03 1.20 ppm
2019-01-14CB18613-01 1.50 ppm
2019-01-14CB18613-02 ND
2019-01-14CB18613-03 1.90 ppm
2019-01-14CB18623-02 ND
2019-01-14CB18623-03 ND
2019-01-14CB18652-01 ND
2019-01-15CB18634-01 ND
2019-01-15CB18634-02 ND
2019-01-15CB18634-03 1.80 ppm
2019-01-16CB18617-01 1.10 ppm
2019-01-16CB18653-01 2.60 ppm
2019-01-16CB18672-01 ND
2019-01-17CB18663-01 ND
2019-01-17CB18675-01 ND
2019-01-22CC01128-01 1.70 ppm
2019-01-23CB18600-01 ND
2019-01-23CB18604-01 1.50 ppm
2019-01-23CB18606-01 ND
2019-01-23CB18665-03 ND
2019-01-29CB18629-01 ND
2019-01-29CC01412-01 ND
2019-01-30CB18626-01 ND
2019-01-30CB18655-02 ND
2019-01-30CC01417-01 2.30 ppm
2019-01-30CC01417-02 ND
2019-01-31CB18610-01 2.00 ppm
2019-01-31CB18610-02 ND
2019-01-31CB18627-01 ND
2019-01-31CB18654-01 ND
2019-01-31CB18669-01 ND
2019-01-31CC01647-01 ND
2019-01-31CC01647-02 ND
2019-02-06CB18619-01 ND
2019-02-06CB18642-01 ND
2019-02-06CB18642-02 ND
2019-02-07CB18635-01 ND
2019-02-07CB18670-01 ND
2019-02-07CB18670-04 ND
2019-02-11CB18646-01 1.60 ppm
2019-02-11CB18647-01 4.90 ppm
2019-02-11CB18649-01 2.40 ppm
2019-02-14CC02433-01 1.60 ppm
2019-02-19CB18662-01 ND
2019-02-21CB18637-01 ND
2019-02-21CB18637-02 ND
2019-02-21CB18637-03 ND
2019-02-21CB18643-01 1.40 ppm
2019-02-28CB18608-01 ND
2019-02-28CC03314-01 3.50 ppm
2019-03-12CC03910-01 ND
2019-03-12CC03913-01 ND
2019-03-14CC04513-01 1.70 ppm
2019-03-18CC04645-01 1.90 ppm
2019-03-26CC05002-01 ND
2019-03-27CB18650-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04039-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04061-01 ND
2019-04-15CC04427-01 ND
2019-04-17CC04015-01 ND
2019-04-25CC06329-01 ND
2019-05-02CC04017-01 ND
2019-05-02CC04017-02 ND
2019-05-02CC04055-01 1.000 ppm
2019-05-02CC04055-02 ND
2019-05-07CC04020-01 ND
2019-05-07CC04020-02 1.000 ppm
2019-05-07CC04025-01 ND
2019-05-07CC04025-02 ND
2019-05-07CC04025-03 ND
2019-05-07CC04034-01 ND
2019-05-07CC04034-02 ND
2019-05-07CC04042-01 ND
2019-05-08CC04007-01 ND
2019-05-08CC04007-02 ND
2019-05-08CC04007-03 ND
2019-05-08CC04007-04 ND
2019-05-08CC04007-05 ND
2019-05-08CC04023-01 ND
2019-05-08CC04023-02 ND
2019-05-08CC04023-03 ND
2019-05-08CC04023-04 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-01 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-02 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-03 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-04 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-05 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-06 1.60 ppm
2019-05-09CC04049-07 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-08 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-09 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-10 ND
2019-05-09CC04049-11 ND
2019-05-14CC04059-01 ND
2019-06-17CC04058-01 ND
2019-07-25CC10505-01 ND
2019-07-25CC10505-02 ND
2019-07-25CC10505-03 ND
2019-07-25CC10505-04 ND
2019-07-25CC10507-01 ND
2019-08-15CC10506-01 ND