Secondary And Other Constituents Not Regulated
Substance Range Highest Average
Sample Point MCL Possible Source
Bicarbonate (ppm) (2011) 73 – 120 120 Not regulated Corrosion of carbonate rocks such as limestone
Calcium (ppm) (2011) 32 – 54 54 Not regulated Abundant naturally occurring element
Chloride (ppm) (2011) 25 – 33 33 300 Abundant naturally occurring element
Iron (ppm) (2011) <0.05-0.07 <0.07 0.3 Erosion of natural deposits
Magnesium (ppm) (2011) 3.9 – 4.3 4.3 Not regulated Abundant naturally occurring element
Manganese (ppm) (2011) <0.001 – 0.002 0.002 0.05 Abundant naturally occurring element
Nickel (ppm) (2011) 0.03 – 0.05 0.05 Not regulated Erosion of natural deposits
pH (units) (2011) 7.6 – 7.9 7.9 >7.0 Measure of corrosively of water
Sodium (ppm) (2011) 29 - 39 39 Not regulated Mineral
Sulfate (ppm) (2011) 65 - 68 68 300 Mineral
Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 (ppm) (2011) 63 -104 104 Not regulated Naturally occurring soluble mineral salts
Total Dissolved Solids (ppm) (2011) 249 -263 263 1000 Total dissolved mineral constituents in water
Total Hardness a CaCO3 (ppm) (2011) 95 -153 153 Not regulated Naturally occurring calcium
Zinc (ppm) (2011) <0.01 – 0.01 0.01 5 Moderately abundant naturally occurring element used in the
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This is for Richardson, but it should be in the ballpark for Addison. It’s a different system, but it’s all surface water.
A filter is a must.They have nasty algae blooms most of the year. You will need it for tea and coffee as well as cooking in general.
I don’t know about the disinfection, but I’m guessing it’s chloramine. !/4 campden tablet for five gallons.
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