StrongBad42
Well-Known Member
I don't really know anything about water treatments or how to tell if my tap water is good to use for brewing. My township has these charts about their water. Is this water OK to brew with? I made a small key at the end for the acronyms. I apologize in advance at how crappy this looks. I wanted it to resemble a chart and this is the best I could come up with. Copying and pasting from a PDF did not work.
Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products
Substance---------------------Unit--------MCL------MCLG----Average------Range of -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected------Detected ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level---------Levels
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) *-------PPB-------60--------NA-------3.2-----------2.2 to 3.6
Total Trihalomethanes (THMs) * PPB-------80---------NA-------3.1-----------2.3 to 4.2
Chloramine **------------------PPM-------4-----------4-------2.7-----------2.0 to 2.7
* By-product of drinking water chlorination
** Water additive used to control microbes
Unregulated Contaminants
Substance---------------------Unit--------Average-------Lowest-------Highest----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected------Detected------Detected--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level----------Level---------Level
Sodium ***--------------------PPM--------130-----------130-----------130
*** Natural constituent of groundwater
SUBSTANCES WE MEASURED AT THE WATER CONDITIONING PLANT
Substance---------------------Unit--------MCL------MCLG----Highest------Range of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected-----Detected -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level--------Levels
Barium ****--------------------PPM-------2----------2--------0.01----------0.01 to 0.01
Fluoride *****------------------PPM-------4----------4--------0.88----------0.88 to 0.88
**** Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
***** Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
PPB - Parts per Billion, or micrograms per Liter (ug/L)
PPM - Parts per Million, or milligrams per Liter (mg/L)
MCL - Maximum Contaminate Level (The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water)
MCLG - Maximum Contaminate Level Goal (The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health)
Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products
Substance---------------------Unit--------MCL------MCLG----Average------Range of -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected------Detected ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level---------Levels
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) *-------PPB-------60--------NA-------3.2-----------2.2 to 3.6
Total Trihalomethanes (THMs) * PPB-------80---------NA-------3.1-----------2.3 to 4.2
Chloramine **------------------PPM-------4-----------4-------2.7-----------2.0 to 2.7
* By-product of drinking water chlorination
** Water additive used to control microbes
Unregulated Contaminants
Substance---------------------Unit--------Average-------Lowest-------Highest----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected------Detected------Detected--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level----------Level---------Level
Sodium ***--------------------PPM--------130-----------130-----------130
*** Natural constituent of groundwater
SUBSTANCES WE MEASURED AT THE WATER CONDITIONING PLANT
Substance---------------------Unit--------MCL------MCLG----Highest------Range of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Detected-----Detected -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Level--------Levels
Barium ****--------------------PPM-------2----------2--------0.01----------0.01 to 0.01
Fluoride *****------------------PPM-------4----------4--------0.88----------0.88 to 0.88
**** Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits
***** Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories
PPB - Parts per Billion, or micrograms per Liter (ug/L)
PPM - Parts per Million, or milligrams per Liter (mg/L)
MCL - Maximum Contaminate Level (The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water)
MCLG - Maximum Contaminate Level Goal (The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health)