Private Well Water Quality Susquehanna County Dimock PA

Comment

1. Without predrilling data, it is not possible to comment on the cause for any water quality problems.

2. Where possible, I have noted situations where elevated levels of a water quality parameter exists in Pennsylvania.

3. If duplicate analysis provided, I attempted to use the highest reported value.

4. New Document - http://water.epa.gov/action/advisories/drinking/upload/dwstandards2011.pdf

5. This is not about cause and effect; it is about a review of the data.

Well – HW-20 (1/30/2012)

With the exception of the following parameters, the remaining values were reported as NOT Detected (U)

Heterotrophic Bacteria – 67 colonies per 100 ml ( I do not understand the J value).  The drinking water limit is < 500 colonies per 100 ml (OK).

Total Coliform < 1 colony per 100 ml (OK)

Aluminum – < 0.030 mg/L (Total) - drinking water standard ranges from 0.05 to 0.2 mg/L.   This parameter is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard, because of aesthetic reasons.   The treated water level of aluminum is < 0.030 mg/L.  (OK)

Anionic Surfactants –< 0.01 mg/L – the secondary drinking water standard for foaming agents is 0.5 mg/L.  (OK)

http://www.chemetrics.com/products/pdf/detergents.pdf

Arsenic – < 0.002 mg/L – drinking water standard is <  0.010 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact and arsenic is a common problem in NEPA – about 6 % of private wells have arsenic above 0.010 mg/L.  The treated water level of arsenic was

< 0.002 mg/L and treated and filtered < 0.002 mg/L.  (OK)

http://www.water-research.net/arsenic.htm

Barium – 0.0328 mg/L – the primary drinking water standard for barium is 2.0 mg/L –– this does not suggest any specific impact and barium is typically detectable in non-saline impacted water at a level of less than 1 mg/L. After treatment, the concentration is 0.0329 mg/L.  (OK)

Bromide – < 0.5 mg/L - In freshwater, bromide is typically less than 0.05 mg/L. Therefore, it would be advisable to retest using a method with a lower detection limit.

Other References

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/drinkingwater/Pages/MCLReview2012.aspx
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/dws/ccl/ccl3.cfm#chemical

Boron –< 0.050 mg/L (Total) – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available. EPA appears to have a long-term health advisory of 2.0 mg/L, but other states have limits that range from 0.6 to 1 mg/L.  

Source: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/ccl/pdfs/reg_determine2/healthadvisory_ccl2-reg2_boron_summary.pdf

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/boron.pdf

Calcium- 22.40 mg/L (Total)– no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available.  After treatment, the level of Calcium is 22.10 mg/L.(OK)

Chloride –3.41 mg/L (OK) – drinking water standard is <  250 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact.   After treatment, the reported value was 3.1 mg/L (OK).

Chromium-< 0.002 mg/L (D) and the EPA/ PADEP primary drinking water standard is

< 0.100 mg/L (OK).

Copper – 0.0045 mg/L  (Untreated) - the secondary drinking water standard is 1.0 mg/L and the primary drinking water standard is 1.3 mg/L. (OK)  At the tap the level was 0.0039 mg/L.

Ethane –< 0.0012 mg/L  – No specific drinking water standard (OK)

Fluoride – 0.109 mg/L – drinking water standard is < 2 mg/L- PADEP drinking water standard is 2 mg/L.   After treatment, the reported value was 0.124 mg/L (OK).

Iron – < 0.100 mg/L (Total) – Iron is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.3 mg/L.  Therefore, the total iron content does not exceed the secondary drinking water standard.  (OK)

Lead – 0.0024 mg/L (Total) - Lead is regulated as a primary standard (EPA and PA) at 0.015 mg/L, but the action level in PA for source water is 0.005 mg/L. (OK)

Lithium – < 0.200 mg/L (Total) – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but EPA has recommend a level be below 0.7 mg/L    (OK)

http://www.water-research.net/Waterlibrary/privatewell/lithium.pdf

Methane –  < 0.0095 mg/L   – No specific drinking water standard.  The well water is below the new action limit of 7 mg/L.   After treatment, the level of methane is < 0.0095 mg/L. For more details, go to http://www.water-research.net/methanegas.htm

Magnesium-5.71 mg/L– no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available.  (OK)  The treated water level of magnesium was 5.57 mg/L.

Manganese– 0.0026 mg/L (Total) – Manganese is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.05 mg/L.  Therefore, the total manganese content does not exceed the secondary drinking water standard.   After treatment the level is 0.0023 mg/L. (OK)

Nickel – < 0.001 mg/L  – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard

is available, but the EPA has suggest a MCL of 0.1 mg/L.   (OK) 

http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/pdfs/factsheets/ioc/tech/nickel.pdf

Potassium – <  2.0 mg/L (Total–  no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available (OK)

Sodium –6.21  mg/L  – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but the EPA has added it to the Candidate List to provide more analysis.  The EPA’s initial value of 20 mg/L has been clearly identified as not realistic.  When chloride (salt is sodium chloride) is present at a concentration of over 250 mg/L, the water can have an “off” taste. At 400+ mg/L chloride, the water will taste definitely salty. (Source- Dr. Brian Redmond, Professional Geologist).  After treatment, the level was 6.04 mg/L. (OK)

Sulfate –5.73 mg/L (OK) – drinking water standard is <  250 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact.

Strontium – < 0.200 mg/L   – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but it is on the EPA Candidate List.  The EPA recommends that drinking water levels of nonradioactive strontium should not be more than 4 mg/L.  The report limit is consistent with background levels in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  If the background level was above 4 mg/L, it would be advisable to test for radiological parameters, especially alpha/beta.  (OK)  After treatment, the level is < 0.200 mg/L.

Total Dissolved Solids  – 48 mg/L  (Value appears low) – Total Dissolved Solids is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard by the PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 500 mg/L.  After treatment, the level was 109 mg/L (OK- Retesting Recommended).

Total Suspended Solids - < 10 mg/L – no standard, but would recommend retesting to obtain a lower detection limit.

Uranium –< 0.001 mg/L (Total) – Uranium is regulated as a primary drinking water standard by the EPA and PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.030 mg/L.  (OK)

Zinc  –0.0127 mg/L – Zinc is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard by the PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 5.0 mg/L. After treatment, the level of zinc was 0.0158 mg/L. (OK)

Nitrate+Nitrite- N – 0.42 mg/L, this is well below the EPA / PADEP drinking water limit of 10mg N/L for nitrate-N and would also be below the limit of 1.0 mg N/L for nitrite-N. (OK)

Acetone - the reported value was < 0.002 mg/L.  PADEP has a Medium Specific Concentration (MSC) for aquifers with a TDS of < 2500 mg/L of 33.0 mg/L and Massachusetts appears to have a drinking water standard of 6.3 mg/L. (OK)

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/standards/acetone.htm

Bromoform – < 0.0005 mg/L – the Total Trihalomethane Group has a limit of 0.08 mg/L, but bromoform should be less than 0.004 mg/L.  (OK)

http://www.water-research.net/trihalomethanes.htm

Methyl ethyl ketone – < 0.002 mg/L in the treated water and untreated water. (OK)

Methyl ethyl ketone is a colorless volatile liquid that is soluble in water. The odor threshold for methyl ethyl ketone is 5.4 parts per million (ppm), with an acetone-like odor reported. Methyl ethyl ketone is also referred to as 2-butanone.   The EPA and PADEP has not set a drinking water standard, but it appears that Massachusetts has set a level of 4 mg/L.

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methylet.html

http://www.npi.gov.au/substances/methyl-ethyl-ketone/health.html

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/standards/meketone.htm

Ethylene glycol –  the reported value is < 10 mg/L – there is not standard, but the EPA has a guidance limit of < 7 mg/L.  Other states have lower and higher standards:

New Jersey 0.300 mg/L (300 ppb)

Arizona 5.5 mg/L (5500 ppb)

New Hampshire 7.0 mg/L (7000 ppb)

Florida, Massachusetts, and Minnesota14.0 mg/L (14,000 ppb)

Minnesota

At a minimum, I would recommend retesting for ethylene glycol other and glycol-type compounds using a method that is more sensitive or conducting some type of standard additions analysis.  In addition, it would be advisable to retest the level of total dissolved solids and conduct a first flush test for copper, lead, and zinc.

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Dimock Pennsylvania Well Water Quality

Comment

1. Without predrilling data, it is not possible to comment on the cause for any water quality problems.

2. Where possible, I have noted situations where elevated levels of a water quality parameter exists in Pennsylvania.

3. If duplicate analysis provided, I attempted to use the highest reported value.

4. New Document - http://water.epa.gov/action/advisories/drinking/upload/dwstandards2011.pdf

5. This is not about cause and effect; it is about a review of the data.

Well – HW-18 (1/30/2012)

With the exception of the following parameters, the remaining values were reported as NOT Detected (U)

Heterotrophic Bacteria – 73 colonies per 100 ml ( I do not understand the J value).  The drinking water limit is < 500 colonies per 100 ml (OK).

Total Coliform < 1 colony per 100 ml (OK)

Aluminum – 0.0346 mg/L (Total) and < 0.030 mg/L (D)- drinking water standard ranges from 0.05 to 0.2 mg/L.   This parameter is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard, because of aesthetic reasons.   The treated water level of aluminum is < 0.030 mg/L.  (OK)

Anionic Surfactants –< 0.01 mg/L – the secondary drinking water standard for foaming agents is 0.5 mg/L.  (OK)

http://www.chemetrics.com/products/pdf/detergents.pdf

Arsenic – 0.0022 mg/L – drinking water standard is <  0.010 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact and arsenic is a common problem in NEPA – about 6 % of private wells have arsenic above 0.010 mg/L.  The treated water level of arsenic was 0.0021 mg/L and treated and filtered 0.0026 mg/L.  (Ok – monitoring recommended)

http://www.water-research.net/arsenic.htm

Barium – 0.276 mg/L – the primary drinking water standard for barium is 2.0 mg/L –– this does not suggest any specific impact and barium is typically detectable in non-saline impacted water at a level of less than 1 mg/L. After treatment, the concentration is 0.309 mg/L.  (OK)

Bromide – < 0.5 mg/L - In freshwater, bromide is typically less than 0.05 mg/L. Therefore, it would be advisable to retest using a method with a lower detection limit.

 Other References

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/drinkingwater/Pages/MCLReview2012.aspx
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/dws/ccl/ccl3.cfm#chemical

Boron –0.186 mg/L (Total) – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available. EPA appears to have a long-term health advisory of 2.0 mg/L, but other states have limits that range from 0.6 to 1 mg/L.   Therefore, this does not appear to suggest any form of impact.  (OK- but monitoring advisable)

Source: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/ccl/pdfs/reg_determine2/healthadvisory_ccl2-reg2_boron_summary.pdf

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/boron.pdf

Calcium- 16.0 mg/L (Total)– no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available.  After treatment, the level of Calcium is 18.3 mg/L.(OK)

Chloride –2.84 mg/L (OK) – drinking water standard is <  250 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact.   After treatment, the reported value was 5.05 mg/L (OK).

Chromium-< 0.002 mg/L (D) and the EPA/ PADEP primary drinking water standard is

< 0.100 mg/L (OK).

Copper – < 0.002 mg/L  (Untreated) - the secondary drinking water standard is 1.0 mg/L and the primary drinking water standard is 1.3 mg/L. (OK)  At the tap the level was 0.0078 mg/L – this suggests there is some level of corrosion and leaching of copper in the plumbing for the home.

Ethane –< 0.0012 mg/L  – No specific drinking water standard (OK)

Fluoride – 0.117 mg/L (OK) – drinking water standard is < 2 mg/L- PADEP drinking water standard is 2 mg/L.   After treatment, the reported value was 0.26 mg/L (OK).

Iron – < 0.100 mg/L (Total)) – Iron is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.3 mg/L.  Therefore, the total iron content does not exceed the secondary drinking water standard.  (OK)

Lead – < 0.001 mg/L (Total) - Lead is regulated as a primary standard (EPA and PA) at 0.015 mg/L, but the action level in PA for source water is 0.005 mg/L. (OK)

Lithium – < 0.200 mg/L (Total) – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but EPA has recommend a level be below 0.7 mg/L    (OK)

http://www.water-research.net/Waterlibrary/privatewell/lithium.pdf

Methane –  0.190 mg/L   – No specific drinking water standard. The well water is below the new action limit of 7 mg/L.   After treatment, the level of methane is 0.160 mg/L. For more details, go to http://www.water-research.net/methanegas.htm

Magnesium-2.73 mg/L– no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available.  (OK)  The treated water level of magnesium was 3.07 mg/L.

Manganese– 0.0062 mg/L (Total) – Manganese is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.05 mg/L.  Therefore, the total manganese content does not exceed the secondary drinking water standard.   After treatment the level is 0.0078 mg/L. (OK)

Nickel – < 0.001 mg/L  – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard

is available, but the EPA has suggest a MCL of 0.1 mg/L.   (OK) 

http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/pdfs/factsheets/ioc/tech/nickel.pdf

Potassium – <  2.0 mg/L (Total–  no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available (Ok)

Sodium –45.6  mg/L  – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but the EPA has added it to the Candidate List to provide more analysis.  The EPA’s initial value of 20 mg/L has been clearly identified as not realistic.  When chloride (salt is sodium chloride) is present at a concentration of over 250 mg/L, the water can have an “off” taste. At 400+ mg/L chloride, the water will taste definitely salty. (Source- Dr. Brian Redmond, Professional Geologist).  After treatment, the level was 37.0 mg/L. (OK)

Sulfate –7.53 mg/L (OK) – drinking water standard is <  250 mg/L – this does not suggest any specific impact.

Strontium – 0.954 mg/L   – no specific drinking water standard drinking water standard is available, but it is on the EPA Candidate List.  The EPA recommends that drinking water levels of nonradioactive strontium should not be more than 4 mg/L.  The report limit is consistent with background levels in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  If the background level was above 4 mg/L, it would be advisable to test for radiological parameters, especially alpha/beta.  (OK)  After treatment, the level is 1.09 mg/L.

Total Dissolved Solids  – 138 mg/L   – Total Dissolved Solids is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard by the PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 500 mg/L.  After treatment the level was 73 mg/L- this value seems to be low (OK).

Total Suspended Solids - < 10 mg/L – no standard, but would recommend retesting to obtain a lower detection limit.

Uranium –0.001 mg/L (Total) – Uranium is regulated as a primary drinking water standard by the EPA and PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 0.030 mg/L.  (OK)

Zinc  –< 0.002 mg/L – Zinc is regulated as a secondary drinking water standard by the PADEP in Pennsylvania and the action limit is 5.0 mg/L.  (OK)

Nitrate+Nitrite- N – < 0.05 mg/L, this is well below the EPA / PADEP drinking water limit of 10mg N/L for nitrate-N and would also be below the limit of 1.0 mg N/L for nitrite-N. (OK)

Acetone - the reported value was < 0.002 mg/L.  PADEP has a Medium Specific Concentration (MSC) for aquifers with a TDS of < 2500 mg/L of 33.0 mg/L and Massachusetts appears to have a drinking water standard of 6.3 mg/L. (OK)  The value in the treated water was  < 0.0033 mg/L (Not your why the detection limit changed).

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/standards/acetone.htm

Bromoform – < 0.0005 mg/L – the Total Trihalomethane Group has a limit of 0.08 mg/L, but bromoform should be less than 0.004 mg/L.  (OK)

http://www.water-research.net/trihalomethanes.htm

Methyl ethyl ketone – < 0.002 mg/L in the treated water and untreated water. (OK)

Methyl ethyl ketone is a colorless volatile liquid that is soluble in water. The odor threshold for methyl ethyl ketone is 5.4 parts per million (ppm), with an acetone-like odor reported. Methyl ethyl ketone is also referred to as 2-butanone.   The EPA and PADEP has not set a drinking water standard, but it appears that Massachusetts has set a level of 4 mg/L.

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methylet.html

http://www.npi.gov.au/substances/methyl-ethyl-ketone/health.html

http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/standards/meketone.htm

Ethylene glycol –  the reported value is < 10 mg/L – there is not standard, but the EPA has a guidance limit of < 7 mg/L.  Other states have lower and higher standards:

New Jersey 0.300 mg/L (300 ppb)

Arizona 5.5 mg/L (5500 ppb)

New Hampshire 7.0 mg/L (7000 ppb)

Florida, Massachusetts, and Minnesota14.0 mg/L (14,000 ppb)

Minnesota

At a minimum, I would recommend:

a.  retesting for ethylene glycol other and glycol-type compounds using a method that is more sensitive or conducting some type of standard additions analysis;

b. retesting total dissolved solids; and

c. monitoring arsenic, retesting bromide to a lower level, and monitoring strontium

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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PDCNR) recently instituted a policy to collect royalties for gas extracted beneath publicly owned streams, lakes, and waterways.  The Dam Safety and Encroachments Act of 1978 (32 P.S. § 693.15) vested the ownership of mineral interests under the navigable waterways in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Under the new policy, natural gas drillers are required to acquire a lease from the PDCNR for the lands beneath the waterways where their operations require drilling under, or adjacent to, the waterways.  Furthermore, natural gas drillers may also be required to obtain a submerged lands license from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for use of the streambeds in drilling operations.  The PDCNR posted a partial list of the waterways at: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd2/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_009715.pdf.
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition's Research Collaborative is sponsoring a Technology Showcase forum as a pre-conference event prior to the SHALE GAS INSIGHT™ conference in Philadelphia, to provide suppliers of emerging technologies an opportunity to showcase their technology to the natural gas producer, midstream pipeline, and service community. The pre-conference Technology Showcase will be on September 19, 2012, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM.

The Research Collaborative is seeking applications from technology providers that are interested in presenting to the natural gas community technologies that are ready for "field test."  The technology should be ready for pilot testing, slip stream or full scale at a natural gas drilling site in the Marcellus shale, Utica shale, or at a coal-bed methane or coal-mine methane site.

The Technology Showcase will be operated much like a venture capital fair. Each selected technology provider will be given 8 minutes to present their technology to a gas industry audience followed by 2 minutes of Q&A. To protect technology provider's intellectual property, we ask that only non-confidential information be presented.

To be considered for presentation, the attached application must be completed and submitted to the email address listed on the application by the deadline of June 29, 2012. A selection committee of Marcellus Shale Coalition Research Collaborative members will review the applications, select up to twelve applications for presentation, and notify the selected presenters.

The selected presenters will be asked to provide an advance copy of their presentation materials to the Research Collaborative for review. Presenters should plan on being available for presentation during the morning of September 19. By September 4, a detailed event schedule will be provided.

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