Schuylkill
Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Schuylkill County
9/20/2007 - 4/27/2018, 67 Samples
| Test Parameter | Units | Number of Samples Tested | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Number of samples failing EPA Std | Percent of samples failing EPA Std | EPA Drink Water Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Coliform |
MPN/100 mL |
64 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 38 | 59.4 | 0 |
| E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 15 | 23.4 | 0 |
| pH | - |
50 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 10 | 20.0 | 6.5-8.5 |
| Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 50 | 107.5 | 33.0 | 253.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 500 |
| Corrosivity Index* |
- |
18 | -0.9 | -3.2 | 0.4 | 11 | 61.1 | - |
| Hardness | mg/L | 19 | 65.7 | 1.7 | 134.6 | - | - | - |
| Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 17 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 40.5 | 1 | 5.9 | 10 |
| Chloride | mg/L | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 250 |
| Sulfate | mg/L | 2 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
| Aluminum | mg/L | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.05-0.2 |
| Arsenic | mg/L | 12 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.024 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.01 |
| Barium | mg/L | 9 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Cadmium | mg/L | 9 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
| Calcium | mg/L | 18 | 15.62 | 0.50 | 47.67 | - | - | - |
| Chromium | mg/L | 9 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Copper | mg/L | 27 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0,1.3 |
| Iron | mg/L | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 6 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.031 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.015 |
| Lead-Running | mg/L | 14 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.175 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.015 |
| Magnesium | mg/L | 17 | 4.24 | 0.10 | 10.30 | - | - | - |
| Manganese | mg/L | 20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 6.56 | 6 | 30.0 | 0.05 |
| Mercury | mg/L | 9 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.050 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.002 |
| Nickel | mg/L | 9 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.007 | - | - | - |
| Sodium | mg/L | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | - | - | - |
| Zinc | mg/L | 11 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
*For corrosivity index, failure criteria based on less than -0.5 or greater than 0.5