Water Utility

Blue Mountain Lake Water District

Location Indian Lake, New York,
NY
Serves 400
Source Surface water
PWS ID NY2000135

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.83 ppb No Legal Limit
64x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 67.9 ppb No Legal Limit
170x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.217 ppb No Legal Limit
7.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb
This Utility: 11.2 ppb No Legal Limit
56x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 36.1 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
361x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 71.7 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
478x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 23.7 ppb No Legal Limit
237x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 7.72 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 6 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.417 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 0.483 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.141 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.069 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.803 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt
This Utility: 0.08 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.3 ppt

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.115 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppt

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 7 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+5 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 7 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+8 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

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Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Manganese
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

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