PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLAN
DID YOU KNOW...
The following Macungie water parameters may be helpful in your home or business in making adjustments to your private water softeners or conditioners.
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Borough Test Results | DEP/EPA Standards | |
| PH: | 7.8 | 6.5-8.5 | |
| Calcium Hardness: | 78 mg/L | ||
| (or 4.56 gpg) | |||
| Iron: | 0.03 mg/L | 0.3 | |
| Sodium: | 1.9 mg/L | 20 | |
| Manganese: | 0.01 mg/L | 0.05 | |
| Chloride: | 12 mg/L | 250 | |
| Sulfate: | 10 mg/L | 250 | |
| Alkalinity: | 136 mg/L | 30-500 | |
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Numbers in mg/L = milligrams per Liter of water
No fluoride is put into the water, but there is a very low level of naturally occurring fluoride in the water |
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Test results as of 2/8/2006. |
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Water Distribution Water Temperatures: Average Temperature - 56° Winter Low - 50° Summer High - 62°
Water Temperatures vary greater in the Hillcrest section of the Borough due to the above ground storage tank. |
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| Ground Water Levels - Wells | ||
| Measured in feet from ground level | ||
| to the surface of the water table. | ||
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Date
|
Well One
(ft.)
|
Well Two
(ft.)
|
| January 2010 |
98
|
88
|
| February 2010 |
98
|
84
|
| March 2010 |
97
|
84
|
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April 2010
|
95
|
84
|
| May 2010 |
95
|
84
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| June 2010 |
95
|
70
|
| July 2010 |
95
|
73
|
| August 2009 |
100
|
87
|
| September 2009 |
100
|
86
|
| October 2009 |
100
|
85 |
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November 2009
December 2009
|
99
99
|
88
89
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