"NOT KNOWING WHAT's IN NH DRINKING WATER DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY SAFER"

Many NH Cities and Towns Have Same Drinking Water Toxin (Chromium-6), That Was Known To Be Made Famous Through The 'Erin Brokovich' Ground Water Investigation in Hinkley, California.

 Environmental agencies can't agree on what the safety standards should be regarding the cancer-causing toxin Chromium-6, now found in 2016, in dozens of NH drinking water samples that were done in different locations.

"Furthermore, none of the towns on the list come close to exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's maximum of 100 parts per billion of total chromium. The highest result in New Hampshire came from two water sources in Portsmouth at .46 parts per billion."

EPA REPORT: Chromium "is an odorless and tasteless metallic element. Chromium is found naturally in rocks, plants, soil and volcanic dust, and animals.  The most common forms of chromium that occur in natural waters in the environment are:

• Trivalent chromium (chromium-3)
• Hexavalent chromium (chromium-6)

Chromium-3 is an essential human dietary element. It is found in many vegetables, fruits, meats, grains, and yeast. Chromium-6 occurs naturally in the environment from the erosion of natural chromium deposits. It can also be produced by industrial processes. There are demonstrated instances of chromium being released to the environment by leakage, poor storage, or inadequate industrial waste disposal practices."

According to The Verge Report, at California's recommended level of chromium-6, which is 0.02 Parts Per Trilliont now, "one out of 1 million people is likely to get cancer after drinking that water for 70 years."  Though, officials in California believe that (0.02 PPT) level of the contaminant can be harmful and pose a cancer threat — not just for people who drink the water, but also bathe in it or have any contact whatsoever.

"The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment, analyzed federal data from nationwide drinking water tests showing that the compound contaminates water supplies for more than 200 million Americans in all 50 states.
"Yet federal regulations are stalled by a chemical industry challenge that could mean no national regulation of a chemical state scientists in California and elsewhere say causes cancer when ingested at even extraordinarily low levels," according to the report."

CHROMIUM-6 IS IN NH DRINKING WATER 2015

NH WATER            CHROMIUM-6     CHROMIUM-6         CHROMIUM-6          CHROMIUM-6

 SUPPLIER            SAMPLED             FOUND                   RANGED                AVERAGE   AMT.                 

Carroll County    

Lower Bartlett

Water PTC                            6                    6                      0.067 - 0.18 PPT                 0.0  PPT          

Belknap County
Laconia                                 8                    0                          0.0 - 0.0  PPT                  0.0  PPT

Cheshire County
Keene Water Dept               16                  13                       0.0 - 0.23  PPT              0.077  PPT

N. Walpole Village

District/Lower                       2                     2                    0.073 - 0.10  PPT             0.088  PPT

Grafton County
Lebanon Water Dept           8                     6                       0.0 - 0.05   PPT               0.03  PPT
Littleton Water +
Light Department                10                   6                        0.0 - 0.39  PPT               0.15  PPT

Hillsborough County
Hudson Water Dept            8                     8                       0.13 -0.23  PPT              0.17  PPT      
Manchester Water-
Works                                 8                     8                      0.04 - 0.79  PPT              0.06  PPT
Merrimack Village
District                                16                  16                      0.11 - .77  PPT               0.15  PPT
Pennichuck Water-                                                       
works                                 8                     6                         0.0 - 0.1  PPT             0.049  PPT

Merrimack County
Concord water dept           8                    0                          0.0 - 0.0  PPT                0.0  PPT

Rockingham County
Aquarium Water NH          20                 19                      0.0 - 0.26   PPT              0.13  PPT
Derry Water Dept              8                     6                        0.0 - 0.1   PPT              0.45  PPT
Exeter Water Dept            16                   6                     0.0 - 0.046  PPT            0.014  PPT
Portsmouth Water-
Works                               18                  16                     0.0 - 0.46   PPT              0.19  PPT
Salem Water Dept            8                     6                      0.0 - 0.29   PPT              0.10  PPT
Seabrook Water Dept      10                    6                      0.0 - 0.16   PPT            0.064  PPT
            
Strafford County
Somersworth-
Waterworks                     8                      8                 0.036 - 0.07  PPT            0.051  PPT
Dover Water Dept          
Rochester Water Dept     8                     3                       0.0 - 0.1  PPT            0.029  PPT
UNH-Durham
Water System                 12                    6                    0.0 - 0.19   PPT            0.045  PPT