To make a long story short, Burden has a lot of very good water.
Burden's water supply comes from nearby Winfield through a 17 mile water line,
New in 2005.
 
Testing Results for the City of Burden 2006

90th Percentile

Collection Date

Result

Unit

AL

Sites Over AL

Typical Source

Lead

2003

2.5

ppb

15

0

Corrosion of household plumbing system

Copper

2003

0.086

ppm

1.3

0

Corrosion of household plumbing system

Regulated Contaminants Collection Date Water System Result Unit MCL 1VICLG Typical Source

ATRAZINE

5/16/2005

WINFIELD

0.3

ppb

3

3

Runoff of herbicides from row crops

BARIUM.

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

0.082

ppm

2

2

Erosion of natural deposits

CHROMIUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

1.1

ppb

100

100

Discharge from steel & pulp mills

FLUORIDE

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

0.15

ppm

4

4

Water additive to promote strong teeth

NITRATE (ASN)

6/22/2005

WINFIELD

0.19

ppm

10

10

Erosion of natural deposits

TURBIDITY

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

0.24

NTU

0.1

0.1

XYLENES

5/16/2005

WINFIELD

0.002l

ppm

10

10

Discharge from chemical factories.

Contaminants

Collection

Water

Result

Unit:

MCL

MCLG

Typical Source

Secondary

Date

System

ALKALINITY,TOTAL

 2/13/2005

WINFIELD

l30

130

MG/L

300

Erosion of natural deposits

ALUMINUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

0.0l2

0.012

MG/L

0.05

CALCIUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

48

48

MG/L

200.

Erosion of natural deposits

CARBON, TOTALORGANIC (TOC)

l2/13/2005

WINFIELD

4.5

3.3 - 4.5

ppm

l0000

CHLORIDE

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

11

11

MG/L

250

Erosion of natural deposits

CONDUCTIVITY

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

3l0

310

UMHOS/CM

1500

CORROSIVITY

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

0.064

0.064

LANG

0

HARDNESS, TOTAL (ASCAC03)

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

l40

140

MG/L

400

Erosion of natural deposits

MAGNESIUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

4.7

4.7

MG/L

150

Erosion of natural deposits

PH

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

7.8

7.8

PH

8.5

POTASSIUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

2.1

2.1

MG/L

100

Erosion of natural deposits

SILICA

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

4.5

4.5

MG/L

50

SODIUM

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

7.1

7.1

MG/L

100

Erosion of natural deposits

SOLIDS, TOTAL

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

170

170

MG/L

500

DISSOLVED

SULFATE

3/23/2005

WINFIELD

9.9

9.9

MG/L

250

Surface Water Treatment Rule - Residual disinfection concentration violation during August and September 2005.