Hello all!
I’m in the process of building a new home. I recently found out that my well water has elevated levels of arsenic. I believe the initial sample was collected at the time the well was installed and the arsenic was 22ppb. A few days later the builder collected a second sample that came back at 11ppb.
Rather than pay for a whole house arsenic filter, the builder has decided to keep retesting until he gets lucky and hits a level of 10ppb which will allow him to get a Certificate of Occupancy. Today I found out that the most recent sample that was submitted to the County for occupancy purposes was collected after letting the water run for 2 solid days.
I can only assume that the builder must think that the level will be diluted out enough to get his magic number. Does anyone know how letting water run for 48 hours would affect the arsenic level?
When I give my 2 year old a glass of water to drink, I won’t be letting the water run for 2 days prior in order to “flush” out the arsenic and that’s where my concern lies. I feel like a water test that is performed for the purpose of occupancy should be done in a manner that reflects how the water will actually be used by the occupants.
I’m in the process of building a new home. I recently found out that my well water has elevated levels of arsenic. I believe the initial sample was collected at the time the well was installed and the arsenic was 22ppb. A few days later the builder collected a second sample that came back at 11ppb.
Rather than pay for a whole house arsenic filter, the builder has decided to keep retesting until he gets lucky and hits a level of 10ppb which will allow him to get a Certificate of Occupancy. Today I found out that the most recent sample that was submitted to the County for occupancy purposes was collected after letting the water run for 2 solid days.
I can only assume that the builder must think that the level will be diluted out enough to get his magic number. Does anyone know how letting water run for 48 hours would affect the arsenic level?
When I give my 2 year old a glass of water to drink, I won’t be letting the water run for 2 days prior in order to “flush” out the arsenic and that’s where my concern lies. I feel like a water test that is performed for the purpose of occupancy should be done in a manner that reflects how the water will actually be used by the occupants.