How many substances does the City of Vancouver test for each year?
Federal and state laws say utilities must test drinking water for fewer than 100 different substances once every three years. The City of Vancouver goes beyond those requirements and has its water analyzed for more than 250 different substances, some regulated and some not regulated, each and every year. The city’s 2007 Water Quality Report to the community makes note of 11 regulated substances and 14 non-regulated substances, in Vancouver’s water for 2007. The results for all of these were below levels allowed by federal and state agencies. The remaining 225 substances not listed in the report were not detected in the city’s water. Q: Which substances were covered by the City of Vancouver’s pharmaceutical testing? A: In addition to caffeine, the City of Vancouver had each of its water stations tested for the following substances at parts per trillion: Carbamazepine, Estronem, Estradiol, Ethinyl Estradiol, Progestrone, Testosterone., Gemfibrozil, Ibuprofen, Iopromide, Triclosan, Acetam
