July 1998 Volume 21, Issue 7

EBMUD 1997 Report
Glossary of Terms

DLR
Detection Level for purposes of reporting. It is the minimum concentration at which a constituent in water can be found to be as determined by the California Department of Health Services.

MCL
Maximum contaminant level allowed under government regulations for constituents in drinking water. The number of milligrams per liter, or parts per million, is shown as mg/l.

ND
Not detected

NS
This means no detection limit for reporting or standard, state or federal, has been established.

NTU
Nepholometric Turbidity Units or a measure of water clarity.

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