POTABLE WATER SPECIFICATION

SHREE DHANWANTRI HERBALS

(UNIT- II) Village: Kishanpura, Tehsil: BADDI, District: SOLAN. (H.P.)

POTABLE WATER Reference A.P.I Pt. I Vol. VI

S.No. Test Specification

1 Color (Hazen Units) Not more than 5

2 Odour None
3 Taste Agreeable and refreshing
4 Turbidity (NTU) Not More than 5
5 pH 6.5- 8.5
6 Alkanity (mg/ml) Not more than 200
7 Total Hardness (as CaCo3) (mg/l) Not more than 300
8 Iron (as Fe) (mg/l) Not more than 0.3
9 Chlorides (as Cl) (mg/l) Not More than 250
10 Residual, free Chlorine (mg/l) Not more than 0.2
11 Dissolved Solids (mg/l) Not more than 500
12 Calcium (as Ca) (mg/l) Not more than 75
Copper (as Cu) (mg/l) Not more than 0.05
Manganese (as Mn) (mg/l) Not more than 0.1
Sulphate (as So4) (mg/l) Not more than 200
Nitrate (as No3) (mg/l) Not more than 45
Flouride (as F) (mg/l) Not more than 1
Phenolic Compounds (as Not more than 0.001
C6H5OH)
11 Heavy metals Lead (as Pb) NMT 10 ppm
Cadmium (as Cd) NMT 0.3 ppm
Mercury (as Hg) NMT 1 ppm
Arsenic (as As) NMT 3 ppm

12 Microbial Limits Coliform Organism Absent

Escherichia coli Absent

13 Pesticides (mg/l) Absent

Potable Water Specifications
SN Test Specification Result Method ref.
1 Color (Hazen Units) Not more than 5 <1
2 Odour None unobjectionable
3 Taste Agreeable and refreshing Agreeable
4 Turbidity (N.T.U.) Not More than 5 <1
5 pH 6.5 - 8.5
6 Alkanity (mg/ml) Not more than 200
7 Total Hardness (as CaCO3) (mg/l) Not more than 300 242
8 Iron (as Fe) (mg/l) Not more than 0.3 0.041
9 Chlorides (as Cl) (mg/l) Not More than 250 21.2
10 Residual, free Chlorine (mg/l) Not more than 0.2 NIL
11 Dissolved Solids (mg/l) Not more than 500 120
12 Calcium (as Ca) (mg/l) Not more than 75 35.0
13 Copper (as Cu) (mg/l) Not more than 0.05 <0.01
14 Manganese (as Mn) (mg/l) Not more than 0.1 0.018
15 Sulphate (as SO4) (mg/l) Not more than 200 5.04
16 Nitrate (as NO3) (mg/l) Not more than 45 0.17
17 Flouride (as F) (mg/l) Not more than 1 0.12
18 Phenolic Compounds (as C6H5OH) Not more than 0.001 not detectable
19 Heavy metals

20 Microbial Limits

21 Pesticides (mg/l) Absent Absent

Lead (as Pb) NMT 10 ppm

Cadmium (as Cd) NMT 0.3 ppm
Mercury (as Hg) NMT 1 ppm
Arsenic (as As) NMT 3 ppm

Coliform Organism Absent

Escherichia coli Absent