Selected Test Results
•  Turbidity
ßNormal < 50 NTU
ßMean values
•Lake George = 0.63 NTU
•Oaks Pond = 0.67 NTU
•  Color
ßUncolored < 30 SPU
ßMean values
•Lake George = 23 SPU
•Oaks Pond = 21 SPU
•  Conductivity
ßNormal: 20-40 µMHOs/cm
ßMean values
•Lake George = 25.6 µMHOs/cm
•Oaks Pond = 35.1 µMHOs/cm
•  Nitrates
ßNormal ≤1 ppm
ßMean values
•Lake George = 0.06 ppm
•Oaks Pond = 0.06 ppm
Turbidity = measure of suspended matter in the water

Conductivity = measure of ability of water to conduct current

True color = natural minerals and organic acids in water, and can reduce transparency

Nitrates = presence of nitrates in the water indicate fertilizer runoff or human/animal waste pollution - very low levels we obtained suggest that there is no pollution