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Show CABR FflllTER FILTHV SAYS STATE CHEMIST Analysis Made From Sample of Carr Fork Water Sent to State Board of Health Indicates That it is Not Good For Drinking: Purposes Dr. Beatty Writes Dr. Dean Regarding Complaint Analysis As Made by Chemist. According to analysis just made of the Carr Fork water it is not the best for drinking purposes, The chemist in remarking on the water after the analysis, characterized it as "filthy water containing a large amount of solids and is of 'suspicious organic purity." There has been much complaint about the Carr Fork water. Most of: the people who have complained have -done so because the water tasted bad and others said It made them sick. Everyone who has used it seems to bt jof the opinion that it is not good-People good-People living in the community where this water is the only convenient available supply have talked quite a little about the matter, and many of them carried water for some distance -rather than drink the Carr Fork wa-piy. wa-piy. Since this talk has become so general gen-eral Dr. H. C. Deane sent a sample of this water to the state board of health for analysis, and also registered a complaint with .Dr. T. IB. Beatty of the state board. From Dr. Beatty he received re-ceived the following letter: "The following is a copy of the report re-port of the state bacteriologist cover- ing the samples of the Bingham waiter: wai-ter: No. 1, Carr Fork (at tunnel): No. bacteriao per C. c 57" I Fermentation. Carr Fork (at intake). No. bacteria per c. c. , 11 No fermentation. (Signed) I L, Dailies. , "Haye taken up the matter of your- ' i rfceenjCcomplaint with the state dairy: and food commissioner aSid h will.' i-... send Inspector to help yoicarry out . your suggestions. "T. IB. Beatty, 'tate (Health Commissioner. The analysis as made by the state chemist of the Carr Fork water is as follows: Sanitary Water Analysis. Sample marked "Waiter taken from Carr Fork intake, (Bingham. Utah." Submitted by Dr. T. . Beatty. see-retary see-retary State Board of Health. Collected by Sanitary Inspector Mr. Schwartz. Date collected June 28. 1917. Date received June 28, 1917, 3:40 p. m. . Quantity One quart in fruit jar not sealed. Information No Information regarding re-garding source, surrounding conditions, condi-tions, possible contaminations, suspected, sus-pected, if any, contaminations or other: data were supplied. Analysis. (A) Physical: Colcr Yellowish tint. Odor-Hl'rominent. Odor upon heating More pronounced. pronounc-ed. ' Taste Peculiar, disagreeable. Clearness 'Densely cloudy; after settling, fairly bright. Sediment Very large amount, greyish grey-ish flocculent. OB) Chemical: Reaction Very faint acid. Nitrates Slight traces. Nitrates "Liberal traces. Sulphuretted Hydrogen None. Alkaline Sulphides None. Metallic Impurities None. Total dissolved and suspended solids, dried at 212"F, 70.591 grains, per U. . S. gallon. Composition of the Solids Usual ' water constituents. Volatile Matter per U. S. gallon 16.102 grains. Actual .Mineral Solids per U. 3. gat-Ion gat-Ion 54.489 grains. Residue lull greyish, amorphous-. Upon gentle ignition of the residue a decided foreign odor is emitted. Furthermore, Fur-thermore, the residue cinders, chars-and chars-and bluckens considerable. Chlorine per L 3. gallon 1.86T; grains. Corresponding to Sodium Chloride-3.081 Chloride-3.081 grains. Organic matter: a 4Yee ainonla. .18") part per rail-lion. rail-lion. b Albuminoid Amonia, .130 part per million. Total Ammonia, .315 part per million. mil-lion. c Oxygen consumed, 4.4 parts per million. Remarks The sample submitted Is a filthy water containing a larg&s-amount larg&s-amount of solids and Is of "suspictoim organic purity." Respectfully, (Signed) Jlerman I farms; State ChetniBr. |