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Questions and Answers about St. Helens water quality
City of St. Helens Public Water System ID
4100724
City of St. Helens Resident Population Served
13,095 Residents
Size of Distribution system
64 Miles
City of St. Helens Service Connections
What is pH?
Acidic and basic are two extremes that describe chemicals, just like hot and cold are two extremes that describe temperature. Mixing acids and bases can cancel out their extreme effects; much like mixing hot and cold water can even out the water temperature. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.
What is a part per million, a part per billion, or even a part per trillion?
The City of St. Helens Ranney collector well system
The source of the City of St. Helens drinking water is supplied from Ranney collector wells. The Ranney well is a deep well that was mechanically dug down, 80 feet, into the West river bank of the Columbia River. The bottom of the well rests in a zone of water saturated rock, sand and gravel that lays far below the riverbed of the Columbia River. This zone is called an aquifer. (aqua-fur)
