Metals · 1992

Lead in Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL's 1992 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.0074 mg/L

Verbatim from Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Lead

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.

There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL tap water?

Yes — Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0074 mg/L. Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL's 1992 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?

The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Lead?

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1992 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Satsuma, the Wwb of the City of, AL water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/al/satsuma-the-wwb-of-the/1992/source.

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