Metals · 2022
Arsenic in Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Eastside Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Water Bank Wells | 2.4–17 ug/L | None set |
Average Acton Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Water Bank Effluent (CWR) | 5.7 ug/L | None set |
Average Water Bank Wells | 4.6 ug/L | None set |
Range Raw Influent (State Water Project) | 1.5–6.5 ug/L | None set |
Range Water Bank Effluent (CWR) | 3.7–7.6 ug/L | None set |
Average Quartz Hill Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Raw Influent (State Water Project) | 3.1 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 807 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 5.7 ug/L. Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Arsenic. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
5 of the 807 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pearland, TX, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA, Rockford, IL.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA 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/ca/antelope-valley-east-kern-water-agency-palmdale-ca/2022/source.