Inorganic chemicals · 2022
Fluoride in Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Raw Influent (State Water Project) | Not detected mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Water Bank Wells | 0–0.34 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Quartz Hill Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Water Bank Wells | 0.18 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Eastside Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average Acton Plant Effluent (CWR) | 0.22 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride 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 Fluoride at 0.22 mg/L. Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2022 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA, Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride 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.