Metals · 2024
Arsenic in Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA tap water
Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Groundwater | 0–8.6 ug/L | None set |
Average Groundwater | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Kcwa | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Kcwa | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 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 Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA compares
4 of the 174 CA systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at Not detected ug/L. Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 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?
4 of the 174 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA, San Miguel Community Services District — San Miguel, Ca, CA, Tulare, City of — Tulare, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), 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/ucmr5-bakersfield-2024/2024/source.