Inorganic chemicals · 2020
Nitrate in Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA tap water
Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA's 2020 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average GROUNDWATER AVERAGE (a) | 0.9 mg/L | None set |
Range GROUNDWATER RANGE (a) | 0–1.4 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 245 CA systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.9 mg/L. Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, Ca, CA's 2020 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Nitrate. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 245 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA, Corona, City of — Corona, Ca, CA, Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bellflower Home Garden Water Company — Bellflower, 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/bellflower-home-garden-water-company-bellflower-ca/2020/source.