Radionuclides · 2021
Uranium in Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA tap water
Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Uranium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Jensen Plant | 0–3 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | 1–3 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Beverly Hills Plant | 0.58 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | 2 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Beverly Hills Plant | 0.58 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Jensen Plant | Not detected pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Uranium
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
How Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA compares
1 of the 773 systems measuring Uranium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Uranium:
People also ask
+Is there Uranium in Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 0–3 pCi/L. Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Uranium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Uranium is 20 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Uranium?
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have Uranium over the federal limit?
1 of the 773 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept. — Beverly Hills, 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/beverly-hills-city-water-dept-beverly-hills-ca/2021/source.