Radionuclides · 2023
Uranium in Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA tap water
Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 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 | 2–3 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | 0–3 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Beverly Hills Plant | 0.54–0.63 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Jensen Plant | 2 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Weymouth Plant | Not detected pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Reported level Beverly Hills Plant | 0.59 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 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., CA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Uranium in Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 2–3 pCi/L. Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., CA's 2023 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.
+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Beverly Hills-city, Water Dept., 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/2023/source.