Metals · 2022
Selenium in Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, Ca, CA tap water
Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Selenium and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 50 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 50 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Selenium
A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.
Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.
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+Is there Selenium in Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, Ca, CA tap water?
Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Selenium and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Selenium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Selenium?
A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.
+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Borrego Wd — Borrego Springs, 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/borrego-wd-borrego-springs-ca/2022/source.