Radionuclides · 2023

Uranium in Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.5× the limit

Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (20 MCLG). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Willow Creek
0.13
Reported level
School Road Well
2.3 ug/L
Reported level
School Road Well
0–14.3
Reported level
North Shore 1
34–45 ug/L
Reported level
Willow Creek
0.13
Reported level
School Road Well
6.5
Reported level
North Shore 1
39.5 ug/L
Reported level
Pines 1
30
Reported level
North Shore 4
0–14.3 pCi/L
Reported level
North Shore 4
23.24
Reported level
Willow Creek
2.3
Reported level
North Shore 4
34–45
Reported level
Willow Creek
0.13
Reported level
Pines 1
30
Reported level
North Shore 4
34–45
Reported level
School Road Well
0.13 pCi/L
Reported level
North Shore 1
14.7–30.1 pCi/L
Reported level
Willow Creek
0–9.2
Reported level
School Road Well
15–19
Reported level
North Shore 4
39.5
Reported level
School Road Well
16.3
Reported level
Pines 1
30
Reported level
North Shore 1
0.35
Reported level
School Road Well
15–19
Reported level
North Shore 4
14.7–30.1
Reported level
Pines 1
20
Reported level
North Shore 4
14.7–30.1
Reported level
North Shore 4
15–19 ug/L
Reported level
Willow Creek
0.59 pCi/L
Reported level
North Shore 4
16.3 ug/L
Reported level
North Shore 1
0–1.05
Reported level
Pines 1
20
Reported level
School Road Well
0–9.2 ug/L
Reported level
Pines 1
0.35 pCi/L
Reported level
Pines 1
20
Reported level
Pines 1
0–1.05 pCi/L
Reported level
North Shore 1
23.24 pCi/L
Reported level
Willow Creek
0–9.2
Reported level
North Shore 1
0–1.05
Reported level
School Road Well
0.13 pCi/L
Reported level
School Road Well
0–14.3
Reported level
North Shore 4
6.5 pCi/L

Verbatim from Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Uranium in Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 34–45 ug/L. Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (20 MCLG). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.

+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?

The federal MCLG for Uranium is 20 . 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 Cal Am - Bass Lake — Sacramento, 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/cal-am-bass-lake-sacramento-ca/2023/source.

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