Metals · 2022

Copper in Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA's 2022 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 ug/L (Public health goal).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
No. of Premises Sampled
20 ug/L
90th percentile
At the tap
0.11 mg/L
Reported level
Premises Above Action Level
0 mg/L

Verbatim from Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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People also ask

+Is there Copper in Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA tap water?

Yes — Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.11 mg/L. Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, CA's 2022 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 0.3 ug/L (Public health goal).

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

The federal Public health goal for Copper is 0.3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal-am Water Company - East Pasadena, 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-water-company-east-pasadena/2022/source.

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