Metals · 2023

Strontium in Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 20.7× the limit

Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Strontium at or above the federal limit (8 UG/L MCL). Measured value is 20.7× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
165.9846875 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
310 UG/L

Verbatim from Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

How Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA compares

3 of the 49 systems measuring Strontium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Strontium:

People also ask

+Is there Strontium in Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA tap water?

Yes — Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Strontium at 165.9846875 UG/L. Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Strontium at or above the federal limit (8 UG/L MCL). Measured value is 20.7× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Strontium is 8 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+Which other U.S. cities have Strontium over the federal limit?

3 of the 49 systems on The Water Map measuring Strontium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, North Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC.

+Where does this Strontium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Strontium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal-water Service Co.-chico, 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-water-service-co-chico/2023/source.

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