Metals · 2023
Strontium in Cal-water Service Co.-chico, CA tap water
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
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Source water | 165.9846875 UG/L | 8 UG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 310 UG/L | 8 UG/L MCL |
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.