Metals · 2006
Lead in Camp Scheideck, CA tap water
Camp Scheideck, CA's 2006 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.0062 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Camp Scheideck, CA's 2006 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Camp Scheideck, CA compares
5 of the 827 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Camp Scheideck, CA tap water?
Yes — Camp Scheideck, CA's 2006 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0062 mg/L. Camp Scheideck, CA's 2006 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 827 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Louis, MO, Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA, Lubbock, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2006 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Camp Scheideck, 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/camp-scheideck/2006/source.