Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Fluoride in City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA tap water
City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Fluoride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.16 | 2 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.12 | 2 MCL |
Verbatim from City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0–0.16. City of Corning — Corning, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Fluoride detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA, Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Corning — Corning, 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/corning-corning-ca/2023/source.