Metals · 2022
Arsenic in Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA tap water
Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2022 Arsenic level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1.8 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–9 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 173 CA systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–9 ug/L. Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2022 Arsenic level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
4 of the 173 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA, San Miguel Community Services District — San Miguel, Ca, CA, Tulare, City of — Tulare, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cottonwood Water District — Cottonwood, 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/cottonwood-water-district-cottonwood-ca/2022/source.