Radionuclides · 2024
Uranium in Cws - Visalia, CA tap water
Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 20 PCI/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Entry point | 1.271153846153846 PCI/L | 20 PCI/L MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 3.9 PCI/L | 20 PCI/L MCL |
Average Source water | 2.625 PCI/L | 20 PCI/L MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 6.6 PCI/L | 20 PCI/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Uranium
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
How Cws - Visalia, CA compares
1 of the 77 systems measuring Uranium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Uranium:
People also ask
+Is there Uranium in Cws - Visalia, CA tap water?
Yes — Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 2.625 PCI/L. Cws - Visalia, CA's 2024 Uranium measurement is below the federal limit of 20 PCI/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Uranium is 20 PCI/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Uranium?
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have Uranium over the federal limit?
1 of the 77 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Diego, City of, CA.
+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cws - Visalia, 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/cws-visalia/2024/source.