Radionuclides · 2024

Combined Radium in East Valley Service Area, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

East Valley Service Area, CA's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected pCi/L
Average
North Perris Wells
Not detected pCi/L
Range
North Perris Wells
0.38–0.72 pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Range
Mills Filtration Plant
0–1 pCi/L
Range
North Perris Wells
0–1.2 pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected pCi/L
Average
North Perris Wells
0.48 pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L

Verbatim from East Valley Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Combined Radium

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.

How East Valley Service Area, CA compares

5 of the 182 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Combined Radium:

People also ask

+Is there Combined Radium in East Valley Service Area, CA tap water?

Yes — East Valley Service Area, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.48 pCi/L. East Valley Service Area, CA's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Combined Radium?

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Combined Radium over the federal limit?

5 of the 182 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, West Covina, CA, Albuquerque, NM.

+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the East Valley Service Area, 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/east-valley-service-area/2024/source.

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