Metals · 2023

Copper in Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA's 2023 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
AVEK Plant
Not detected mg/L
Average
AVEK Wells
Not detected mg/L
Average
Eafb
0.3 mg/L
Range
Eafb
30 ug/L

Verbatim from Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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People also ask

+Is there Copper in Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.3 mg/L. Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, Ca, CA's 2023 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).

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

The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Edwards Afb - Main Base — Edwards Afb, 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/edwards-afb-main-base-edwards-afb-ca/2023/source.

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