Metals · 2022

Barium in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Auld Valley Pipeline Blend
0–143 ug/L
Reported level
Temescal Valley Pipeline Blend
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Temescal Groundwater Blend
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Elsinore Groundwater Blend
0–150 ug/L

Verbatim from Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Barium

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

How Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 816 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Barium:

People also ask

+Is there Barium in Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 0–150 ug/L. Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, Ca, CA's 2022 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Barium. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Barium?

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

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

5 of the 816 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Westmorland, City of — Westmorland, Ca, CA, Ramona Municipal Wd — Ramona, Ca, CA, Valley State Prison — Chowchilla, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Barium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Elsinore Valley MWD — Lake Elsinore, 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/elsinore-valley-mwd-lake-elsinore-ca/2022/source.

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