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 of 2000 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

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

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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 of 2000 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Barium is 2000 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Barium?

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

+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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