Metals · 2023

Arsenic in Escondido, City of, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Other
2.7 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
2.5 UG/L
Average
Source water
1.375 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
Not detected UG/L
Highest single sample
Other
2.7 UG/L

Verbatim from Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Arsenic

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

How Escondido, City of, CA compares

5 of the 287 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:

People also ask

+Is there Arsenic in Escondido, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 2.7 UG/L. Escondido, City of, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Arsenic?

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

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

5 of the 287 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Mesa Del Toro Mwc, CA, Beaches Water, MD.

+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Escondido, City of, 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/escondido/2023/source.

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