Inorganic chemicals · 2022
Nitrate in Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA tap water
Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA's 2022 report shows Nitrate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.27 | 10 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.27 | 10 MCL |
Verbatim from Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA compares
5 of the 245 CA systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA tap water?
Yes — Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.27. Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, CA's 2022 report shows Nitrate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 245 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA, Corona, City of — Corona, Ca, CA, Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fenner Canyon Youth Conservation Camp, 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/fenner-canyon-youth-conservation-camp/2022/source.