Metals · 1993
Lead in Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA tap water
Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA's 1993 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.024 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA's 1993 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA compares
1 of the 359 CA systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA tap water?
Yes — Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA's 1993 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.024 mg/L. Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, CA's 1993 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.6× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
1 of the 359 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1993 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, 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/hills-ranch-mutual-water-company/1993/source.