Radionuclides · 2023
Combined Radium in Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA tap water
Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 4.34 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–6.27 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L MCL |
Verbatim from Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Combined Radium
Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
How Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 464 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Combined Radium:
People also ask
+Is there Combined Radium in Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0–6.27 pCi/L. Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Combined Radium at or above the federal limit (5 pCi/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Combined Radium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Combined Radium?
Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Combined Radium over the federal limit?
5 of the 464 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lynn, MA, Aurora, IL, Broad Creek, MD.
+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Indian Hills Camp — Jamul, 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/indian-hills-camp-jamul-ca/2023/source.