Metals · 2025

Copper in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2025 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Source water
44.6 UG/L
Average
Source water
3.3419354838709676 UG/L
90th percentile
Distribution
248.39999999999998 UG/L
Highest single sample
Other
2.2 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
719 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
46 UG/L
Average
Entry point
6.809523809523809 UG/L
Average
Other
2.2 UG/L
Average
Distribution
132.28082191780823 UG/L

Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares

5 of the 442 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Copper:

People also ask

+Is there Copper in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?

Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 248.39999999999998 UG/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2025 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 UG/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Copper is 1000 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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

5 of the 442 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, High Point, NC, Anchorage, AK.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine Ranch Water District, 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/irvine-ranch-water-district/2025/source.

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