Inorganic chemicals · 2020
Fluoride in Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA tap water
Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 2.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 10 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 1248 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 10 mg/L. Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report shows Fluoride at or above the federal limit. Measured value is 2.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Fluoride. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 1248 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Mcfarland, City of — Mcfarland, Ca, CA, Yonkers, NY, Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lake Elizabeth Mutual Water Co. — Elizabeth Lake, 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/lake-elizabeth-mutual-water-co-elizabeth-lake-ca/2020/source.