Metals · 2022

Iron in Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–58 ug/L
Average
Average Amount
98 ug/L
Average
Average Amount
29 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–210 ug/L

Verbatim from Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Iron

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Iron in Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at 98 ug/L. Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Iron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Iron. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Iron?

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

+Where does this Iron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Iron entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, 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/lincoln-avenue-water-co-altadena-ca/2022/source.

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