Metals · 2020

Selenium in Little Bear Water Company, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Little Bear Water Company, CA's 2020 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
7.1 ug/L

Verbatim from Little Bear Water Company, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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People also ask

+Is there Selenium in Little Bear Water Company, CA tap water?

Yes — Little Bear Water Company, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 7.1 ug/L. Little Bear Water Company, CA's 2020 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

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

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Little Bear 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/little-bear-water-company/2020/source.

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