Metals · 2024

Arsenic in Long Beach, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 375.0× the limit

Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0.004 ug/L Public health goal). Measured value is 375.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Blended Zone (325)
0–1.4 ug/L
Average
MWD Zone (114)
1.5 ug/L
Maximum
Blended Zone (325)
1.4 ug/L
Maximum
MWD Zone (114)
2.1 ug/L
Average
Blended Zone (325)
0.7 ug/L
Range
MWD Zone (114)
0.7–2.1 ug/L

Verbatim from Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Arsenic

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

How Long Beach, CA compares

4 of the 240 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:

People also ask

+Is there Arsenic in Long Beach, CA tap water?

Yes — Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 1.5 ug/L. Long Beach, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0.004 ug/L Public health goal). Measured value is 375.0× the threshold.

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

The federal Public health goal for Arsenic is 0.004 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Arsenic?

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

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

4 of the 240 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Mesa Del Toro Mwc, CA, Beaver Run Mhp, MD.

+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Long Beach, 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/long-beach/2024/source.

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