Metals · 2022
Mercury in Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA tap water
Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Mercury and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 2 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Mercury
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
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+Is there Mercury in Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA tap water?
Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Mercury and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Mercury in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Mercury is 2 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Mercury?
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
+Where does this Mercury measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Mercury entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lukins Brothers Water Company — South Lake Tahoe, 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/lukins-brothers-water-company-south-lake-tahoe-ca/2022/source.