Metals · 2021

Barium in Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 19.5× the limit

Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Barium at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 19.5× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
39 mg/L
Range
System-wide
36–39 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
39 mg/L
Range
System-wide
36–39 mg/L

Verbatim from Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Barium

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

How Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA compares

5 of the 816 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Barium:

People also ask

+Is there Barium in Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 39 mg/L. Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Barium at or above the federal limit (2 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 19.5× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Barium is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Barium?

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

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

5 of the 816 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Westmorland, City of — Westmorland, Ca, CA, Ramona Municipal Wd — Ramona, Ca, CA, Valley State Prison — Chowchilla, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Barium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Malaga County Water District — Fresno, 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/malaga-county-water-district-fresno-ca/2021/source.

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