Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Nitrate in Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA tap water
Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit (10 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 7.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Groundwater Wells | 14–73 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Groundwater Wells | 36 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level State Water | 0.53 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Treated Groundwater | 1.9 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 1170 systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 14–73 mg/L. Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Nitrate at or above the federal limit (10 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 7.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 1170 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Miguelito Mwc — Avila Beach, Ca, CA, Hilmar County Water District — Hilmar, Ca, CA, Crescenta Valley Cwd — La Crescenta, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, 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/morro-bay-pw-dept-water-division-morro-bay-ca/2023/source.