Metals · 2023

Selenium in Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Treated Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Groundwater Wells
29 ug/L
Range
Groundwater Wells
19–40 ug/L

Verbatim from Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 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 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 Selenium at 19–40 ug/L. Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 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.

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