Metals · 2022

Copper in Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA's 2022 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
80 ug/L
Average
System-wide
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Number Of Samples Colected
10 ug/L
Reported level
Number Of Sites Exceeding Action Level
0 ug/L

Verbatim from Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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People also ask

+Is there Copper in Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 80 ug/L. Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, Ca, CA's 2022 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

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

The federal Action level for Copper is 1300 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Morro Rock Mutual Water Co — Cayucos, 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-rock-mutual-water-co-cayucos-ca/2022/source.

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