Radionuclides · 2023

Gross Beta Particle Activity in Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Helix Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
Helix Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
Carlsbad Desal Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
Skinner Plant
4 pCi/L
Reported level
Twin Oaks Plant
4 pCi/L
Reported level
Skinner Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Reported level
Carlsbad Desal Plant
Not detected pCi/L

Verbatim from Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Gross Beta Particle Activity

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances.

Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Beta Particle Activity in Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 0–5 pCi/L. Otay Water District — Spring Valley, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Gross Beta Particle Activity in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Gross Beta Particle Activity. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Gross Beta Particle Activity?

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

+Where does this Gross Beta Particle Activity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Beta Particle Activity entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Otay Water District — Spring Valley, 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/otay-water-district-spring-valley-ca/2023/source.

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