Other · 2023

Radium 226 228 in Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA's 2023 Radium 226 228 measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
MWD Skinner Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
Carlsbad Desalination Plant
0.3–0.93 pCi/L
Reported level
Helix Levy Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
SDCWA Twin Oaks Valley Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Reported level
Carlsbad Desalination Plant
0.49 pCi/L

Verbatim from Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

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People also ask

+Is there Radium 226 228 in Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Radium 226 228 at 0.3–0.93 pCi/L. Padre Dam MWD — Santee, Ca, CA's 2023 Radium 226 228 measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Radium 226 228 in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Radium 226 228 is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+Where does this Radium 226 228 measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Radium 226 228 entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Padre Dam MWD — Santee, 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/padre-dam-mwd-santee-ca/2023/source.

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