Inorganic chemicals · 2022
Fluoride in Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA tap water
Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA's 2022 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Groundwater | 0.31 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range Groundwater | 0.26–0.35 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Average MWD's Surface Water | 0.7 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Range MWD's Surface Water | 0.6–0.8 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA compares
1 of the 247 CA systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA tap water?
Yes — Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.7 mg/L. Paramount - City, Water Dept., CA's 2022 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
1 of the 247 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Paramount - City, Water Dept., 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/paramount-city-water-dept/2022/source.