Metals · 2021
Arsenic in Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA tap water
Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Petaluma Public Works & Utilities | 3.29 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Range Petaluma Public Works & Utilities | 0–13 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Sonoma County Water Agency | Not detected ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 174 CA systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–13 ug/L. Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (10 ug/L MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
4 of the 174 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA, San Miguel Community Services District — San Miguel, Ca, CA, Tulare, City of — Tulare, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Petaluma, City of — Petaluma, 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/petaluma-petaluma-ca/2021/source.