Inorganic chemicals · 2021
Nitrate in Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA tap water
Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA's 2021 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 1.2 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 1.2 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA compares
5 of the 245 CA systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA tap water?
Yes — Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 1.2 mg/L. Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, CA's 2021 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 245 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Wasco, City of — Wasco, Ca, CA, Corona, City of — Corona, Ca, CA, Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Peter Pitchess Honor Rancho Detn. Ctr, 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/peter-pitchess-honor-rancho-detn-ctr/2021/source.