Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Pismo Beach Water Department, CA tap water
Pismo Beach Water Department, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Delivered (Lopez and State Water) | 1.9–3.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Lopez WTP | 3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Delivered (Lopez and State Water) | 2.5 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Well 05 | 5 ug/L | None set |
Range Lopez WTP | 2.9–3 ug/L | None set |
Reported level Well 22/23 (1990)/ Huber Well | 4 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Pismo Beach Water Department, CA's 2023 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 Pismo Beach Water Department, 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 Pismo Beach Water Department, CA tap water?
Yes — Pismo Beach Water Department, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 5 ug/L. Pismo Beach Water Department, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Arsenic. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pismo Beach Water Department, 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/pismo-beach-water-department/2023/source.