Metals · 2023

Copper in Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA's 2023 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
200 ug/L
Reported level
Number of Samples Taken
50 ug/L
Reported level
Number of Sites that Exceed Action Level
0 ug/L

Verbatim from Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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People also ask

+Is there Copper in Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 200 ug/L. Rancho California Water District — Temecula, Ca, CA's 2023 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?

The federal Action level for Copper is 1300 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rancho California Water District — Temecula, 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/rancho-california-water-district-temecula-ca/2023/source.

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