Metals · 2024
Copper in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water
Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Copper and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | Not detected UG/L | 1000 UG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 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.
How Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA compares
5 of the 442 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water?
Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Copper and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Copper is 1000 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 442 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, High Point, NC, Anchorage, AK.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., 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-estates-mutual-water-co/2024/source.