Metals · 2024
Mercury in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water
Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Mercury and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | Not detected UG/L | 2 UG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Mercury
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
How Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA compares
2 of the 192 systems measuring Mercury on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Mercury:
People also ask
+Is there Mercury in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water?
Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Mercury and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Mercury in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Mercury is 2 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Mercury?
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Mercury over the federal limit?
2 of the 192 systems on The Water Map measuring Mercury report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL, St George, UT.
+Where does this Mercury measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Mercury 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.