Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Nitrate in Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA tap water
Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Nitrate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1 | 10 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.8 | 10 MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.8 | 10 MCL |
Verbatim from Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 1170 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 Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 1. Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Nitrate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 . 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 1170 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA, San Miguelito Mwc — Avila Beach, Ca, CA, Hilmar County Water District — Hilmar, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rio Alto Water District — Cottonwood, 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/rio-alto-water-district-cottonwood-ca/2023/source.