Metals · 2023

Nickel in Riverside, City of, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Nickel measurement is below the federal limit of 100 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Entry point
6.45945945945946 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
65 UG/L
Average
Source water
11.76 UG/L
Average
Distribution
6.954545454545454 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
29 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
30 UG/L

Verbatim from Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Nickel

A metal from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure can cause skin and other effects; monitored under EPA rules.

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People also ask

+Is there Nickel in Riverside, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nickel at 11.76 UG/L. Riverside, City of, CA's 2023 Nickel measurement is below the federal limit of 100 UG/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Nickel is 100 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Nickel?

A metal from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure can cause skin and other effects; monitored under EPA rules.

+Where does this Nickel measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Nickel entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside, City of, 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/riverside/2023/source.

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