Metals · 2026

Arsenic in Riverside, City of, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.5× the limit

Riverside, City of, CA's 2026 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
6.3 UG/L
Average
Entry point
3.076190476190476 UG/L
Highest single sample
Other
5.9 UG/L
Average
Distribution
3.668 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
16 UG/L
Average
Other
5.423076923076923 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
5.1 UG/L
Average
Source water
4.470000000000001 UG/L

Verbatim from Riverside, City of, CA's 2026 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Arsenic

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.

A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

How Riverside, City of, CA compares

5 of the 287 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:

People also ask

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

Yes — Riverside, City of, CA's 2026 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 5.423076923076923 UG/L. Riverside, City of, CA's 2026 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 UG/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Arsenic?

A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?

5 of the 287 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Mesa Del Toro Mwc, CA, Beaches Water, MD.

+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2026 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/2026/source.

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