Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Nitrate in Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Nitrate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
Not detected ug/L
Average
System-wide
0.21 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–1.2
Average
System-wide
0.61
Average
System-wide
Not detected ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.62 mg/L

Verbatim from Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, 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 Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, 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 Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.61. Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, 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 10000 ug/L. 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 Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, 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/running-springs-water-district-running-springs-ca/2023/source.

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