Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water
Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant | Not detected ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Beltz Water Treatment Plant | 0–0.92 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Beltz 12 Water Treatment Plant | Not detected ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 174 CA 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 Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–0.92 ug/L. Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, Ca, CA's 2023 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?
4 of the 174 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA, San Miguel Community Services District — San Miguel, Ca, CA, Tulare, City of — Tulare, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Cruz Water Department — Santa Cruz, 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/santa-cruz-water-department-santa-cruz-ca/2023/source.