Metals · 2020
Arsenic in Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA tap water
Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2020 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range SFSWUA Groundwater | 0–2.2 ug/L | None set |
Range MWD Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average SFSWUA Groundwater | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average MWD Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2020 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 Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 807 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 Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at Not detected ug/L. Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2020 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Arsenic. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 807 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pearland, TX, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA, Rockford, IL.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe 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/santa-fe-springs-city-water-dept-santa-fe-springs-ca/2020/source.