Metals · 2021
Barium 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 2021 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Mwd Surface Water | 0.11 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Sfswua Groundwater | 0–0.59 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Range Mwd Surface Water | 0.11 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Average Sfswua Groundwater | Not detected mg/L | 2 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Barium
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
How Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 816 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Barium:
People also ask
+Is there Barium 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 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 0.11 mg/L. Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. — Santa Fe Springs, Ca, CA's 2021 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Barium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Barium is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Barium?
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
+Which other U.S. cities have Barium over the federal limit?
5 of the 816 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Westmorland, City of — Westmorland, Ca, CA, Ramona Municipal Wd — Ramona, Ca, CA, Valley State Prison — Chowchilla, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Barium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2021 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/2021/source.