Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Nitrate in Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA tap water
Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA's 2023 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 MG/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Source water | 0.6399999999999999 MG/L | 10 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 0.69 MG/L | 10 MG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, 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 Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA compares
5 of the 401 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 Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA tap water?
Yes — Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 0.6399999999999999 MG/L. Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, CA's 2023 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 MG/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 MG/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 401 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL, Mcallen, TX.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Sbdno County Service Area 70 Cedar Glen, 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/sbdno-county-service-area-70-cedar-glen/2023/source.