Radionuclides · 2023

Radon in Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Radon detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Tahoe Tavern Well
1120 pCi/L
Reported level
T.C. Well #3
1230 pCi/L
Reported level
Highlands Well #1
547 pCi/L
Reported level
Highlands Well #2
1190 pCi/L

Verbatim from Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Radon

A naturally occurring radioactive gas that can dissolve into groundwater.

No enforceable federal limit in drinking water yet; inhalation of released radon raises lung-cancer risk.

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People also ask

+Is there Radon in Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Radon at 1230 pCi/L. Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Radon detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Radon in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Radon. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Radon?

A naturally occurring radioactive gas that can dissolve into groundwater. No enforceable federal limit in drinking water yet; inhalation of released radon raises lung-cancer risk.

+Where does this Radon measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Radon entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Tahoe City Pud - Main — Tahoe City, 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/tahoe-city-pud-main-tahoe-city-ca/2023/source.

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