Radionuclides · 2024

Gross Beta Particle Activity in City of Temecula, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Temecula, CA's 2024 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Skinner Filtration Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
East Valley Wells
0–20 pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
8.5 pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
18.6 pCi/L
Range
Desalination Complex L
13–16 pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
14 pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
12.9 pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
9.6 pCi/L
Range
Skinner Filtration Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
East Valley Wells
0–20 pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
8.5 pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
18.6 pCi/L
Range
Desalination Complex L
13–16 pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
14 pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
12.9 pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
9.6 pCi/L
Range
Desalination Complex L
13–16 pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
14 pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
12.9 pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
9.6 pCi/L
Range
Skinner Filtration Plant
0–5 pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
4 pCi/L
Range
East Valley Wells
0–20 pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
8.5 pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
18.6 pCi/L

Verbatim from City of Temecula, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Gross Beta Particle Activity

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances.

Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

How City of Temecula, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Beta Particle Activity in City of Temecula, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Temecula, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 18.6 pCi/L. City of Temecula, CA's 2024 report shows Gross Beta Particle Activity detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Gross Beta Particle Activity in drinking water?

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

+What is Gross Beta Particle Activity?

Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

+Where does this Gross Beta Particle Activity measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Beta Particle Activity entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Temecula, 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/temecula/2024/source.

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