Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA tap water
Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range Detected | 2–7.1 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 2.9 ug/L | 10 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA's 2023 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 Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 174 CA 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 Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 2.9 ug/L. Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 10 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Arsenic is 10 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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?
4 of the 174 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Templeton Csd — Templeton, Ca, CA, San Miguel Community Services District — San Miguel, Ca, CA, Tulare, City of — Tulare, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Us Army Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, 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/us-army-fort-irwin-fort-irwin-ca/2023/source.