Radionuclides · 2024

Combined Radium in Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
North Perris Wells
0–1.2 pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected pCi/L
Average
North Perris Wells
0.48 pCi/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Range
North Perris Wells
0.38–0.72 pCi/L
Range
Mills Filtration Plant
0–1 pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
North Perris Wells
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected pCi/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected pCi/L
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected pCi/L

Verbatim from Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Combined Radium

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.

How Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA compares

3 of the 199 systems measuring Combined Radium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Combined Radium:

People also ask

+Is there Combined Radium in Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA tap water?

Yes — Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Combined Radium at 0.48 pCi/L. Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Combined Radium measurement is below the federal limit of 5 pCi/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Combined Radium is 5 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Combined Radium?

Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.

+Which other U.S. cities have Combined Radium over the federal limit?

3 of the 199 systems on The Water Map measuring Combined Radium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Covina-city, Water Dept., CA, Albuquerque, NM, Crofton Odenton, MD.

+Where does this Combined Radium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Combined Radium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Valley Estates Poa, Inc., 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/valley-estates-poa-inc/2024/source.

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