Radionuclides · 2024

Gross Beta Particle Activity in Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.4× the limit

Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Gross Beta Particle Activity measurement is below the federal limit of 50 pCi/L (MCL).

The measurement

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

Verbatim from Valley Estates Poa, Inc., 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Gross Beta Particle Activity in Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA tap water?

Yes — Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Beta Particle Activity at 18.6 pCi/L. Valley Estates Poa, Inc., CA's 2024 Gross Beta Particle Activity measurement is below the federal limit of 50 pCi/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Gross Beta Particle Activity is 50 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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 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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