Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, Ca, CA tap water
Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 0.004 ug/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Treated Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Treated Surface Water | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Treated Ground-water 2 | 0–6.4 ug/L | None set |
Average Treated Ground-water 2 | 0.5 ug/L | None set |
Maximum COW Maximum Level | 6.4 ug/L | 0.004 ug/L Public health goal |
Average COW Average Level | 1 ug/L | 0.004 ug/L Public health goal |
Maximum System-wide | 6.4 ug/L | 0.004 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Niveles de Promedio de la Ciudad | 1 ug/L | 0.004 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, 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 Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, 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 Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 1 ug/L. Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, Ca, CA's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 0.004 ug/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Arsenic is 0.004 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 Watsonville, City of — Watsonville, 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/watsonville-watsonville-ca/2023/source.