Metals · 2023
Barium in Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water
Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2023 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Water Bank Wells | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Raw Influent (State Water Project) | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Water Bank Wells | 0–110 ug/L | None set |
Average Quartz Hill Plant Effluent (CWR) | 22 ug/L | None set |
Average Acton Plant Effluent (CWR) | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average Eastside Plant Effluent (CWR) | 28 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Barium
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
How Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA compares
5 of the 816 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Barium:
People also ask
+Is there Barium in Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 28 ug/L. Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, Ca, CA's 2023 Barium measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Barium in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Barium. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Barium?
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
+Which other U.S. cities have Barium over the federal limit?
5 of the 816 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Westmorland, City of — Westmorland, Ca, CA, Ramona Municipal Wd — Ramona, Ca, CA, Valley State Prison — Chowchilla, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Barium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Westside Park Mutual Water — Palmdale, 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/westside-park-mutual-water-palmdale-ca/2023/source.