Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Lakewood, CO tap water
Lakewood, CO's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10000 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 107 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 144 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 119 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 58–167 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 86 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 76–93 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Average System-wide | 76 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 60–93 ug/L | 10000 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Lakewood, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Lakewood, CO compares
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People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Lakewood, CO tap water?
Yes — Lakewood, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 119 ug/L. Lakewood, CO's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10000 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10000 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lakewood, CO 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/co/lakewood/2024/source.