Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Nitrate in City of North Miami Beach, FL tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.7× the limit

City of North Miami Beach, FL's 2023 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Main System
0.009–0.3 mg/L
Reported level
South Dade Water Supply System
2–7 mg/L
Reported level
NMB Water
0.15 mg/L
Reported level
Redavo
1.86–2.6 mg/L

Verbatim from City of North Miami Beach, FL's 2023 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Nitrate in City of North Miami Beach, FL tap water?

Yes — City of North Miami Beach, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 2–7 mg/L. City of North Miami Beach, FL's 2023 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Nitrate is 10 mg/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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of North Miami Beach, FL 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/fl/north-miami-beach/2023/source.

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