Metals · 2024
Arsenic in Pompano Beach, FL tap water
Pompano Beach, FL's 2024 report shows Arsenic detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.74 | 0 MCLG |
Verbatim from Pompano Beach, FL's 2024 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 Pompano Beach, FL compares
4 of the 169 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 Pompano Beach, FL tap water?
Yes — Pompano Beach, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0.74. Pompano Beach, FL's 2024 report shows Arsenic detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Arsenic is 0 . 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 169 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Beaches Water, MD, Beaver Run Mhp, MD.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pompano 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/pompano-beach/2024/source.