Metals · 2024
Mercury in St Petersburg, FL tap water
St Petersburg, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Mercury at or above the federal limit (2 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.61 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Dates of Sampling | 4 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 0.61 ug/L | 2 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from St Petersburg, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Mercury
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
How St Petersburg, FL compares
1 of the 32 systems measuring Mercury on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Mercury:
People also ask
+Is there Mercury in St Petersburg, FL tap water?
Yes — St Petersburg, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Mercury at 4 ug/L. St Petersburg, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Mercury at or above the federal limit (2 ug/L MCLG). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Mercury in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Mercury is 2 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Mercury?
A toxic metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Mercury over the federal limit?
1 of the 32 systems on The Water Map measuring Mercury report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St George, UT.
+Where does this Mercury measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Mercury entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the St Petersburg, 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/st-petersburg/2024/source.