Metals · 1992

Lead in Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA tap water

Over the federal limit· 2.7× the limit

Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 2.7× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.0406 mg/L

Verbatim from Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Lead

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.

There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA tap water?

Yes — Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0406 mg/L. Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA's 1992 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 2.7× the threshold.

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

The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Lead?

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1992 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Atlantic Municipal Utilities, IA 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/ia/atlantic-municipal-utilities/1992/source.

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