VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Cedar Rapids, IA tap water
Cedar Rapids, IA's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Nw Plant | 0–0.3 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Range J Ave. Plant | 0–0.5 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level Nw Plant | 0.1 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level J Ave. Plant | 0.1 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cedar Rapids, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
How Cedar Rapids, IA compares
2 of the 61 systems measuring Atrazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Atrazine:
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Cedar Rapids, IA tap water?
Yes — Cedar Rapids, IA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0–0.5 ug/L. Cedar Rapids, IA's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Atrazine is 3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
2 of the 61 systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cedar Rapids, 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/cedar-rapids/2024/source.