Metals · 2024
Barium in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water
Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.012 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0.012–0.012 mg/L | 2 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Barium
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
How Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL compares
2 of the 817 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
People also ask
+Is there Barium in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 0.012 mg/L. Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 2 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Barium in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Barium is 2 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Barium?
A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
+Which other U.S. cities have Barium over the federal limit?
2 of the 817 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL, Frisco, TX.
+Where does this Barium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Barium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL 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/il/ucmr5-aurora-2024/2024/source.