Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water
Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 1 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | 1.3–1.3 mg/L | 10 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 1.3–1.3 mg/L. Ucmr5 — Aurora (2024), IL's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate 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.