Metals · 2013
Lead in Bluffs, IL tap water
Bluffs, IL's 2013 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.013 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Bluffs, IL's 2013 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.
How Bluffs, IL compares
5 of the 827 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Bluffs, IL tap water?
Yes — Bluffs, IL's 2013 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.013 mg/L. Bluffs, IL's 2013 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.
+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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 827 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Louis, MO, Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA, Lubbock, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2013 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bluffs, 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/bluffs/2013/source.