Metals · 2024
Arsenic in Rockford, IL tap water
Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 220.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–2.2 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Maximum Levels Detected | 2.2 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Rockford, IL compares
5 of the 807 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Rockford, IL tap water?
Yes — Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0–2.2 mg/L. Rockford, IL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Arsenic at or above the federal limit (0 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 220.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Arsenic is 0 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
5 of the 807 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pearland, TX, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA, Running Springs Water District — Running Springs, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rockford, 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/rockford/2024/source.