Metals · 2024
Copper in Evansville, IN tap water
Evansville, IN's 2024 report shows Copper detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–0.066 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile System-wide | Not detected % | 1.3 % Action level |
Verbatim from Evansville, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Evansville, IN compares
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People also ask
+Is there Copper in Evansville, IN tap water?
Yes — Evansville, IN's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at Not detected %. Evansville, IN's 2024 report shows Copper detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Evansville, IN 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/in/evansville/2024/source.