Metals · 2007

Lead in Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS's 2007 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.0017 mg/L

Verbatim from Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS's 2007 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS tap water?

Yes — Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS's 2007 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0017 mg/L. Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS's 2007 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

+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.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2007 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Metro Topeka Airport Authority, KS 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/ks/metro-topeka-airport-authority/2007/source.

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