Metals · 2023

Lead in White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.6× the limit

White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD's 2023 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.009 mg/L

Verbatim from White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD's 2023 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 White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD compares

1 of the 59 MD 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 White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD tap water?

Yes — White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.009 mg/L. White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD's 2023 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.

+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?

1 of the 59 MD systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the White Plains 1 Mhp/smittys, MD 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/md/white-plains-1-mhp-smittys/2023/source.

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