Metals · 2000

Lead in Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME's 2000 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.012 mg/L

Verbatim from Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME's 2000 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.

People also ask

+Is there Lead in Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME tap water?

Yes — Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME's 2000 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.012 mg/L. Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME's 2000 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.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2000 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Rsu 18 James H Bean School, ME 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/me/rsu-18-james-h-bean-school/2000/source.

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