Metals · 2004

Lead in Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO's 2004 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.00197 mg/L

Verbatim from Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO's 2004 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 Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO tap water?

Yes — Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO's 2004 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.00197 mg/L. Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO's 2004 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 2004 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Audrain County Consolidated Pwsd 2, MO 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/mo/audrain-county-consolidated-pwsd-2/2004/source.

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