Metals · 2024
Boron in Charlotte, NC tap water
Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Boron at or above the federal limit (7 ug/L NL). Measured value is 4.4× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 31 ug/L | 7 ug/L NL |
Verbatim from Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Boron
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil.
No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
How Charlotte, NC compares
5 of the 57 systems measuring Boron on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Boron:
People also ask
+Is there Boron in Charlotte, NC tap water?
Yes — Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 31 ug/L. Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Boron at or above the federal limit (7 ug/L NL). Measured value is 4.4× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Boron in drinking water?
The federal NL for Boron is 7 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Boron?
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil. No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
+Which other U.S. cities have Boron over the federal limit?
5 of the 57 systems on The Water Map measuring Boron report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Oxnard, CA, Burbank, CA, Inglewood, CA.
+Where does this Boron measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Boron entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Charlotte, NC 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/nc/charlotte/2024/source.