Metals · 2024
Strontium in Charlotte, NC tap water
Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Strontium at or above the federal limit (20 ug/L NL). Measured value is 2.1× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum System-wide | 42 ug/L | 20 ug/L NL |
Verbatim from Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Charlotte, NC compares
3 of the 25 systems measuring Strontium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Strontium:
People also ask
+Is there Strontium in Charlotte, NC tap water?
Yes — Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Strontium at 42 ug/L. Charlotte, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Strontium at or above the federal limit (20 ug/L NL). Measured value is 2.1× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Strontium in drinking water?
The federal NL for Strontium is 20 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have Strontium over the federal limit?
3 of the 25 systems on The Water Map measuring Strontium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Burbank, CA, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC.
+Where does this Strontium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Strontium 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.