Metals · 2024
Boron in Wilmington, NC tap water
Wilmington, NC's 2024 Boron measurement is below the federal limit of 60 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 19 | 60 MCL |
Range System-wide | 20–27.7 | None set |
Running annual avg System-wide | 24 | None set |
Range System-wide | Not detected | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–2.7 | None set |
Range System-wide | Not detected | None set |
Range System-wide | 11.6–29 | None set |
Range System-wide | 8.6–33.9 | None set |
Range System-wide | 50.2 | 80 MCL |
Range System-wide | 2.3–18 | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–13.9 | None set |
Range System-wide | 1.4–10.3 | None set |
Running annual avg System-wide | 26 | 60 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–5.9 | None set |
Running annual avg System-wide | 50.2 | 80 MCL |
Range System-wide | 26 | 60 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0–6.3 | None set |
Range System-wide | Not detected | None set |
Range System-wide | 0–5.8 | None set |
Range System-wide | 16.1–29.7 | None set |
Range System-wide | 40.1 | 80 MCL |
Range System-wide | 15.5–20.7 | None set |
Running annual avg System-wide | 20.7 | None set |
Range System-wide | 1.2–6.9 | None set |
Verbatim from Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, NC tap water?
Yes — Wilmington, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 50.2. Wilmington, NC's 2024 Boron measurement is below the federal limit of 60 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Boron in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Boron is 60 . 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 Wilmington, 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/wilmington/2024/source.