Metals · 2024
Copper in Winston Salem, NC tap water
Winston Salem, NC's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Range At the tap | 0.001–0.091 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
90th percentile At the tap | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Range At the tap | 0–0.059 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Winston Salem, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Winston Salem, NC compares
5 of the 392 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Winston Salem, NC tap water?
Yes — Winston Salem, NC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at Not detected mg/L. Winston Salem, NC's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 392 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, Oxnard, CA, High Point, NC.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Winston Salem, 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/winston-salem/2024/source.