Metals · 1996
Lead in Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ tap water
Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ's 1996 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.002 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ's 1996 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.
How Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ compares
5 of the 827 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ tap water?
Yes — Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.002 mg/L. Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ's 1996 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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 827 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Louis, MO, Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA, Lubbock, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1996 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Long Beach Twp High Bar Harbor, NJ 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/nj/long-beach-twp-high-bar-harbor/1996/source.