Radionuclides · 2024
Uranium in Albuquerque, NM tap water
Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Plant | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 6 | 1 MCL |
Average System-wide | 2 | 1 MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Uranium
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
How Albuquerque, NM compares
2 of the 97 systems measuring Uranium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Uranium:
People also ask
+Is there Uranium in Albuquerque, NM tap water?
Yes — Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 2. Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 2.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Uranium is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Uranium?
A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.
+Which other U.S. cities have Uranium over the federal limit?
2 of the 97 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Glendale, CA.
+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Albuquerque, NM 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/nm/albuquerque/2024/source.