Radionuclides · 2024

Uranium in Edmond, OK tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 1.0× the limit

Edmond, OK's 2024 Uranium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (30 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
System-wide
28.8 ug/L
Range
System-wide
2.23–28.8 ug/L

Verbatim from Edmond, OK'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 Edmond, OK compares

3 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 Edmond, OK tap water?

Yes — Edmond, OK's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 28.8 ug/L. Edmond, OK's 2024 Uranium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (30 ug/L MCL) — measured but not in violation.

+What's the federal limit for Uranium in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Uranium is 30 ug/L. 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?

3 of the 97 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Glendale, CA, Albuquerque, NM.

+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Edmond, OK 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/ok/edmond/2024/source.

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