Metals · 2023
Copper in Salem, OR tap water
Salem, OR's 2023 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 0.237 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Maximum System-wide | 0.365 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Reported level Little North Santiam River | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCL |
Reported level John Neal Park | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCL |
Reported level John Neal Park | 0.0052 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Little North Santiam River | 0.0086 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCL |
Minimum System-wide | Not detected mg/L | 1.3 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Salem, OR's 2023 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 Salem, OR 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 Salem, OR tap water?
Yes — Salem, OR's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.365 mg/L. Salem, OR's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Salem, OR 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/or/salem/2023/source.