Metals · 1996

Lead in Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.8× the limit

Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA's 1996 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.012 mg/L

Verbatim from Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA'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.

People also ask

+Is there Lead in Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA tap water?

Yes — Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.012 mg/L. Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA's 1996 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.

+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.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1996 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Valley View Mhp Morgantown, PA 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/pa/valley-view-mhp-morgantown/1996/source.

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