Metals · 1997

Lead in Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.6× the limit

Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC's 1997 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.00875 mg/L

Verbatim from Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC's 1997 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC tap water?

Yes — Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC's 1997 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.00875 mg/L. Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC's 1997 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.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1997 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bgwc Carowood (sc4650035), SC 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/sc/bgwc-carowood-sc4650035/1997/source.

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