Metals · 2024

Copper in North Charleston, SC tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.0× the limit

North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (90 MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Actual Level in CWS Water for 2024
90

Verbatim from North Charleston, SC's 2024 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 North Charleston, SC 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 North Charleston, SC tap water?

Yes — North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 90. North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (90 MCL). Measured value is 1.0× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Copper is 90 . 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the North Charleston, 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/north-charleston/2024/source.

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