Metals · 2024

Copper in North Charleston, SC tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

North Charleston, SC's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Actual Level in CWS Water for 2024
90 ug/L

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.

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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 ug/L. North Charleston, SC's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 ug/L (Action level).

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

The federal Action level for Copper is 1300 ug/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.

+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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