Metals · 2024

Manganese in North Charleston, SC tap water

Detected — no federal limit

North Charleston, SC's 2024 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Oct 2023
8.5 ug/L
Reported level
Jan 2024
5.2 ug/L
Average
System-wide
0.06 mg/L
Average
Finished Water
9.38 ug/L
Range
Finished Water
6.15–14.4 ug/L
Reported level
Nov 2021
4.3 ug/L
Reported level
Feb 2022
3.9 ug/L
Reported level
Aug 2018
13 ug/L
Reported level
Dec 2018
6.4 ug/L
Reported level
Feb 2019
3.3 ug/L
Reported level
May 2019
9.6 ug/L
Reported level
Oct 2020
8.5 ug/L

Verbatim from North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Manganese

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.

No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

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People also ask

+Is there Manganese in North Charleston, SC tap water?

Yes — North Charleston, SC's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 9.38 ug/L. North Charleston, SC's 2024 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Manganese is 1 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Manganese?

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Manganese 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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