Metals · 1994

Lead in Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC's 1994 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
0.0142 mg/L

Verbatim from Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC's 1994 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 Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC tap water?

Yes — Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC's 1994 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0142 mg/L. Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), SC's 1994 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 1994 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ocean Lakes Ltd (sc2660048), 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/ocean-lakes-ltd-sc2660048/1994/source.

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