Metals · 2024
Cadmium in Newport News, VA tap water
Newport News, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Cadmium and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Max Conc | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCLG |
Range System-wide | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCLG |
Maximum Max Conc | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Newport News, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Newport News, VA compares
1 of the 24 systems measuring Cadmium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Cadmium:
People also ask
+Is there Cadmium in Newport News, VA tap water?
Newport News, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Cadmium and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Cadmium in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Cadmium is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have Cadmium over the federal limit?
1 of the 24 systems on The Water Map measuring Cadmium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH.
+Where does this Cadmium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Cadmium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Newport News, VA 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/va/newport-news/2024/source.