Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Nitrite in Newport News, VA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.0× the limit

Newport News, VA's 2024 Nitrite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCLG).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
Not detected mg/L
Maximum
Max Conc
Not detected mg/L
Range
System-wide
0.002–0.003 mg/L
Maximum
Max Conc
0.003 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
0.003 mg/L
Range
Range of Individual Test Results Low
0.002–0.003 mg/L

Verbatim from Newport News, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Nitrite

A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits.

Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.

How Newport News, VA compares

1 of the 59 systems measuring Nitrite on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Nitrite:

People also ask

+Is there Nitrite in Newport News, VA tap water?

Yes — Newport News, VA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrite at 0.002–0.003 mg/L. Newport News, VA's 2024 Nitrite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCLG).

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

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

+What is Nitrite?

A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits. Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.

+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrite over the federal limit?

1 of the 59 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrite report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Boonsboro Keedysville, MD.

+Where does this Nitrite measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Nitrite 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.

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