Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Cyanide in Norfolk, VA tap water
Norfolk, VA's 2023 Cyanide measurement is below the federal limit of 0.2 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Norfolk's Measured | 0–0.021 mg/L | 0.2 mg/L MCL |
Average Norfolk's Average Level | 0.011 mg/L | 0.2 mg/L MCL |
Maximum Norfolk's | 0.021 mg/L | 0.2 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Norfolk, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Norfolk, VA compares
2 of the 50 systems measuring Cyanide on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Cyanide:
People also ask
+Is there Cyanide in Norfolk, VA tap water?
Yes — Norfolk, VA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Cyanide at 0.011 mg/L. Norfolk, VA's 2023 Cyanide measurement is below the federal limit of 0.2 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Cyanide in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Cyanide is 0.2 mg/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 Cyanide over the federal limit?
2 of the 50 systems on The Water Map measuring Cyanide report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Mcallen, TX, Odessa, TX.
+Where does this Cyanide measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Cyanide entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Norfolk, 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/norfolk/2023/source.