Metals · 2011

Lead in Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV tap water

Over the federal limit· 3.1× the limit

Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV's 2011 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 3.1× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.0471 mg/L

Verbatim from Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV's 2011 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.

People also ask

+Is there Lead in Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV tap water?

Yes — Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV's 2011 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0471 mg/L. Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV's 2011 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 3.1× the threshold.

+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 2011 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek, WV 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/wv/mingo-county-psd-pigeon-creek/2011/source.

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