Table 2: Population Drinking Contaminated Water
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Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water: Table 2: Population Drinking Contaminated Water
March 3, 2003
Table 2. More than 20 million people drink perchlorate-contaminated water from the Colorado River.
|
State |
County |
Population drinking Colorado River water (1) |
|
Arizona |
Maricopa |
2,458,000 |
|
Mohave |
43,000 |
|
|
Pima |
15,044 |
|
|
Pinal |
46,281 |
|
|
Yuma |
119,182 |
|
|
California |
Imperial |
10,300 |
|
Los Angeles |
8,898,633 |
|
|
Orange |
2,737,176 |
|
|
Riverside |
954,000 |
|
|
San Bernardino |
700,000 |
|
|
San Diego |
2,800,000 |
|
|
Ventura |
517,000 |
|
|
Nevada |
Clark |
1,384,505 |
|
Total |
20,683,121 |
|
(1) Underestimate: Does not include systems with fewer than 2,500 customers or those serving Native American tribes.
References
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2003a. Safe Drinking Water Information System. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/sdwis/sdwis_ov.html.
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). 2002. Member agency profiles. http://www.mwd.dst.ca.us/mwdh2o/pages/memberag/member02.html