Arsenic

Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6

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149

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

117

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	2.03 ppb	16	6	ND - 6.10 ppb
2015	2.97 ppb	21	13	ND - 6.90 ppb
2016	3.66 ppb	26	21	ND - 6.70 ppb
2017	4.28 ppb	24	21	ND - 12.0 ppb
2018	6.45 ppb	29	24	ND - 29.0 ppb
2019	7.03 ppb	33	32	ND - 27.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.004 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.004 ppb for arsenic was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppb

The legal limit for arsenic, established in 2001, was based on costs for arsenic removal, as calculated at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to arsenic exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-02-19	550-20087-9	ND
2014-02-20	550-20087-11	5.60 ppb
2014-02-20	550-20087-12	ND
2014-02-20	550-20087-13	ND
2014-05-08	550-24672-11	ND
2014-05-08	550-24672-12	5.70 ppb
2014-05-08	550-24672-13	ND
2014-05-08	550-24672-14	ND
2014-08-05	550-29739-1	ND
2014-08-05	550-29739-2	6.10 ppb
2014-08-05	550-29739-8	5.50 ppb
2014-08-20	550-30530-9	ND
2014-11-14	550-35674-1	ND
2014-11-14	550-35674-11	6.10 ppb
2014-11-19	550-35676-3	3.40 ppb
2014-11-19	550-35676-4	ND
2015-02-06	550-40571-1	ND
2015-02-06	550-40571-2	ND
2015-02-06	550-40571-3	5.70 ppb
2015-02-06	550-40571-4	ND
2015-05-06	550-44905-1	3.20 ppb
2015-05-06	550-44905-2	3.50 ppb
2015-05-06	550-44905-4	5.00 ppb
2015-05-10	550-44906-4	5.30 ppb
2015-05-16	550-45022-4	6.50 ppb
2015-08-26	550-50622-1	ND
2015-08-26	550-50622-3	4.90 ppb
2015-08-26	550-50622-4	4.50 ppb
2015-08-26	550-50622-5	6.90 ppb
2015-08-26	550-50622-6	ND
2015-09-02	550-50987-1	ND
2015-11-20	550-54893-10	4.20 ppb
2015-11-20	550-54893-11	ND
2015-11-20	550-54893-12	5.50 ppb
2015-11-20	550-54893-13	ND
2015-11-20	550-54893-14	3.30 ppb
2015-11-20	550-54893-9	3.80 ppb
2016-02-04	550-58924-10	4.00 ppb
2016-02-04	550-58924-11	ND
2016-02-04	550-58924-12	5.30 ppb
2016-02-04	550-58924-13	6.70 ppb
2016-02-04	550-58924-9	4.20 ppb
2016-02-20	550-59222-1	4.50 ppb
2016-03-08	201603090137I	5.40 ppb
2016-03-08	201603090138I	3.40 ppb
2016-05-12	550-63534-4	ND
2016-05-12	550-63534-5	5.20 ppb
2016-05-12	550-63534-6	4.20 ppb
2016-05-12	550-63534-7	4.50 ppb
2016-05-12	550-63534-8	4.80 ppb
2016-05-20	550-63821-1	ND
2016-08-15	500-68480-1	3.60 ppb
2016-08-15	550-68479-10	4.00 ppb
2016-08-15	550-68479-9	4.20 ppb
2016-08-15	550-68480-2	5.40 ppb
2016-08-15	550-68480-3	ND
2016-08-19	550-68481-2	4.00 ppb
2016-11-22	550-73666-4	ND
2016-11-22	550-73863-1	1.40 ppb
2016-12-02	550-73860-1	5.60 ppb
2016-12-02	550-73860-2	4.50 ppb
2016-12-02	550-73860-3	4.40 ppb
2016-12-02	550-73863-4	5.80 ppb
2017-02-14	550-77735-10	4.50 ppb
2017-02-14	550-77735-8	1.50 ppb
2017-02-14	550-77735-9	5.60 ppb
2017-02-17	550-78043-6	ND
2017-02-17	550-78043-7	5.10 ppb
2017-02-17	550-78043-8	4.20 ppb
2017-05-21	550-84208-13	ND
2017-05-21	550-84208-14	6.60 ppb
2017-05-21	550-84208-15	3.70 ppb
2017-05-21	550-84208-16	5.40 ppb
2017-05-21	550-84208-17	4.80 ppb
2017-05-31	550-84229-1	4.60 ppb
2017-08-24	550-89411-10	5.90 ppb
2017-08-24	550-89411-8	4.60 ppb
2017-08-24	550-89411-9	4.70 ppb
2017-09-01	550-89413-3	1.40 ppb
2017-09-01	550-89413-4	ND
2017-09-06	550-89413-5	12.0 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-10	3.70 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-11	4.90 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-6	5.20 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-7	5.50 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-8	5.60 ppb
2017-12-02	550-94107-9	3.20 ppb
2018-02-17	550-99333-2	9.00 ppb
2018-02-27	550-99334-1	4.80 ppb
2018-02-27	550-99334-2	4.20 ppb
2018-02-27	550-99334-3	6.00 ppb
2018-03-02	550-99334-4	ND
2018-03-22	550-100005-2	2.30 ppb
2018-05-16	201805170493I	21.0 ppb
2018-05-16	201805170495I	ND
2018-05-16	201805170496I	29.0 ppb
2018-05-30	201805310362I	4.80 ppb
2018-05-30	201805310363I	27.0 ppb
2018-06-06	550-104646-5	5.90 ppb
2018-06-06	550-104646-6	5.20 ppb
2018-06-06	550-104646-7	2.60 ppb
2018-06-12	550-104644-2	11.0 ppb
2018-06-13	550-104644-4	ND
2018-06-14	550-104644-5	3.10 ppb
2018-09-12	550-109753-1	1.80 ppb
2018-09-12	550-109753-2	2.00 ppb
2018-09-12	550-109753-3	5.00 ppb
2018-09-12	550-109753-4	6.60 ppb
2018-09-12	550-109753-5	ND
2018-09-19	550-110052-1	3.20 ppb
2018-12-03	L1050913-20	3.69 ppb
2018-12-03	L1050913-21	5.09 ppb
2018-12-03	L1050913-22	6.48 ppb
2018-12-04	L1050913-12	3.54 ppb
2018-12-04	L1050913-13	ND
2018-12-06	L1053064-03	13.8 ppb
2019-01-04	L1060570-06	8.19 ppb
2019-02-19	201902200068I	2.70 ppb
2019-02-19	201902200070I	2.10 ppb
2019-02-19	201902200071I	3.40 ppb
2019-03-01	L1076546-02	3.66 ppb
2019-03-01	L1076546-03	5.16 ppb
2019-03-01	L1076546-04	5.16 ppb
2019-03-06	L1079609-22	ND
2019-03-06	L1079609-23	21.3 ppb
2019-03-06	L1079609-24	7.31 ppb
2019-03-26	19C2772-03	1.40 ppb
2019-05-23	19E2708-06	1.90 ppb
2019-05-23	19E2708-07	22.0 ppb
2019-05-24	19E2964-04	3.60 ppb
2019-05-24	19E2964-05	6.10 ppb
2019-05-27	19E2963-03	7.30 ppb
2019-06-05	19F1230-03	2.70 ppb
2019-06-20	19F2186-02	22.0 ppb
2019-08-05	19H0285-01	1.20 ppb
2019-08-23	19H3317-07	8.20 ppb
2019-08-23	19H3317-08	5.20 ppb
2019-08-23	19H3317-09	5.60 ppb
2019-08-24	19H3317-11	27.0 ppb
2019-08-28	19I0489-02	1.70 ppb
2019-08-30	19I0489-07	7.70 ppb
2019-10-19	19J2423-01	4.20 ppb
2019-12-02	19L0298-02	6.00 ppb
2019-12-02	19L0298-05	4.70 ppb
2019-12-02	19L0298-06	5.60 ppb
2019-12-02	19L0298-07	7.80 ppb
2019-12-02	19L0298-08	1.90 ppb
2019-12-03	19L0582-01	11.0 ppb
2019-12-13	19L1796-01	8.20 ppb