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Asbestos

Hillview Water Company-oakhurst/sierra Lakes

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND50ND

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-30CA2010007_046_046-201804301410ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_047_047-201804301410ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_048_048-201804301432ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_024_024-201804301445ND
2020-08-03CA2010007_001_001-202008030951ND
2020-08-03CA2010007_007_007-202008030819ND
2020-08-03CA2010007_003_003-202008031005ND
2020-08-03CA2010007_002_002-202008030938ND
2020-08-05CA2010007_009_009-202008050843ND
2022-06-13CA2010007_017_017-202206130947ND
2023-06-06CA2010007_013_013-202306061000ND
2023-06-06CA2010007_051_051-202306060840ND
2023-06-12CA2010007_039_039-202306121221ND
2023-06-12CA2010007_041_041-202306121331ND
2023-06-12CA2010007_040_040-202306121252ND