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Arsenic

City of Norco

Arsenic is a potent carcinogen and common contaminant in drinking water. Arsenic causes thousands of cases of cancer each year in the U.S. Click here to read more about arsenic.

 

423

Samples

105

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

203

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20143.89 ppb11457ND - 16.0 ppb
20154.02 ppb8736ND - 21.0 ppb
20164.72 ppb6627ND - 25.0 ppb
20170.640 ppb6936ND - 16.0 ppb
20184.51 ppb5135ND - 15.0 ppb
20193.71 ppb3612ND - 24.0 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
2014-01-073761-012-0843ND
2014-01-073761-013-094512.0 ppb
2014-01-073761-015-0920ND
2014-01-073761-016-085913.0 ppb
2014-01-073761-018-0951ND
2014-01-073761-023-09322.10 ppb
2014-01-143761-012-12142.50 ppb
2014-01-153761-012-1410ND
2014-01-173761-018-09152.90 ppb
2014-02-043761-012-1150ND
2014-02-043761-013-085011.0 ppb
2014-02-043761-015-0820ND
2014-02-043761-016-113014.0 ppb
2014-02-043761-018-0905ND
2014-02-043761-023-0840ND
2014-02-253761-012-11302.40 ppb
2014-02-263761-012-17402.80 ppb
2014-02-273761-012-16152.30 ppb
2014-02-283761-012-07153.00 ppb
2014-03-043761-012-11458.10 ppb
2014-03-043761-013-112911.0 ppb
2014-03-043761-015-1107ND
2014-03-043761-016-105412.0 ppb
2014-03-043761-018-1138ND
2014-03-043761-023-1118ND
2014-03-103761-012-11426.60 ppb
2014-03-103761-013-125111.0 ppb
2014-03-103761-018-1254ND
2014-03-103761-023-1248ND
2014-03-113761-012-0955ND
2014-04-013761-012-0815ND
2014-04-013761-013-080510.00 ppb
2014-04-013761-015-0751ND
2014-04-013761-016-073513.0 ppb
2014-04-013761-018-0832ND
2014-04-013761-023-0820ND
2014-05-063761-012-13383.40 ppb
2014-05-063761-013-13059.40 ppb
2014-05-063761-015-1228ND
2014-05-063761-016-11488.20 ppb
2014-05-063761-018-1130ND
2014-05-063761-023-1135ND
2014-05-303761-012-0855ND
2014-05-313761-012-1050ND
2014-05-313761-013-10309.00 ppb
2014-05-313761-018-1100ND
2014-05-313761-023-1040ND
2014-06-013761-012-09552.50 ppb
2014-06-013761-013-09458.20 ppb
2014-06-013761-018-1005ND
2014-06-013761-023-0935ND
2014-06-023761-012-18005.30 ppb
2014-06-023761-018-18302.30 ppb
2014-06-033761-012-13156.00 ppb
2014-06-033761-013-13049.80 ppb
2014-06-033761-015-1239ND
2014-06-033761-016-122612.0 ppb
2014-06-033761-018-12592.40 ppb
2014-06-033761-023-1250ND
2014-07-013761-012-08572.80 ppb
2014-07-013761-013-095311.0 ppb
2014-07-013761-015-0933ND
2014-07-013761-016-091414.0 ppb
2014-07-013761-018-0852ND
2014-07-013761-023-1010ND
2014-07-223761-012-1008ND
2014-07-223761-013-095812.0 ppb
2014-07-223761-018-1017ND
2014-07-223761-023-1003ND
2014-07-233761-012-1155ND
2014-07-233761-023-1152ND
2014-07-243761-012-13002.80 ppb
2014-07-243761-023-1250ND
2014-07-253761-018-19302.20 ppb
2014-07-293761-018-09253.70 ppb
2014-08-053761-012-111313.0 ppb
2014-08-053761-013-110711.0 ppb
2014-08-053761-015-1154ND
2014-08-053761-016-11423.00 ppb
2014-08-053761-018-10594.90 ppb
2014-08-053761-018-23535.00 ppb
2014-08-053761-023-1102ND
2014-08-093761-012-084714.0 ppb
2014-08-123761-018-1007ND
2014-08-203761-012-10205.70 ppb
2014-08-253761-018-16325.80 ppb
2014-08-263761-018-08496.40 ppb
2014-09-023761-012-1000ND
2014-09-023761-013-094911.0 ppb
2014-09-023761-015-0848ND
2014-09-023761-016-090313.0 ppb
2014-09-023761-018-1015ND
2014-09-023761-023-0922ND
2014-10-073761-012-0940ND
2014-10-073761-013-093013.0 ppb
2014-10-073761-015-0955ND
2014-10-073761-016-101513.0 ppb
2014-10-073761-018-0920ND
2014-10-073761-023-0945ND
2014-10-283761-012-1022ND
2014-10-293761-012-1745ND
2014-10-303761-012-07182.20 ppb
2014-11-053761-012-10262.80 ppb
2014-11-053761-013-101316.0 ppb
2014-11-053761-015-0948ND
2014-11-053761-016-093012.0 ppb
2014-11-053761-018-1030ND
2014-11-053761-023-1009ND
2014-12-023761-012-0920ND
2014-12-023761-013-100012.0 ppb
2014-12-023761-015-09422.10 ppb
2014-12-023761-016-093011.0 ppb
2014-12-023761-018-0910ND
2014-12-023761-023-0945ND
2015-01-063761-012-0842ND
2015-01-063761-013-08254.40 ppb
2015-01-063761-015-0812ND
2015-01-063761-016-075511.0 ppb
2015-01-063761-018-0850ND
2015-01-133761-013-092521.0 ppb
2015-01-133761-018-0932ND
2015-01-133761-023-0906ND
2015-01-273761-012-1028ND
2015-01-273761-013-101615.0 ppb
2015-01-273761-018-10323.40 ppb
2015-01-273761-023-10083.20 ppb
2015-01-283761-012-1500ND
2015-01-293761-012-12252.90 ppb
2015-01-303761-012-09102.30 ppb
2015-02-033761-012-09333.30 ppb
2015-02-033761-013-112013.0 ppb
2015-02-033761-015-1055ND
2015-02-033761-016-095014.0 ppb
2015-02-033761-018-10103.10 ppb
2015-02-033761-023-1010ND
2015-03-033761-012-0911ND
2015-03-033761-015-0843ND
2015-03-033761-016-083513.0 ppb
2015-03-033761-018-0907ND
2015-03-103761-013-08083.40 ppb
2015-03-103761-018-0758ND
2015-03-103761-023-0826ND
2015-04-073761-012-1002ND
2015-04-073761-013-095014.0 ppb
2015-04-073761-015-0922ND
2015-04-073761-016-091213.0 ppb
2015-04-073761-018-1012ND
2015-04-073761-023-0935ND
2015-05-053761-012-0921ND
2015-05-053761-013-100213.0 ppb
2015-05-053761-015-0948ND
2015-05-053761-016-093512.0 ppb
2015-05-053761-018-0916ND
2015-05-053761-023-0913ND
2015-06-023761-012-0851ND
2015-06-023761-013-090312.0 ppb
2015-06-023761-015-0942ND
2015-06-023761-016-092614.0 ppb
2015-06-023761-018-08122.50 ppb
2015-06-023761-023-09102.50 ppb
2015-06-243761-012-1445ND
2015-06-243761-023-1457ND
2015-06-253761-012-1030ND
2015-06-253761-023-1012ND
2015-06-263761-012-0615ND
2015-06-263761-023-0620ND
2015-07-073761-012-0730ND
2015-07-073761-013-083011.0 ppb
2015-07-073761-015-0752ND
2015-07-073761-016-081013.0 ppb
2015-07-073761-018-1016ND
2015-07-073761-023-1022ND
2015-08-043761-012-1118ND
2015-08-043761-015-1136ND
2015-08-043761-016-115113.0 ppb
2015-08-043761-018-1113ND
2015-08-113761-013-0952ND
2015-08-123761-013-092716.0 ppb
2015-08-123761-018-0920ND
2015-08-123761-023-0924ND
2015-09-013761-012-1131ND
2015-09-013761-013-085513.0 ppb
2015-09-013761-015-0830ND
2015-09-013761-016-114215.0 ppb
2015-09-013761-018-09032.10 ppb
2015-09-013761-023-08412.10 ppb
2015-10-063761-012-1022ND
2015-10-063761-013-100612.0 ppb
2015-10-063761-015-0932ND
2015-10-063761-016-094812.0 ppb
2015-10-063761-018-1033ND
2015-10-063761-023-1000ND
2015-11-033761-012-1025ND
2015-11-033761-013-094513.0 ppb
2015-11-033761-015-0959ND
2015-11-033761-016-093514.0 ppb
2015-11-033761-018-0955ND
2015-11-033761-023-09252.30 ppb
2015-12-013761-015-0927ND
2015-12-013761-016-091015.0 ppb
2015-12-013761-018-0940ND
2016-01-043761-015-1010ND
2016-01-043761-016-095511.0 ppb
2016-01-043761-018-1020ND
2016-02-023761-015-0855ND
2016-02-023761-016-124812.0 ppb
2016-02-023761-018-0908ND
2016-03-013761-015-1140ND
2016-03-013761-016-112813.0 ppb
2016-03-013761-018-0818ND
2016-03-143761-013-15102.10 ppb
2016-03-153761-013-1129ND
2016-03-153761-018-1140ND
2016-03-293761-013-130515.0 ppb
2016-03-293761-015-0921ND
2016-03-293761-018-13162.10 ppb
2016-03-293761-023-12552.20 ppb
2016-04-053761-013-101314.0 ppb
2016-04-053761-015-0952ND
2016-04-053761-016-124214.0 ppb
2016-04-053761-018-0924ND
2016-04-053761-023-0920ND
2016-05-033761-013-12002.40 ppb
2016-05-033761-015-1214ND
2016-05-033761-016-115113.0 ppb
2016-05-033761-018-0920ND
2016-05-313761-013-1132ND
2016-05-313761-015-1112ND
2016-05-313761-018-0849ND
2016-06-083761-013-1310ND
2016-06-083761-015-1320ND
2016-06-083761-016-132613.0 ppb
2016-06-253761-013-094813.0 ppb
2016-06-253761-018-0931ND
2016-06-253761-023-0938ND
2016-06-283761-018-0933ND
2016-07-063761-013-124225.0 ppb
2016-07-063761-016-103016.0 ppb
2016-07-063761-018-1250ND
2016-07-063761-023-12362.70 ppb
2016-08-023761-013-134714.0 ppb
2016-08-023761-015-1323ND
2016-08-023761-016-130914.0 ppb
2016-08-023761-018-1255ND
2016-08-023761-023-1303ND
2016-09-063761-013-1157ND
2016-09-063761-016-114014.0 ppb
2016-09-063761-018-0805ND
2016-09-073761-013-111016.0 ppb
2016-09-073761-018-1115ND
2016-09-073761-023-1105ND
2016-10-043761-013-122316.0 ppb
2016-10-043761-015-1200ND
2016-10-043761-016-114011.0 ppb
2016-10-043761-018-1230ND
2016-10-043761-023-1218ND
2016-11-083761-013-12122.80 ppb
2016-11-083761-015-1159ND
2016-11-083761-016-114414.0 ppb
2016-11-083761-018-0754ND
2016-11-153761-013-112514.0 ppb
2016-11-153761-018-1145ND
2016-11-153761-023-1135ND
2016-12-063761-013-120514.0 ppb
2016-12-063761-016-112311.0 ppb
2016-12-063761-018-1154ND
2016-12-063761-023-1139ND
2017-01-033761-013-0920ND
2017-01-033761-015-0935ND
2017-01-033761-016-094513.0 ppb
2017-01-033761-018-0912ND
2017-02-073761-013-11353.50 ppb
2017-02-073761-015-0816ND
2017-02-073761-016-112511.0 ppb
2017-02-073761-018-0752ND
2017-03-063761-013-09063.20 ppb
2017-03-063761-015-0837ND
2017-03-063761-016-085411.0 ppb
2017-03-063761-018-0830ND
2017-03-213761-013-184314.0 ppb
2017-03-213761-015-1854ND
2017-03-213761-018-18382.50 ppb
2017-03-213761-023-18472.40 ppb
2017-04-043761-013-121314.0 ppb
2017-04-043761-015-1148ND
2017-04-043761-016-113512.0 ppb
2017-04-043761-018-12255.00 ppb
2017-04-043761-023-11585.80 ppb
2017-05-023761-012-14022.20 ppb
2017-05-023761-012-1420ND
2017-05-023761-013-132814.0 ppb
2017-05-023761-013-135014.0 ppb
2017-05-023761-015-1252ND
2017-05-023761-015-1310ND
2017-05-023761-016-122611.0 ppb
2017-05-023761-016-124010.00 ppb
2017-05-023761-018-1215ND
2017-05-313761-013-104511.0 ppb
2017-05-313761-018-1315ND
2017-05-313761-023-1255ND
2017-06-010.640 ppb*
2017-06-063761-013-131015.0 ppb
2017-06-063761-015-1320ND
2017-06-063761-016-134510.00 ppb
2017-06-063761-018-1250ND
2017-06-203761-013-045015.0 ppb
2017-06-203761-018-0500ND
2017-06-203761-023-0430ND
2017-07-053761-013-123512.0 ppb
2017-07-053761-015-1200ND
2017-07-053761-016-114513.0 ppb
2017-07-053761-018-1310ND
2017-07-053761-023-1220ND
2017-08-013761-013-12202.70 ppb
2017-08-013761-015-1135ND
2017-08-013761-016-115512.0 ppb
2017-08-013761-018-1235ND
2017-08-013761-023-1210ND
2017-09-053761-013-132012.0 ppb
2017-09-053761-015-1232ND
2017-09-053761-016-120913.0 ppb
2017-09-053761-018-1332ND
2017-09-053761-023-1248ND
2017-10-033761-013-112012.0 ppb
2017-10-033761-015-1102ND
2017-10-033761-016-102714.0 ppb
2017-10-033761-018-11282.80 ppb
2017-10-033761-023-10443.00 ppb
2017-11-063761-013-10332.30 ppb
2017-11-063761-015-0850ND
2017-11-063761-016-100514.0 ppb
2017-11-063761-018-1018ND
2017-12-063761-013-12056.30 ppb
2017-12-063761-015-1150ND
2017-12-063761-016-113512.0 ppb
2017-12-063761-018-1215ND
2018-01-023761-013-110010.00 ppb
2018-01-023761-015-1037ND
2018-01-023761-016-102011.0 ppb
2018-01-023761-018-1127ND
2018-01-303761-013-100015.0 ppb
2018-01-303761-018-10143.00 ppb
2018-01-303761-023-09403.10 ppb
2018-02-063761-013-102512.0 ppb
2018-02-063761-015-1000ND
2018-02-063761-016-092911.0 ppb
2018-02-063761-018-10372.30 ppb
2018-02-063761-023-09412.10 ppb
2018-03-063761-013-103613.0 ppb
2018-03-063761-018-1049ND
2018-04-013761-013-071013.0 ppb
2018-04-013761-018-06552.30 ppb
2018-04-013761-023-07272.80 ppb
2018-05-013761-013-10331.10 ppb
2018-05-013761-016-100514.0 ppb
2018-05-013761-018-1043ND
2018-05-073761-013-131611.0 ppb
2018-05-073761-018-1343ND
2018-05-073761-023-13302.10 ppb
2018-06-013761-013-141111.0 ppb
2018-06-013761-018-14194.20 ppb
2018-06-013761-023-14014.80 ppb
2018-06-183761-015-1425ND
2018-07-033761-013-12172.00 ppb
2018-07-033761-015-11522.10 ppb
2018-07-033761-018-12302.50 ppb
2018-07-063761-013-104214.0 ppb
2018-07-063761-018-102610.00 ppb
2018-07-063761-023-110111.0 ppb
2018-07-143761-013-14479.60 ppb
2018-07-143761-018-15033.20 ppb
2018-07-143761-023-14553.40 ppb
2018-08-063761-013-090910.00 ppb
2018-08-063761-015-0808ND
2018-08-063761-018-08262.90 ppb
2018-08-063761-023-08473.00 ppb
2018-09-043761-013-08242.10 ppb
2018-09-043761-015-0713ND
2018-09-043761-018-0837ND
2018-10-013761-013-09202.00 ppb
2018-10-013761-018-0908ND
2018-11-053761-013-0916ND
2018-11-053761-015-0743ND
2018-11-053761-018-0852ND
2018-12-033761-013-09303.30 ppb
2018-12-033761-015-0903ND
2018-12-033761-018-0941ND
2019-01-023761-013-12402.70 ppb
2019-01-023761-015-0746ND
2019-01-023761-018-1225ND
2019-02-063761-013-09032.70 ppb
2019-02-063761-015-0841ND
2019-02-063761-018-0650ND
2019-03-043761-013-10004.40 ppb
2019-03-043761-015-0944ND
2019-03-043761-018-1007ND
2019-04-013761-013-11259.60 ppb
2019-04-013761-015-1108ND
2019-04-013761-018-1054ND
2019-05-063761-013-112913.0 ppb
2019-05-063761-015-1110ND
2019-05-063761-018-0730ND
2019-06-033761-013-105618.0 ppb
2019-06-033761-015-0926ND
2019-06-033761-018-0806ND
2019-07-013761-013-092624.0 ppb
2019-07-013761-015-0946ND
2019-07-013761-018-0720ND
2019-08-053761-013-105311.0 ppb
2019-08-053761-015-1033ND
2019-08-053761-018-0729ND
2019-09-033761-013-13054.90 ppb
2019-09-033761-015-0810ND
2019-09-033761-018-0835ND
2019-10-073761-013-12114.40 ppb
2019-10-073761-015-1146ND
2019-10-073761-018-0830ND
2019-11-053761-013-104515.0 ppb
2019-11-053761-015-1024ND
2019-11-053761-018-0718ND
2019-12-093761-013-092024.0 ppb
2019-12-093761-015-0907ND
2019-12-093761-018-0858ND

* Sample result is taken from the system's CCR report.