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Arsenic

Badger Mountain Irrigation District

NOTE: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for arsenic. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20190.900 ppb32ND - 1.70 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Badger Mountain Irrigation District purchases water from City of Richland which is required to test for arsenic. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Richland.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-09ND
2019-04-11ND
2019-05-071.70 ppb
2019-05-071.000 ppb
2021-03-184092670ND
2022-04-134282218ND
2023-05-314478537ND