Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

King County Water District #20

NOTE: King County Water District #20 purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Seattle Public Utilities.

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND
2024ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: King County Water District #20 purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Seattle Public Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-03-14380-40571-1ND
2023-03-14380-40571-2ND
2023-06-27380-52831-1ND
2023-06-27380-52831-2ND
2023-09-18380-63561-1ND
2023-09-18380-63561-2ND
2023-12-18380-75693-1ND
2023-12-18380-75693-2ND