EWG's drinking water quality report shows
results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as
information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Radium is a radioactive element that causes bone cancer and other cancers. It can occur naturally in groundwater, and oil and gas extraction activities such as hydraulic fracturing can elevate concentrations.
Radium, combined (-226 & -228) was found at 3.9 times above EWG's Health Guideline.
EWG Health Guideline
0.05 pCi/L or less
This Utility
0.2 pCi/L
Legal Limit
5 pCi/L
National Average
0.46 pCi/L
State Average
0.12 pCi/L
The state and national averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2014-2019. pCi/L = picocuries per liter
Health Risks
EWG applied the health guideline of 0.05 pCi/L, defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal for radium-226, to radium-226 and radium-228 combined. This health guideline protects against cancer.
Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; radiological contaminants detected between 2014 and 2019.
Includes .
Other Contaminants Tested
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Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Company Inc. compliance with legally mandated federal standards:
From April 2019 to March 2021, Starlite Pines Mutual Water Company Inc.
complied with health-based drinking water standards.
Information in this section on Starlite Pines Mutual Water Company Inc. comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database (ECHO).
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