RADIUM IN WATER PLUS

We want our customers to know as much as possible about their water quality, because the more informed they are, the more confidence they have in it. Detecting a constituent at any level does not necessarily mean there is a risk to public health, as PHGs do not represent a line between safe and unsafe water.Ĭalifornia’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which is composed of toxicologists, epidemiologists, physicians, biostatisticians, and research scientists, confirms that: “As long as drinking water complies with all MCLs, it is considered safe to drink, even if some contaminants exceed PHG levels.” PHGs are set without regard to cost or available detection and treatment technologies. A picocurie is a measurement describing the rate of radioactive decay. It’s important to understand that public health goals (PHG) are not regulatory standards, but rather the level of a constituent below which there is no known concern to health over a lifetime of exposure. MCLs are water quality standards set through a rigorous scientific process that evaluates the occurrence of constituents, potential health risks, and costs and benefits of regulation at certain levels. Purpose: Improve water quality by reducing iron, manganese and radium that occurs naturally in the source water.

RADIUM IN WATER PLUS

The MCL for radium 226 plus 228, the constituent in question, is 5 picoCuries per liter (pCi/L). Protecting our customers’ health and safety is Cal Water’s highest priority, and our water complies with the maximum contaminant level (MCL) set by federal and state public health experts to protect customers’ health and safety. There has recently been some concern over claims that 170 million Americans drink radioactive water based on the public health goal (PHG) for radium.

Radium in water