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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in California

11 active public water systems in California had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
San Pasqual District a
County
1,225 1 0
South Campo
County
63 5 0
Yocha Dehe Potable Water System
County
12,800 2 0
Tule River Reservation Main
Tule River Reservation · County
2,560 9 2
Big Sandy Rancheria
Big Sandy Rancheria · County
408 5 2
Pit River Montgomery Creek Rancheria
Montgomery Creek Rancheria · County
90 11 0
Shackleford Creek Community Water System
County
80 5 0
La Posta Upper
County
73 4 0
Rancho Villanueva LLC
County
68 5 1
Aguirre MHP
County
60 10 0
Angelique Maelee Properties
County
50 8 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The California records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.