Metals · 2024
Boron in Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA tap water
Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Groundwater | 0.12–0.17 mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Average Groundwater | 0.15 mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Range Surface Water | 0–0.13 mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Average Surface Water | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Range Kcwa | 0.11–0.11 mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Average Kcwa | 0.11 mg/L | 1 mg/L NL |
Verbatim from Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Boron
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil.
No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
People also ask
+Is there Boron in Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA tap water?
Yes — Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 0.15 mg/L. Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA's 2024 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Boron in drinking water?
The federal NL for Boron is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Boron?
A naturally occurring element from rock and soil. No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.
+Where does this Boron measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Boron entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Ucmr5 — Bakersfield, City of (2024), CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/ucmr5-bakersfield-2024/2024/source.