Inorganic chemicals · 2020

Sulfate in City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
43 mg/L
Range
System-wide
42–44 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
214 mg/L
Range
System-wide
214–215 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 214 mg/L. City of Brea — Brea, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Sulfate in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Sulfate. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Brea — Brea, Ca, 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/brea-brea-ca/2020/source.

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