Metals · 2023
Manganese in Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water
Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range City of Sacramento | 1.3 ug/L | 500 ug/L Public health goal |
Range Parkway | 67 ug/L | 500 ug/L Public health goal |
Average Parkway | 7.8 ug/L | 500 ug/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Manganese
A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.
No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.
How Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA compares
1 of the 323 systems measuring Manganese on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Manganese:
People also ask
+Is there Manganese in Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 7.8 ug/L. Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Manganese in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Manganese is 500 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Manganese?
A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Manganese over the federal limit?
1 of the 323 systems on The Water Map measuring Manganese report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kent, WA.
+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Manganese entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal Am - Parkway — Sacramento, 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/cal-am-parkway-sacramento-ca/2023/source.