Metals · 2023

Aluminum in California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–59 ug/L
Average
System-wide
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Aluminum

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

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People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at Not detected ug/L. California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Aluminum?

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service - Bear Gulch — San Jose, 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/california-water-service-bear-gulch-san-jose-ca/2023/source.

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