Metals · 2023

Boron in California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Skinner Plant
130 ug/L
Average
Weymouth Plant
140 ug/L
Range
Diemer Plant
140 ug/L
Average
Jensen Plant
170 ug/L
Range
Skinner Plant
130 ug/L
Average
Mills Plant
130 ug/L
Range
Mills Plant
130 ug/L
Range
Jensen Plant
170 ug/L
Average
Diemer Plant
140 ug/L
Range
Weymouth Plant
140 ug/L

Verbatim from California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Boron in California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 170 ug/L. California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 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 1000 ug/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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service Co. - Dominguez — 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-co-dominguez-san-jose-ca/2023/source.

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