Metals · 2021

Chromium, Hexavalent in California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Groundwater
1.4 ug/L
Average
Groundwater
1.4 ug/L
Average
Avek
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Hexavalent

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium.

A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

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People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Hexavalent in California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Hexavalent at 1.4 ug/L. California Water Service Co-leona Valley — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent in drinking water?

The federal Public health goal for Chromium, Hexavalent is 0.02 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chromium, Hexavalent?

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium. A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

+Where does this Chromium, Hexavalent measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Hexavalent entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service Co-leona Valley — 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-leona-valley-san-jose-ca/2021/source.

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