Metals · 2023

Lithium in California Water Service-s San Francisco — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater
11 ug/L
Range
Groundwater
0–21 ug/L
Average
SFPUC
Not detected ug/L
Range
SFPUC
0–4 ug/L

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

About Lithium

A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater.

No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.

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People also ask

+Is there Lithium in California Water Service-s San Francisco — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — California Water Service-s San Francisco — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lithium at 11 ug/L. California Water Service-s San Francisco — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Lithium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Lithium?

A naturally occurring element found in some groundwater. No enforceable federal limit; on the EPA contaminant candidate list for further study.

+Where does this Lithium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lithium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service-s San Francisco — 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-s-san-francisco-san-jose-ca/2023/source.

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