Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in California Water Service - San Mateo, CA tap water
California Water Service - San Mateo, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range SFPUC Water | 31–317 | 1600 MCL |
Average SFPUC Water | 193 | 1600 MCL |
Verbatim from California Water Service - San Mateo, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How California Water Service - San Mateo, CA compares
5 of the 201 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in California Water Service - San Mateo, CA tap water?
Yes — California Water Service - San Mateo, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 193. California Water Service - San Mateo, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 201 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Inglewood, CA, Naf El Centro, CA, Covina-city, Water Dept., CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the California Water Service - San Mateo, 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-san-mateo/2024/source.