Metals · 2023

Selenium in Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
City of Camarillo Well Water Including the Desalter
1.7 ug/L
Range
City of Camarillo Well Water Including the Desalter
0–6.8 ug/L
Reported level
Purchased Water from Calleguas MWD Jensen Plant
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Purchased Water from Calleguas Locally Stored Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
Purchased Water from Calleguas Locally Stored Surface Water
0–6 ug/L

Verbatim from Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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People also ask

+Is there Selenium in Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 0–6.8 ug/L. Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Camarillo Water Dept — Camarillo, 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/camarillo-water-dept-camarillo-ca/2023/source.

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