Metals · 2024

Aluminum in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
47 ug/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
0–70 ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
58 ug/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
58 ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
Not detected ug/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Aluminum

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

How Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA compares

5 of the 125 systems measuring Aluminum on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

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People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water?

Yes — Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 0–70 ug/L. Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Aluminum 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 Aluminum?

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

+Which other U.S. cities have Aluminum over the federal limit?

5 of the 125 systems on The Water Map measuring Aluminum report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Salt Lake City, UT, Inglewood, CA, Catoosa Utility District Authority, TN.

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Chula Vista Sweetwater, 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/chula-vista-sweetwater/2024/source.

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