Metals · 2024

Barium in Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
National City Well 4
0.1–0.1 mg/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0.1–0.2 mg/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
National City Well 4
0.1 mg/L
Reported level
SD Formation Wells 1 - 11
0.1 mg/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
0.1 mg/L
Reported level
National City Well 3
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Sweetwater Reservoir
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
Lake Skinner Outlet (Aqueduct)
Not detected mg/L
Reported level
National City Well 2
0.1–0.1 mg/L
Reported level
Treated Sweetwater Authority Drinking Water
0–0.1 mg/L

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

About Barium

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

How Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA compares

5 of the 286 systems measuring Barium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Barium:

People also ask

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

Yes — Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Barium at 0.1–0.2 mg/L. Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA's 2024 Barium measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Barium is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Barium?

A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

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

5 of the 286 systems on The Water Map measuring Barium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL, Mcallen, TX.

+Where does this Barium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Barium 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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