Metals · 2021

Aluminum in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
West Basin MWD
0–240 ug/L
Average
West Basin MWD
109 ug/L
Average
Groundwater Average/
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 109 ug/L. Commerce-city, Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Aluminum?

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

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Commerce-city, Water Dept. — 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/commerce-city-water-dept-san-jose-ca/2021/source.

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