Metals · 2025
Lead in Cwsc Salinas, CA tap water
Cwsc Salinas, CA's 2025 report shows Lead detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Entry point | Not detected UG/L | None set |
Highest single sample Source water | 2.3 UG/L | None set |
Average Source water | 0.5457446808510638 UG/L | None set |
Average Distribution | 1.284 UG/L | None set |
Highest single sample Distribution | 23.7 UG/L | None set |
90th percentile Distribution | 1.2100000000000002 UG/L | 15 UG/L Al |
Verbatim from Cwsc Salinas, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Cwsc Salinas, CA compares
5 of the 433 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Cwsc Salinas, CA tap water?
Yes — Cwsc Salinas, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 1.284 UG/L. Cwsc Salinas, CA's 2025 report shows Lead detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Al for Lead is 15 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 433 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, CA, Atlanta, GA, City of San Jacinto, CA.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cwsc Salinas, 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/cwsc-salinas/2025/source.