Metals · 2024

Aluminum in El Cajon, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

El Cajon, CA's 2024 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Minimum
Helix Plant
0.06 mg/L
Maximum
Helix Plant
0.23 mg/L
Average
Helix Plant
0.14 mg/L
Minimum
Purchased Water
Not detected mg/L
Maximum
Purchased Water
0.16 mg/L
Average
Purchased Water
Not detected mg/L

Verbatim from El Cajon, 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in El Cajon, CA tap water?

Yes — El Cajon, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 0.14 mg/L. El Cajon, CA's 2024 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the El Cajon, 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/el-cajon/2024/source.

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