Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Sulfate in El Cajon, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

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

The measurement

StatisticValue
Minimum
Helix Plant
130 mg/L
Maximum
Helix Plant
150 mg/L
Average
Helix Plant
140 mg/L
Minimum
Purchased Water
12 mg/L
Maximum
Purchased Water
217 mg/L
Average
Purchased Water
135 mg/L

Verbatim from El Cajon, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

How El Cajon, CA compares

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People also ask

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

Yes — El Cajon, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 140 mg/L. El Cajon, CA's 2024 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate 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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