Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Nitrate in Elk Grove, CA tap water
Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (Public health goal).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average EGWD Service Area 2 (SCWA Surface Water) | Not detected mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Average EGWD Service Area 2 (SCWA Groundwater) | Not detected mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Average EGWD Service Area 1 (Groundwater) | 1 mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Range EGWD Service Area 2 (SCWA Groundwater) | 0–3.5 mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Range EGWD Service Area 1 (Groundwater) | 0–4.5 mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Range EGWD Service Area 2 (SCWA Surface Water) | Not detected mg/L | 10 mg/L Public health goal |
Verbatim from Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Nitrate
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits.
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
How Elk Grove, CA compares
5 of the 1170 systems measuring Nitrate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Nitrate:
People also ask
+Is there Nitrate in Elk Grove, CA tap water?
Yes — Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrate at 1 mg/L. Elk Grove, CA's 2024 Nitrate measurement is below the federal limit of 10 mg/L (Public health goal).
+What's the federal limit for Nitrate in drinking water?
The federal Public health goal for Nitrate is 10 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Nitrate?
A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
+Which other U.S. cities have Nitrate over the federal limit?
5 of the 1170 systems on The Water Map measuring Nitrate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Morro Bay Pw Dept - Water Division — Morro Bay, Ca, CA, San Miguelito Mwc — Avila Beach, Ca, CA, Hilmar County Water District — Hilmar, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Nitrate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Nitrate entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Elk Grove, 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/elk-grove/2024/source.