Metals · 2025
Chromium, Hexavalent in Escondido, City of, CA tap water
Escondido, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Chromium, Hexavalent and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Source water | Not detected UG/L | 10 UG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | Not detected UG/L | 10 UG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Escondido, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chromium, Hexavalent
Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium.
A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.
How Escondido, City of, CA compares
5 of the 178 systems measuring Chromium, Hexavalent on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chromium, Hexavalent:
People also ask
+Is there Chromium, Hexavalent in Escondido, City of, CA tap water?
Escondido, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Chromium, Hexavalent and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chromium, Hexavalent is 10 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chromium, Hexavalent?
Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium. A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chromium, Hexavalent over the federal limit?
5 of the 178 systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium, Hexavalent report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, CA, Diablo Water District, CA, Golden State Water Company, CA.
+Where does this Chromium, Hexavalent measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chromium, Hexavalent entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Escondido, City of, 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/escondido/2025/source.