Physical & aggregate · 2022

Hardness in Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Fair Oaks Groundwater
53–94 mg/L
Average
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
17 mg/L
Average
Fair Oaks Groundwater
70.6 mg/L
Average
Citrus Heights Groundwater
134.5 mg/L
Range
Citrus Heights Groundwater
98–160 mg/L
Range
San Juan Surface Water Including Orange Vale Water Company
17 mg/L

Verbatim from Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Hardness

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals.

Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

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People also ask

+Is there Hardness in Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report lists Hardness at 134.5 mg/L. Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, CA's 2022 report shows Hardness detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Hardness?

A measure of dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals. Not federally regulated for health; affects scaling, soap use, and taste.

+Where does this Hardness measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Hardness entry from the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fair Oaks Water District — Fair Oaks, Ca, 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/fair-oaks-water-district-fair-oaks-ca/2022/source.

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