Metals · 2020

Manganese in City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Groundwater Amount
1.9 ug/L
Range
Source water
0–12.1 ug/L

Verbatim from City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Manganese

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.

No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

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People also ask

+Is there Manganese in City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 1.9 ug/L. City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Manganese?

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Manganese entry from the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Fountain Valley — Fountain Valley, 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/fountain-valley-fountain-valley-ca/2020/source.

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