Metals · 2024

Boron in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Entry point
195.75342465753425 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
270 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
220 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
430 UG/L
Average
Source water
188.72566371681415 UG/L
Average
Distribution
166.6 UG/L

Verbatim from Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Boron

A naturally occurring element from rock and soil.

No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.

How Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA compares

5 of the 129 systems measuring Boron on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Boron:

People also ask

+Is there Boron in Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 195.75342465753425 UG/L. Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Boron?

A naturally occurring element from rock and soil. No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.

+Which other U.S. cities have Boron over the federal limit?

5 of the 129 systems on The Water Map measuring Boron report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Inglewood, CA, Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA, West Covina, CA.

+Where does this Boron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Boron entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Glendale-city, Water Dept., 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/glendale-city-water-dept/2024/source.

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