Metals · 2024

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

Over the federal limit· 1.1× the limit

Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Manganese at or above the federal limit (50 UG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Distribution
26.5 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
1800 UG/L
Highest single sample
Distribution
53 UG/L
Average
Entry point
24.95357142857143 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
540 UG/L
Average
Source water
56.9544 UG/L

Verbatim from Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 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.

How Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA compares

5 of the 249 systems measuring Manganese on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Manganese:

People also ask

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

Yes — Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 56.9544 UG/L. Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Manganese at or above the federal limit (50 UG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.1× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Manganese is 50 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+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.

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

5 of the 249 systems on The Water Map measuring Manganese report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Green Bay, WI, Mesa Del Toro Mwc, CA, Kent, WA.

+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Manganese 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.

Full report
All Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA water-quality data →
Every contaminant measured in the 2024 report.
Contaminant pillar
Manganese across the U.S. →
Every public water system measuring Manganese, ranked.