Metals · 2023

Selenium in Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA tap water

Approaching the federal limit· 0.9× the limit

Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
45 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–17 ug/L
Range
System-wide
9.8–80 ug/L
Average
System-wide
6.3 ug/L

Verbatim from Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

How Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA compares

2 of the 257 systems measuring Selenium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Selenium:

People also ask

+Is there Selenium in Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 45 ug/L. Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit — measured but not in violation.

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

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

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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

2 of the 257 systems on The Water Map measuring Selenium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Gustine — Gustine, Ca, CA, Mendota, City of — Mendota, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley — Rancho Cordova, 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/golden-state-water-company-simi-valley-rancho-cordova-ca/2023/source.

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