Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Fluoride in Golden State Water Company, CA tap water
Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Fluoride level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1 mg/L MCLG) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Range Detected | 0.6–0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range Detected | 0.7–0.9 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range Detected | 0.7–0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.7 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range Detected | 0.7–0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.7 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range Detected | 0.6–0.9 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range Detected | 0.5–0.8 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 0.7 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Golden State Water Company, CA compares
5 of the 386 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Golden State Water Company, CA tap water?
Yes — Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.8 mg/L. Golden State Water Company, CA's 2024 Fluoride level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (1 mg/L MCLG) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Fluoride is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
5 of the 386 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Golden State Water Company, 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/2024/source.