Metals · 2023
Aluminum in Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water
Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Weymouth Plant | 93 ug/L | None set |
Range Mills Plant | 0–110 ug/L | None set |
Range Skinner Plant | 0–160 ug/L | None set |
Average Diemer Plant | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Range Jensen Plant | 52–91 ug/L | None set |
Range Diemer Plant | 0–110 ug/L | None set |
Range Weymouth Plant | 0–150 ug/L | None set |
Average Skinner Plant | 74 ug/L | None set |
Average Jensen Plant | 62 ug/L | None set |
Average Mills Plant | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Aluminum
A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.
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People also ask
+Is there Aluminum in Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 93 ug/L. Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Aluminum in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Aluminum. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Aluminum?
A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.
+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Hawthorne-city Water Dept. — San Jose, 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/hawthorne-city-water-dept-san-jose-ca/2023/source.