Inorganic chemicals · 2025

Sulfate in Huntington Beach, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Local Groundwater
47 mg/L
Average
MWD Surface Water
182 mg/L
Range
System-wide
22–218 mg/L

Verbatim from Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

How Huntington Beach, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in Huntington Beach, CA tap water?

Yes — Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 182 mg/L. Huntington Beach, CA's 2025 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Huntington Beach, 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/huntington-beach/2025/source.

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