Metals · 2023

Chromium, Hexavalent in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
1.6034458333333335 UG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
17.7935 UG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
40.1414 UG/L
Average
Entry point
13.713799999999999 UG/L

Verbatim from Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Hexavalent

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium.

A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

How Irvine Ranch Water District, CA compares

5 of the 88 systems measuring Chromium, Hexavalent on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chromium, Hexavalent:

People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Hexavalent in Irvine Ranch Water District, CA tap water?

Yes — Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Hexavalent at 13.713799999999999 UG/L. Irvine Ranch Water District, CA's 2023 report shows Chromium, Hexavalent detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Hexavalent in drinking water?

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

+What is Chromium, Hexavalent?

Hexavalent chromium ('chromium-6') — the more toxic form of chromium. A known carcinogen by inhalation; regulated nationally only within the total-chromium limit, with stricter limits in some states.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chromium, Hexavalent over the federal limit?

5 of the 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium, Hexavalent report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Santa Rosa, City of, CA, Diablo Water District, CA, Glendale-city, Water Dept., CA.

+Where does this Chromium, Hexavalent measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Hexavalent entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Irvine Ranch Water District, 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/irvine-ranch-water-district/2023/source.

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