Metals · 2020

Aluminum in Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
150 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.24 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
0.15 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–240 ug/L

Verbatim from Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2020 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 Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 150 ug/L. Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, Ca, CA's 2020 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 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — Altadena, 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/lincoln-avenue-water-co-altadena-ca/2020/source.

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