Metals · 2023

Potassium in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2023 report shows Potassium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Southern Combined Wells
3.8–5.2 mg/L
Average
MWD Weymouth Plant
5 mg/L
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
4.6–5.4 mg/L
Average
MWD Diemer Plant
4.9 mg/L
Range
MWD Diemer Plant
4.4–5.4 mg/L
Average
MWD Jensen Plant
2.6 mg/L
Range
MWD Jensen Plant
2.6 mg/L
Average
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
4.5 mg/L
Range
Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
3.8–5.3 mg/L
Average
Northern Combined Wells
4.6 mg/L
Range
Northern Combined Wells
3.8–5.2 mg/L
Average
Southern Combined Wells
4.4 mg/L

Verbatim from Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Potassium

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

Not federally regulated for health.

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People also ask

+Is there Potassium in Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Potassium at 5 mg/L. Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, CA's 2023 report shows Potassium detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Potassium?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. Not federally regulated for health.

+Where does this Potassium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Potassium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Los Angeles-city, Dept. of Water & Power, 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/los-angeles-city-dept-of-water-power/2023/source.

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