Metals · 2020

Aluminum in Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Surface Water
118 ug/L
Average
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
Surface Water
0–240 ug/L

Verbatim from Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, 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 Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 118 ug/L. Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, 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 Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, 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/manhattan-beach-city-water-dept-manhattan-beach-ca/2020/source.

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