Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Sulfate in City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Valley Water
57–80 mg/L
Range
SFPUC
1–41 mg/L
Average
SFPUC
21 mg/L
Range
CMV Wells
31–38 mg/L
Average
Valley Water
66 mg/L

Verbatim from City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 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.

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 66 mg/L. City of Mountain View — Mountain View, Ca, CA's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Mountain View — Mountain View, 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/mountain-view-mountain-view-ca/2023/source.

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