Metals · 2024
Lead in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water
Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 report shows Lead detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Source water | 1.7566666666666666 UG/L | None set |
Average Distribution | 5.788235294117647 UG/L | None set |
Highest single sample Distribution | 120 UG/L | None set |
Highest single sample Source water | 0.27 UG/L | None set |
90th percentile Distribution | 5.5 UG/L | 15 UG/L Al |
Verbatim from Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Oxnard Water Dept, CA compares
5 of the 330 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water?
Yes — Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 5.788235294117647 UG/L. Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 report shows Lead detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Al for Lead is 15 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 330 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Long Beach, CA, Santa Rosa, City of, CA, Cincinnati, OH.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Oxnard Water Dept, 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/oxnard-water-dept/2024/source.