Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Sulfate in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water
Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sulfate at or above the federal limit (500 MG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Distribution | 341.00485436893206 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Average Source water | 971.3131313131313 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 9500 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Average Entry point | 296.12280701754383 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 800 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Highest single sample Distribution | 950 MG/L | 500 MG/L MCL |
Verbatim from Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 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.
How Oxnard Water Dept, CA compares
5 of the 221 systems measuring Sulfate on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Sulfate:
People also ask
+Is there Sulfate in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water?
Yes — Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 971.3131313131313 MG/L. Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sulfate at or above the federal limit (500 MG/L MCL). Measured value is 1.9× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Sulfate in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Sulfate is 500 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+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.
+Which other U.S. cities have Sulfate over the federal limit?
5 of the 221 systems on The Water Map measuring Sulfate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Oxnard Water Dept, CA, Oxnard Water Dept, CA, Oxnard Water Dept, CA.
+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Sulfate 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.