Physical & aggregate · 2025
Specific Conductance in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water
Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Specific Conductance at or above the federal limit (1600 UMHO/CM MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Highest single sample Distribution | 1200 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Average Distribution | 1043.888888888889 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Highest single sample Entry point | 1200 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Average Source water | 2027.2727272727273 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Average Entry point | 907.0512820512821 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Highest single sample Source water | 3300 UMHO/CM | 1600 UMHO/CM MCL |
Verbatim from Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Specific Conductance
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content.
Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
How Oxnard Water Dept, CA compares
5 of the 213 systems measuring Specific Conductance on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Specific Conductance:
People also ask
+Is there Specific Conductance in Oxnard Water Dept, CA tap water?
Yes — Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 2027.2727272727273 UMHO/CM. Oxnard Water Dept, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Specific Conductance at or above the federal limit (1600 UMHO/CM MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 UMHO/CM. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Specific Conductance?
A measure of how well water conducts electricity, which tracks dissolved mineral content. Not federally regulated for health; used as a proxy for total dissolved solids.
+Which other U.S. cities have Specific Conductance over the federal limit?
5 of the 213 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Inglewood, CA, El Cajon, CA, Overland Park, KS.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2025 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/2025/source.