Metals · 2023

Aluminum in Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Pasadena Sources
Not detected ug/L
Range
Pasadena Sources
Not detected ug/L
Range
MWD Weymouth Plant
0–71 ug/L

Verbatim from Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 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 Pasadena Water and Power, CA tap water?

Yes — Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at Not detected ug/L. Pasadena Water and Power, CA's 2023 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 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pasadena Water and Power, 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/pasadena-water-and-power/2023/source.

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