Metals · 2023

Aluminum in Pasadena, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Pasadena, CA's 2023 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

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

Verbatim from Pasadena, 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.

How Pasadena, CA compares

5 of the 125 systems measuring Aluminum on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Aluminum:

People also ask

+Is there Aluminum in Pasadena, CA tap water?

Yes — Pasadena, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 115 ug/L. Pasadena, CA's 2023 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1000 ug/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Aluminum in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Aluminum is 1000 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Aluminum?

A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.

+Which other U.S. cities have Aluminum over the federal limit?

5 of the 125 systems on The Water Map measuring Aluminum report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Salt Lake City, UT, Inglewood, CA, Catoosa Utility District Authority, TN.

+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pasadena, 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/2023/source.

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