Inorganic chemicals · 2026

Sulfate in Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA's 2026 Sulfate measurement is below the federal limit of 500 MG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Entry point
51 MG/L
Average
Entry point
29.939999999999998 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
31 MG/L
Average
Source water
28 MG/L

Verbatim from Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA's 2026 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 Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA compares

5 of the 245 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 Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA tap water?

Yes — Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA's 2026 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 29.939999999999998 MG/L. Pomona - City, Water Dept., CA's 2026 Sulfate measurement is below the federal limit of 500 MG/L (MCL).

+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 245 systems on The Water Map measuring Sulfate report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Lakewood, CO, Oxnard, CA, Oxnard Water Dept, CA.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2026 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Pomona - City, 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/pomona-city-water-dept/2026/source.

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