Physical & aggregate · 2024
Specific Conductance in Richmond, CA tap water
Richmond, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 900 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Sobrante | 290 | 900 MCL |
Reported level Lafayette | 68 | 900 MCL |
Average System-wide | 127 | 900 MCL |
Reported level Orinda | 75–150 | 900 MCL |
Reported level USL | 420 | 900 MCL |
Reported level Walnut Creek | 64 | 900 MCL |
Verbatim from Richmond, CA's 2024 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 Richmond, CA compares
5 of the 88 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 Richmond, CA tap water?
Yes — Richmond, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 127. Richmond, CA's 2024 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 900 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 900 . 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 88 systems on The Water Map measuring Specific Conductance report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, Irvine, CA.
+Where does this Specific Conductance measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Specific Conductance entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Richmond, 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/richmond/2024/source.