Metals · 2025

Silica in Riverside, City of, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Riverside, City of, CA's 2025 report shows Silica detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Distribution
29 MG/L
Average
Distribution
25.25 MG/L
Average
Source water
23.666666666666668 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
25 MG/L

Verbatim from Riverside, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Silica

A naturally occurring compound from sand and rock.

Not federally regulated for health; relevant mainly for industrial water use.

How Riverside, City of, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Silica in Riverside, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — Riverside, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Silica at 25.25 MG/L. Riverside, City of, CA's 2025 report shows Silica detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Silica. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Silica?

A naturally occurring compound from sand and rock. Not federally regulated for health; relevant mainly for industrial water use.

+Where does this Silica measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Silica entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Riverside, City of, 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/riverside/2025/source.

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