Metals · 2020

Aluminum in City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 report shows Aluminum detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Average Amount
0.141 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–210 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–1100 ug/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.21 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
Not detected ug/L
Average
Average Amount
Not detected mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–1.1 mg/L
Average
Average Amount
141 ug/L

Verbatim from City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 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 City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at 141 ug/L. City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, CA's 2020 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 2020 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of San Clemente — San Clemente, Ca, 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/san-clemente-san-clemente-ca/2020/source.

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