Metals · 2023
Sodium in San Diego, CA tap water
San Diego, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sodium at or above the federal limit (1 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 109.0× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Alvarado | 56.5–89.6 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Purchased Treated Water | 75 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Otay | 78.4–125 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Miramar | 69.6–98.3 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Alvarado | 78.6 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Otay | 109 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Miramar | 86.5 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Purchased Treated Water | 54.6–95 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from San Diego, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Sodium
A naturally occurring salt component.
Not federally regulated for health; relevant for people on sodium-restricted diets.
How San Diego, CA compares
5 of the 219 systems measuring Sodium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Sodium:
People also ask
+Is there Sodium in San Diego, CA tap water?
Yes — San Diego, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sodium at 109 mg/L. San Diego, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows Sodium at or above the federal limit (1 mg/L MCL). Measured value is 109.0× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Sodium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Sodium is 1 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Sodium?
A naturally occurring salt component. Not federally regulated for health; relevant for people on sodium-restricted diets.
+Which other U.S. cities have Sodium over the federal limit?
5 of the 219 systems on The Water Map measuring Sodium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Pomona, CA, Burbank, CA, Hollywood, FL.
+Where does this Sodium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Sodium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Diego, 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-diego/2023/source.