Physical & aggregate · 2023
Specific Conductance in San Diego, CA tap water
San Diego, CA's 2023 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Purchased Treated Water | 242–917 | 1600 MCL |
Average Miramar | 856 | 1600 MCL |
Range Miramar | 701–926 | 1600 MCL |
Range Otay | 758–1080 | 1600 MCL |
Average Otay | 980 | 1600 MCL |
Average Alvarado | 790 | 1600 MCL |
Average Purchased Treated Water | 723 | 1600 MCL |
Range Alvarado | 633–898 | 1600 MCL |
Verbatim from San Diego, CA's 2023 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA tap water?
Yes — San Diego, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Specific Conductance at 980. San Diego, CA's 2023 Specific Conductance measurement is below the federal limit of 1600 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Specific Conductance in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Specific Conductance is 1600 . 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 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.