Radionuclides · 2025

Uranium in San Diego, City of, CA tap water

Over the federal limit· 3.3× the limit

San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (20 PCI/L MCL). Measured value is 3.3× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Source water
66 PCI/L
Average
Other
2.3 PCI/L
Average
Entry point
2.2 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Other
2.3 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Source water
66 PCI/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
2.2 PCI/L

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

About Uranium

A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.

How San Diego, City of, CA compares

1 of the 186 systems measuring Uranium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Uranium:

People also ask

+Is there Uranium in San Diego, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Uranium at 66 PCI/L. San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report shows Uranium at or above the federal limit (20 PCI/L MCL). Measured value is 3.3× the threshold.

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

The federal MCL for Uranium is 20 PCI/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Uranium?

A naturally occurring radioactive metal from erosion of natural deposits. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the kidneys and increase cancer risk.

+Which other U.S. cities have Uranium over the federal limit?

1 of the 186 systems on The Water Map measuring Uranium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM.

+Where does this Uranium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Uranium entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Diego, 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/san-diego/2025/source.

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