Inorganic chemicals · 2023

Sulfate in San Francisco SFPUC, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
1–41 mg/L
Average
System-wide
18 mg/L
Range
Or Level Found
3.3–17 mg/L
Average
System-wide
7.9 mg/L

Verbatim from San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Sulfate

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil.

No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

How San Francisco SFPUC, CA compares

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People also ask

+Is there Sulfate in San Francisco SFPUC, CA tap water?

Yes — San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Sulfate at 18 mg/L. San Francisco SFPUC, CA's 2023 report shows Sulfate detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

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

+What is Sulfate?

A naturally occurring mineral from rock and soil. No health-based federal limit; high levels can have a laxative effect and a bitter taste.

+Where does this Sulfate measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Sulfate entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Francisco SFPUC, 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-francisco-sfpuc/2023/source.

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