Metals · 2024

Iron in City of San Jacinto, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Iron measurement is below the federal limit of 300 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected ug/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected ug/L
Range
Desalination Complex L
0–668 ug/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected ug/L
Average
North Perris Wells
Not detected ug/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected ug/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected ug/L
Range
East Valley Wells
0–213 ug/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected ug/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected ug/L

Verbatim from City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Iron

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

How City of San Jacinto, CA compares

4 of the 80 systems measuring Iron on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Iron:

People also ask

+Is there Iron in City of San Jacinto, CA tap water?

Yes — City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Iron at Not detected ug/L. City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Iron measurement is below the federal limit of 300 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Iron is 300 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Iron?

A naturally occurring metal common in groundwater. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; causes rusty color, staining, and metallic taste.

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

4 of the 80 systems on The Water Map measuring Iron report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Salt Lake City, UT, Palm Coast, FL, Miramar, FL.

+Where does this Iron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Iron entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of San Jacinto, 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-jacinto/2024/source.

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