Inorganic chemicals · 2024

Nitrite in City of San Jacinto, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Nitrite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Desalination Complex L
0–0.53 mg/L
Average
Desalination Complex L
Not detected mg/L
Average
Mills Filtration Plant
Not detected mg/L
Average
North Perris Wells
Not detected mg/L
Range
Perris Filtration Plant
0–0.83 mg/L
Average
Perris Filtration Plant
Not detected mg/L
Average
Perris Valley Wells M
Not detected mg/L
Average
Skinner Filtration Plant
Not detected mg/L
Average
East Valley Wells
Not detected mg/L
Range
Hemet Filtration Plant
0–0.8 mg/L
Average
Hemet Filtration Plant
Not detected mg/L

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

About Nitrite

A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits.

Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.

How City of San Jacinto, CA compares

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People also ask

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

Yes — City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Nitrite at Not detected mg/L. City of San Jacinto, CA's 2024 Nitrite measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Nitrite 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 Nitrite?

A compound from fertilizer runoff, sewage, and erosion of natural deposits. Like nitrate, elevated levels can cause 'blue baby syndrome' in infants.

+Where does this Nitrite measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Nitrite 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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