Metals · 2024
Aluminum in City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA tap water
City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average Groundwater | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Groundwater | 0–0.16 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average Mountain Surface Water | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range Mountain Surface Water | 0–0.051 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Average VW Surface Water | Not detected mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Range VW Surface Water | 0–0.05 mg/L | 1 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Aluminum
A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant.
Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.
How City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA compares
4 of the 100 systems measuring Aluminum on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Aluminum:
People also ask
+Is there Aluminum in City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA tap water?
Yes — City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Aluminum at Not detected mg/L. City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Aluminum measurement is below the federal limit of 1 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Aluminum in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Aluminum 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 Aluminum?
A common element sometimes used as a treatment coagulant. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels can discolor water.
+Which other U.S. cities have Aluminum over the federal limit?
4 of the 100 systems on The Water Map measuring Aluminum report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include City of Vallejo, CA, City of Vallejo, CA, City of Fairfield, CA.
+Where does this Aluminum measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Aluminum entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, 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-jose-evg-edv-coy/2024/source.