Metals · 2024

Copper in City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 UG/L (Al).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Highest single sample
Distribution
450 UG/L
Average
Distribution
99.54901960784314 UG/L
90th percentile
Distribution
150 UG/L

Verbatim from City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

How City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA compares

5 of the 161 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Copper:

People also ask

+Is there Copper 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 Copper at 150 UG/L. City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1300 UG/L (Al).

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

The federal Al for Copper is 1300 UG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

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

5 of the 161 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Cincinnati, OH, Scottsdale, AZ, City of Hayward, CA.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper 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.

Full report
All City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA water-quality data →
Every contaminant measured in the 2024 report.
Contaminant pillar
Copper across the U.S. →
Every public water system measuring Copper, ranked.