Metals · 2024

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

Not detected

City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Selenium and reported no detectable amount.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Mountain Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L
Range
VW Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
Mountain Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Average
VW Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Average
Groundwater
Not detected ug/L

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

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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

3 of the 105 systems measuring Selenium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Selenium:

People also ask

+Is there Selenium in City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA tap water?

City of San Jose - Evg/edv/coy, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Selenium and found no detectable amount.

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

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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

3 of the 105 systems on The Water Map measuring Selenium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Saticoy Country Club-city of Ventura, CA, Saticoy Country Club-city of Ventura, CA, Saticoy Country Club-city of Ventura, CA.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium 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.

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