Other · 2023

Chromium in City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.1× the limit

City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Chromium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Coyote Valley (Groundwater)
4.6–4.8 ug/L
Average
Edenvale (Groundwater)
5.4 ug/L
Average
Coyote Valley (Groundwater)
4.7 ug/L
Range
North San José/ Alviso (SFPUC Treated Water)
0–0.1 ug/L
Range
Evergreen (Valley Water Treated Water)
Not detected ug/L
Range
Edenvale (Groundwater)
3.8–7.4 ug/L
Average
Evergreen (Groundwater)
5 ug/L
Range
North San José/ Alviso (Groundwater)
Not detected ug/L
Average
North San José/ Alviso (SFPUC Treated Water)
0.1 ug/L
Average
North San José/ Alviso (Groundwater)
Not detected ug/L
Average
Evergreen (Valley Water Treated Water)
Not detected ug/L
Range
Evergreen (Groundwater)
3.1–6.1 ug/L

Verbatim from City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

How City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA compares

4 of the 294 systems measuring Chromium on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chromium:

People also ask

+Is there Chromium in City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium at 5.4 ug/L. City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2023 Chromium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Chromium. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

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

4 of the 294 systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Malaga County Water District — Fresno, Ca, CA, Camp Williams-resort Water — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA, Frisco, TX.

+Where does this Chromium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of San Jose - Nsj/alviso — San Jose, Ca, 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-nsj-alviso-san-jose-ca/2023/source.

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