Metals · 2021

Boron in San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
Mountain Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Average
Groundwater
160 ug/L
Range
Groundwater
150–160 ug/L
Average
VW Surface Water
162 ug/L
Average
Mountain Surface Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
VW Surface Water
122–183 ug/L

Verbatim from San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Boron

A naturally occurring element from rock and soil.

No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.

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People also ask

+Is there Boron in San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Boron at 162 ug/L. San Jose Water — San Jose, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Boron detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

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

The federal NL for Boron is 1000 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Boron?

A naturally occurring element from rock and soil. No enforceable federal limit; the EPA has issued a health advisory level.

+Where does this Boron measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Boron entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Jose Water — 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-water-san-jose-ca/2021/source.

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