Metals · 2023

Chromium, Total in San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 100 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
24 ug/L
Range
System-wide
24–24 ug/L

Verbatim from San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Total

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

How San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA compares

1 of the 18 CA systems measuring Chromium, Total on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

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People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Total in San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Total at 24 ug/L. San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 100 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Chromium, Total is 100 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chromium, Total?

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

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

1 of the 18 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium, Total report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Central Ca Womens Facility — Chowchilla, Ca, CA.

+Where does this Chromium, Total measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Total entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Luis Obispo Water Department — San Luis Obispo, 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-luis-obispo-water-department-san-luis-obispo-ca/2023/source.

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