Metals · 2024

Manganese in San Mateo, CA tap water

Within the federal limit

San Mateo, CA's 2024 Manganese measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
SFPUC Water
Not detected ug/L
Range
SFPUC Water
0–2.7 ug/L

Verbatim from San Mateo, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Manganese

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.

No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

How San Mateo, CA compares

5 of the 112 systems measuring Manganese on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Manganese:

People also ask

+Is there Manganese in San Mateo, CA tap water?

Yes — San Mateo, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at Not detected ug/L. San Mateo, CA's 2024 Manganese measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

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

The federal MCL for Manganese 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 Manganese?

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

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

5 of the 112 systems on The Water Map measuring Manganese report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Green Bay, WI, Kent, WA, New Bedford, MA.

+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Manganese entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Mateo, 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-mateo/2024/source.

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