Metals · 2024
Lead in Santa Clara, CA tap water
Santa Clara, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average System-wide | 0 ug/L | None set |
90th percentile System-wide | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Average System-wide | 1 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Santa Clara, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Santa Clara, CA compares
1 of the 359 CA systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Santa Clara, CA tap water?
Yes — Santa Clara, CA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 1 ug/L. Santa Clara, CA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Lead. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
1 of the 359 CA systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Bernardino Valley Wd — San Bernardino, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Santa Clara, 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/santa-clara/2024/source.